Category: CARING for YOU
Why the People You Help Are Always the First to Betray You
People are in your life for a reason, a season, or lifetime. Life becomes easier when you learn to tell the difference.
[...]
Experts say Black women may have uncommon depression symptoms
The importance of challenging the “Strong Black Woman” myth cannot be overstated. That stereotype — often praised as empowerment — can quietly functio [...]
How Depression Looks Different in Black Women
Years ago, it shocked me when I learned I was depressed. I was not weepy or crying. The healer had to be wrong. But she was not. She was brilliant. Sh [...]
How 3 Minutes of Gratitude Calms the Brain | Dr. Tracey Marks
Affirmations
1. I thank the breath that chose me today. With every inhale, I welcome life. With every exhale, I release what is no longer mine to car [...]
🌿 Reclaiming: Cleaning the Skin Is Caring for the Self
I recently heard a male podcaster proudly say he “doesn’t touch his feet,” as if neglecting parts of his own body was something to brag about.He is [...]
🌿 Meghan Markle: Affirmations for Those Still Standing
I am still here, and that alone is a victory.
What tried to break me did not get the final word.
My spirit bends, but it does not [...]
Your Voice Is a Lighthouse: Keep Shining Through the Noise (Featuring Amazing Animated Story by BigBoi)
I woke up and encountered this story by BigBoi. Made my morning.
Your story has the power to do that too. Keep living. Keep crafting your storytel [...]
Can your brain really regrow after stress or trauma?
Stress, especially chronic or traumatic stress, can shrink parts of the brain — particularly the hippocampus (which handles memory and emotional regul [...]
The Nose That Changed Everything
I come from a generation that watched our celebrities alter their noses — narrowing, reshaping, and refining — just to be seen, to get work, to surviv [...]
Cognitive Patience: “Is Stillness the Missing Step in Recovery?”
We live in a world that moves faster than the human soul was ever meant to.
Every scroll, every ping, every headline asks us to respond now.
But hea [...]