Audacy's 'I’m Listening' aims to share valuable resources for those who need to connect, heal, and share their own stories. To those who are dealing with mental health issues, understand you are not alone. Once again this Mental Health Awareness Month, we have teamed with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to continue the conversation about mental health, both in ourselves and our communities.

Listen as Audacy's Katie Neal along with AFSP Chief Medical Officer Christine Yu Moutier and AFSP Oregon Chapter Board Chair Vuong Tran, discuss destigmatizing conversations around mental health, because talk has the power to save lives. You can hear the entire conversation this weekend on your favorite Audacy station, or listen to the full podcast above.

"One thing is certain in that there will be unpredictability and unexpected curveballs and turns of life, and so the way that we respond to all that is really about exercising that muscle of resilience," explains Dr. Moutier. "It's about maintaining a sense of stability, a sense of self, a sense of connection to others and community even through the hard times."

"Mental health is really dynamic, it's like other aspects of health. Our physical health can change, it goes through ups and downs," she adds. "It's about managing and optimizing all of that, and resilience is a tactic or strategy to ground ourselves, to stay stable."

If you or anyone you know is struggling with depression or anxiety, know that someone is always there. Additionally, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 988. Find a full list of additional resources here and more information on 'I'm Listening' at imlistening.org.

During a conversation in Los Angeles with Audacy's Liz Hernandez, R&B star Jon B. shared what it is that helps keep him calm and always ready to deliver his smooth personality.

"Being out in nature, taking time to be still is really important no matter what you do," he shares on he maintains his peaceful, calm persona. "I think it's important to be out outside, go water your plants, as they say, metaphorically speaking, but I'm literally watering my plants like on the balcony just to calm down."

"Taking walks, honestly loving my kids, loving my wife, and really loving my fans, you know, just loving my position in life," all adds to his quiet sense of self. "The trees are supposed to absorb all the stress that we don't talk about. I feel like that's my job is to absorb the energy that I'm getting all around me, but then all of a sudden, I'm giving you oxygen with this music. I'm breathing out the realness, you know what I mean?"

"I'm learning every day and I'm soaking it up, and ever since I've been in the game at 18, you know, I'm 50 this year, so I kind of feel like a little bit of a vet in this game, but that's not stopping. Whether I'm hanging around 30-year-old people or whether I'm hanging around 60-year-old people, whatever. It's just about celebrating life together."

It’s okay to not be OK. We know the power of talk can save lives. Audacy's 'I’m Listening' aims to share valuable resources for those who need to connect, heal, and share their own stories. To those who are dealing with mental health issues, understand you are not alone. If you or anyone you know is struggling with depression or anxiety, know that someone is always there. Additionally, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 988. Find a full list of additional resources here.

Part of the magic of DDG's latest album, blame the chat, is his willingness to create much of it live during his 'Hit-A-Thon' stream. However, with high visibility on social media, comes high hurdles to clear sometimes for your mental health, making sure negative comments don't hit harder than they should.

"I think over just over time, like over the years, I developed a really thick skin on the internet," DDG shares during a recent Audacy Check In. "Just getting constantly hated on for unnecessary things."

"It's just like a a boxer, you know what I'm saying, if a boxer is doing warmups where he's taking a lot of body shots from the coach or whatever, when he get in the fight, you know, he gonna be able to eat, and it ain't nothing."

While he has learned how to filter out the negativity for himself, he echoes the importance of continuing to talk openly about mental health. "Mental health is extremely important," DDG declares. "I found myself in dark times before, you know, dealing with like content creation, music, my wanting to see myself at the forefront of the industry and things like that."

"I never really let too much get to me. I always give myself pep talks here and there when I ever feel down," he shares, also revealing who he looks to for additional support. "My mom. I call my mom about anything."

"If I feel some type of way, I'm going through something, just anything -- internet, real life, whatever -- I can call my mom. She might not have the solution right then and there, but you know sometimes you just need somebody to talk to and just make you feel better."

It’s okay to not be OK. We know the power of talk can save lives. Audacy's 'I’m Listening' aims to share valuable resources for those who need to connect, heal, and share their own stories. To those who are dealing with mental health issues, understand you are not alone. If you or anyone you know is struggling with depression or anxiety, know that someone is always there. Additionally, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 988. Find a full list of additional resources here.