As scholar and activist Angela Davis said, “I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.” As I’m writing this blog post, I’m...
I’m going through a major life transition at the moment and it’s HARD. Some days I barely have the energy to get out of bed. It feels like the life is being drained from my body when I...
I think I can speak for a lot of Black women when I say that 2022 really put me through the ringer. The ongoing trauma of the pandemic combined with an all-out assault on reproductive rights...
Like many people, I was shocked by the death of Stephen “tWitch” Boss last week. I was logging on to my computer to start work for the day and opened CNN like I do every morning and saw...
If you’re anything like me, this time of year can be challenging. When the clocks roll back and it starts getting dark outside at an earlier time, it takes a real toll on my well-being (I love...
Have you ever been affected by a traumatic event that you were exposed to but didn’t actually experience yourself? If yes, then you’ve likely been impacted by vicarious trauma. What is...