Hey There! Long time, no see….or blog. Lol! So, it’s been a really long time since I’ve blogged. I didn’t mean for it to happen; but life has been life’n something serious! I’m sure maybe you all are wondering, “where the heck have you been?” Good question. I’ve been asking myself the same thing lately….
Tag: mental health
Self-CareSunday Highlight: Show Up for Yourself
How often in a day do you find yourself showing up for other people? When someone calls you with a problem, need your advice, needs to vent or talk and you lend an ear for them? But do you do the same for yourself? Do you give yourself quiet time to just enjoy your own…
Self-Care Sunday Highlight: Giving Space to Fall Apart
I’ve been gone for a while, but I’m back with another self-care highlight!! This week, I want to talk about giving yourself space to fall apart, and how that is completely healthy and normal. I think after the year we’ve had, falling apart isn’t at all as abnormal as we’d all like to believe it…
Breathing; For What it’s Worth.
Sometimes, even breathing is hard. The simple task of taking an inhale can be the toughest thing you think you can do. The world feels like it’s sitting on our chests these days; nothing may be going right. Everything feels hopeless. Nothing is going right and despite your best efforts to feel good, you just…
Be Still. Don’t Speak.
Sometimes, Sundays are just for sitting and staring. Today, my Sunday is representing a practice of the art of being still. Because I realized I move too fast; I speak too much. And sometimes it’s better to just move slower, be still and not speak as much.
It’s Best to Be Still and Don’t Speak
Sometimes, Sundays are just for sitting and staring. Today, my Sunday is representing a practice of the art of being still. Because I realized I move too fast; I speak too much. And sometimes it’s better to just move slower, be still and not speak as much. I do my best to practice as much…
Self-Care Sunday: Dancing it Out
I just recently watched the episode of Grey’s Anatomy (which is one of my favorites) where Christina and Meredith do their final “dance it out” before Christina leaves to go to Switzerland. It made me think about how sometimes, when life feels like it’s pulling you down, or when everything seems to be going wrong…
Self-Care Sunday: The Purge
Hello everyone! I’m back with another Self-Care Sunday tip for you all! This weeks self-care Sunday highlight is: purging! Since I’ve been sitting at home a lot more often than usual, and it looks like I will be for a little longer (smh lol), I’ve been taking a harder look at a lot of things…
How to Deal with Your Mental Health When the World is in Crisis
By the title of this post, you will see that I want to discuss a topic that is particularly taboo and a widely spread concern across the African American community. I believe at a time when there are several things happening that can have a severe impact on our mental health, we need to arm…
Self-Care Sunday: Unplug to Stay Safe
Although things appear to have calmed down, the nation is still grieving. There are still parts of our souls that are still raw. Videos and incidents are coming up everyday of racial injustices that either were never talked about, not talked about enough, or just happened and now need to be talked about. Along with…
Write, Live and Love 