Mental Health Awareness Month Part 2

0:00 Cousins, Ken folks, get on in here. Welcome to the newest episode currently under construction. I am your host, King Hub. Thank you so much for joining me today. Again we go back into it. May is mental health Awareness Month, and in our last episode, that's exactly what we were talking about. We were touching base on mental health wellness all through this month. I'm probably gonna be touching base about it here and there on a different episode, so be on the lookout for that. Let me pat you with me on it, because again, you know, it's very important. I've spoken on it. I'm a huge advocate of it, cousins and ken folks, and I really want you all to take the time that you need to check up on yourself. There's nothing wrong with it. Like I said in an earlier earlier in my last episode and in a previous episode. You know, in the black community, especially, we come up with this stigma that you don't open up about mental wellness, you don't be accepting of that, that it is taboo to either talk about it. You're supposed to take it, push it down, shove it somewhere, hold on to it, don't admit it. But when you do so, it always comes our wrong.

1:15 It all comes out wrong the wrong way. So that's what we're wanting to prevent. That's what mental help wellness is about. That's what this month is about. That's what each day should be about. Doing what you can to ensure that your mental wellness is met. Now, we meet all the other things that we go through, you know, with our bodies. We see about that, and we see about our physical wealth, our heart health, our eye health, our that's gonna be real about it, cousins and Ken folks, our sexual wellness, do say about that, and saying just to make sure that we're not encountering or developing issues that could hurt you know, we have to deal with going down the line like high blood pressure, like diabetes, you know, those underlining issues. The same thing goes with mental wellness. If left unchecked, and hear me, cousin of the Ken folks, if left unchecked, it can come out so wrong and it can hurt you in the long run. It can hurt your relationships that you have or your developing in the long rung. It can hurt your family in the

2:46 long run. Now, in our last episode, I was giving you those three instances where I was dealing with depression based on two of them, and I said, this episode, I would come back and I would cue you in on the third one. Well, that third instance, for those of you who know me, know about this instance. And again I'm being transparent and I'll talk about it. The third instance was the loss of my daughter. Now I know I'm not the only parent who's ever lost a child.

3:31 My mother experienced that more than anything. She experienced it twice. But it's a difference when you have a chance to that child, has a chance to grow up with you, and to have it done senselessly the way that it was. It put me in a very very dark place, very dark place. Cousins and folks. That's that's still a pain that I'm still dealing with. That's still a hurt that it's hard to swallow. Some days, it's hard to to to get through, even when you you do the things that you know can help you. You try to remember the good times, You try to remember the laughs, you try to remember all the fun she had, you had with them, But then that hurts. Nit seeps in and it makes it so hard for you because you still want and ask yourself, why, why, why did it have to be hurt. Why? Why that instance? Why she didn't deserve that, she still has so much of her life ahead of her. Why And it makes you even question the most High? You know, now, I know you know. The old saying is, you're never supposed to question God, but we do. If you

5:05 if you've ever been through anything in your life, and you sit and tell me that you have never questioned God to why once something has happened in your life, or why something is not happening, you've never been through anything, I'm sorry you're not living. We all question the most High at some point in our lives. We all do. We all do. And at that moment I did. I questioned them ast How, Why? Why take my baby from me? Why she didn't deserve that? She wasn't out here living Levita Loca. She was out here living her life. She was out here trying to become a successful entrepreneur. She was out here just being a young lady that's still growing, that's still finding her way and forging her path in this world. And that was taken away, and they put me in a very very very It helped me in a very very dark place. Cousins and Ken folks, it did, it did. But like in last episode, I'm grateful for my support system. I'm grateful for those who reached out to me, who who comforted me, who encouraged me, who uplift me.

6:31 You know, it doesn't matter how strong a person is, or how strong you can be. I've had this conversation with a friend recently. You know, who do It doesn't matter how strong you are or and and everybody comes to you. But who do the strong ones go to when they need to vent? Who do they go lean on? And I know most people sit and say, well, well, there's God. Yes we can go to God. His word says that we can go boldly to his throne. We can do that. But at the same time, that's why God gave us each other. That's why He positioned certain people in our lives so that we can go to those people and He can use those specific people for the benefit of Him to help us. That's why he gave us each other. So who do the strong ones go to when they need to need a shoulder to lean on, when they need to go somewhere because they feel like they're about to bust? But I'm grateful I had those type of people in my life to check on me, to see about me, to make sure that I was okay, me having the ability to pray and go to God. I'm never saying that you shouldn't trust me. Prayer works. Prayer works may not work in the time that we think it should, but God answers prayers,

8:05 he does. Cousins and king folks, I'm here to tell you. I'm not telling you what somebody told me. I'm not telling you about what I've read in something. I'm telling you about what I know for a fact. I am witnessed to that God answers prayers. He does. We do what we need to do, and we put it in the work and what we're praying for, and we can learn to get out of our own ways so God can move and I behalf. I promise you you'll beginning to see God working in real time, and it's amazing. It's mind blowing when you see it. It is. I ain't trying to preach right now, Cousin the king folks, I'm really not. I'm just trying to here to tell you and get you to understand God answers prayers. And again to the fact that I found my great therapist that helped a whole lot as well. It does never be afraid to ask for help. That's where so many of us fall short and end up dealing with things that can continue to be ongoing because we're too stubborn or we're too prideful to ask for help. There's nothing wrong with asking for help. It is okay to ask for help. Nobody does anything in this world or achieve anything in this world without help. You can't.

