Four Ways to Improve Diversity in Corporate America
Blavity CEO, Morgan DeBaun, wrote in a recent MSNBC article that she left Corporate America because she didn’t feel comfortable or safe in her trajectory within the company as “one of very few Black women.” DeBaun shares, “It’s tough to explain to someone who hasn’t lived it, but you can’t just be when you’re the only […]
Ways to Process and Cope with Racial Trauma
Racial trauma is real. It’s not just the physical acts of violence, but also the psychological experiences we have witnessing these events in person, on the news, and on our social media feeds and timelines. Checking in on your mental health when you’ve experienced or witnessed acts of racial violence is critical to your personal […]
Why Black Therapists Matter
At uncertain times like this, we can’t help but think about Black therapists. We rely a lot on them to help us when we’re feeling overwhelmed by the trauma of being Black in America. Whether it’s navigating racial bias or being repeatedly traumatized by witnessing violence against Black people; when processing our emotions, we look […]
Mental Health Tools: Mood Journal
Keep a mood journal and check in with your emotions daily. This simple activity allows you to see if there is a pattern to your moods and the length of time associated with a particular mood. Try our Mood Journal to track your mental health. Instructions on how to user your personal Mood Journal: At […]
Trash, Transfer, Trim, Treasure
Too often, at work and at home, we try to take on everything and suffer from burnout because of it. Try this Trash, Transfer, Trim, Treasure exercise we use at The Ladipo Group. It’s essentially a to-do and to-don’t list to help you recognize responsibilities and activities you should stop doing, delegate to others, spend […]