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When we think of nature, we may think of hiking and camping in the lonesome forest like Thoreau and the romantic poets did (or at least wrote about). From these…
Invite More Personal Growth Into Your Life By Celebrating Small Wins
Step Up For Mental Health · Invite More Personal Growth Into Your Life By Celebrating Small Wins Every year shines a different kind of light on our accomplishments. One year,…
The Benefits and Drawbacks of Therapeutic Writing
Step Up For Mental Health · The Benefits and Drawbacks of Therapeutic Writing Therapeutic Writing Princy Daniel’s recent article, “10 Questions to Ask Yourself When Journaling,” reminds me of how…
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Behind In Everything I do not need to be fixed even though I am behind my peers. Everyone seems to be enjoying their first few years of adulthood, but I…
How Parents Can Cope When Their Child Has Anger Management Issues
Parents today have a lot of things to cope with when it comes to their children. They have to deal with their growing pains and changing emotional issues and it…
How I Reclaim Power From Mental Abuse: A Letter to a Teenager
For the Teenager Hindsight as an adult offers answers to questions that I didn’t know as a teenager. As a teen, I didn’t know there were different types of mental…
The Dream That Lives Within Me
The Dream That Lives Within Me I grew up thinking that something was wrong with me and I could not understand why I was different from my peers. I was…
5 Of The Best Ways Black Women Can Protect Their Mental Health
During February, we celebrate Black History Month. Like every American, African-Americans do undergo mental health issues as well. However, one group of people who go through a lot are Black…
10 Questions to Ask Yourself When Journaling
The start of every new year brims with so much promise and is an inspirational space of time where our sincerest hopes, deepest desires and an immortal motivation collide—and I…