Psychotherapist • Speaker • Advocate
Now available for pre-order
It’s time we speak.
It’s time we heal.
- Challenge stigma
- Build emotional wellbeing
- Strengthen relationships
Understand the deeper story
Break silence and stigma
Move from surviving to thriving
An invitation to change the story
Black men deserve more than silent survival.
Drawing on lived experience and professional work as a psychotherapist, Ontonio Dawson explores Black men’s mental health through identity, culture, trauma, relationships, resilience and healing.
This is more than a book about mental health. It is a call to start conversations, challenge stigma, strengthen communities and create a future where Black men are empowered to thrive.
What the book helps you understand.
Inside Speak Black Man
Understand the pain. Challenge the silence. Build a healthier future.
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Identity, culture and mental health
A deeper look at how history, social pressure and cultural expectations influence emotional wellbeing.
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Tools for life’s challenges
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Stories of courage and growth
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Strengthen your future
Psychotherapist • Speaker • Advocate
Hi! I’m Ontonio Dawson,
a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist.
“You don’t have to be perfect to be powerful. You just have to be willing to heal.”
Written for Black men—and for the therapists, educators, coaches, faith leaders, families, employers, policymakers and allies who want to understand and support them.
Frequently asked questions
Before you pre-order
What is Speak Black Man about?
It explores Black men’s mental health through identity, culture, trauma, relationships, resilience and healing—while offering practical strategies for emotional wellbeing and lasting personal growth.
Who is this book for?
It is for Black men and for anyone who supports, works with or wants to better understand them—including therapists, educators, coaches, faith leaders, partners, parents, employers, community leaders and allies.
Is this book a replacement for therapy?
Can I purchase copies for a group or organisation?
Pre-order Speak Black Man
Help change the conversation for this generation and the next.
Every pre-order helps carry this message further—supporting a movement committed to challenging stigma, strengthening communities and empowering Black men to thrive rather than simply survive.