Mental Health Check-In: The Inner Kid Is Not Optional
Thu, Apr 23
|John P. Top Greene African American Cult
This Mental Health Check-In launches Adult Recess Festival week by reframing play not as nostalgia or leisure, but as a critical component of adult mental health and nervous system regulation.
Time & Location
Apr 23, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
John P. Top Greene African American Cult, 401 Martin Luther King Blvd, Raleigh, NC
About the event
🧠✨ Join Us for a Community Mental Health Check-In ✨🧠
For many adults—especially those navigating chronic stress, grief, burnout, and responsibility—life has become about survival rather than fullness. This conversation invites us to examine what we’ve lost in that shift, and what the “inner kid” still holds: curiosity, regulation, creativity, emotional honesty, and the capacity to feel safe in our bodies and connected to others.
Grounded in lived experience, community wisdom, and public-health-informed insight, this check-in explores:
How play supports nervous system regulation across adulthood
What survival mode looks like in adult life—and how it shows up in our relationships, work, and health
What the inner child teaches us about rest, boundaries, joy, and emotional expression