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Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Tsanonda Edwards is a community educator and mental health advocate with over 25-years’ experience working with youth and adults. With a Masters’ Degree in Human Services Administration, Tsanonda is the Co-founder and Director of Community Engagement of Above It All, a Mental Health Program in Baltimore.
Author of the book The extraORDINARY Mr. Nobody: A Beginner’s Guide to Self-Healing, Tsanonda has been featured on BlackEnterprise.com and on NPR’s StoryCorps where his story now lives in the Library of Congress. Formerly a Baltimore City Public School Teacher, he also currently serves as a collaborator with the Cambio Group empowering school communities, a Fearless Sports brand ambassador making social impact a way of life and a consultant with the Black Mental Health Alliance.
A husband and father of two boys, Tsanonda resides in Baltimore City. You can follow him on Instagram @tsanonda or @extraordinary.mr.nobody, on Facebook at Tsanonda J. Edwards and on Twitter @TsanondaE
Life is made up of moments and each moment, no matter how small it seems, matters.
I want us to embrace reflection, share our moments and then create new ones that will positively impact the way we live our lives.
Together, we can get to OK!
Then, we can use OK as a springboard to even greater successes.
This song perfectly captures my thoughts, feelings and mission in battling the stigma surrounding mental health. Take a listen!
MAJOR thank you to my brother Joshua Lay for creating this and allowing me to use it to heal others as it has helped my healing.
Follow his work @josh_lay1 on Instagram
Featured on WMAR with my brother, Educator and Personal Trainer Michael Miller as we speak with Journalist Eddie Kadhim about our mental health organization Above It All as well as the first edition of my book The extraORDINARY Mr. Nobody