05/21/2026
One Conversation Wednesday was yesterday and let me tell you… we fought the wind the entire time, but we still showed up. 🌬️💚
We have had a lot of people stop by our booth and ask:
“What are you selling?”
“What are you guys doing out here?”
So let me explain.
One Conversation is a community-driven mental health advocacy group dedicated to creating real, lasting change in the West River region of South Dakota. We believe healing begins when people feel safe enough to speak honestly about what they are carrying.
Too many people walk through life silently battling stress, trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, loneliness, and pain while feeling like they have to hold it all together alone. We want to help change that.
One Conversation exists to bring together individuals, families, professionals, advocates, and community leaders through lived experience, support, education, and connection.
We are a mix of both professional and non-professional advocates who have personally walked through hardship, mental health struggles, addiction, trauma, grief, and life-altering challenges. Those experiences are what drive our passion to stand beside others now.
Our mission is simple:
To empower people to have the conversations they’ve been avoiding.
The difficult ones.
The honest ones.
The conversations that could change or even save a life.
We believe when people finally speak about what they’ve been replaying silently in their minds for far too long, healing becomes possible. Connection becomes possible. Hope becomes possible.
Throughout Mental Health Awareness Month, we decided we didn’t just want to post online about mental health we wanted to physically show up in our community.
Every Wednesday in May, we’ve chosen a different location to bring resources, hold space for conversations, offer support, and remind people that one conversation truly can change everything.
Sometimes people stop for resources.
Sometimes they spin our fun question wheel and win prizes.
Sometimes they laugh with us.
Sometimes they cry with us.
Sometimes they simply sit for a moment because they needed someone present.
And honestly? That’s the point.
This work isn’t about having all the answers.
It’s about showing up.
Being willing to listen.
Being willing to care.
Being willing to start the conversation.
So thank you to everyone who stopped by yesterday, and the prior weeks, thank you for sharing your stories, grabbed resources, spun the wheel, or simply waved as you drove by. Every interaction matters more than you know.
We will be wrapping up our final One Conversation Wednesday next week at Rushmore Crossing in the Petco parking lot closest to Eglin Street from noon–2:00 PM. Stop by, spin the wheel, grab some resources, or simply come talk with us. 💚
If you are struggling, you are welcome here.
If you support mental health advocacy, you belong here.
If you want to help create change, join the conversation.
𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠. 💚
