April showered me with opportunities for growth, development, & fun. Take a look…
love notes
This girl loves 💖 love, so when I stumbled upon an activity that encouraged me to write love notes to myself, it should go without saying that I was all over it. Here’s the premise: cut a sheet of paper into several strips, as many daily love notes as you would like to create. For […]
mindful bae
One of my primary goals for this year is to build couples clientele. I truly love individual therapy, but it something about couples therapy that I find utterly intriguing. My first completed read for the year 2021 is The Mindful Couple by Craig and Debbie Lambert. This book provided 52, surprisingly simple, strategies that a […]
Happy New Year
In spite of my initial apprehension, I am actually getting excited about this year and the miraculous possibilities. I am going to engage in my blog a little differently this year, I have some specific goals that I will share in an upcoming post. In the meantime in between time, I send all who reads […]
winter blues (SAD)
seasonal affect disorder (SAD) also known as seasonal depression or winter depression is a type of depression that is related to the seasons and usually occurs during the fall and winter when days are shorter and nights are longer. less sunlight occurs which supplies us with natural vitamin D the energy and mood booster. Read […]
infinite hope
black herStory
Black History Month is one of the most significant times of the year to highlight African-American men and women and their contributions to the world around us. I shall not let this time pass without shouting out some of the men and women of color that have helped curtail stigma surrounding mental health care in […]
mindful Danger
Its no secret that as human beings we all need one another in some form or another. Working authentically in the mental health care field requires meaningful associations that promote competence, effectiveness, and self-care to name a few. Dr. L. Dangerfield has been a meaningful, as well as, empowering connection for me to have made […]
The Inevitable
There is probably nothing that is more anxiety inducing than the idea of having to adjust to the dreaded unexpected and inevitable “change”. I have many clients that present with situational anxiety related to some sort of change, potential change. or perceived change of circumstances in their lives. Some of the most common situations are […]
brown eyes
The more I embrace the idea of the work that I have chosen to do in this world, the more immersed I become in the fluid of wonder. Its ironic honestly, this effort began with intentions of expanding ideas of mental health care practices to minority #Nashville populations. I am the minority: black, black female, […]