Funny Feelings (Part 1) with J.B. Smoove

We all know him as Leon, the outspoken and hilarious character on Curb Your Enthusiasm, his appearances in the Barbershop and Spiderman film series, Real Husbands of Hollywood, and as a wildly talented comedian. But J.B. Smoove also has a lot to say about mental health. In this two-part episode of the Strong Talk podcast hosted by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Vice President for Health Equity and Engagement, Vic Armstrong, this big-hearted entertainer shares his experiences of:

• Finding himself on stage – and finding himself in real life
• Dealing with disappointment 
  Losing people to suicide, and how family and friends can come together after a loss
• Our culture’s evolving perception of mental health 
• The unfair pressure on Black men to keep their feelings inside 
• The challenge of having to put on a happy face while dealing with something difficult 
• Strategies for healthily managing one’s mental health 

We hope you’ll join us for this enlightening conversation with this beloved – and insightful – entertainer.

Strong Talk is a podcast dedicated to the discussion of equity, diversity, and family as it relates to mental health and addictions. We started this podcast because we believe that we are at a pivotal point, as it pertains to access to mental health services for historically marginalized communities. We wanted to create a space, not only to talk about challenges, but to explore and to create space for solutions.