On WittedRoots.com, the Self category will highlight informed articles relating to various aspects of individual experiences of emotional wellness, especially as it relates to millennial women of color.
What To Expect After An Abortion And How To Cope?
One in four women will experience abortion by age 45. The numbers are even higher for women of color. So take a look at the ladies in your local girl gang, in your office lunch club, and at your Sunday…
How To Be More Vulnerable?: Take More Chances And Risks
Risk Exposes Your Vulnerabilities, But Vulnerable Is Not Weak The truth is, I dislike taking risks. I’m scared of venturing outside the safety of my comfort zone, both personally and professionally, because it means I’m allowing myself to feel vulnerable…
Self Love: Love Yourself Before You Love Others
Romantic movies haven’t seen big box-office success in a long time. Maybe that’s because our generation has accepted that the fairytales that we spent forever hoping to experience didn’t really show us the truth about love. I spend my days…
Body Positivity Movement: Mantras, Practices, And Comparison
Over the past few decades, personal scrutiny has intensified amidst photo-shopped, airbrushed, and otherwise unrealistic portrayals of bodies in the media. Pop culture, advertisements, and mainstream music have objectified female bodies to the point of dehumanization. Women are incessantly bombarded…
How To Overcome Inferiority Complex: Signs And Symptoms
Recognizing Your Inner Greatness Sometimes, I can never help the feeling that I’m not good enough. There’s always someone out there that’s a little – or a lot – better than me. It’s like I see myself in all these…
The Benefits Of Having A Pet: (Wo)Man’s Best Healer
Your Pet Can Help You Live A Mentally-Healthier Life I’m a pet-lover, and I decided two years ago to rescue a Jack Russel terrier from a local animal shelter to aid in my adjustment to my home in a new country…
How Social Media Affects Our Self-Esteem
Remove That Negative Social Media Filter On Your Self-Esteem Click. Judge. Click. Edit. Post. Constantly wait for likes/comments/retweets/DM’s. What is our obsession with social media? What is it that makes [most of] us have to see everything that happened first…
What Is Pride Month: LGBTQ+ Through Women Of Color
As the final days of June have officially come to a close, it’s important to reflect on one of the biggest global social movements celebrated annually: Pride Month. Pride is commemorated internationally every year in the month of June. Historically,…
Why Is It Important To Be Honest About Your Emotions?
Being Honest About Our Emotions For Personal Growth “I’m good” “I’m okay” We’ve all been there. Whether it’s a family member, a romantic partner, friends, or colleagues. A terse smile in a complicated situation. We all deflect questions about our…
Procrastination: Is My Fear Of Failure Feeding It?
I always thought that my procrastination wasn’t severe. Obviously, I was wrong. Increasingly, however, I’ve been realizing more and more how much easier things would be if I just completed tasks right away, or as soon as possible. Even with…