On WittedRoots.com, the Emotional Wellness category will highlight informed articles that will explore various aspects of emotional wellness, especially as it relates to millennial women of color.
What Is Self-Sabotage And How Can We Recognize it?
The better question is … how do you get in your way? And there is no “I don’t know” answer here because we all, at some point, well all self-sabotage in at least one area of our lives. We all…
What Is Perfectionism and Is It A Disorder?
Perfectionism is often seen as a positive trait that shows the determination to succeed. This extra boost helps Olympic athletes set records and scientists make new discoveries. This drive to be perfect is more complicated than trying hard to excel….
How To Recognize And Cope With Pandemic Fatigue
What Is Pandemic Fatigue? Let’s face it, living in a pandemic is exhausting. It’s difficult to thrive when everything around you feels uncertain. Though COVID-19 is not the first pandemic in history, this one hit differently. We are living in…
Gaslighting: Definition And 7 Signs You’re Gaslighting Yourself
What Does Gaslighting Mean? Gaslighting is the emotionally manipulative tactic of making someone question their reality to gain power over them. One example of this would be someone minimizing or rejecting the issues of their partner for the sake of…
How To Stop Stress Eating During The Pandemic
This pandemic has been stressful, to say the least. With everything going on, many of us have resorted to stress eating to try to dull the pain, ease the anxiety, or just to feel alive again. Although stress eating is…
When Will The Pandemic End? Habits and Thoughts To Leave Behind
Wondering When Will The Pandemic End + Rethinking Life These are strange times we’re currently living in. Almost overnight, everything that was once a given in our lives became one giant question mark. Will I ever travel the world? Get…
What Are Coping Strategies To Deal With The Pandemic
I don’t need to parrot what’s already been said by pretty much everyone the world over already, but I’ll say it anyway: 2020 has been the pits. From the fear and loss to the confusion about what the future will…
How To Stop Using Social Media The Wrong Way
Not one full week passes that I don’t hear about the toxicity of social media. Persons will go on and on, complaining that social media is bad for your health and that we are better off without it. However, maybe…
How To End A Dead End Relationship
Relationships are a necessary part of our human existence. We need healthy relationships, romantic or otherwise, to become better versions of ourselves. It is often through relationships that we are able to mirror past traumas, generational curses, or even areas…
I Got Ghosted: How To Get Over Being Ghosted?
Have you ever met someone new who had the potential to be more than a stranger? Were they everything you expected and more? Several weeks go by and you are enjoying each other’s company and steadily getting to know one…