This holiday season, we are finally coming out of the pandemic era. Life will never be exactly the same as before, but we are getting closer to a new sense of normalcy. With new flu variations going around, social and political issues rife, mixed in with personal issues, the holidays can be a challenging time. […]
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“There is freedom in forgiveness” (Dukes, 2021). In this article, we will delve deeper into the topic of forgiveness. First, we’ll learn how to practice forgiveness, and second, how to practice self-forgiveness. What is forgiveness? Forgiveness frees us from holding negative emotions towards a person, place, thing, or situation, etc. According to Merriam Webster, forgiveness
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Can You Repeat the Question? 5 Hacks to Avoid Communication Glitches You may think that you’re a good communicator, but getting your point across clearly to others takes more than just saying what’s on your mind. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, communication means “to convey knowledge of or information about”, to make something known.
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How do you feel about the quantity and quality of your sleep? If you are fighting fatigue and burnout, one of the first evaluations you should make begins in your bedroom. The quantity and quality of restful sleep you are experiencing are directly related to your ability to manage stress. Sleep is our body’s time
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First off, let’s clarify that for our purposes “mental health” is referring to the ability to experience inner peace, clarity, and a sense of stability in our often-chaotic world. In this instance, to describe mental health is not to talk about the disorders of mood or mind, but the presence of mind that comes from
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Do you put a lot of value on outcomes and achievements? If you do, you may have a difficult time understanding the benefits of down time. High achievers tend toward seeing down time as being too unproductive, or a literal “waste of time.” I assure you, it’s not. In fact, it is a requirement to
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Life alone can be exhausting. Are you reading this post while you swig caffeine after a sleepless night with your smartphone inches away from your head, glowing in the night, and alerting you to every post and comment made on social media? Did you wake up to a to-do list overloaded with expectations and a
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Most people will agree that feelings and or emotions are real including people of the African American community. This, however, is contrary to the way many Black people behave when it comes to mental and or emotional health. I have heard the quote “I was in my feelings” countless times from many African American people
The topic of Predatory Sexual Assault upon children is one that many people care not to discuss. It seems that even individuals who have not experienced the trauma are still prone to its avoidance. In many different cultures children are taught to keep secrets and or feel shame about the abuse. This causes many children
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According to the Urban Dictionary, Mindfuck is an idea or concept that shakes one’s previously held beliefs or assumptions about the nature of reality. by Nathanael June 19, 2004 Far too often individuals are mindfucked on a daily basis. This happens in many different walks of life. I was mindfucked so many different times by countless individuals.
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