No Studios: Making health and wellness accessible in the Black community
Health and wellness services are an important part of any community, but they aren’t always as accessible to people of color.
Updated: 2:32 PM CDT Aug 9, 2022
DIANA: HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES ARE IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF EVERYONE’S LIFE, BUT THEY AREN’T ALWAYS AS ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE OF COLOR. I’M JOINED NOW BY HARRY EVANS FROM HEAL BLACK MAN, AND KAYLA I WANT TO START THE CONVERSATION BY ASKING YOU WHAT YOUR MESSAGE IS THE BLACK COMMUNITY WHEN IT COMES TO WEALTH AND HELD THIS — HEALTH AND WELLNESS. HARRY: IT IS THE FOUNDATION OF WHAT WE CAN GIVE OTHER PEOPLE. YOU CANNOT GIVE FROM AN EMPTY CUP. IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT CUP IS FULL. YOU CAN PLANT GOOD SEATS TO OTHER PEOPLE. DIANA: WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY, HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE YOU HAVE WORKOUT PLANS, FITNESS CONVERSATIONS ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE OF COLOR IN MILWAUKEE? HARRY: I HAVE WORKED IN HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR 10 YEARS. I HAVE WORKED WITH ATHLETES AND YOUR EVERYDAY YOUNG PROFESSIONAL. DURING COVID, I SWITCHED OVER INTO BEING A COMPLETE ADVOCATE FOR BLACK MAN’S MENTAL HEALTH AS WELL. WE ARE CONDITIONED TO HOLD THINGS IN. THAT IS NOT HEALTHY. INTRODUCING HEALTHY COPING MECHANISMS AND BREAKING DOWN THAT STIGMA THAT WE HAVE TO BE THIS TOUGH GUY AND NOT HAVE FEELINGS, WE ARE DEFINITELY HUMAN. BREAKING DOWN THE WALL OF BEING VULNERABLE AND TAPPING INTO THAT BRAVERY BECAUSE IT IS BRAVE TO BE VULNERABLE AND EXPRESS HOW YOU FEEL. THAT IS WHAT I AM WORKING ON. DIANA: WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO TAKING THINGS OFF WITH HEAL BLACK MAN. WAS IT DIFFICULT FOR YOU BECAUSE IT IS HARD CONVERSATION TO HAVE? HARRY: IT WAS NOT DIFFICULT. I AM IN OVER THINKER. I HAD THE IDEA FOR A LONG TIME BUT I SAT ON IT FOR FOUR MONTHS. I WAS HELD ACCOUNTABLE BY MY WIFE TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE STEP TO HAVE MY FIRST EVENT AND HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS. THEN, PICK APART THOSE THINGS I WANT TO MAKE BETTER. YOU CAN’T MOVE FORWARD UNLESS YOU TAKE THOSE STEPS. IT WAS A GOOD TURNOUT. I CHOSE GOOD TOPICS. IT WAS GREAT ENERGY. IT STARTED OFF FROM THE FIRST START, GREAT. DIANA: PEOPLE WERE SHOWING INTEREST WHICH SHOWS THAT IT WAS NEEDED IN THE COMMUNITY. HOW CAN PEOPLE AT HOME GET INVOLVED WITH THE ORGANIZATION? HARRY: EVERY OTHER TUESDAY, OR TWICE A MONTH I OFFER YOGA CLASSES TOP BY BLACK MEN AND ATTENDED BY ALL BLACK AND BROWN MEN. WE HAVE DIALOGUE FIRST AND THEN WE ENTER THAT SAFE SPACE THAT IS HELD AT EVERY DAY STUDIO WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE HIGH HOUSE. I’VE TRIED TO REACH QUARTERLY FOR AN EVENT TO WHERE WE CAN HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS. SEPTEMBER 8 IS THE FIRST ONE OF THE YEAR DUE TO ALL THE GOOD THINGS THAT HAVE COME FROM JUST ME TAKING THAT STEP. IT WILL BE THE FIRST COED EVENT BECAUSE LAST YEAR, I HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE ASKING TO BE A PART OF THESE CONVERSATIONS. I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO PROTECT THE SPACE FOR BLACK MEN TO GET THEM COMFORTABLE WITH BEING VULNERABLE. THE CONVERSATION CHANGES WHEN YOU BRING A WOMAN INTO THE ROOM. I WANTED TO PROTECT THAT. WE WILL STILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. IT WILL BE A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH MEN AND WOMEN TALKING ABOUT THINGS WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT AS A CULTURE AND GIVING WOMEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE SPECTRUM. WE WILL HAVE BREAKOUT SESSIONS WHERE PEOPLE CAN SPEAK WITHOUT INTERJECTION AND KEEP THINGS CIVIL, MODERATED BY THERAPIST. SO WE CAN GAIN COMMON GROUND AND LEAVE WITH A SENSE OF TOGETHERNESS AND NOT ALWAYS FEUDING. IF THERE IS ONE THING THAT BUGS ME THE MOST IS SEEING WOMEN OR MEN BASH EACH OTHER ON SOCIAL MEDIA BECAUSE WE HAVE ENOUGH OF THAT GOING ON. DIANA: YOU ARE HOLDING THAT SEPTEMBER 8? YOU ARE F
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No Studios: Making health and wellness accessible in the Black community
Health and wellness services are an important part of any community, but they aren’t always as accessible to people of color.
Updated: 2:32 PM CDT Aug 9, 2022
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