Tags: by Gayathri Ramprasad | Aug 16, 2020 | #BIPOCMentalHealth, #Grit&Grace, #MyStoryMYSUPERPOWER, #WomensMentalHealth, MentalHealthMatters
We are excited to announce the 2020 Grit & Grace Multicultural Women’s Mental Health Conference is going virtual! And it’s free of charge thanks to our amazing sponsors! We hope you will join us for an inspiring and empowering day. We have an amazing line up of speakers you will not want to miss! Since it is a FREE virtual event, everyone across the world interested in women’s mental health and well-being are welcome to join us. So please share this invite with your family, friends and colleagues and invite them to join us. The conference will feature leading mental health advocates from across cultures who will share their stories to give hope and empower us to cultivate resilience and well-being during these difficult times. Click here to check out the amazing line up of speakers and register....
Tags: by Gayathri Ramprasad | Jul 18, 2020 | #BIPOCMentalHealth, #MyStoryMYSUPERPOWER, MentalHealthMatters
As an eight-year-old Latina girl growing up in New York, Dior wrote in her dairy – “My life is over. My mother says no my life is not over. Well, I think so. The end.” Her parent’s divorce, domestic violence, threat of eviction and bullying at school filled her with despair. But her grandmother’s love sustained and inspired her to excel at school and become an activist. Today, Dior is a Latina Feminist Mental Health Activist advocating for equitable mental health care for all. She is the creator of the People of Color and Mental Illness Photo Project, a response to the invisibility of Black Indigenous People of Color in the media representation of mental illness. She is also the editor of The Color of My Mind, a photo essay book based on the photo project. She tours the country giving keynotes, hosting workshops, and speaking on panels. Her work and insight have been covered in media outlets such as The New York Times, Forbes, Newsweek, and NBC News Latino. Dior is the recipient of numerous awards including, The White House Champion of Change for Disability Advocacy Across Generations under the Obama administration. Watch Dior’s inspiring...
