YOUTUBE SERIES "MY LIFE/MY STORY" SHEDS LIGHT ON MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS

The promising new docu-series “My Life/ My Story,” was created by photographers James Pray and Will Pender. It is a YouTube show that interviews individuals who experience traumatic events and their growth through it. In his words, Pray says he wanted to create a platform where people can speak about events that happened to them and are happening in communities all over. “I feel these stories will spark conversations that we need to have within our community,” Pray says.

The stories range from gun violence, domestic violence and drug abuse within the black community. Pray is also an advocate for mental health awareness and hopes people who have these experiences will seek to get therapy to help them through their tragedies. 

While continuing the “My Life/My story” series, Pray will also present short films from some of the featured stories. “I wanted to present a visual of some of the pain that these people telling their story went through,” Pray says.