July: Minority Mental Health Awareness

By | Black Therapist Rock, Food for thought, Minority Mental Health Awareness, Natural Hair

Helloooooo! July is minority mental health awareness month!  According to the U.S Department of Health & Human Service Office of Minority Health, adults who identify as part of the Black diaspora/African Americans are 20{486ea68ac83e9283ffff06e5c863eae233a6ec8af4d778a8ee137023384e0cb0} more likely to report serious psychological distress than white adults. However we make up one-quarter that seek mental…

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Dating in with Natural Hair

By | Food for thought

Helloooooo! Go get your favorite beverage and sit back for this storyline haha. I have been single since August 2016 and it has been the BEST thing I have ever done for myself: spiritually,mentally and physically!  I experienced a series of immense character building moments in the last relationship that…

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What’s your happy place?

By | Food for thought

Helloooooo!   What exactly is ‘happy’, I am glad you asked because I looked it up.  According to the Webster Dictionary, happy means ” enjoying or characterized by well-being and contentment” (click here for full definition).  Well, in that case a lot of things contribute to my happiness and they…

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Noche BUENA :)

By | Food for thought, Natural Hair

Helloooooo! Hoy es noche buena! Growing up Garifuna/ Afro-Latina I celebrated December 24th with my family.  We ate tons of yummy food, opened gifts at midnight and then enjoyed the best nap right after.  Tune in for follow up instructions on the give-away; there is still time (deadline 12.25.17 at…

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