Starting a conversation about suicide can be hard. Regardless, I believe it a conversation that must happen with our families, friends and our community as a whole. Do you feel uncomfortable discussing about suicide? Do you worry that maybe by talking about it you will make matters worse like possibly inciting suicide thoughts or actions? …
In a previous blog, I wrote about the terms we use to talk about mental health and mental health concerns, if you didn’t get a chance to read about it click here to read here. Remember, everyone has mental health, but not everyone will have a mental illness. Another important fact is that mental health …
While we all have mental health and not all of us will have a mental illness. However, no one is protected from crossing the line into mental illness when experiencing the above factors.
Bullying is intentional tormenting in physical, verbal, or psychological ways. It can involve hitting, shoving, name-calling, threats, and mocking. Some kids bully by shunning others and spreading rumors about them, either in person or online. Online bullying has become so much of an epidemic that many grassroots organizations are working hard to create policies against …
We are created whole in the image of God. Our humanity encompasses our spiritual, physical, social, emotional and intellectual being. We can’t glorify one aspect and neglect the other. We become whole, vibrant, and healthy human beings when all our ‘core-beings’ are alive and functioning the way they are supposed to.
Our emotions are so linked to our humanity that they co-exist. But, at the same time, it’s not the end all be all of our identity, we are not our emotions. Irenaeus once said, “The glory of God is a human being fully alive.” You are an image-bearer of God. When we learn to channel …
Emotions – what are they? Emotions are an integral part of being human. To have emotions is to be human. You not only experience emotion within yourself, you also outwardly express them differently throughout your life. It’s nearly impossible to exist in a completely neutral or emotionless state. As humans, we are physical, spiritual, …
In the last post, I talked about race, racism, and how to start a conversation with your kids. If you didn’t get a chance to read it I encourage you to do so you won’t be disappointed. Today I want to dive into how racism, discrimination can affect the mental health of children and adolescents. …
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The events that have been unfolding before our eyes is nothing short of tragic and evil. The unfortunate truth is – this is not new! It has been happening again and again as if it’s the norm. Let’s talk about the beauty of race and ethnicity first. Race is not solely biological in nature but …
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The ability to think and reason is what distinguishes humans from other beings. There is a saying that goes like this “As a man thinks in his heart so is he…”. You don’t need to look far in order to know the kind of person you are – all you need to check is the …
This website is dedicated to aspire, encourage and give hope to people from all walks of life who experienced mental illness, black men and women, in particular, Eritrean refugees all over the world who went through a lot of hardships and trauma in pursuit of a better life. There is hope. You are not alone.