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I stand before you here today not to give expert opinions or give backup resources but I am here to speak my heart out. The art of being present holds so much more value than we actually realize. In a world where we chase deadlines, where notifications hum from day to night and opinions echo through screens 247. When do we find the time to just pause and really be? We measure our worth in grades, in achievements, on how others perceive us, and we forget what that little girl inside us actually dreamed of. W ...

The story of volunteers on crisis lines starts in the 1960s with some of the first programs of its kind here in the Bay Area. In San Francisco, we had a gay British priest who started a crisis line in the back of a tattoo parlor. A few years later, there was a reverend who wanted to bring the same kind of community support to the people of the East Bay, and he started the crisis line in a barber shop.There are stories about him picking up the phone while cutting people's hair. This was not an institutional ...

Did you know that sunflowers have a secret. On cloudy days when the sun is nowhere to be found, they don't keep staring at the sky. No, they actually turn toward each other and they pass light back and forth until the sun returns.Now, when I originally heard that, I thought, "What an amazing way to describe community and support." And we should be living that way. But somewhere along the way, I think we forgot. See, we keep getting sold this story that strength equals silence.You must disappear, working on ...

A lot of us struggle with our mental health, and often cannot pinpoint why. Tasha Lomo shares her journey to being diagnosed with Bipolar 2 Disorder, and how working with a psychiatrist to create a treatment plan saved her life. I desire to create spaces that are catalysts of transformation for black and brown communities through bridging creativity, design thinking, and holistic wellness to design systems that are inclusive and culturally competent. With my experience in community partnerships, program fac ...

When you hear the word addict, what comes to mind. Did you think of someone with a needle in their arm. Maybe a bottle in their hand.Maybe you thought of a loved one you once tried to help. Did anybody think of me. My name is Aisha and I am an addict.I stand corrected. I am a recovered addict. You see, research says that addictions like mine are just as detrimental as any other addiction.Yet, it hides in plain sight. The irony of my story is that I just so happen to be an addictions counselor. You see, I ha ...

Today is all about redefining masculinity and I'm particularly excited because we have women empowerment which is good, the patriarchy system which is okay and all that but from the viewpoint of a psychiatrist I always tell people when we are doing this for our girls and Let the men and the boys be in the room because some people whatever you have told them by the time they get out everything disappears or they cannot even execute. So we need to bring the voice closer. So no one is left behind. As a young m ...