10/10/2026
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY 🖤
Today is World Mental Health day and tomorrow is Beyond Survival.
We've spent this week talking about mental health, introducing the voices behind Beyond Survival, and highlighting the importance of community, connection, and access to resources.
But awareness is only part of the only part of the conversation.
What happens after we recognize that we're struggling?
Where do we turn for support? How do we navigate systems that aren't always easy to access? How do we establish healthy boundaries, cope with grief, rediscover joy, or find ways to express what we're carrying?
And how do we create spaces where these conversations can happen without judgment?
Tomorrow, we're bringing these conversations into the room.
Everything Angelique Estella presents Beyond Survival: A Mental Wellness Conversation, bringing together mental health professionals, community advocates, artists, and individuals with lived experience for a Black-centered gathering focused on healing, resources, and connection.
Our panelists bring perspectives spanning clinical mental health, community outreach, life coaching, creative expression, physical wellness, and personal growth.
We're not gathering because we have all the answers.
We're gathering because these conversations matter, our experiences matter, and access to support matters.
Whether you're navigating something personally, supporting someone you love, or simply interested in learning more, there's room for you.
You don't have to share your story. You don't have to speak. You can come to listen, learn, connect, and take what supports you.
Mental health awareness shouldn't end when the awareness campaign does.
Let's continue the conversation. Together.
🖤 BEYOND SURVIVAL: A Mental Wellness Conversation
📅 TOMORROW — Sunday, October 11 | 5 PM
📍 Akoma | 1727 Telegraph Ave, Oakland
🎟️ Community admission starts at $10
🎟️ Tickets available online and at the door
🔗 EAEBeyondSurvival.Eventbrite.com
Come as you are. Take what supports you.