Black Men care a great deal of unresolved anxiety, stress, depression, emotional frustration and other trauma that present as anger and destruction. Join myself and Licensed Professional Counselor/Author, Danny L. Ross, as we discuss relevant stressors for Black Men. Danny and I also discuss "COMPLICATED GRIEF" during the Holidays. It is difficult to manage our emotions with so much happening in 2020, but it is possible. Become an I Matter Member by texting "I MATTER" ...

Saturday, November 21, 2020, is International Survivors of Suicide Loss Awareness Day. This is a day of healing and hope for those who have lost loved ones to suicide. During this time, we need to be patient and offer support to those suffering in silence. Listen to 10 ways to be supportive to someone who are going through grief during this holiday season.

November is Adoption Awareness Month. In this episode, former foster youth and now therapist, John Daniel, shares his colorful experience as a foster youth being bounced around in several homes until he was finally adopted by his amazing family. But the story doesn't end there. Now the real work began in the healing process towards recover. Listen to this heart-felt episode with John. He can be found on IG @thewayyofjayy.

Therapist James Bush shares the struggles that Black Men have with mental health services. This is a struggle that Black men face due to cultural, gender, and other stereotypes that we carry on a daily basis. This is a must listen to episode. James Bush can also be found on The Mind of a Man Podcast and on IG @bushcounseling.

This is a candid discussion with DV survivor, Sheryl Patton-Dandridge. DV is to only physical, but it is verbal, financial, sexual, and forms of emotional abuse. Too many people (both men and women) suffer at the hand of DV due to embarrassment and fear. Sheryl shares her story of survival and success. Sheryl can be followed on Another Woman's Story Podcast.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Too many men and women suffer in silence in the shadow of shame due to domestic violence. On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men.Michael Adams, MAHS, of North Carolina, Domestic Violence Activist, Educator and Trainer, joins MHMM podcast as my first guest to share his experience as an educational facil...