A heads up before we get into this week's episode, we're talking about some pretty heavy

stuff like mental health and there's some strong language.

Sometimes it feels as if the weight of the world is stacked against us.

As men, as black men, we struggle to navigate a maze of hostile systems and laws.

And fears and emotions.

And often to get by, we hide our pain, our worry, our hurt, until we are numb.

We bury the most human parts of ourselves.

We put on a mask.

We act tough.

We lash out at those we love and sometimes at ourselves.

Had anyone close enough to maybe for a single second recognize our silent suffering.

We're told to man up, to not be a bitch and it's killing us.

But it doesn't have to be this way.

We don't have to bottle it all up and we don't have to let any puffed up masculinity or

stigmas or other people's stereotypes crush our mental health or our ability to grow.

We don't have to be alone.

I'm Tremendly and this is Into America.

Today is mental health awareness month.

So once it a show, I'm talking with black men who are trying to save black men and our

mental health while working from a place that most of us know well.

The barber is chair.

With a unique program that arms brothers with the tools they need to survive and thrive.

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