February 28, 2022

How To Effectively Manage Your Time So You Don’t Experience Burn-Out

People always say to me “I don’t know how you do it all.” Well, let me tell you, sometimes I don’t know either, lol. One thing, I do know is that I do everything in my power not to feel overwhelmed. And that is what you call self-care. I can be rigid at times with my schedule because I believe it is important to preserve my time and energy. I used to be very stern about letting people know my boundaries but with age and practice, I have become gentler with setting boundaries with others. Integrity is very important to me and that I do what I say I am going to do. So, I thought I might share ways to balance your plate when it starts to become full so that others also don’t experience feelings of being overwhelmed.

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February 21, 2022

Mental Health Resources For People Of Color

As a follow-up to my previous blog, I want to share resources that can help you with your depression or mental health issues, if you are ready to take the step to get professional help. It can be a hard step to ask for help so I want to share resources that people of color would feel the most comfortable with, not just any resources. Everyone has a preference and most of the time, people of color prefer resources that specifically speak to their cultural and ethnic backgrounds not just cookie cutter resources for everyone.

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January 31, 2022

Depression In The Black Community

We tend to lean on the church, natural supports, and on ourselves to overcome our mental health issues rather than seeking professional help. Thankfully in the recent years, there has been a big push in the black community for those to seek out therapy. However, the push may have come too little too late for some who may have needed therapy when they were younger to deal with the trauma they experienced as a child but never got it because their parents didn’t believe in therapy.

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January 24, 2022

Autism vs. Intellectual Disability

This topic came to me several months ago when I was on Instagram and saw a video on my favorite autism account Living with Lilac. The mom of the autistic daughter, a twin by the name of Lilac, was discussing the difference between an autism and an intellectual disability.

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January 10, 2022

The Unnatural Mother

I recently saw the Lost Daughter on Netflix and it brought to my attention the concept of an unnatural mother. The main character described herself as this when having a conversation with another mother who was distraught about something that she had done to her. Without ruining the movie for you, the movie centers around a woman who experiences a lot of trials and tribulations as a young mother dealing with two young daughters.

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October 25, 2021

Interview: Children’s Mental Health & Autism

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of doing my first podcast interview with the Good Ole Boys radio network. It was a very insightful discussion about autism, children’s mental health, and how to build their emotional intelligence and ability to be resilient. I also touched on suicide among this vulnerable population and how to be proactive rather than reactive.

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