DELRAY BEACH, Fla .– Friends and strangers share their thoughts as clients get their hairstyles and hair done.
It might seem like an unusual hangout, but for owners of Upper Cutz Barbershop and Salon in Delray Beach, it makes sense.
People tend to talk to them when they are in the barber chair.
“In the African American community, we’ve been taught to keep things to ourselves, not to give it away,” said co-owner Lashon Harris.
But in Cutz and Conversation sessions, people can talk freely.
“It’s up to the community to come in and be able to express some of the mental things they’re going through,” Harris said.
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Meetings are held on the last Thursday of each month and there is a men’s group that meets on the last Monday of each month.
“It makes more people want to come because they know everything they’ve talked about with us and the therapists, that it’s not going to come out, they have a safe place to go and talk.”
Anyone can be a part of Cutz and Conversation.
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Julia Sanna said that as a therapist she helped facilitate meetings. And if someone needs personalized advice, she is there to provide resources. She says they talk about everything.
“Relationships, we are talking about mental well-being, we are talking about stress and anxiety, we are talking about depression, we are talking about parenting dynamics. Everyone expresses their opinions and they are not necessarily the same,” Sanna said. . “And that’s the point of being able to meet in a place where you can agree on some things, disagree on some things but you hear where the other person is coming from.”
She adds that it brings generations together.
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“The most emotional moments were when the young men spoke up or even the young girls, and then we have older men here who will answer them and answer them,” Sanna said. “And sometimes younger men will be, why is your generation doing this. Be open to taking care of your mental well-being. And don’t let the stigma of the past or the way we view mental health in the past. past prevent you from seeking help. “
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