Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective
@beamorg.bsky.social
BEAM funds, trains and resources an international network of grassroots wellness orgs, mental health institutions, and wellness practitioners across the world while holding healing spaces that center healing justice.
Where do you hold stress in your body? What thoughts or feelings are lingering in your mind or energy? We invite you to take a few moments today to reflect and begin the year with clarity and care.
January 6, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Where do you hold stress in your body? What thoughts or feelings are lingering in your mind or energy? We invite you to take a few moments today to reflect and begin the year with clarity and care.
mentally—helping us better understand our needs.
We chose barbershop imagery intentionally. Barbershops and salons are places where we care for our crowns and connect with community—spaces where conversations unfold, stories are shared, and care is often offered long before we have words for it.
We chose barbershop imagery intentionally. Barbershops and salons are places where we care for our crowns and connect with community—spaces where conversations unfold, stories are shared, and care is often offered long before we have words for it.
January 6, 2026 at 8:19 PM
mentally—helping us better understand our needs.
We chose barbershop imagery intentionally. Barbershops and salons are places where we care for our crowns and connect with community—spaces where conversations unfold, stories are shared, and care is often offered long before we have words for it.
We chose barbershop imagery intentionally. Barbershops and salons are places where we care for our crowns and connect with community—spaces where conversations unfold, stories are shared, and care is often offered long before we have words for it.
Taking a moment to check in with ourselves allows us to notice where we need care, tend to our wellness with intention, and—when needed—ask for support from others.
Our How Am I? self check-in tool was created to support a holistic reflection on how we’re feeling emotionally, physically, and
Our How Am I? self check-in tool was created to support a holistic reflection on how we’re feeling emotionally, physically, and
January 6, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Taking a moment to check in with ourselves allows us to notice where we need care, tend to our wellness with intention, and—when needed—ask for support from others.
Our How Am I? self check-in tool was created to support a holistic reflection on how we’re feeling emotionally, physically, and
Our How Am I? self check-in tool was created to support a holistic reflection on how we’re feeling emotionally, physically, and
How are you — for real?
We are living through an ongoing series of events and circumstances that have created collective tension, activated deep emotions, and heightened anxiety for many of us.
We are living through an ongoing series of events and circumstances that have created collective tension, activated deep emotions, and heightened anxiety for many of us.
January 6, 2026 at 8:19 PM
How are you — for real?
We are living through an ongoing series of events and circumstances that have created collective tension, activated deep emotions, and heightened anxiety for many of us.
We are living through an ongoing series of events and circumstances that have created collective tension, activated deep emotions, and heightened anxiety for many of us.
Holding both allows us to resist shame, honor bodily autonomy, and defend the right to choose what supports our wellness. We must make room for all paths to care — because our liberation depends on it.
January 5, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Holding both allows us to resist shame, honor bodily autonomy, and defend the right to choose what supports our wellness. We must make room for all paths to care — because our liberation depends on it.
It also matters to remember that pharmacology is rooted in botany — in plants, land, and Indigenous knowledge from across the world. Science and spirit have always been connected.
January 5, 2026 at 9:49 PM
It also matters to remember that pharmacology is rooted in botany — in plants, land, and Indigenous knowledge from across the world. Science and spirit have always been connected.
At the same time, many of our people rely on medication — and when used thoughtfully, it can be a powerful, life-sustaining tool.
Choosing medication is not a failure of faith or strength. For many, it is a survival strategy in systems that were never designed to keep us well.
Choosing medication is not a failure of faith or strength. For many, it is a survival strategy in systems that were never designed to keep us well.
January 5, 2026 at 9:49 PM
At the same time, many of our people rely on medication — and when used thoughtfully, it can be a powerful, life-sustaining tool.
Choosing medication is not a failure of faith or strength. For many, it is a survival strategy in systems that were never designed to keep us well.
Choosing medication is not a failure of faith or strength. For many, it is a survival strategy in systems that were never designed to keep us well.
In a moment when our bodies and minds are under constant political stress — from state violence to medical racism to shrinking access to care — healing cannot be one-size-fits-all.
We have to hold multiple truths at once. Pharmaceutical companies have not always been allies to our communities.
We have to hold multiple truths at once. Pharmaceutical companies have not always been allies to our communities.
January 5, 2026 at 9:49 PM
In a moment when our bodies and minds are under constant political stress — from state violence to medical racism to shrinking access to care — healing cannot be one-size-fits-all.
We have to hold multiple truths at once. Pharmaceutical companies have not always been allies to our communities.
We have to hold multiple truths at once. Pharmaceutical companies have not always been allies to our communities.
