Good emotional health starts with being aware of your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Learning healthy ways to cope with stress and problems is a normal part of life. Feeling good about yourself and having healthy relationships is important.
Read more...Do you remember when you were a little girl, and your parent yelled at you all the time, and criticized everything you did? When you got grown, you promised yourself you would never do those things with your own children? But, you found that even though you did everything you could to stay away from doing the same things your parents did, you ended up doing the same yelling and criticizing, but even worse?
Read more...Many women find undeniable truth, liberation, and empowerment in the “strong black woman” meme.
Some have found many black women unwilling to let go of the idea of strength as part of their identity. When the myth is challenged, it is nearly always met with debate.
Children are often viewed as highly resilient and able to bounce back from just about any situation, but traumatic experiences in childhood can have severe and long-lasting effects well into adulthood if they are left unresolved.
Read more...Trust is an essential part of healthcare. When we feel poorly, we visit our doctor with our hopes high, trusting that he/she will help us to heal. We bring them our concerns, our list of symptoms, our history, and our questions. In exchange, we expect answers, or at the very least an effort to find answers.
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