Noopur, as a woman of color, how do you make sure to manage your mental health on a day-to-day basis?It’s so important to treat our mental health as a core part of our overall health. For me, that means being open about how I’m feeling and never shying away from conversations about my emotional well-being. I am also fortunate to have a strong support system and I lean on those individuals whenever I need to.
As storylines about emotional health surfaced in our content, for example, on VH1’s ”Black Ink Crew: Chicago” one of the central cast members Pho, revealed his depression to the cast. We partnered closely with experts to ensure that his storyline was imparting a positive message while also connecting viewers to resources.
Boosting representation of diverse communities in content is another way in which we can support mental health in BIPOC communities. Seeing members of our own community dealing with mental health challenges on screen can have a major impact on the way we perceive mental health, how we talk about it and our propensity to seek help and help others.
What the actual fuck. What happened to Forbes with acutal news like actually relevant news that matters for everyone and is important (sorry ladies, you are awesome, but there is an active pandemic and an impending recession)
That’s crazy
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