How I Learned to Love Celebrating My Disability
International Day of Persons with Disabilities Used to Make Me Uncomfortable — Until I Learned to Love Myself
Amid COVID and Racial Unrest, Black Churches Put Faith in Mental Health Care
As Black people face an onslaught of emotions and isolation, churches play a crucial role in addressing the mental health of their members
Meghan Markle and Me
Now that a very public figure is speaking out about miscarriage, let's normalize this conversation
Laughing Is Good For Your Mind and Your Body – Here’s What the Research Shows
Laughter has physical and mental health benefits and goodness knows we could all use a little levity as we close out 2020
Long-Term Care Workers, Grieving and Under Siege, Brace for COVID’s Next Round
Those who take care of older adults are suffering as their patients continue to get sick and die from COVID-19
Racial Discrimination Ages Black Americans Faster, According to A 25-year-long Study of Families
New research shows that people who experienced high levels of racial discrimination as teenagers had significantly higher levels of depression in their 20s, and accelerated aging on a cellular level
How COVID-19 Safety Measures Are Impacting Various Disabled Communities
From face masks to social distancing, COVID-19 precautions are more than just an inconvenience for those with disabilities
Feeling Disoriented by the Election, Pandemic and Everything Else? It’s Called ‘zozobra,’ and Mexican Philosophers Have Some Advice
If you have a gnawing sense of distress this election day, you're not alone. Honest conversations about our shared suffering may help bring us together.
Perimenopause Is Like the Weather: It Can Be Terrible, but It Will Pass
I've suffered from PMS for most of my life, and perimenopausal depression is worse.
If You Live with Domestic Violence, Home May Be the Last Place that Feels Safe During COVID-19
During Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we look at why domestic violence is on the rise and how to create an exit plan
You Can't Put a Band-Aid Over a Bullet Hole: How I Healed From Sexual Trauma and Substance Abuse
I realized I had to deal with the painful secrets and trauma underlying my addiction in order to find a pathway to recovery.
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