As a follow-up to my previous blog, I want to share resources that can help you with your depression or mental health issues, if you are ready to take the step to get professional help. It can be a hard step to ask for help so I want to share resources that people of color would feel the most comfortable with, not just any resources. Everyone has a preference and most of the time, people of color prefer resources that specifically speak to their cultural and ethnic backgrounds not just cookie cutter resources for everyone.
We tend to lean on the church, natural supports, and on ourselves to overcome our mental health issues rather than seeking professional help. Thankfully in the recent years, there has been a big push in the black community for those to seek out therapy. However, the push may have come too little too late for some who may have needed therapy when they were younger to deal with the trauma they experienced as a child but never got it because their parents didn’t believe in therapy.
This topic came to me several months ago when I was on Instagram and saw a video on my favorite autism account Living with Lilac. The mom of the autistic daughter, a twin by the name of Lilac, was discussing the difference between an autism and an intellectual disability.
I recently saw the Lost Daughter on Netflix and it brought to my attention the concept of an unnatural mother. The main character described herself as this when having a conversation with another mother who was distraught about something that she had done to her. Without ruining the movie for you, the movie centers around a woman who experiences a lot of trials and tribulations as a young mother dealing with two young daughters.
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of doing my first podcast interview with the Good Ole Boys radio network. It was a very insightful discussion about autism, children’s mental health, and how to build their emotional intelligence and ability to be resilient. I also touched on suicide among this vulnerable population and how to be proactive rather than reactive.
Where were you when things went black with Facebook and Instagram last Monday? I bet you remember, don’t you? And why is that? Because those several hours felt like an eternity. Because we aren’t used to not being glued to our devices scrolling through people’s lives. I include myself in this category too. I had a hard time with not being able to surf social media and read and make posts. But what I realized is how addicted I am to these platforms. To social media, in general.
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