Blake does a fun and interesting talk to teach students about bipolar disorder. He shares his own experience living with a mental illness. Blake talks about how hard it is to have a diagnosis and limit drinking and other forms of illegal drugs.
The goal of this talk is to teach college students how vital it is to care for their mental health. Blake connects several of his experiences to show students that even though he has bipolar it is possible to live a full life.
Blake has a completed documentary teaching about his use of rap therapy. While obtaining his social work degree, he realized many of his patients would not open up. Blake started a group to teach inner city children to write rap song, dance and art about their experiences. The children opened up about many painful experiences from the past.
This work led to a documentary titled Rap Therapy. Blake filmed a program done with The Salvation Army in New York City. He also interviewed many celebrities. A few that were in the documentary were 50 Cent, Russell Simmons, Reverend Run, Ludacris and several others.
Blake shares his story of facing bipolar disorder in his teens. He talks about what it is to face a severe mental illness. The discussion shares his unique childhood meeting notables prior to being diagnosed. It then talks about the difficulty finding the right treatments and support.
The discussion shares how with the right doctors, Blake would slowly rebuild his life. He would end up finishing high school, college and obtaining his Masters Degree in Social Work. Blake has written many published books, educated a large amount of youth and shared his story often.
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