Jun 23, 2021 | Interviews, Mental Health
This month I dive deeper into spiritual practices that encourage healing in community spaces that center BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ experiences and wisdom. I’ve been pretty consistently attending a meditation practice space called Sunset Meditation which is facilitated by...
May 27, 2021 | Mental Health, Vlogging
Anxiety is normal. It’s when it becomes pervasive to the point of needing professional intervention that we need to learn to navigate its symptoms better. I share some stories about my struggles with a general anxiety disorder and some tools I’ve been experimenting...
Mar 13, 2021 | Mental Health
There are numerous memes and posts about the need to check on your “strong” friend. But who exactly is the “strong” friend? And what if the “strong” friend is you? To be honest, I’ve been wary of the word “strong” within my particular context. The strong Black...
Feb 29, 2020 | Interviews, Mental Health
To celebrate Black History Month while cultivating my commitment to mental wellness and self-love on this blog, I invited colleague and mentor, Tiffany Jenkins,LCADC,LPC to help me share some tips on work/life harmony and mental wellness. Tiffany breaks down the 8...
Jan 31, 2020 | Mental Health
In the past, I’ve shared that I actually like Mondays. It’s the start of my work week, so I like the idea of a fresh start; the excitement of the week before me is full of hope, and with it, the chance to do better, learn new things, make progress, and...
Oct 31, 2019 | Mental Health, Personal
This month, I celebrated my 10th year anniversary in mental health recovery. I wrote a reflection post and thought I’d share a slightly tweaked version of it here as well… 10 years ago this month, I had had enough. I wanted to be fixed, I thought that I needed to be...
