Tag: mental health
Sharpe-Jefferson: Understanding and Overcoming Anxiety
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
Don’t let anyone tell you that anxiety is not real.
We toss around the word anxiety way too casually, but its effects can...
Mullen-Johnson: A Therapist’s Guide to Healthy Boundaries
By Crystal Mullen-Johnson
Boundaries are personal limits one establishes as a safeguard to create peace, respect, and the maintenance of a healthy well-being. However, though...
How People of Color Experience Grief Differently
By Alicia Forneret
Black Voices
My work in the world is dedicated to helping people access grief resources. Recently, I received an email that read, “Why is your site only...
Mullen-Johnson: Uncovering your Core Beliefs
By Crystal Mullen-Johnson
Did you know that your core beliefs are ingrained thoughts that influence your perception of self, others, and the external world? Core...
Mullen-Johnson: Being heard and understood are vital in relationships
By Crystal Mullen-Johnson
Validation is the acknowledgment of your feelings, thoughts and behaviors by receiving verbal or nonverbal feedback. It’s essentially experienced by being understood,...
Mullen-Johnson: How to Cope with Race-Based Traumatic Stress
By Crystal Mullen-Johnson
Since being elected President, Joe Biden has reminded us that “he seeks not to divide but to reunify” which is significant progress...
Mullen-Johnson: Mental health checkups key to overall well-being...
By Crystal Mullen-Johnson
2021 is a new beginning and hopefully will deliver more positive experiences for each of us. Start the new year with a...
Johnson: A time of gratitude amid the challenges
By Crystal Mullen Johnson
This holiday season is a great opportunity to reflect on your blessings. Gratitude is an acknowledgment of what you are thankful...
Johnson: ‘Movember’: Promoting Men’s Health Issues
It is known that men do not routinely ask each other “how is your mental health?” at the barbershop or “when is the last...
Ellis: Mental Health is COVID-19’s Latest Victim
By Glenn Ellis
COVID-19 has now been found to have another deadly effect on our health: a study from the Commonwealth Fund reports that one-third...