The Return to Antidepressants
A few weeks ago I felt myself on the cusp of spiraling. If you’re not familiar with the mental health community, spiraling is a loss of control; whether emotionally, your thoughts or both. And almost 4 weeks ago I…
Mental Illness is Not One Size Fits All
Mental illness is something that affects people world wide. According to a study conducted by Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation in 2017 as reported in their Global Burden of Disease study; 10% of the world suffers with some sort…
Dating with Mental Illness: How I’m Navigating
Mental illness and dating is a HEAVY combination. This blog post was a bit of a struggle to write because it required a lot of introspection and self-awareness in an area that haven’t truly considered the impacts of. While…
The Chat Corner – Ronny Maye Discusses Mental Health
Mental health is a topic that we dive into regularly on this blog. Whenever I stumble upon a gem in the mental health community, I always want to share. That’s why when I was scrolling through Twitter and saw…
Can I Have An Honest Moment about Self Love?
I thought about all the ways that I could write this article. I wanted to give the eloquent, positive affirmation rhetoric that gets the people’s juices flowing. But…I can’t. I want to be honest and as raw as possible…
I Stress Ate During A Pandemic – Here’s What Happened
I’ve been on an intentional weight loss journey since September 2019. My reasons are not those of vanity; but a means to an end to my arthritic pain. Yep. I have to get smaller to get a hip replacement.…
Mental Health Awarness Month
Mental Health Awareness month comes around every year in May; but as far as I’m concerned mental health awareness is EVERY DAY. Hi, my name is Alicia and I am a mental health patient. I’ve shared very openly on…
Regression – How to Over Come It
Regression is the ultimate taboo in any type of recovery journey; at least that’s what it can feel like. However, regression or relapse can be more common than you think. Hence, the need to have an open and candid…
Grieving During a Pandemic Is NORMAL
When COVID-19 began to circulate in the news and rapidly reach pandemic status; many of us were stunned. After all, with so many different interpretations of what was going on with this virus, much of the world didn’t know…
Sistas How Ya’ll Feel?A Self Love Check-In
As a child, I remember my day dreams always consisted of me being someone different. With all the entertainment on television and pictures in magazines; the ideal beauty standard was clear. Thin. White. Flat butts. Busty. When there was…