Weekly Call to Action: We Want Healthy Minds

Written By GirlTrek Team

GirlTREK SOS Dispatch

Saving Our Sisters | Saving Ourselves

Weekly Monday Motivation for a Million+ Strong

Opening Word

My mind is worthy of peace. My spirit is worthy of joy. My body is worthy of care.

Dear Fam,

For years, you’ve opened our Monday Motivation emails and sparked your week with our Friday Fire emails.  Those weekly notes have kept our million+ strong community connected, inspired, and on mission.

This summer, we’re refining our communications to give you the most relevant, life-giving tools to help you live your healthiest, most fulfilled life and tap deeper into the GirlTREK movement.

That’s why we’ve started rolling out The SOS Dispatch — a new format for Monday Motivations. Each week, SOS will:

  • Amplify the work and voices of our trusted partners fighting for justice and health.

  • Spotlight Black businesses and Next Gen leaders in our community.

  • Call you to action with small but mighty assignments.

  • Share where to connect in sisterhood, locally and virtually.

This is more than an email. It’s our weekly solidarity dispatch. A way to save our sisters and ourselves — by practicing joy, justice, and collective care together.

This week’s call: We Want Healthy Minds.

GirlTREK’s Big Move: Launching the Blue Brigade

Our response to the urgent call for mental health? The Blue Brigade.

This powerful new force of trained GirlTREK organizers will be the first responders in our movement, equipped with Mental Health First Aid training. They are warriors of wellness, prepared to walk beside our sisters in moments of crisis and stress. 

Kickoff Event: Montgomery, AL

If you’re in the area, join us for the very first Blue Brigade: A Mental Wellness Experience — an empowering, interactive event designed specifically for women who want to build skills in Mental Health First Aid response.  

Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025 | 8:30 AM CT
The Sanctuary – Montgomery, AL

RSVP for the Montgomery Kickoff (Space is limited for the in-person experience, but resources will be shared to membership after the event)

Not in Montgomery? No worries — training continues all month long, virtually and for FREE.

Adult Mental Health First Aid Training (Virtual Sessions)

  • Sept 6, 2025 | 11AM ET / 8AM PT

  • Sept 20, 2025 | 11AM ET / 8AM PT

  • Sept 27, 2025 | 11AM ET / 8AM PT

Sessions limited to 20 participants each

This nationally recognized 8-hour course teaches you how to help someone experiencing a mental health problem or crisis. It gives you the tools to identify, understand, and respond to signs of stress, addiction, and mental illness — so you can be a lifesaving presence in your family, community, and GirlTREK crew.

Register for a Virtual Training

Systems Change Partner: Black Women’s Mental Health Institute

“At the Black Women’s Mental Health Institute, we echo the call for healthy minds and affirm the urgent need for relief from the deadly impact of stress and the population-level trauma rooted in forced labor, terror, and poverty. We believe access to mental health resources and culturally appropriate therapeutic care is a human right.

Our Counseling in Training Program is designed to prepare the next generation of culturally competent clinicians by providing skills, resources, training, and networking opportunities. This program equips both emerging and practicing mental health professionals—within and beyond our organization—to address the unique and complex needs of communities impacted by generational trauma, systemic oppression, and economic hardship.

Through this work, we ensure that clinicians are not only able to serve their clients with cultural humility and evidence-based care but also care for themselves as they navigate the mental health needs of their communities.

We actively partner with like-minded organizations to expand education, share resources, and strengthen collaborative efforts. Together, we are building networks of healing that address the historical and present-day harms of forced labor, terror, and poverty—while creating pathways to mental and emotional liberation.

BWMHI Call to Action for GirlTREK Members:


Sisters, your cape is calling—but remember, you don’t have to wear it alone. The Black Women’s Mental Health Institute (BWMHI) invites every GirlTREK member to join us in five powerful actions that strengthen our minds, hearts, and communities:

Build & Depend on Your Village. True superheros draw strength from their community. Create and nurture safe spaces where collaboration and care thrive.


Check on a Sister—Really Check. “I’m good” isn’t always the whole story. Pay attention to her body language. Follow up with a text, card, gift, or voice note. Let her know she’s never alone.


Check Your Capacity, Not Just Boundaries. Boundaries protect, but capacity helps you grow. Ask: What do I need? What can I release? Where can I make space?


Evaluate Your Circle. Some relationships are completed assignments. Grieve what’s done, and boldly embrace what’s next.


Love on YOU. Book a counseling session, join a support group, or connect with sisters who can hold your truth. Start with our Sister Support Meetups—every 3rd Thursday. Sign up at www.bwmhi.org.

Black Business Spotlight

This week, we spotlight Trekker Alexandria Simmons, LMFTA, founder of Haven Mental Wellness LLC in North Haven, CT.

Haven Mental Wellness is a therapeutic space dedicated to helping individuals and families heal, grow, and reclaim peace. Specializing in life transitions, relational challenges, and emotional burnout, Alexandria and her team offer care that is both compassionate

Support a sister and learn more, here.

Events | Where to Show Up

BlackFULLness: Mental Health & Mindfulness


Black FULLness is an organization dedicated to helping us reduce stress and access mindfulness tools to support our mental wellness and liberation. 

Join a virtual mindfulness session with BlackFullness and GirlTREK. Come ready to breathe, stretch, and feel connected!

Community Care Walk with GirlTREK & Sista Afya

In the Chicago area?  This special walk will incorporate moments of guided meditation to center your mind, and engaging conversation to foster new connections. 

Caregiver Tribe August Self-Care Workshop
This virtual workshop is designed for those who are caring for others and need extra support in caring for themselves. 

Your SOS Assignment of the Week

Mission: Walk for Healthy Minds

  • Commit to your High Five Week — walk 5 days for at least 30 minutes.

  • Bonus: Invite a sister on at least one walk, or call her while on your walk, and commit to giving her your full attention & support during the walk.

This is how we heal together! 

In love and Sisterhood

The GirlTREK National Crew

GirlTrek Team
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