Tracie Jade, the series aims to
shine a spotlight on the challenging mental health issues facing us today.
In the next episode, Taraji and Tracie address the mental health disorders bipolarism and schizophrenia.
EXCLUSIVE CLIP: Iman calls himself “crazy” and Taraji tells him not to use that word. She goes on to tell Iman that he should be proud of himself for going to treatment.
Iman is a 24-year-old college athlete who has been dealing with his bipolar disorder for two years. Growing up he had mood swings but it wasn’t until he started struggling with anxiety and hallucinations, that he reached his breaking point. Iman is now facing his mental health challenge head-on. WATCH it ABOVE.
Taraji:Â
âCanât nobody go nowhere. Canât visit family, canât have my grandmaâs collard greens.â
Tracie:Â
âItâs already hard enough every year for some folk, but this year in particular…the pandemic, people feeling isolated.â
Taraji:Â
âIsolated. Suffering in isolation and not being able to see anyone, touch anyone. This is the year where I give hugs and give out gifts. And there have been many deaths, and now weâre coming upon the holiday season…minus those family members.â
Tracie:Â
Taraji:Â
âI thought about having the family get together, but I donât wanna risk it. You know my grandma is 96…I just donât want to chance it. Itâs a lot, people are stressed.â
Taraji P. Henson
Tracie Jade
 shine a spotlight on the challenging mental health issues facing us today â particularly of those in the Black community. Through personal interviews with both celebrities, experts and everyday people, the series shows how to provide support, bring awareness and help eliminate the stigmas of mental health issues.
Watch todayâs episode:Â
Title: Surviving Mental Breakdowns with Tamar Braxton
Description:Â Tamar Braxton in a no holds barred conversation on her mental breakdown, suicide attempt and what pushed her over the edge. Then, a mother & daughter share their mental breakdowns and how they broke the generational cycle.
Title: Breaking Down PTSD
Description:Â Women are twice as likely to suffer from PTSD as men. Taraji and Tracie sit with therapist Melody Murray to tackle the misconceptions of PTSD and the issues raised by this weekâs guests, including Gabrielle Union. What are signs you have it and how you can treat it?
Some highlights from the episode include:
1:22 – Taraji, Tracie and licensed therapist Melody Murray discuss the misconceptions about PTSD
Melody Murray:Â
âMost people think that…you have to be in combat, some type of combat veteran, but PTSD can get developed because of bad surgeries, car accidents, physical fights. That feeling – youâre in an event where you feel like your life is in danger, thatâs what it is.âÂ