Thanks for listening.​Having talked about some of the more common mental disorders and what it means to be healthy, it becomes necessary to also talk about the most critical factor in health: stress.  Stress management should be at the core of everyone's attempt to get healthy and remain healthy.  Most of the mental health disorders we talked about are exacerbated by stress, many physical ailments are caused or made worse by stress, and in our modern world, it is nearly impossible to [...]

Thanks for listening.​Last show we started the mental health disorder show by looking at disorders in the anxiety, mood, psychotic, eating, impulse and addition control, personality, and post-traumatic stress categories.  This week we are going to continue to define some of the more common disorders as we prepare the way for our solution based conversations later.  In this episode of Lessons from the Screen, we continue our look at psychological disorders.  LftS Mental Heal [...]

Your browser does not support the audio element.​We’ve looked at what mental health is, we’ve looked at the disparities and issues with getting mental health services in the community, now it's time to look at what mental health disorders are and the symptoms they present.   Because out of the top 7 barriers to treatment, only 1 has anything to do with issues not related to personal beliefs or societal fear.  40% of black people don’t get treatment because they are in [...]

Thanks for listening.​Last show we defined mental health and what makes someone mentally healthy.  We talked about it being more than just the absence of illness but also the presence of balance and stability.  This show we will be talking about a report produced in November of 2017 regarding some of the disparities and issues surrounding mental health in the Black Community.  While I don’t agree with most comparisons being used for serious strategic planning, they do serve th [...]

​Despite great growth and understanding in the community and a force of urgency and conventions designed to de-stigmatize mental health in the community, old habits die hard.  Mental health issues persist along with the stigmas surrounding them and people that seek mental health services. To some degree even people that work in the mental health field face a level of stigma and negative association.  Things are changing but that change seems to be moving at a snail's pace, especially [...]

​​In this episode of Lessons from the Screen, we will be looking at the On the Shoulders of Giants Series produced by Joseph Ward.  What started out as a Blog has now become a series of Books, a youtube series, and a podcast.  Going back to 2014 every other week, and sometimes more often than that, we have seen the series release a new figure and illustrated their contribution to Black People globally.  We are going to talk about this series, its impact, takeaways, and ways to [...]

​​This week on Lessons From the Screen we will be looking at the Independence Day Project, a documentary film that seeks to change the way Black People look at our struggle for equality.  It does this by shifting the narrative away from all the problems we face at the hands of White Supremacy and plants the narrative directly on the Black Community and things we can do now to change our situation.  The film looks at 10 areas of human activity and gives us a little something to swal [...]

Your browser does not support the audio element.​We are always at a critical juncture in history.  That is one of the deeper lessons of history that you don’t get until you start connecting the dots between major past events and the minuscule things that proceed them.  There is more to learn in some cases from the long and peaceful periods of history, aka the boring bits, than there is to learn in the eventful war filled periods.  History is fluid, as is the present and the fu [...]

Your browser does not support the audio element.​This week on Trending Tuesday  We will take a look at the top 10 trending topics according to Google Searches. Addition to a bonus listing from the week prior.   Today being the 24th of July we will be going over the top 10 and giving you some insight as to whether or not we think these stories are worth your time based on whether or not we feel that they have a potential impact on your life and of course our own bias and interest [...]

Your browser does not support the audio element.​Education is indoctrination.  It shouldn’t be that way, the difference between the terms is supposed to be imparting the ability to critically think about a subject matter versus simply being told that something is true.  However, in modern society, education is indoctrination.  Even in societies where education is practiced correctly, there is a part of the education process that involves indoctrination that simply can’t be s [...]