Accountability isn’t about punishment — it’s about acknowledging where we are, and choosing what we want to honor moving forward.
January 2, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Accountability isn’t about punishment — it’s about acknowledging where we are, and choosing what we want to honor moving forward.
This year, we’re encouraging honest reflection.
As we move into a new year, this is an invitation to pause and check in with ourselves.
Are our actions aligned with the care, boundaries, rest, and connection we say we value?
As we move into a new year, this is an invitation to pause and check in with ourselves.
Are our actions aligned with the care, boundaries, rest, and connection we say we value?
January 2, 2026 at 7:53 PM
This year, we’re encouraging honest reflection.
As we move into a new year, this is an invitation to pause and check in with ourselves.
Are our actions aligned with the care, boundaries, rest, and connection we say we value?
As we move into a new year, this is an invitation to pause and check in with ourselves.
Are our actions aligned with the care, boundaries, rest, and connection we say we value?
Use this writing exercise to check in with yourself honestly and set intentions that honor what your body and spirit are asking for.
January 1, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Use this writing exercise to check in with yourself honestly and set intentions that honor what your body and spirit are asking for.
As we welcome 2026, we invite you to slow down and listen inward. Check out our Healing in the Present grounding journal prompts.
What is your body communicating to you right now?
What emotions are you carrying into the new year that deserve attention, tenderness, or release?
What is your body communicating to you right now?
What emotions are you carrying into the new year that deserve attention, tenderness, or release?
January 1, 2026 at 9:49 PM
As we welcome 2026, we invite you to slow down and listen inward. Check out our Healing in the Present grounding journal prompts.
What is your body communicating to you right now?
What emotions are you carrying into the new year that deserve attention, tenderness, or release?
What is your body communicating to you right now?
What emotions are you carrying into the new year that deserve attention, tenderness, or release?
Give yourself permission to look back with compassion, not criticism, and notice what your body and spirit are asking for as you move into a new season.
Feel free to share a response in the comments! Our community has the power to heal!
Feel free to share a response in the comments! Our community has the power to heal!
December 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Give yourself permission to look back with compassion, not criticism, and notice what your body and spirit are asking for as you move into a new season.
Feel free to share a response in the comments! Our community has the power to heal!
Feel free to share a response in the comments! Our community has the power to heal!
As we close out the year, our Rooted in Care series invites you to pause and reflect.
These journal prompts are a space to explore the moments you honored yourself — and the moments you avoided your own care. Both hold wisdom.
These journal prompts are a space to explore the moments you honored yourself — and the moments you avoided your own care. Both hold wisdom.
December 26, 2025 at 8:28 PM
As we close out the year, our Rooted in Care series invites you to pause and reflect.
These journal prompts are a space to explore the moments you honored yourself — and the moments you avoided your own care. Both hold wisdom.
These journal prompts are a space to explore the moments you honored yourself — and the moments you avoided your own care. Both hold wisdom.
This is your reminder: isolation is not the answer—connection is.
In a world that pushes us to cope alone, community is a radical intervention.
Use our Community Care Plan to map your people, name your support, and build care on purpose.
Collective healing is how we survive this moment.
In a world that pushes us to cope alone, community is a radical intervention.
Use our Community Care Plan to map your people, name your support, and build care on purpose.
Collective healing is how we survive this moment.
December 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This is your reminder: isolation is not the answer—connection is.
In a world that pushes us to cope alone, community is a radical intervention.
Use our Community Care Plan to map your people, name your support, and build care on purpose.
Collective healing is how we survive this moment.
In a world that pushes us to cope alone, community is a radical intervention.
Use our Community Care Plan to map your people, name your support, and build care on purpose.
Collective healing is how we survive this moment.
As we navigate this season, slowing down to name what we’re grateful for can be a grounding way to care for our bodies and our hearts.
What are you grateful for in this moment? Share below!
What are you grateful for in this moment? Share below!
December 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
As we navigate this season, slowing down to name what we’re grateful for can be a grounding way to care for our bodies and our hearts.
What are you grateful for in this moment? Share below!
What are you grateful for in this moment? Share below!
Gratitude isn’t just a feel-good practice — it’s a health practice.
In this video, Dr. Leo More @growwithdrleo breaks down how expressing gratitude can help lower blood pressure and support both your mental and physical well-being.
In this video, Dr. Leo More @growwithdrleo breaks down how expressing gratitude can help lower blood pressure and support both your mental and physical well-being.
Dr. Leo Moore Shares How Gratitude Helps Us Heal
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December 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Gratitude isn’t just a feel-good practice — it’s a health practice.
In this video, Dr. Leo More @growwithdrleo breaks down how expressing gratitude can help lower blood pressure and support both your mental and physical well-being.
