By: Kara Stevens
Our mental health seriously affects our physical health, so there should be absolutely no stigma around mental health, none at all~First Lady, Michelle Obama Depression. Bipolar Disorder. PTSD. Schizophrenia. Anxiety. What do you think of when you hear any of these illnesses? I remember the first time I heard the term schizophrenia. I was
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By: Kara Stevens
If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life~Marcus Garvey Confidence is defined as “the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something; firm trust”. Self-confidence is being able to rely on and trust yourself. In today’s society, conveying confidence is necessary for your success,
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By: Kara Stevens
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” ~Abraham Lincoln The end of this month it will be 5 months since I walked away from a full-time job, without another to replace it. Two weeks later I relocated back to the town I grew up in, and 2
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By: Kara Stevens
One of the most difficult things for most people to do is talk about themselves. We don’t want to come across as obnoxious, by rattling off all of the great things about ourselves. But, we don’t want to admit the not so great things about ourselves either. Have you ever had a job interview, or
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By: Kara Stevens
To help avoid ruining a friendship, one of the things that you should consider is shifting the language of the request. Think of lending money as a gift and not a loan. The reason is to avoid the expectation that you will get that money back. If you get the money back then great, but
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By: Kara Stevens
You know the drill; wake up at the crack of dawn, get the kids to school, commute to work, work an 8-12 hour day, commute home… You get the picture. Even for the folks who work from home, there can be so many activities that suck time from your day. Our lives are often filled
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By: Kara Stevens
“I’m worried about adult care at a point when most people my age are worried about daycare” ~ @iamChrissie_K on Twitter I found out my mother had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia when I was around 13 years old; her first breakdown was about four years earlier. I didn’t know what it meant at the
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By: Kara Stevens
There are so many things that I could tell you about Natasha Cobb but I’ll let her tell you herself. I just want to say, though, that Natasha and I were the best of friends in middle school and one of my biggest regrets (which I shared with her) was that I wasn’t a part
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By: Kara Stevens
Why would I spend the rest of my days unhappy Why would I spend the rest of this year alone When I can go therapy When I can go therapy When I can go therapy two times a day ~lyrics from “Therapy” by Mary J Blige One thing many minorities do not do, and may
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By: Kara Stevens
So, I subscribe to Rosetta Thurman’s Happy Black Woman newsletter. If you don’t know her, you should; she is AMAZING and very inspiring. With trainings and tools, she helps black women live their ideal lives. One of the emails that she sent recently had me thinking. She asked, “Where do you want to be in
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