WebMD https://www.webmd.com/podcasts/20220512/can-social-media-be-a-tool-for-mental-health Social media has become a tool to connect virtually with those who are distant. As it relates to mental health, there are different reasons why people choose to connect virtually. It can be due to depression, anxiety, etc. Most of all, the reason is stigma. Social media minimizes the issue of stigma becauseContinue reading “Social media as a tool”
Category Archives: selfcare
Process for Progress
Being a work in progress is part of the process A process takes time and is not a straight line. There are curves, detours, and wild turns. There is always something to work towards. Some people consider themselves to have arrived but arrived at what exactly? In the words of Erykah Badu, “the man whoContinue reading “Process for Progress”
Independence
What does independence really mean? What is our perception of independence? What is one’s understanding of independence? What is the reality of independence? Living in the USA insists one must answer the above questions because INDEPENDENCE is different for different people based on their class, gender, race, ethnicity, geographic location, education, family origin, language, andContinue reading “Independence”
Social Networking
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The Second Half
It is the 2nd half of the year What goals were chosen to achieve or make progress towards making it happen and marking it done? Usually, when one thinks of the 2nd half, it is a sports game of some type. What game are you playing to WIN? Winning is different for each game becauseContinue reading “The Second Half”
Some things take time
There are some who say time is a healer. However, it takes more time than one thinks to heal, grow, and adjust to the healed part of you and the version of you that has grown. it is necessary to LET IT ALL SETTLE Each person has different experiences that shape them. There is workContinue reading “Some things take time”
Awareness
Today is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day PTSD is a disorder under the umbrella of Anxiety disorders. The symptoms of PTSD are always in response to an event when one feels or perceives their life is threatened or the individual witnessed the event. So it is direct and indirect exposure. These events that contributeContinue reading “Awareness”
What matters most
what matters MOST? One’s deeds do matter, however little they may seem. At the time when one does what one does, commitment and discipline make the difference. The difference is a matter of life or death for some. There is no count of the deeds performed because…it is simply a matter of the person beingContinue reading “What matters most”
QR code
Scan the QR code and see where it takes you socialwork #socialworker #phd #msw #lcsw #lcadc #professor #academic #organizer #advocate #activist #mentalhealth #wellbeing #blog #linkedin #addiction #counselor This is about connections.
Father’s Day
Today, Father’s Day is celebrated here in the United States. For many years, I have not celebrated Father’s Day since the death of my father in 1985. Yesterday, I visited his gravesite for the first time since the day of his funeral all those many years ago. Like the Legend of the Phoenix, It isContinue reading “Father’s Day”
Juneteenth ❤️🖤💚
Juneteenth is a day that commemorates June 19, 1865 when the enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they were emancipated from slavery. We celebrate freedom!! ❤️🖤💚 Opal Lee is the Grandmother of Juneteenth At the age of 94, Ms. Opal Lee’s efforts came to fruition, and Juneteenth became a national holiday in the UnitedContinue reading “Juneteenth ❤️🖤💚”
Which way?!?
I learned the hard way about… #submission to a greater purpose #surrender to a better plan #obedience to a wise method It has made a major #difference in my #life with a sense of #wellness for my #soul
Self talk Tuesday
Today and each #moment of the #day you’re given another opportunity, speak positive #affirmations and affirm the #truth that God made you beautiful and wonderful Self-talk daily
one thing, just one thing
one thing at a time is needed to focus on and do just ONE THING I am one who always multitasks. Yes, I watch or listen to something while I’m working. Honestly, it helps me focus and get into a groove. Some people tell me when I talk to them I’m not listening although IContinue reading “one thing, just one thing”
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