Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) have specific mental health challenges that mainstream mental health and wellness practitioners are disconnected from because of cultural differences and incompetencies.
Creative ingenuity is a gift, though artists often feel misunderstood in inexplicable ways causing it to be difficult to connect with others, especially the status quo.
Our vulnerability is uniquely felt in isolation. Often, we try to seek help from practitioners who misunderstand our unique challenges, which include internalized racism, colorism, code-switching, labeling, pigeonholing, hierarchical and class bias within our own race, adversity within our institutions, generational trauma, discrimination, feelings of “otherness”. Being treated by practitioners who don’t understand us can make us feel more lonely, frustrated, or hopeless.
In many communities, there’s an unspoken social stigma against vulnerability. Silence and keep it moving as your suffering festers, and avoidance are appreciated as virtues. Quietly tolerating abusive situations is damaging, painful, and harmful to your well-being in inexplicable ways.
During the best of times, we mistrust wellness professionals, the healthcare system, and practitioners because of past experiences of dismissive or poor treatment and abuse. The current political climate has emboldened individuals and institutions to become more hostile toward humans. More than ever, we need a safe haven to focus on mental wellness.
Reimagined Mental Health Advocacy: Non-clinical, accessible & concierge-level service 