Program series
Use Your Words
A recurring space for men to connect and speak openly.
DOCUMENTED WORK
OUR STORY IN ACTION.
Events, interviews, media coverage, and founder appearances from the materials shared with us.
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UPCOMING EVENTS.
Use Your Words brings men together every two weeks in Houston. Save your place in the conversation, and we’ll send the next confirmed gathering details. More opportunities to connect will appear here as dates are announced.
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EVENTS & PROGRAMS.
From healing-centered programs to community conversations, these moments show what can happen when people have room to speak, connect, and grow. See where this work has been—and how it continues to move forward.
Community conversation
Closing the Gap
A discussion about maternal and paternal mental health.
Community event
Healing in Nontraditional Spaces
Taking conversations about mental wellness into shared spaces.
IN THE NEWS
MENTAL HEALTH.
IN THE OPEN.
Dr. Sidney Jackson Jr. talks with Atlanta News First about mental health and his workbook, It’s Okay Not to Be Okay.
Watch the full interview.
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
MEN SPEAKING
ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH.
INTERVIEWS FROM THE ROOM
EVERY VOICE
HAS A STORY.
Healing begins when we make room for honest voices. Hear each interview in full.
HEALING HAS A VOICE.
THE COURAGE TO SPEAK.
SHOWING UP MATTERS.
A SPACE TO BE HEARD.
BEYOND THE SILENCE.
WE CAN CARRY LESS TOGETHER.
EVENTS AND APPEARANCES
THE WORK, IN MOTION.
Healing does not have one shape or one setting. It can begin wherever people feel safe enough to show up, speak honestly, and be heard. Watch what that looks like in Healing in Non-Traditional Spaces and moments from our community.
VOICES IN THE ROOM
WHEN WE SPEAK, WE MAKE SPACE.
SPEAKING & COMMUNITY
SHOWING UP.
MAKING SPACE.
From speaking engagements and corporate gatherings to community healing spaces, Dr. Sidney Jackson Jr. invites people into honest conversations that make room for connection.
THE FULL MOMENT · FROM THE STAGE
SOME THINGS NEED TO BE SAID OUT LOUD.
Stay with Dr. Sidney Jackson Jr. for this extended moment from a live mental health conversation. Hear the message in his own words.
Or watch the 50-second clip ↓SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT · HUMEN
MEN’S MINDS MATTER.
Sid Jackson joined HuMen’s men’s mental health awareness gathering, where the conversation centered on breaking barriers and navigating challenges together.
VIEW THE EVENT FLYER ↗IN COMMUNITY
ONE ROOM. SO MANY WAYS TO CONNECT.
A personal exchange, a moment on stage, and a room full of people taking part. Watch Dr. Jackson move through the gathering, share ideas, and connect with attendees.
Speaking engagement · Men’s mental health awareness
HuMen: Men’s Minds Matter
Sid Jackson joined a men’s mental health gathering focused on breaking barriers and navigating challenges together.
2020 · Community conversation
I Am Not My Diagnosis
Mental wellness check-in presented under The Safe Place.
2020 · Community conversation
Let’s Talk: Man II Man
A conversation about mental health in the Black community presented under The Safe Place.
2024 · Speaking appearance
Black History Month Forum
Sid Jackson was featured as a speaker on the event flyer.
2024 · Guest appearance
Black Christian Influencers Conference
Sid Jackson was featured among special guests.
2024 · Speaking appearance
Black Men’s Mental Health Conference
Sid Jackson was featured on the conference flyer.
2024 · Recognition
Black Debonair
Sid Jackson was listed as an honoree.
2023 · Speaking engagement
It’s Okay to Not Be Okay
Sid Jackson took part in a conversation on mental health.
2024 · Community event flyer
Game Over: Break the Stigma
An archival mental health event flyer shared by the founder.
2024 · Ambassador appearance
10 10: United We Win
Sid Jackson was listed as an official ambassador.
2024 · Speaking engagement
From Hopelessness to Hope
Sid Jackson joined the conversation on moving from hopelessness toward hope.
KEEP THE STORY GOING
MORE STORIES
TO COME.
We’ll keep adding documented photos and stories from outreach, programs, and community events as they become available for publication.
If you have photos from a Therapy Is BAE event, connect with us so we can review them for the archive.