Suicidal Ideation In Millennial Women Of Color
Life can be difficult. Work, dating, marriage, raising children, and losing loved ones. Sometimes, the pains of life can be so intense that an individual wants to do something harmful to end that pain. But what happens before then? Are…
How To Decide If Online Therapy Is Right For You
Thinking about working with a therapist can be a difficult concept to consider. When you factor in personal, financial, and cultural factors, the barriers can feel insurmountable. It is a deeply personal decision and often comes with many questions. Is…
How Does Fashion Impact Mental Health?
Picture this —you are getting ready to go out for a Girls Night. It is late and part of you would rather skulk into a giant t-shirt and cuddle up to Netflix. But you promised your friends. Rummaging through your…
Unemployment And Mental Health: The Link Between Them
Losing (or not having) a job can have a negative effect on your emotional well-being. Not only have you lost a steady source of earnings, but also your sense of purpose. Being unemployed can cause you to feel helpless, out…
The Choice To Not Attend My Ph.D. Graduation Ceremony
By the time you read this, the day that was supposed to mark the occasion during which I would be conferred with my Ph.D. in front of a crowd of well-wishers at The University of Sheffield would have passed. My…
Life Lessons From A Beagle: Pets And Your Mental Health
What Rhymes With Beagle? One of my favorite poems, Wild Geese by Mary Oliver, opens with the lines: You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the…
How Mental Health And Physical Health Are Connected
Mental health and emotional wellness are not only impacted by “invisible” factors, such as stress, depression, and anxiety. Your physical health may have more serious implications for your mental health and emotional wellness than we would typically think. Finding The…
How To Take Care Of Yourself Mentally In A Stressful Life
Can you remember the last time you experienced a blackout? Like a serious we-have-no-lights-to-see-our-hands-in-front-of-our-faces blackout. Maybe it was during a threatening thunderstorm, or it was just a random-but-unsurprising move from your local power company. Either way, blackouts can be pretty…
What Is Mental Health And How To Find Right Resources And Information
On a gloomy November evening, I found myself contemplating all the ways we tend to distinguish different aspects of our wellness. At the time, with the constant reminders about the impending end to the year that was 2016, there was…