Hi friends! In this week’s episode, I chat with Sabriya about mental health. We chat about her own mental health journey, the importance of chatting about the gray area when it comes to suicide and also the barriers with receiving therapy.

We have a lil longer episode but such valuable information and thoughts from the lovely Sabriya. Thank you so much for being vulnerable and strong for sharing your experience and for being a voice about very important topics that aren’t always talked about. Feel free to connect with Sabriya on Instagram @Sabriyuh (https://www.instagram.com/sabriyuh).

In honour of celebrating black history month, I’ll be collaborating with some amazing people and amplifying melanated voices. Throughout the month we’ll be highlighting the importance of mental health in the black community through their stories.

Below are some resources for mental health.

Free therapy (people living in Ontario)

💐MindBeacon https://info.mindbeacon.com

💐Abiliti CBT https://myicbt.com/home

GTA: 416-408-HELP (4357)

Peel: 905-459-7777

CAMH: https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/crisis-resources

Toronto Crisis Lines (suicide, depression, phone support, non-crisis, mental health services): https://www.toronto.ca/311/knowledgebase/kb/docs/articles/311-toronto/information-and-business-development/crisis-lines-suicide-depression-telephone-support-lines-non-crisis-mental-health-services.html

Instagram links from Sabriya’s posts:

💐That gray area: what we don’t talk about with suicide https://www.instagram.com/p/CFycSBQHOSf/

💐Mental health awareness month post (BLM, therapy barriers) https://www.instagram.com/p/CA4PRJLn8q7/

💐Sabriya’s article on the Medium https://medium.com/@sabriyuh/that-gray-area-what-we-dont-talk-about-with-suicide-84d3307d8bb9

Thank you so much to my friend Josh for letting me use his beats. Find him on SoundCloud as Owa! 👀https://m.soundcloud.com/owa-ever. Stay updated with us on https://linktr.ee/SpeakUpErika! 🌸