One Inch of Hope: Mental Health, Resilience, and Recovery with LaVontae Hill
From Moms Building Community by Maryam Trumpf
June 4, 2026 · 1h 1m · Season 4 · Episode 22
About this episode
A powerful conversation about mental health, healing, and community impact with LaVontae Hill.
In this episode, we are honored to welcome LaVontae Hill, also known as Kodak King, for a powerful conversation about mental health, healing, purpose, and community impact. LaVontae is a mental health therapist, Associate Clinical Social Worker, motivational speaker, TEDx speaker, and founder of Open Heart Journey. Through his lived experience and professional work, he continues to help break the stigma around mental health while encouraging others to choose vulnerability, healing, and hope. During this conversation, we talk about his journey, the importance of mental health awareness, how our stories can become a source of strength, and why supporting youth, families, and underserved communities matters now more than ever. This is an inspiring and heartfelt episode about resilience, purpose, and the power of using your voice to help others heal.
People in this episode
Host: Maryam Trumpf
Guest: LaVontae Hill
Topics covered
- mental health
- resilience
- community impact
- healing
- youth support
Keywords
- mental health
- resilience
- healing
- community
- youth support
- vulnerability
- hope
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Open Heart Journey
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