By Laurie Allen God showed me why I self-implode today.  He showed me why I slide down the mountain over and over again. And as God so cleverly orchestrates, he used this moment to help shine a light on curr...

By Christine Norman Understanding the African American Experience for Culturally Competent Counseling One of the goals of the therapeutic experiences is to guide the client to healing or optimal living by he...

By Fope Adesina As a Nigerian whose parents migrated to Australia, my experience as a black child, then woman, meant that my family and I had to create spaces for our voices to be heard. This was despite the...

Hi friends,  So, in case any of you were wondering if I have been reading some of the comments on my social media platforms—I have. And I really would like to have an honest and open conversation with you gu...

By Lynne Moses This is something I wrote after seeing the video’s doing its rounds on social media. I am an Indian female living in South Africa. I am a Christian. It saddens me to see all the posts from lea...

By Ebony D. Clement Every fiber of my being is resisting writing this blog. I have busied myself with meaningless tasks because I have a fear of the feelings that may come up and the words that may come out....

By Eliezer Ihejirika The last week has been marred by violence and conflict in ways none of us could have ever imagined… …or could we? I witnessed it in the tenth grade, when I was handcuffed at gunpoint by ...

By LaTanya Coleman-Carter  Twitter: @HeyMrsCarter_ The world around me seems to be caving in. I am having stronger than normal emotional reactions to the racism that black people are experiencing. I know whi...

Right now, we are all dealing with a lot. The world is topsy-turvy, and life just seems so…out of whack. But what do you do if you are dealing with all this, and you are stick at home or in quarantine with s...

By Jay Leaf-Clark  For everyone in the world right now, 2020 has become a living nightmare of calamity, isolation, and fear of the unknown. If you’re guessing I’m talking about the impact of Coronavirus, you...

Mental health is a hot topic these days, especially considering the current COVID-19 pandemic, and the enforced social separation and isolation many of us have experienced over the past several months. Even ...

We all know that our hormones are important, but did you know that they can impact our mood and mental health as well? In this week’s blog and podcast, I spoke to Dr. Anna Cabeca, an OB-GYN, bestselling auth...