This purpose of this narrative study is to understand the personal stories of Black adults who have experienced mental health benefits from creativity and play. This study aimed to build dialogue that includes the voices of Black adults on what mental health practices are beneficial to them, better informing the pedagogy of counselor educators and clinical practices of counselors. This study's research paradigm was interpretivism, with the supporting theoretical frameworks of social constructivism, Black critical theory, and creativity in counseling. The Participants of the study were purposive criterion-based cases. All participants had to identify as Black, participate in creative or artistic activities, and be an adult between the ages of eighteen to sixty-five. Participants were selected based on meeting these criteria. Participants narratives were constructed using restorying, analyzing the narratives for key elements and then using chronology to organize them in a manner that allows for the understanding of the individual narratives and as a group set of data. Findings of this study indicated that common stressors for Black Adults are work related or mental/emotional health related. Findings of this study also indicated that creativity and play helped in the following areas, categorized as emergent themes: identity, community, and healing. The last emergent data to arise from this study are the five elements of Blerd culture and identity. Across all participants these five elements were identified: (1) Divergent Interest or Thinking, (2) Creative or Artistic Expression, (3) Storytelling, Griots of Black Interest, (4) Community and (5) Identity Confirmation or Self Actualization. The implications for this study are applicable to counselor educators, counselors, and future research studies in creativity in counseling. This study would also like to encourage counselor educators to challenge the traditional curriculum, suggesting the inclusion of creativity in general counseling education as opposed to being viewed as a specialty area. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]