MENtality Unchained host Kevin Thomas sits down with the host of the Great Conversation Podcast, Denezz HyphenX Cochran. He is an author, podcaster, entrepreneur, and content developer. He discusses his upbringing and the trauma that comes with it. He talks about creating the alter ego HyphenX to protect Denezz. He speaks transparency of his change, homelessness, and growing up with two substance abuse and using parents. Denezz discusses how he went from feeling insecure, low self-esteem to belief in his ability and place within the culture and community. Lastly, he expounds on the disappointm ..read more

MENtality Unchained host Kevin Thomas starts season 3 by sitting down with Rev. Louis and Sharon Malone to discuss their transition and how their testimonies change lives. They speak about the state of the church, community, and mental health and how they are intertwined. Sharon talks about how she balance being a wife of a pastor and being an advocate for mental health. Rev. Malone encapsulates his calling as a pastor and his passion for teaching and guiding men. They both come together to speak on the state of the home and the institution of marriage. They contribute that everything leads ba ..read more

MENtality Unchained host Kevin Thomas starts season 3 by sitting down with Rev. Louis and Sharon Malone to discuss their transition and how their testimonies change lives. They speak about the state of the church, community, and mental health and how they are intertwined. Sharon talks about how she balance being a wife of a pastor and being an advocate for mental health. Rev. Malone encapsulates his calling as a pastor and his passion for teaching and guiding men. They both come together to speak on the state of the home and the institution of marriage. They contribute that everything leads ba ..read more

MENtality Unchained host Kevin Thomas sits down with Jaleel Wavy to talk about his influence on the birth of MENtality Unchained podcast. Surprisingly Wavy became transparent and discussed his battle with depression and anxiety, relationships, and therapy. He talks about his transition from Rockford, IL to Charlotte, NC. Wavy opens up about upbringing and how dating is not the same in this day in age. #podcast, #podcasterunite, #podcaster, #podcastshow, #podcastlife, #healthpodcast, #podcasts, #podcastersofyoutube, #mentalhealth, #therapy, #podcastseries, #love, #youtube, #spotifypodcastshow ..read more

MENtality Unchained host Kevin Thomas sits down with his director, Alex Jackson to talk about season 2 and the future of the podcast. They discuss new direction, more directorial involvement, and bringing more substantive content. #podcast, #podcasterunite, #podcaster, #podcastshow, #podcastlife, #healthpodcast, #podcasts, #podcastersofyoutube, #mentalhealth, #therapy, #podcastseries, #love, #youtube, #spotifypodcastshow, #spotify, #spotifypodcast, #newseason, #future --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mentality-unchained/support ..read more

MENtality Unchained host Kevin Thomas sits down with Emma, Elaine, Erma, and Ida (Your neighborhood Golden Girls) of 20+ years.  The Golden Girls talk candid about how their lives has transitioned and how they have come to be comfortable with themselves. They discuss how they dealt with mental health in the past and how they have transitioned to understand mental health currently. They talked about the struggle with death, depression, and anxiety within their own families. After dealing with all of their struggles they managed to live their best life by traveling together and being closer ..read more

MENtality Unchained host Kevin Thomas sits down with Jeanette Towns author of “When Shattered Lives Become Whole,” a story about her battle and recovery living with Bipolar. Jeanette insists that she could and would not be alive without God and her family. She pointed out that she was misdiagnosed which led to 10 years of manic behavior followed by being institutionalized in a mental health facility. Jeanette explains the physical and emotional affect her bipolar had on her children and husband’s. After experiencing years of pure hell, she recounts a particular case worker that enabled her to ..read more

MENtality Unchained host Kevin Thomas sits down with Mind of Gold business owner Antonia Royal-Whitmore as she discusses why she chose to become an advocate for Black mental health instead of being a therapist. She speaks about the disparity in mental health and not being taught certain things in college about Black mental health. Antonia believes that Black people are being ignored of history. She feels that the lack of culture awareness isn’t fair and that diagnosing using the DSM is based on a white person. She also talks about how she wrote eight books, and no one close to her knew that sh ..read more

MENtality Unchained host Kevin Thomas sits down with John Hood to discuss the world of Astrophysics and how mental health may stand in the way of achieving such a high standard.  He talks about how science is frowned upon in rural areas and how a Black male from Georgia embarked, sustained, and accomplished his journey of becoming an Astrophysicist. John speaks of being told by teachers that he was “good with his hands” which impressed upon him that he wasn’t good enough for anything else. This implied that he did not have the mental focus, cognitive capacity, or scholarly intelligence to ..read more

MENtality Unchained host Kevin Thomas sits down with Rev. K. Edward Copeland to discuss biblical principles on how mental health is revealed throughout scripture. His commitment to community, social justice, and mental health stands on its own! He explains his push for his members “eating their colors.” He admits that it needs to be more inclusion rather than exclusion in the church. Rev. K Edward Copeland plants the seed of the first step beginning with the understanding of what the scriptures say about mental health, what it takes to support others, and be an example to other leaders. --- Su ..read more