9:35 It's impossible, you can't do it. It it's nobody does anything in this world without help. So don't be afraid or be ashamed or too prideful, cousins a kin, folks to ask for help, especially dealing with your mental wellness. It's important. It's just as important as everything else that you go see a doctor about. It is. Don't let depression pull you to a place to where you can't crawl your or you can't climb your way out, or feel that you can't or feel that the only way that you can get relief or move past it is to do something real, drastic. It's not.

10:31 It's not. It's not. And I'm here to tell you. I'm here to speak to and and I'm also want to speak to a specific group of people. You people out there and hear me and hear me well for those of you who are listening, who this falls upon, who you fall into that category. I'm not talking about everybody, just a small group of people who think it's okay for you to sit and make fun of a person who's doing what they need to do to check their mental wellness or see about themselves. You're stupid, You're an idiot, because you never know what that person is going through, or what they had to fight their way out of, or what they're still fighting their way through. You never know because it could be you. It definitely could be you or hit home to somebody that's real close to you. So if you're not gonna do anything to help that person that you see is doing what they need to do to take care of their mental wellness, to see about themselves, to make sure that they're okay any emotional and mental level, just keep your mouth closed. Straight up.

11:48 Cousins, Kenith, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to go there with that, but I'm just again, y'all know this is something that's near and dear to me, and I'm talking about that small specific group of PEP people who want to make fun or demean or diminish a person that's going through something, that's trying to do all that they can to help and deal with their mental wellness and their mental health so that they can be okay day in and day out. I just had to put that out there again. I didn't mean to go to their cousins and king folks, but it's just y'all know, I'm very passionate about this. There are a lot of tools out there.

12:33 Cousins and king folks who take advantage of it. If your job that you work and they offer in your insurance sessions for therapy or counseling or whatever, hey take advantage of that. Take advantage of it. If they offer it and it's there and it's available to you, take advantage of it. Don't be afraid to do so. But more than anything, cousins and can folks, don't just sit there and and just wallow in it and feel that you have to suffer in silence because you don't. You don't. You don't have to do it. Help is out there, Help is available. It is just talk to somebody about it. I mean, even if you are not sure what to do, talk to somebody that you're close to to do so, Hey, look up online and there and and google it. There are anonymous UH agencies and resources out there that you can reach out, and you can remain anonymous and you can still try to position yourself and get the help that you need. Just it's there, it's available. Just don't let it be out there and you don't take advantage of it. Help you, help help you, help you, you hear me. I know that's not grammatically

14:05 correct or may even sound right, but that's what I'm That's what I'm coming with right now. Cousins and kin folks. Help you to help you, Okay, only you can do this, And I know you got this. I know you got this because I believe in you. May is Mental Health Awareness Month and I'm bringing awareness to it and I'll probably be ringing awareness to us to on some level or another throughout this month. On each episode of Currently Under Construction. I am this is Mental Health Wellness Part two. Mental Health Wellness Part two, Cousins of kin Folks. I'm not gonna hold you a loan. I just wanted to make sure that I look back that I brought continue to bring awareness, and I brought to you what I promised you that I was going to bring you. And the third thing that instance from me dealing with depression. Remember Cousins of Ken Folks. We broadcast every Tuesday and Friday. I know this episode is going to coming off a little late.

15:22 Had a very rough weekend, and I apologize for their cousins and kin folks, but I want to ensure that I got this out. Be on the lookout also, and it's coming right after this our Mother's Day episode that's right where we salute the moms we do. We do it every year here. I'm currently under construction, so be on the lookout for that episode that's coming right after this one. And then we're going to have every Tuesday, every Friday. You're a regularly scheduled episode. You don't want to miss that next Tuesday, that Tuesday episode that's coming up, you don't want to miss it, Cousins and Ken Folks. But I'm gonna get on out of here. But remember we broadcast Tuesday and Thursday, and you can listen to us everywhere wherever you listen to or get your podcasts. Remember we broadcast on Apple podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, pocket Cast Radio, Public, iHeartRadio, Deezer castro Cast, Box Podcasts one, and many many others. So get on out there. If you're not already subscribe, please be sure to do so. And if you tell a friend about it, you know, share this with a friend, by all means, please do so. I'm still grateful for the following that I have. Hopefully we'll continue to grow over the next few years. We continue to keep this thing growing. We've grown and leaps and bounds since day one. And for all of you who have been listening and who've been rocking with me since day one, y'all already know what you all mean to me. Y'all know y'all have a special place in my

16:52 heart. I love each and every one of you, but my day ones, y'all already to know what it is. You know what it is that rocked with me from anchor on going forward. And I love y'all. I love y'all immensely. But I'm gonna get read to get on nobody here, cousin king folks. But like I said right after this, be on the lookout for your Mother's Day episode. Get on in here. Cousins and king folks. You know what time it is. It takes a village for us to make this thing happen, and you all are my village, and we're gonna continue to build this thing together, you and I, step by step, one brick at a time, currently under construction. I love y'all, cousin and king folks. I'm thank you. Our Mother's Day episode Peace,