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“Joy, Joy, Joy,” I yelled. She responded, “Coming, Coming.” I could hear the sound of her slipper as she quickened her steps to my room...

An often-overlooked aspect of self-care is developing something that caters to your specific needs, which all begins with self-awareness....

Why do you do that to yourself? I have been asked this question on more than one occasion, and all I could do during that time was to...

​Wake up WAKE the hell up!! You’re not dead. Yea you lived through another night to wake up to the same ole shit. Resulting in a pounding...

Over the past three years, I was working with military spouses positioned in a challenging, emotional position, one that people without...

2022 is the year to heal. As winter settles in, and with a few years of turbulence is behind us, it’s time to focus on our internal...

Completing my graduate school thesis almost took me out mentally. Going through the coursework was a breeze. The courses were fun,...

"I have a flat stomach." That's what I told myself as I looked at my bulging midsection in the mirror. It was early 2020 and like most...

It started with a telephone call at 7 am in morning. I was getting dressed for work and also watching one of the morning shows. Little...

We take this time to celebrate you for all you’ve done For taking such good care of your loved one You took on this awesome task that no...

Have you ever asked yourself, what is wrong with me? Why can't I speak up for myself? Why do I feel like I am invisible in a crowded...

Self-care is any deliberate activity that we do to provide for our physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Nurses spend many working...

I think it is safe to say that we’ve all made at least (1) health-related resolutions. Many of us, year after year, resolve to lose...

The Bernie Mac Show is still one of my favorite shows and it taught me a lot about self-care as an author. My favorite episode is the one...

“Come closer and let me tell you a story?” Let me share with you how I made it through my season of grief and how I was able to do...

Do you know those moments that shatter your idea of what something is? That day, I was looking cute, having a good hair day, and treating...

I remember that evening, it was dark, cold, and raining out. I was rushing to my mother’s house to drop my daughter off so I can go to...

On March 20, 2021, the trajectory of my life inexplicably changed courses. Everything I knew had now been altered. The passing of my...