I think it’s safe to say that we all have experienced some form of anxiety in our lives. Whether our anxiety resulted from a specific situation(s) or was a result of living with panic disorder, it is still no walk in the park. You know what else isn’t a walk in the park? Having someone […]

If I were to ask you to describe someone who is depressed, how would you? Would you describe someone who is withdrawn, sad, and hopeless? Would you describe someone who lays in bed all day avoiding social interactions? What about someone who has lost interest in majority of their day-to-day activities? Sounds like a usual […]

As the calendar year comes to a close, we are once again surrounded by Friendsgivings, holiday planning, Christmas lists, holiday movie specials, and most importantly family gatherings. Family members scrambling to fly in annually for the traditional cutting of the turkey, or the placing of the tree topper. Believe it or not, the holiday season […]

My mother tells me that I cut people out of my life too quickly. When I say tell, I mean my mother reprimands me on just how repugnant it is for my life to dismiss people. What my mother does not understand is that some individuals in our life have expiration dates. In her Bajan […]

  a mental disorder marked by alternating periods of elation and depression.   Before you read this post I have a single request. My request to you is that you disregard all prior judgments surrounding Bipolar Disorder in which you thought you knew. Because you may very well be wrong. And that is alright. For […]

Imagine having to sit your unapologetically black ass down and vent about your life obstacles, repentance, and embarrassments to an individual whom you have never met. Better yet imagine conversing with that same individual who may have already passed judgment about you prior to your “Thank you for taking time to meet with me today.” […]