S2E8: Ryan Peete Free to Be Me: Adulting and Mental Health with Black Gen Z

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Tune in to this special episode as singer-songwriter and author of the NAACP award-winning book ‘My Brother Charlie’ Ryan Peete talks about her personal struggles with mental health. Learn about her journey towards finding proper care and medication, as well as how she rediscovered her artistic identity and craft amidst a pandemic. Ryan also opens up about her frustrations with misdiagnoses and being swept under the rug as a Person of Color with mental illness. As a strong advocate for the mental health and autism community, Ryan tackles many of the issues faced by these communities through her music and writing. Join in on the conversation to find out more about her story and her craft!

KEY POINTS / MAIN TAKEAWAYS:

Navigating mental illness and medication.
The challenges and struggles of misdiagnoses among People of Color.
Finding the right medication for you.
Generational differences with mental health.
About the book ‘My Brother Charlie’.
Graduating and making music in a pandemic.
High expectations and pressure in college.

QUOTABLES:

“There're a lot of people that have felt very anxious about graduating, but for me, it's been just like a breath of fresh air because I feel like I finally have peace to work on my music at my own pace however I want to without any outside opinions about anything.”

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INTRODUCTION:

Tune in to this special episode as singer-songwriter and author of the NAACP award-winning book ‘My Brother Charlie’ Ryan Peete talks about her personal experiences with mental health. Learn about her journey to finding proper care and medication, as well as how she rediscovered her artistic identity and craft amidst the COVID pandemic. Ryan also opens up about her frustrations with misdiagnoses and the mental health concerns of People of Color being "swept under the rug" and minimized. As a strong advocate for the mental health and autism communities, Ryan tackles many of the issues faced by these communities through her music and writing. Join the conversation to find out more about her story and her craft!