To know me is to know that I am extremely optimistic. I try to find the good in every situation. Even still, I have doubts about the outcome of various circumstances. I am dealing with a few struggles right now and I’m not sure how I am going to make it out. And yes, I Read more about I’ve Got the Victory…Not Depression![…]
In case you’ve missed it, Solange Knowles recently released her third full length album, A Seat at the Table. Come through Solange …with your Brandy riffs and Janet Jackson tones. It’s almost as if Sade tagged out and tagged you in as the new chosen songstress for rainy days, bad break-ups and I just need Read more about Thank You Solange! Depression Is Going To Get A Seat At The Table![…]
It’s almost time to turn the clocks back one hour. This time of year is particularly interesting because it introduces a type of depression known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). SAD is a different type of depression because it is seasonal and more common in the colder, darker seasons. Many people don’t know that they suffer Read more about Relax, Relate, Release: How To Deal With Seasonal Affective Disorder[…]
The first Monday of every September marks the celebration of Labor Day. The history behind Labor Day really isn’t all that familiar to most people. The one thing that everyone does know about Labor Day is that it is (for most) a day off of work. Year to year we look forward to such holidays. Read more about 3 Things I Do to Make Every Work Day Feel Like Labor Day[…]
I am unapologetically not a sports fan. Even living in North Carolina amongst one of the fiercest collegiate rivalries in the country between Duke and the University of NC-Chapel Hill, I remain neutral and unengaged. So, during an ordinary year, the NFL preseason would have gone by me unnoticed. However, this preseason something unexpected happened Read more about Sit Down to Stand Up[…]
Watching the 2016 Olympics Games inspired me to think differently about life. There are many different metaphors equated to life, but none resonates quite as well as the comparison made between life and a marathon. A marathon is 26.2 miles. That is almost as long as my commute to work every day. The drive from Read more about Life is a Marathon: You Aren’t Finished, So You Can’t Quit![…]
As a busy mom, I can relate to feeling as if there is not enough time in the day to get everything done, especially when it comes to housework. On more than a few occasions I have separated clothes into piles on the floor to be washed. I might do one or two loads and Read more about Taking the Stress Out of Tidying[…]
The Langston Hughes poem, Mother to Son perfectly depicts the African-American struggle to climb upward toward a better future. In the poem, Mother challenges Son, “Don’t you set down on the steps / ‘Cause you finds it’s kinder hard. / Don’t you fall now- / For I’se still goin’, honey, / I’se still climbin’, Read more about From Climbing to Flying[…]
Buckle your seat belts and ready yourself for one of the most explosive, controversial, monumental presidential elections the United States has ever seen. Now that the political conventions have ended and the Republican and Democratic parties have officially declared their nominees, we should expect our normal day-to-day life to change. Whether you welcome it or Read more about 5 Step Strategy to Maintain Good Mental Health this Election Season[…]
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