It’s been a while since I wrote on this blog. I needed to take time for much-needed self-care. As I got to ponder about the many things in my life I realized that I rarely write about my own experiences as an immigrant. My recent interview on The Resilient Migrant podcast with Author Njoki Wane …
Family Dynamics Christian Grey was born into a family of poverty and adopted into a very rich family, did this push him to want to succeed? Does his upbringing have anything to do with his attachment style? Studies have shown that an adult’s attachment style correlates to how they connected to others during their childhood. …
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However, these discussions around the vaccine are becoming quite a challenge in one’s close circles. Imagine these scenarios: A husband who has decided to take the vaccine while the wife has decided not to. The healthcare co-workers sharing an office space but each one of them has different beliefs about the vaccine. The sister with …
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As we come to the close of this challenging year, I want to talk about a topic that is so dear to me because of its many aspects, Uterine Fibroids. These non-cancerous benign tumors are an epidemic in the black community but rarely talked about. This blog is a summary of some of my favorite intersections: Race, gender, …
Uterine Fibroids in the Black Community and its Health Intersections Read More »
Mental and Emotional – learn ways to manage your stress. Learn things that make you happy. It might be as simple as walking. Also practice self-love, affirmation, and compassion. How would you also build emotional resilience during difficult times? Check out this blog https://bnhealthmatters.com/how-do-you-adjust-during-difficult-times/ Spiritual – What are your beliefs and values? Do you believe in a higher power? I …
But on the other hand, you are deemed as a threat, others think that something is wrong with you, you are judged as this “strong independent black woman” who does not need a man, because in the words of Madea, “you can do bad all by yourself”. But what most people do not know is that after …
You knock on the door but there seems to be no one at home. Is there anyone at home? You wonder. You are a regular guest in this house so you decide to open the door as it is usually left unlocked. You continue to ask if anyone is at home. No one answers but …
The 2-hour session was finally over, It was one of those interesting workshops where you really didn’t want to leave. The facilitator was one I could listen to all day, she deserved a 10/10 on the evaluation form. The participants were an added advantage to the forum, from all walks of life with different life …
It had been a long day and I could not wait to call it a day. I was like a school kid waiting for the school bell to ring for me to dash out the door. And suddenly this lady walks in and nonchalantly announced that she had just come back from a “rough sex …