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With all of the chaos and violence in the news, I thought it might be good to focus on ways we can improve our emotional wellness.
When I wrote about the 8 Dimensions of Wellness a while back, I...
I’ve heard what’s happening in American politics described as throwing everything at the wall and seeing what sticks, especially when it comes to power seekers who use fear and hate to...
While most of us feel outrage at bigotry and racism that gets highlighted in the news, many of us feel an abstract anger because we don't see ourselves or people we love in the victims.
When I lead...
The January 6 Committee held it’s first hearing during prime time last Thursday, June 9 at 8PM. If you missed it, you can catch the replay here.
I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I was...
I met a woman who told me she had taken two weeks off from work because she was burnt out, and she was going back to work feeling just as drained as when she left. Wow.
That got me thinking....
With all the upheaval and uncertainty in the world, I’m watching people experience stress and anxiety and act those emotions out in both healthy and unhealthy ways. I’m watching people...
Last week I wrote about the mass shooting in Buffalo where 13 people were shot and 10 died while they were grocery shopping. My grief was raw. I was just starting to feel like I could breathe,...
The U.S. was the site of another mass shooting on Saturday. Ten people are dead and another three are injured. Eleven of those shot were Black. The shooter is an 18-year-old white man who drove...
On Monday, Politico revealed that they had received a leaked document that outlined the Supreme Court’s majority opinion on the anticipated case that could overturn the 1973 ruling on Roe v....
Colorism is treating people within a race or ethnic group differently based on the color of their skin. The person with the bias can be part of the same group or not. It’s often rooted in...
Many of us are reengaging with the world after curbing our lifestyles for the last two years. Most of us made some changes, willingly or not. And for all the changes, the milestones, the collective...
Just a reminder that even in the midst of chaos and overwhelm…or maybe especially in the midst of chaos and overwhelm, it's okay to take a break, to breathe, to enjoy yourself.
A lot of us...