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\"[That confirmation] made me feel better, but now I still have to manage it,\" said Henson. \"That just means talking to my therapist when I feel this way, doing things to get me out of the muck.\"

Mood swings leading up to menopause are actually more common than many might think.

According to the Mayo Clinic, in the months or years leading up to menopause -- the time that marks the end of women’s menstrual cycles -- mood changes are among the many signs and symptoms.

One way to manage those symptoms includes practicing relaxation techniques like deep breathing, getting massages to relax muscles and even guided imagery.

\"I talk to myself and I think more people need to talk to themselves because you work things out,\" said Henson in a SELF video. \"People might call it crazy or whatever, I even catch myself doing it in public and I have to stop, but it is just a way to work things out and it’s OK.\"

Now, Henson is working to help others struggling with mental health issues, especially young children, through her nonprofit launched in 2018. The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation is named after her father, who was thought to have suffered from bipolar disorder.

\"I think my mental health foundation picks up where my art leaves off,\" said Henson.

The foundation helps schools create \"peace corners\" or areas on school grounds for students to safely express their feelings. The foundation is also working to place culturally competent therapists in schools, along with databases of therapists anyone can access and hopes to provide scholarships for black students who want to pursue careers in psychotherapy.

Despite the odds and the challenges she’s faced, Henson said she’s grateful for having the support of her fiance by her side.

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In May 2018, retired NFL player Kelvin Hayden popped the question to Henson in wine country.

\"I’m grateful to God that I found a partner that I can work with, and that’s what I prayed for,\" said Henson in SELF.

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