Taraji P. Hensonis continuing the discussion aroundmental health issues, especially the ways in which the Black community is impacted.
The actress, 51, is bringing back her Emmy-nominated Facebook Watch series,Peace of Mind with Taraji, for a second season. Premiering Monday, the 10-episode season will explore various topics, including overcoming adversity, social media bullying, gun violence and repression of emotion in Black men.
The trailer offers glimpses of Henson and co-host Tracie Jade’s candid discussions with stars includingMegan Thee Stallion,Chance the Rapper,Chloe Bailey,Karl Anthony-TownsandAngela Simmons.
“Mental health is real. I think it’s very, very real,” says Bailey, 23, to which Henson responds, “You really are not alone.”
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Megan, 26, says going to therapy was “never a conversation that was on the table” in her household growing up.
Adds Chance, 28, “Black men are guarded. Because you have to be.”
Addressing her own pain, Henson reflects on her previousexperience with domestic abuse: “Once the fist came, that’s when I knew I had to go.”
Peace of Mind with Tarajipremiered in December 2020. It was renewed for a second season in August.
“We knew that it was going to be important. We knew that because when we launched theBoris Lawrence Henson Foundation, we saw that impact on a smaller scale,” the Oscar nominee previously toldEntertainment Tonightof her series. “So then it amped us up … We were like, ‘Okay, well, how do we get it out to the masses?’ So the show was the natural progression because only so many people are going to do the research to find us.”
“We have a platform, where people are watching this all over the globe,” Henson continued. “And what I love about it is, you’re talking to a community of people, Black and brown, who can’t afford therapy. But guess what? Our show is free.”
As for how Henson herself finds peace of mind?
Season 2 ofPeace of Mind with Tarajipremieres Monday on Facebook Watch, with new episodes dropping weekly.
source: people.com
