It was March, the day before spring break. I was looking forward to seeing Jill Scott perform in Macon, GA, the following week. As I had feared though, COVID-19 changed all of that. And more. I was at my clinical rotation when Alabama was notified of its first confirmed case of COVID-19. It’s all anyone was talking about, so my […]
I welcome constructive conversation about how we can achieve racial justice in our communities, and furthermore, how we can safeguard our mental health in the process.
In January 2017, my whole world came crashing down. I never dreamed I’d be bringing in the new year (or any time of year for that matter) in a psych ward. On the seventh day of my hospitalization, I was discharged. I was free to go back to the life I knew. The life that was comfortable and, although unhealthy, […]
Why am I staying on a diet that has been described as difficult, monotonous, and unhealthy? This decision breaks from statements in my last post. However, after months of researching the science that both support and slam this diet, I have determined that the benefits outweighs the disadvantages for me. I have been on this diet for eleven weeks. During […]
We decided to do something different this week by giving y’all a list of songs that we both love. Let us know which ones you like in the comments! 1. Aaliyah – Try Again 2. Adele – Hello 3. All-American Rejects – Move Along 4. B.O.B. – Airplanes 5. Beyonce – Irreplaceable 6. Beyonce – Ring the Alarm 7. Black […]
Everybody deals with anxiety and depression; however, some people have a difficult time in managing it. As a result, here is a brief list of techniques that a person can use to help manage their most persistent fears and every day anxieties. When facing a current or upcoming task that overwhelms you with a lot of anxiety, the first thing […]
It’s been weeks since my last post and I realized that I miss sharing! You never know if something you share might help someone else. It could encourage and provide hope or it could possibly help someone see things from my not so normal perspective. During my time away, I have embarked on a lifestyle change -That’s right! I have […]
A few days ago i was shocked that someone would drop the suicide hotline number in reply to me, but hey, they don’t know me from Adam as my mom used to say. I didn’t stop to think that expressing I could relate to someone’s need to isolate could be taken as a cryptic cry for help. Well, isolation is […]
In Jan 2017, I learned just how cruel and relentless anxiety could be. In all my 50 plus years, I never knew it could present in such a debilitating form. But, it did. It revealed that despite my many years of battling this beast (instead of accepting it), I still knew little to nothing of its actual power and endurance. […]
Yesterday, I asked the groomer to give my toy poodle a low hair cut. She got the cut all right, and all the hair on her tail was gone too. That’s not cool. My lil’ girl Princess looked at me and looked at her tail as if to say, “What the heck did you let them do to me?” I […]
