by admin | Feb 27, 2019 | Pamela Larkin, Self-Care
So you’ve decided that you’re tired of feeling stuck, overwhelmed and confused. While support from friends, families and your faith communities has been invaluable, you’ve discovered that it’s just not enough. You meet with a provider and they begin to suggest taking...
by admin | Feb 20, 2019 | Pamela Larkin, Self-Care, Self-Esteem
In the last two blogs, we’ve spent some time talking about dating for black women as a Resilient Group and from a Spiritual Lens. Today I’d like to “wrap it up” [for now 🙂 ] with a list of tips and words of encouragement for my sistas! What can Black Women Do? Don’t...
by admin | Feb 19, 2019 | Clair Miller
Practicing Mindfulness If you are involved in any kind of therapy or self-care world, the idea of mindfulness is probably familiar to you. Optimum Joy’s therapist Daniel has a great post on the concept and practice of mindfulness if you’re interested in learning more,...
by admin | Feb 15, 2019 | Daniel Pak
Understanding Social Support We all have to learn how to weather the storm, and part of going through tough times effectively is by being able to enlist the help of supportive family and friends. How well do you garner social support when you need it? One aspect of...
by admin | Feb 12, 2019 | Pamela Larkin
Dating trends have changed overtime. More recently, there has been a shift from dating in your 20s to dating later in life. While this has impacted many, I’d like to continue the discussion of how it may impact black women. In my last blog, I focused on the...
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