
21/07/2025
✨ National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month ✨
At The Aspen Center, we believe in the power of storytelling, especially when it reflects the real struggles and triumphs of BIPOC communities.
We’re sharing movies and series that tell powerful, nuanced stories of identity, trauma, healing, and connection; stories that reflect the mental health experiences of BIPOC individuals in ways that are often unseen or unspoken.
Here are a few we’re spotlighting:
🎬 Moonlight: A quiet, powerful exploration of Black masculinity, queerness, and unspoken pain.
🍃 Therapeutic lens: identity development, childhood trauma, emotional repression.
🎬 The Farewell: A Chinese-American family navigates grief, cultural expectations, and intergenerational silence.
🍃 Therapeutic lens: cross-cultural grief, family secrets, immigrant identity.
🎬 La Mission: A Latinx father struggles to reconcile his love for his son with deeply rooted cultural beliefs.
🍃 Therapeutic lens: toxic masculinity, generational healing, acceptance.
🎬 Reservation Dogs: Indigenous teens deal with loss, purpose, and growing up on their own terms with humor and heart.
🍃 Therapeutic lens: intergenerational trauma, cultural resilience, youth mental health.
These stories remind us that therapy looks different for everyone, and that healing often begins with simply feeling seen.
Through media like this, we hope to bring more awareness to the unique psychological experiences BIPOC communities face and encourage open, healing conversations. If you’re looking for therapy services or just a space to talk, The Aspen Center is here for you. 💚