If you spend a lot of time on Tik Tok, you probably have seen a video or two where someone had their smoke detector beeping in the background. If you didn’t know, that faint and occasional beep means the batteries are dying and need to be changed. If you haven’t…

First, let me say the journey to self-care isn’t linear. There is no one size fits all method. You have to do what feels right for you. Self-care, like everything else, requires practice, discipline, and consistency. These days it’s called ‘self-care’ before it was a ‘rest day’ or a ‘day…

This summer, I decided I needed to set up my outdoor space. Outdoor space was a must-have for me when I searched for my next apartment. Long before the Pandemic, I learned that having outdoor space was necessary for my mental health. …

I am not a Human Resource professional, and I don’t know all the rules around taking time off work, but these are the only reasons I need to take time off work. It took me years and my health becoming at risk to realize that I needed to take some…

“Come celebrate with me that everyday something has tried to kill me and has failed.” — Lucille Clifton August is my birthday! My birthdays have been bittersweet. There have been years when I have welcomed another year and another trip around the sun. Then there have been years where I…

Two things happen when I am faced with a tense situation the way I see it; I have two choices fight through the feelings of anxiety or run as fast and as far as I can from the surfaces of fear. I have experienced flight mode for as long as…

Anxiety is a natural part of life. It is the thing that sends alerts of danger. Anxiety is when those signals are going off all the time. We are just strangers but let’s pretend instead that we are good friends. Think about your anxiety like a fire. Four things must…

It may sound strange to ask someone if they are okay? However, when was the last time you asked a woman if she was alright? Women are not the only ones struggling, but we are often not asked if we are okay. In a world where we used to belong…

Imposter syndrome is real; what is also indisputable is that the imposter is me. I am my greatest critic! I often avoid criticism because the harshest feedback I receive is on repeat daily in my mind, and it sounds a lot like me. An article on time.com defined imposter syndrome…