Gemstone Wellness

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when enslaved Black Americans in Texas learned they were free more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

Today we honor Black history, resilience, culture, and community while recognizing the ongoing pursuit of equity and justice.

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Dr. Jenny here, Gemstone’s Founder.

I lost one of my dearest friends to serious mental illness in 2015. It’s part of what propelled me into this career and into opening this practice.

Kevin Powers was one of the most gifted musicians I have ever known. He was brilliant, funny, deeply loved, and living with schizophrenia. His story, and the stories of so many others, are at the heart of the documentary No One Cares About Crazy People.

I’m honored to appear in this film—not as a psychologist, but as someone personally touched by the devastating impact of serious mental illness.

The documentary follows several families as they navigate a fragmented healthcare system while fighting to love and support their loved ones through unimaginable challenges.

This is not just a film about mental illness. It’s a film about family, grief, advocacy, dignity, and what happens when people fall through the cracks of systems that were meant to help them.

Narrated by Bob Odenkirk and featuring original music by Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, it is a powerful and timely call to pay attention.

If you care about mental health, caregiving, public policy, or simply understanding the human experience more deeply, I hope you’ll watch.

Available now on Apple TV+ and Prime Video.

Have you seen it? I’d love to hear your thoughts below.

Trauma is often discussed in broad terms, but the lived experiences of survivors are still deeply misunderstood and overlooked.

Many people recognize the term PTSD, yet do not fully understand what trauma responses can actually look like day to day – hypervigilance, emotional numbness, dissociation, shame, difficulty trusting others, chronic anxiety, people-pleasing, irritability, sleep disturbances, feeling unsafe in your own body, or constantly being in survival mode.

Trauma responses are not character flaws or overreactions. They are adaptive responses from a nervous system that learned how to survive.

Healing does not erase what happened, and there is no “right” way to respond to trauma. Every survivor’s experience is different, and every coping strategy once served a purpose.

To trauma survivors: what happened to you was real, and your response to it makes sense. You deserved safety then, and you deserve support now. 💛

If you’re looking for support, our team at is here to help. Visit the link in our bio to learn more.