Man to Man: A Wellness Series Black Love Network

James Harris was supposed to be just another statistic in the foster care system. At the age of sixteen, he decided the best plan for his future was to emancipate himself and take control of his life so he could be the support system for his siblings who he was separated from when they entered the Virginia foster care system. Today, Tedx speaker, husband, and father James Harris goes Man to Man with David to discuss how he took the necessary steps to heal his child hood trauma by educating himself about mental health. He discusses how this played a huge part in how he created his program, Men to Heal, that helps other black men to be vulnerable so they can have autonomy over their feelings.

Knowledge, plain and simple, is POWER! Being informed about today’s society is essential, and can be the difference between thriving or just getting by. James Nicholas Kinney is one who chose to survive, learn and thrive when the universe gave him a choice that he couldn't say no too. Now, he's here to go Man to Man with David to discuss how he pulled himself out of a very deep depression and battled his agoraphobia after almost losing his life. Listen as America’s Mental Health Motivator speaks on how you can change your life just by reading, meditating and so much more.

What do you do when you lose it all? When you think you know your life plan, and then suddenly that changes? Dominic Lawson knows all about change and loss. He wouldn't tell you that there is some magical cure all on the other side. What you would learn from him, is that he is a man of service, a man who loves his community, and a champion of mental health who is STILL on his own journey. Through storytelling, he is finding his own healing AND success. In going Man to Man with David, Dominic shares about growing up in the Lamar Terrace projects in Memphis, Tennessee, his time in the Army, and being an Angel parent, but they also share what it means to find the joy in the margins.

Get your air horns ready because today, David goes man to man with actor, producer, husband, father and of course New Yorker, Alimi Ballard. David and Alimi dive into why he credits his mother as the most influential person in his early life and how he takes those lessons and teaches them to his children so they have the tools to navigate a world, that can be very cruel, with grace, confidence, and humility as a young person of color.

Narcissism is defined as a self-centered personality style characterized as having an excessive preoccupation with oneself and ones own needs, often at the expense of others. Sometimes people want a narcissist to be more engaged in the things going on around them rather than themselves. What happens when a narcissist decides to seek the genuine help they need to be become a better man for the people around them? David goes Man to Man with Lee Hammock a self-aware narcissist who chose to do the work and go to therapy to be a better partner and father. Now, Lee inspires others through his podcast Baldy and the Beast, TIKTOK, Facebook and other social media platforms to be honest with your self and do the work, not just for others but for you!

Forgiveness is something we all struggle with. However, studies have found that the act of forgiveness can reap huge rewards for your health, lowering the risk of heart attack; improving cholesterol levels and sleep; and reducing pain, blood pressure, and levels of anxiety, depression and stress. Today, David is going Man to Man with an influencer, father, and skateboarder who knows all about the power of forgiveness, Lheighton Cook. The two talk about what it took for him to forgive his father. The importance of it on one's mental health, and how it all ties into being the man he is today.