How Did National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month Begin?
From the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Minority Health: July is National
Father’s Day is Also for Father Figures
“Sometimes we have to honor what we had , instead of what we wish we had.”
June is Black Music Month-Use Music to Lift Your Mood!
“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” ~ Bob Marley
7 Ways to Protect and Manage Your Mental Health
“Give yourself permission to let it hurt but also allow yourself the permission to let it heal.” ~ Nikki Rowe
Bored and Need a Change? How to Deal With “Ennui”
“Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation, which is not nurturing…” ~ Maya Angelou
Finding Your Voice to Stand up For Yourself
“Stand up for yourself. Never give anyone permission to abuse you.” ~ Lailah Gifty Akita
Hate Your Job? Here’s 18 Tips to Help Land A New Gig!
“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” ~Maya Angelou
Creating Inner Peace
“We must learn how to live in the space of inner peace in our everyday lives. This takes consistent, conscious effort.” ~ Susan L. Taylor
Dealing With Racial Trauma Through Meditation
“Pain is important: how we evade it, how we succumb to it, how we deal with it, how we transcend it.”
― Audre Lorde
Achieving Personal Growth
“I am changing
Trying every way I can
I am changing
I’ll be better than I am…”
~Dreamgirls
Letting Go of the Struggle – 5 Tips
“Pack light”.~ Erykah Badu
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