Rooted in Breath: Why We Honor BIPOC Mental Health Month

July is BIPOC Mental Health Month, a time to center the mental and emotional well-being of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. This month was established by the late author and advocate Bebe Moore Campbell, a Black woman who understood that mental health care must reflect the lived experiences of our communities. She fought to ensure that no one, especially Black people, would suffer in silence or be left out of the conversation.

At Exhale, we carry her passion forward, working every day to ensure Black women are seen, supported, and prioritized in mental health.

Exhale launched to be a refuge, a place where Black women could breathe and return to themselves. We created Exhale App as a daily practice of care, but we are more than an app. We are a movement. A call to Black women to say, my mental health matters, and to choose themselves not just once, but over and over again.

As we close out this month, we invite you to join us in that call. When you download and subscribe to Exhale, you’re not only investing in your well-being, you’re supporting a platform created by and for Black women. Your low-cost subscription helps us continue offering intentional, culturally grounded care through the app, and fuels our advocacy, education, and research through Exhale Cares.

Our commitment hasn’t wavered. From day one, we’ve been here to remind you:
You are not too much. You are not alone.
You don’t have to hold it all.
You are worthy of being centered in wellness spaces. Always.

Take a deep breath. Exhale. You’re home.