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Healing Journey With Anjanette & Quinton
Sat, May 30
|Strugglebeardbakery
This one is personal. Join author and advocate Anjanette L. Young and Strugglebeard Bakery founder Quinton McNair for an honest, open conversation about their individual journeys through struggle, mental health, and the resilience that carried them forward. Two different paths, one powerful message.
Time & Location
May 30, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Strugglebeardbakery, 5221 S Harper Ct, Chicago, IL 60615, USA
About the event
Some of the most powerful healing happens when someone looks you in the eye and says — me too.
For our second Mental Health Awareness Month event, Strugglebeard Bakery is bringing together two people who know what it means to carry something heavy and keep moving anyway. Anjanette L. Young, author of Past the Pain and founder of the I AM HER Foundation, and Quinton McNair, Army veteran and founder of Strugglebeard Bakery, will sit down together for an open, unfiltered conversation about mental health, resilience, and what it truly looks like to rebuild.
Their stories are different — but the thread running through both is the same. Struggle is not the end of the story. Quinton built Strugglebeard from the ground up, channeling his own mental health journey into a brand rooted in authenticity, community, and purpose. Anjanette turned one of the most painful nights of her life into a…