We deserve more than survival.
Our cultures. Our identities. Our stories. Our futures are worth fighting for.
July marks BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Mental Health Month in the United States. Started by Bebe Moore Campbell and originally named Minority Mental Health Month, the intention is to highlight and represent the unique struggles facing communities of color, honor trailblazers, and hold space for the very real and very layered intersection of mental health and racial identity.
Your survival, your ancestors’ survival, is likely the embodiment of resilience, determination, and strength. You are here, alive, in large part due to the persistence, love, and dedication to a better future that lived in those who came before you. There is so much to honor and remember when reflecting on what they endured, what they experienced, and what they did to survive. And while we can hold gratitude for where they’ve brought us, we can also acknowledge the scars left by the pain and hardship of the past. Those histories and pasts don’t just disappear. They can live in our bodies, our minds, and our beings. They color the way we see, feel, and experience the world; they also influence how others can view or treat us. We don’t simply leave the past behind. It is woven into us—sometimes painfully, sometimes joyously, and sometimes both.
That generational and cultural history also becomes part of our healing. It plays a role in the unfolding of our stories. It shows us where we need and deserve support and understanding. Healing is not one-size-fits-all. Therapy is personal. Growth is unique. Culture and identity, past and present, are important pieces of the journey.
While we will always be grateful for and proud of your survival, it is only the beginning. There is more. You deserve more.
The past cannot be rewritten, and it doesn’t need to be, nor should it ever be morphed to fit other people’s comfort or narratives… But the future? Your future. It is worthy of intentional care, energy, and the space to be heard fully and held with empathy. From yourself, from your neighbors, from your co-workers, from your family and friends. Our journeys of healing create a ripple in the collective. Tending to your own well-being invites and inspires generations—both old and new—to consider what’s possible for themselves and the future many dream of.
We celebrate your existence. We honor your history. We fight for your future.
Our 2026 BIPOC Mental Health Month Collection is here. Proceeds allow us to provide these communities with more mental health care sessions. Your purchase makes healing possible.
Black, Latine, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native, and Indigenous people experience similar rates of mental health challenges as white individuals, yet people of color access treatment and support at half the rate. This is due to a significant gap in treatment caused by systemic racism, lack of equitable healthcare, and absence of cultural competency due to the fact that approximately 86% of psychologists are white, amongst other issues across our society.
In recognition of the unique struggles faced by BIPOC communities, we have compiled a list of mental health resources focused on supporting these experiences here.