Time is your friend
“Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them — every day begin the task anew.” -Saint...
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It’s the Little Things and the Joy They Bring
“Searched high and low for a place Where I can lay my burdens down Ain’t nothin’ in the whole wide world Like the peace that I have found (It’s the little things) It’s...
What is Therapy?
We spoke to Dr. Jessica Levenson who works at the Sleep Medicine Program at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Jessica is a clinical psychologist who is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Interpersonal...
Journaling Toward Mental Health
I recently found an article on Amy Polar’s Smart Girls website about Journaling and I thought it would be great to share here. One of the things I really liked about the article was...
Being Discerning with your Facebook Friends
We recently found this article on WikiHow about how to cultivate a really supportive friends list on your social media accounts – Facebook is specifically mentioned, but this could be used for any Social...
Dear Black Women
This open letter featured on Huffington Post was written by Minaa B. the founder of Respect Your Struggle. “Respect Your Struggle is a digital magazine that focuses on real life issues experienced by the...
Stand Together Staff Interview Pt. 2
In the past few weeks, we’ve done a couple of blogs on the program Stand Together. We first discussed the work that the initiative does and then had the chance to sit down with...
Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program
The Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program is a suicide prevention program created to help by “empowering individuals and communities through leadership, awareness and education; and by collaborating and partnering with support networks to reduce...
Getting Help: Where to Start
Mental health problems don’t only affect adults. Children, teens and young adults can have mental health problems, too. In fact, three out of four people with mental health problems showed signs before they were...
Emotional First-Aid
Why is it important to heal your emotions? During his practice, Guy Winch, a licensed psychologist and author, noticed how most cultures value the body over the mind. He points out that we experience more...
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