Category: CARING for YOU
šæ Reclaiming: Cleaning the Skin Is Caring for the Self
I recently heard a male podcaster proudly say he ādoesnāt touch his feet,ā as if neglecting parts of his own body was something to brag about.He is [...]
šæ 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 ā 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 ā narrowing, reshaping, and refining ā just to be seen, to get work, to surviv [...]
Cognitive Patience: āIs Stillness the Missing Step in Recovery?ā
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 [...]
āThey keep calling me namesā¦ does that make it true?ā (No, and hereās why it doesnāt.)
Let them talk.
Let them build stories out of shadows.
Let them sculpt their own fears into your silhouette
and call it truth.
You donāt have t [...]
“Why do peopleās opinions hit me so hard?ā ā Learning not to internalize ignorance.
Let them think whatever they want.
Let them run circles in their own heads.
Let them name you, misname you,
draw their crooked sketches of who you [...]
For the Ones Who Keep Going When No Oneās Watching
Thereās a moment at the finish line of the New York City Marathon thatdoesnāt make the highlight reels.
Itās long after the crowds have thinned, afte [...]
šµ Everyday People: A Prayer for Boundaries and Belonging
āI am everyday peopleā¦ā
Simple words, sacred meaning.
Arrested Developmentās āPeople Everydayā is more than a remix of a classic ā itās a less [...]