Unmasking Adoption: Raw Truths and Healing featuring Zaira

T-Kea is joined by Zaira, mental health advocate and creator of the podcast Adoptees Crossing Lines, to discuss the emotional impact of being adopted. Zaira also discusses the experience of volunteering for BPDBST as a member of the Communications committee. 

Spotlight
DeAndre Jones, son of boxer Roy Jones Jr., died by suicide on June 22, 2024 at the age of 32.

Resource
The Adoptees Crossing Lines podcast shares the raw truths about the experience of being an adoptee and deconstructs the romanticism of adoption. Adoptees Crossing Lines exposes the lies, abuse, and pain that gets silenced.

Community Changemaker
Dr. Sade Dunn is a Licensed Professional Counselor/Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and an Assistant Professor at Bowie State University. Dr. Dunn is the founder of Methods Therapy, LLC, a private practice that offers individual, family, and group counseling in addition to vocational services and medication management.

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Webinar – Beyond Success: Addressing Suicide Among Executives, Public Figures, & High-Achievers
Date: September 17, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST
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Suicide Awareness and Prevention Symposium: It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Date: September 21, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Reid Temple A.M.E. Church, 11400 Glenn Dale Blvd, Glenn Dale, MD 20769

Community Event: Black Mental Health Matters Too
Date: September 24, 2024
Time: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EST (Doors open at 4:30 PM)
Location: Robinwood Community Recreation Center, 469 Tyler Ave, Annapolis, MD 21403

The Kickback Brunch
Date: September 28, 2024
Time: 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Location: The Empanada Lady, 10 South St, Ste 100, Baltimore, MD 21202
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