The Stigma Around Mental Illness In The Caribbean
A lot of work has been done within Caribbean communities to destigmatize mental illness. There are social enterprises like Wholeness and Wellness Counseling services that provide help to adolescents, women, and men who are struggling with emotional pain in Trinidad….
Traditional Chinese Medicine And Mental Health
Two Centipedes for Sadness, Please The day after my father’s funeral, I awoke with steel knuckles twisting the insides of my abdomen. Waves of nausea and pain rolled over me as I struggled to the bathroom, yet as I curled…
Abhyanga Massage, “Columbusing” Of A Traditional Ayurvedic Ritual
Introducing Abhyanga Massage, The “Exotic” Indian Practice You’ve Probably Never Heard Of … Yet! Abhyanga massage, huh? Sounds exotic! Abhyanga is Sanskrit for… I honestly don’t know, and I don’t fully trust the internet. But it describes an oil massage, a…
Mental Health Stigma: Am I Weak For Needing Help?
Imagine living in a world where persons were not shunned for or felt the shame of stigma attached to having a mental illness. Better yet, imagine living in a world where 95% of the world’s population was well-read on mental…