This is My Life, My Struggle, My Success Part 1 w/Dawn Montgomery

While Black

REVOLT

Education, Self-improvement

4.1 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2022

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Dawns story is heartbreakingly sad in places, but at the same time the joy she holds inside is infectious. Her story is one of trauma and confusion but it is also filled with support, community, and love. Dawn suffers from bipolar disorder and just like so many of our brothers and sisters it is a battle that is fought daily. Tune in to learn what the struggle can look like. Take from her story the lessons that support you and your betterment. Join our Patreon community - we are working on a behind-the-podcast episode focused on mental health and wellness. I already know how impactful it will be. The content and information shared in the community is there to make us all better. (Patreon.com/whileblack). Don't forget to get social with While Black IG: WHILE_BLACK; TWITTER @whileblackpc; FB @whileblackpodcast or email: [email protected] Recorded @ drsatl.com Theme song Produced by Wahid Gomes and licensed through Verde Music Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	At State Farm, we're committed to uplifting Black futures.
0:03.8	In collaboration with organizations like 100 Black Men and National Urban League,
0:09.0	State Farm provides high school students with the opportunity to learn and apply
0:13.2	best practice strategies for saving and investing, all while offering academic support,
0:18.8	life skills, and exposure to college access programs to prepare these students for life after high school.
0:25.1	Check out 100BlackMen.org and nul.org to donate and learn more.
0:31.6	Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.
0:37.3	What's going on while Black family this is Vince. Listen, before today's episode,
0:42.0	I wanted to hit you with a quick note. Today's episode is extremely important
0:46.7	for mental health and mental illness, and today is much more story-based and narrative
0:52.8	than our most of our episodes. But with that, it's also more detailed, and I want to call out
0:58.9	that some of the topics could be upsetting to some, or even traumatic to others.
1:04.1	It's a two-part episode. And in today, part one, you hear discussions about
1:10.9	not only mental illness, but rape, molestation, drug use, and suicide.
1:18.0	So while this episode is absolutely amazing and full of lessons that you can learn from,
1:22.4	instead of live through, both parts can be triggering.
1:27.3	For our Patreon audience, I want to call out that after we release both episodes,
1:32.9	we're going to do a while Black behind the podcast with a professional,
1:37.5	having a conversation about the steps and the skills to handling these types of stresses.
1:43.6	Make sure you join the community by hitting us up at patreon.com slash while Black.
1:49.6	Now to the episode, but again, please listen with care and with caution. Peace.
1:58.3	What's good while Black, this is Vince coming to you before an episode so you know it's something
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