Destiny’s Child singer, Michelle Williams, who landed the lead role in T.D. Jakes’s Lifetime movie, Wrath: A Seven Deadly Sins Story, was shocked by the risqué nature of some the parts she was asked to portray.

If you think Christian platitudes and generic encouragements will yank someone out of depression’s grip, a GRAMMY® Award-winning gospel and R&B singer, who personally battles depression, says, “Your churchy clichés do NOT work when it comes to depression or other mental illnesses.”

May is mental Health Awareness Month, and if you’re looking for ways to build yourself up, go ahead and sweat it out in the gym—something researchers from Oxford and Yale say could decrease mental health challenges. Christian singer Michelle Williams agrees that exercise has helped her mental health.

God turns our pain into purpose and Gospel singer and Broadway star Michelle Williams is a living example of that truth. The “Say Yes” singer has said yes to the calling of taking the stigma off of mental illness.

Young girls need to know they are treasured, valued and cared for and Christian artist and entrepreneur, Michelle Williams, is making sure they do. She took part in a daylong event for local high school girls, at the University of Notre Dame.