Imposter Syndrome…Because Who Doesn't Have It?
I remember feeling like such a fraud during my first year of graduate school. I was just a year out of college, had moved to a completely new state, and was truly a fish out of water! …
How To Manage the Rollover Exhaustion from 2020
I don’t know about you, but I am already exhausted and January isn’t over yet!! This year has already felt like a lot; with the ongoing viral pandemic, the storming of the U.S. Capitol in D.C, and the constant hours we spend…
Love is such a curious thing, isn’t it?
We aren’t quite sure what it is, yet we constantly proclaim it
“I love you…I love you too!”
But really, which me do you love?
Do you love the me you see, the version that’s great for you?
Or the me you…
If I tell y’all this year has been the absolute ghetto!! It’s like a child’s version of a scary story come true! It’s been so tough for most of us, and I personally feel like I’ve run out of coping strategies. What’s been helping me through these past days have…
Self-Care is The New Thing, but How Do You Actually Practice It?
If you’ve been paying attention, you’ve probably heard of someone talking about self-care, or read about popular activities for self-care. Self-care has become one of those buzzwords that we don’t quite understand. In the current times, we like…
We Need to Talk About Mental Health In African Communities
If you have read any of my articles, you will know that I identify very strongly and whole-heartedly as African. My African upbringing has shaped how I view the world, and how I understand various aspects of my wellbeing. Some…
I am Black. This is a very obvious. I have never been misidentified as another race or perceived to be racially ambiguous. I’ve got that 4c hair, I’m dark all year round, and I operate on CPT (time is just a construct anyhoo). Being Black was something that I knew…
I Wish Someone Had Told Me These Things When I was a Beginning Therapist
…because I put so much pressure on myself to be perfect at the first try…
Since Mother Earth has decided to put us all in time-out for doing too much, I’ve had a lot of time…
A Book Lover’s List for Happy Reading Part 2
The Smart Money Woman by Arese Ugwu
This book is for young African women who are trying to build their professional brands, invest in their future and essentially get their act right! I had never heard of it until I randomly…
2020 is playing with my emotions y’all!! It really sucks to be stuck indoors without any sense of when all of this would be over, and whether or not we are going to have summer! I had great plans for this summer, but now that the “outdoors” have temporarily been…
