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00:00our mental health is also very much racialized. A few years ago, we saw throughout the states,

00:06and not all, but some states have actually finally recognized that, you know, racial trauma

00:13is actually a mental health issue. And so, acknowledging the fact that just living in

00:21this world, living in this country, living in our skin, specifically, is traumatizing

00:27and does impact our mental health and our wellness is something that we have to just

00:32first acknowledge. And the same way we talk about substance use, these issues have been

00:38highly stigmatized across the board in our community because we see it as some form of

00:44weakness. And so, we have to get past the idea that our resilience or our strength is somehow

00:51reduced if for some reason we say we need assistance and help. We have to be able to say

00:57that my body cannot survive without my mind being right. If I want to continue to be able to

01:07battle heart disease or battle, you know, diabetes or anything, I got to have my mind right,

01:13right? And so, there is nothing wrong with saying that we need to get help and assistance

01:19and anybody that we put into any position of power should be concerned about the way that we think.