In this video, Dr. Leo More @growwithdrleo breaks down how expressing gratitude can help lower blood pressure and support both your mental and physical well-being.
Your generosity helps parents rest, recover, and show up for their families—especially during a season when resources are stretched thin. Let us not forget that money is a mental health intervention.
Thank you for helping us weave collective care into the holidays.
Thank you for helping us weave collective care into the holidays.
December 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Your generosity helps parents rest, recover, and show up for their families—especially during a season when resources are stretched thin. Let us not forget that money is a mental health intervention.
Thank you for helping us weave collective care into the holidays.
Thank you for helping us weave collective care into the holidays.
Thanks to our community, we were able to distribute:
💜 $10,000 directly to families
💜 Support across 16 states
💜 Cash stipends for 40 families
💜 $10,000 directly to families
💜 Support across 16 states
💜 Cash stipends for 40 families
December 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Thanks to our community, we were able to distribute:
💜 $10,000 directly to families
💜 Support across 16 states
💜 Cash stipends for 40 families
💜 $10,000 directly to families
💜 Support across 16 states
💜 Cash stipends for 40 families
Families are experiencing increasing financial and emotional strain, and 48% of parents report feeling completely overwhelmed. The Parent Support Fund exists to help lighten that load with dignity, care, and direct support.
December 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Families are experiencing increasing financial and emotional strain, and 48% of parents report feeling completely overwhelmed. The Parent Support Fund exists to help lighten that load with dignity, care, and direct support.
This holiday season, BEAM continued our commitment to supporting Black and marginalized parents through The Parent Support Fund: Holiday Edition ‘25. Together, we made an impact. 💛
December 12, 2025 at 11:24 PM
This holiday season, BEAM continued our commitment to supporting Black and marginalized parents through The Parent Support Fund: Holiday Edition ‘25. Together, we made an impact. 💛
Thank you, @iamemmanuelforbesjr — for choosing BEAM and helping shine a light on this work.
👉 Want to support? If you’d like to donate to BEAM and fuel our programs, resources, and community support efforts, you can give by visiting beam.community/donate
👉 Want to support? If you’d like to donate to BEAM and fuel our programs, resources, and community support efforts, you can give by visiting beam.community/donate
December 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Thank you, @iamemmanuelforbesjr — for choosing BEAM and helping shine a light on this work.
👉 Want to support? If you’d like to donate to BEAM and fuel our programs, resources, and community support efforts, you can give by visiting beam.community/donate
👉 Want to support? If you’d like to donate to BEAM and fuel our programs, resources, and community support efforts, you can give by visiting beam.community/donate
🖤⚡ Big news! NFL cornerback Emmanuel Forbes Jr. has selected BEAM as his featured cause for this year’s My Cause My Cleats campaign.
We’re honored that he’s using his platform to uplift mental health, emotional wellness, and community care.
We’re honored that he’s using his platform to uplift mental health, emotional wellness, and community care.
December 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
🖤⚡ Big news! NFL cornerback Emmanuel Forbes Jr. has selected BEAM as his featured cause for this year’s My Cause My Cleats campaign.
We’re honored that he’s using his platform to uplift mental health, emotional wellness, and community care.
We’re honored that he’s using his platform to uplift mental health, emotional wellness, and community care.
If you believe in this work—support us today.
Donate, share, or grab something from our shop.
Every contribution helps us keep spaces of healing, tools, and care accessible.
Visit beam.community/donate
Give boldly. Give toward Black healing.🖤
Donate, share, or grab something from our shop.
Every contribution helps us keep spaces of healing, tools, and care accessible.
Visit beam.community/donate
Give boldly. Give toward Black healing.🖤
December 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
If you believe in this work—support us today.
Donate, share, or grab something from our shop.
Every contribution helps us keep spaces of healing, tools, and care accessible.
Visit beam.community/donate
Give boldly. Give toward Black healing.🖤
Donate, share, or grab something from our shop.
Every contribution helps us keep spaces of healing, tools, and care accessible.
Visit beam.community/donate
Give boldly. Give toward Black healing.🖤
✨ More than 1,500 people came through our trainings seeking tools, connection, and healing justice education.
While institutions turn away, we continue to turn toward our communities.
Because Black healing is non-negotiable.
While institutions turn away, we continue to turn toward our communities.
Because Black healing is non-negotiable.
December 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
✨ More than 1,500 people came through our trainings seeking tools, connection, and healing justice education.
While institutions turn away, we continue to turn toward our communities.
Because Black healing is non-negotiable.
While institutions turn away, we continue to turn toward our communities.
Because Black healing is non-negotiable.