On WittedRoots.com, the Lifestyle category focuses on informed articles that explore the various aspects of lifestyle + explore how they can contribute to mental health + emotional wellness.
How To Start Over In Life: Steps To Begin At The End
It’s no secret that a lot of great stories are born out of even more difficult endings. Endings are as natural a life process like any other and are a pivotal part of any kind of change in life as…
How To Be Successful In Graduate School?
My first go around the collegiate pool was not easy by any means. The late nights and homesickness. The sudden Black consciousness that made me simultaneously enlightened and irate as I learned more and more about our history. Pair that…
Stigma In Mental Health: Being Diagnosed In Communities Of Color
Being diagnosed with a mental illness often seems to be the end of the world, a stain that you just cannot seem to remove, that everyone can see and judge you for. This is definitely true for communities of color….
Resources And Networks: Millennial Woman Of Color In Grad School
This article is the second of a two-part follow-up to my first article on navigating graduate school as a Millennial Women of Color. You can read Part I here. In this article, I discuss finding resources & building networks You…
Millennial Woman Of Color Code-Switching In Grad School
This article is the first of a two-part follow-up to my first article on navigating graduate school as a Millennial Women of Color. I discuss code-switching & appearances “You don’t look like a (scientist, mathematician, economist, engineer, etc.)” Do you…
Navigating Softness As A Black Women
Famous abolitionist and black women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth once said, “If women want any rights more than they’ve got, why don’t they just take them, and not be talking about it.” As I sat on my balcony staring at…
6 Ways How To Finish What You Start
Break the cycle, finish what you start: It’s time to start crossing the finish line. I have the WORST habit, I start projects… and never finish them. I don’t know what it is, but now I have an inventory of…
The Negative Impact Of Social Media On Relationships
I don’t know who I am. I have spent years trying to fine-tune my image as the soulful problem solver that always seems to have it under control. I’ve gotten many messages from online friends who claim to admire the…
I Want To Be Single: Fighting Expectations For Marriage And Children
Let us state truths. I am a twenty-something-year-old Black millennial woman with zero aspirations for a husband or children right now. I can see minds churning when I make this sentiment public knowledge. I must be damaged, still healing from…
Using Art Galleries As A Mental Health Tool
Gogh Look At Some Art One of the most underrated healing pastimes is attending museums or art galleries. An Art gallery purposefully provides safe spaces amongst communities. They’re nonjudgmental areas where artists display pieces expressing personal emotional significance while providing…