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Intimacy is a beautifully vulnerable experience that allows us to connect deeply with our partner. However, it’s no secret that […]
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Adolescence is a pivotal period marked by significant physical, emotional, and social changes. As parents, educators, and caregivers, our role in supporting adolescents’ growth and development goes beyond providing for their basic needs. Building secure attachment during this critical phase can lay the foundation for healthy relationships, emotional well-being, and resilience throughout their lives. Here, we will explore the importance of developing secure attachment with adolescents and provide practical strategies to foster strong connections.
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Embarking on a therapy journey can be both exciting and challenging. It takes courage to confront your emotions, vulnerabilities, and past experiences in order to foster personal growth and healing. Additionally, depending on your culture and community, there could be cultural stigma associated with seeking therapy. However, seeking help is necessary for all of us, and we should not feel shame. One powerful tool that can accompany you on this transformative path is the practice of affirmations. Affirmations are positive statements that can help reframe your mindset and establish a solid foundation for your therapeutic process. In this blog post, we will explore the benefits of affirmations and provide you with a selection of empowering affirmations to support you as you begin your therapy journey.
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Transgender individuals often face difficult challenges that can impact their mental, emotional, and physical health. It is essential to access support from trusted friends, family, healthcare professionals, and organizations that can provide resources and services. Sometimes, the greatest harm can come from former friends and family. This increases the need for finding a chosen family. Ensure that the support circles you surround yourself with validate your identity, basic human rights, and personal choices.
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Epigenetics is a relatively new field of study that has uncovered powerful connections between traumatic events and long-term health outcomes. In the black community, epigenetic research has proven particularly important in understanding how experiences of racism, enslavement, oppression, and colonialism have impacted the mental health of generations. We know how the past affects current mental health outcomes because of loss of generational wealth, continued prejudices in employment and schooling, and dangerous policies like red zoning. Epigenetics goes a step further by displaying that trauma fundamentally affects DNA of descendants, possibly up to fourteen generations after the fact. Though this knowledge can be overwhelming and disheartening, it also serves to support the uniquely resilient spirit of Blackness. Epigenetic research has shown how ancestral trauma can make black communities more responsive to stressors, which in turn helps African Americans cope better with current issues like police brutality or healthcare disparities.
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness and reduce stigma around mental health. Mental health is an essential aspect of our overall well-being, and it’s crucial to prioritize and take care of it. This month provides us with an opportunity to have open conversations about mental health and offer support and resources to those in need. Mental Health Awareness Month was established in 1949 to increase awareness of the importance of mental health and wellness in Americans’ lives, the realities of living with mental health conditions, and strategies for attaining mental health and wellness. It also aims to draw attention to suicide, which can be precipitated by some mental illnesses. Mental Health Awareness Month also strives to reduce the stigma that surrounds mental illnesses. Mental health is essential for a person’s overall health. Prevention works, treatment is effective, and people can recover from mental disorders and live full and productive lives.
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