Band of Brothers Mental Health Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Your peace is not “too much” to protect, and your boundaries are not optional. We talk about boundaries as a real mental health tool: your mind is a city, and boundaries are the wall that decides what gets in and what stays out. When that wall is missing, people, places, and habits can move through your life whenever they want, leaving you drained, anxious, and stuck cleaning up t...

Send us Fan Mail Passing can bring relief. Being stealth can bring safety. But when community turns those choices into suspicion, tests of “realness,” or accusations of betrayal, the cost is often mental health. We talk openly about how Black trans men who can pass and Black trans men who choose to be stealth get treated unfairly and ruthlessly scrutinized, and why that kind of gatekeeping pushes...

Send us Fan Mail People love simple villains. Real life doesn’t work that way, especially when you’re a Black trans man walking through the world already assumed to be angry, violent, controlling, or “toxic” before you say a word. I’m Solomon, and I lay out why the Band of Brothers Mental Health Podcast exists: Black trans masculine folks and Black trans men deserve mental health support that is s...

Send us Fan Mail We challenge the idea that Trans Day of Visibility is automatically empowering and ask who actually benefits when only one version of masculinity gets celebrated. We connect visibility, community standards, and self-definition to Black trans masculine mental health and offer concrete ways to seek support and protect your well-being.  • why the podcast centers Black trans masculine...

Send us Fan Mail Isolation isn’t a personal flaw. It stems from the complexity of masculinity/manhood, blackness and transness.  Black trans masculine folks and Black trans men have to navigate anti-blackness, transphobia and the double edge sword of manhood/masculinity.  Because we can't find mental health care, community, peer support, friends, or family to help us navigate this complexity....

Send us Fan Mail Forgotten history sits just beneath the surface of our community, and today we dig it up with care. We walk through the Tenderloin after the Compton Cafeteria Riot to find trans organizers meeting at Glide Memorial, building Conversion Our Goal (COG) in 1967, and setting a standard for peer-led support that moved beyond survival. From there, we follow the thread to the National Tr...

Send us Fan Mail This episode explores how social support shapes mental health for Black trans masculine folks and Black trans men, moving beyond crisis response to everyday thriving.  The podcast offers a clear definition, two self-assessment questions, and practical ways to build aligned, reciprocal networks. • mission and focus on Black transmasc folks and Black transmen’s mental health • defin...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wonder how far we've come in understanding transgender mental health? The journey from pathologization to progress has been long and challenging, but knowing this history is essential for appreciating our present and building a better future. The Band Brothers Mental Health Podcast dives into the origins of transgender mental healthcare, tracing its evolution from the 19...

Send us Fan Mail Mental wellness begins with pruning our inner garden. Before we can create healthy boundaries with others, we must first address the negative thought patterns that lead us into relationships that don't serve us. The Band of Brothers Mental Health Podcast tackles this crucial concept in our latest episode, "Is Your Cutoff Game Strong?" Host Solomon challenges the com...

Send us Fan Mail A short introduction about the podcast. Support the show The Band of Brothers Mental Health Podcast is produced, written, and edited by Transman In Search of Media Atl, GA.  Sound design and music production also created by Trans Man In Search of Media. Support the Band of Brothers podcast, by becoming a paid subscriber or listener, info is on the website. Tired of mainstream medi...

Send us Fan Mail E, a Black transman, and Marcel, a Black intersex young man talk about mental health and community. The discussion is unfiltered and focused on their personal individual experiences.  Suicide is discussed in the conversation and some of the topics maybe triggering, therefore listen at your own discretion.  If you are in crisis, call Translifeline (877-565-8860), BlackLine (800-604...