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Anger, Anxiety, Confidence, Depression, General, Self-care, Self-esteem, Self-love

Silence Prevents Us from Healing – Lessons from Maya Angelou

When I first heard Maya Angelou speak I was captivated by her strength and openness to talk about her life as a Black woman. Yet she spent six years of her life in silence. How many of us within the Black community are living in silence? Keeping secrets that don’t need to be kept, worries…

Anxiety, Depression, Friendships, General, Self-care, Self-esteem, Self-love, Stress

Solving the Superwoman Complex

Many women suffer from what I consider the Superwoman Complex. They juggle many responsibilities and roles, strive for perfection, and look like they have it all. Yet there is a significant cost to the image of having it all together all of the time. Perfection is impossible. And striving for perfection gives you a constant…

Anger, Depression, General, Self-esteem, Stress

Work Trauma

When people hear the word trauma they often think of physical acts of violence. The idea of workplace trauma, to some, means a violent act that occurs at work. But that’s not the kind of trauma that I’m referring to. I mean the events, interactions, relationships, and environments that exist in some work places to…

Depression, Relationships

Chris & Rihanna, Dangerous Love

Well, it looks like the reunification of Rihanna and Chris has been confirmed. Unfortunately. Am I the only one disappointed that Rihanna has seemingly returned to her ex Chris Brown? As a therapist I am very aware of the history and impact of domestic violence and family trauma on current relationships. Many people who grow…

Depression, General, Self-care, Stress

More Black Woman’s Syndrome

by Lexx Brown-James I have discussed Black Woman’s Syndrome before. It’s the need that Black women have to take care of everything and everyone with little or no regard for themselves that is perpetuated by fear of failing someone, anyone, anything. I have discovered something else, how the myth of “strength” and “being strong” exacerbates…

Anxiety, Depression, General, Self-care, Stress

Time Alone, the Hard Way

I have wanted, no needed, some alone time for a couple of weeks now. Last week I started to make plans to carve out a morning where I would be responsible for no one or no thing. A morning during Memorial Day weekend was my plan. It’s a three-day weekend and I would get what…

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