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<p>Your ability to be vulnerable enough to be honest with yourself about yourself is a huge strength and not a weakness! What is the real reason &#8216;this&#8217; hasn&#8217;t been working? That what you&#8217;ve been saying you&#8217;re going to do still hasn&#8217;t gotten done? That you still tolerate what you said you wouldn&#8217;t? That you find [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I was SO not into mindfulness for a while for a couple of reasons. One, I knew there was some fishy stuff to it that don&#8217;t line up with my Christian beliefs. Two, I honestly felt like it was boring and too inconsequential for me to be spending time on when my mental health needs [&hellip;]</p>

Sis, yes, get in your bag. But, sis — you also need to take a break. Everyone is on their grind. It’s (some would say finally ) trendy now to be a ‘boss babe’, busy making money and not needing anyone else to support you or make your dreams come true. What’s also become rather trendy is ‘self-care’. Unfortunately, the trend of self-care seems to be a lot more of just a trend than a reality for a lot of us hard working women. We’re working ourselves into the ground, missing sl

The stigma surrounding acknowledging and seeking care for mental health concerns in communities of color is astounding—not only in its long-standing influence but especially in the devastation that it has caused in in the quality of life of these communities. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), “African Americans sometimes experience more severe forms of mental health conditions due to unmet needs and other barriers. According to the Health and Human

Recently I have been feeling stressed to the MAX. With the possibility of moving to another city lingering overhead, the fear and excitement of building a business that I want to turn into a career I love, and juggling friendships/relationships I have times when I feel like I’m just going to lose it. It’s in those times that I have to be careful to respond in a better way than I have in the past. I want to continue to move forward—always forward. Sound like you? Check out my