men’s health awareness month
Why Men’s Health matters to me.
I was a competitive athlete. I was trained — like most young men — to perform, push through, and never let them see you sweat. Feelings weren't part of the game plan. Vulnerability wasn't in the playbook. And when everything fell apart, I had no idea what to do with what I was feeling because I'd never been taught that my inner life was worth paying attention to.
What followed was one of the darkest seasons of my life. Suicidal ideation. Isolation. The weight of believing that needing help made me weak. It took everything I had — and the courage to finally walk into a counselor's office — to find a way through. 💙
program setting options.
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Full Assembly
A high-energy, story-first keynote for the whole school or a focused male student audience — tailored by grade level and delivered with the honesty and humor that makes young men actually listen.
Male Student Breakout
A smaller, more intimate setting where Rashad goes deeper with young men specifically — creating a space where boys can ask the questions they'd never raise in a full auditorium.
Athlete Leadership Session
Designed for sports teams and male student leaders — connecting high performance identity with emotional intelligence, resilience, and what it really means to lead.
This isn’t some cute speech, he lives it.
How he connects in such a deep way…
Athlete-To-Athlete Credibility
Rashad speaks the language of competitive sports culture — identity wrapped in performance, the silence that comes with it, and what it costs. Young male athletes in your school will hear this differently than anything else they've been told about mental health.
Personal Counseling Journey
Rashad doesn't just recommend therapy — he walked through it himself, at a time when everything told him not to. That makes the ask land differently for boys who are watching to see if it's safe to admit they're struggling.
He Almost Didn’t Make It
There were seasons when Rashad couldn't see a reason to keep going. Not because he was weak — because he was human, and nobody had ever taught him that what he was feeling had a name, or that asking for help was an option. He sat in that silence longer than he should have.
What happens when boys can’t talk.
3-4x
Men die by suicide at 3 to 4 times the rate of women — the silent epidemic hiding in plain sight
1 in 3
Men will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime — most will never seek help
77%
Of men report suffering in silence rather than seeking support from others when struggling
What your students will walk away with after a safe space is created
A redefined understanding of strength — one that includes vulnerability, not excludes it
The lived proof that a man can go through counseling, rebuild, and come out with more purpose — not less
Language to name what they're feeling and the permission to say it to a trusted adult
A concrete next step if they or a friend is struggling — not just awareness, but action
Teacher and counselor follow-up guide included — so the conversation doesn't end when the assembly does
are you ready?
your young men need this conversation
A tailor-made experience specifically targeted to your schools needs