by Yulinda Renee | Sep 7, 2016 | Awareness Months, counseling, mental health, Mindfulness, therapy, wellness
In addition to Sickle Cell Awareness, September is also Suicide Awareness Month and today is the beginning of Suicide Prevention Week. Suicide is not a topic most want to discuss. It makes us uncomfortable. It brings up so many conflicting thoughts: anger, shame,...
by Yulinda Renee | Sep 1, 2016 | Awareness Months, counseling, mental health, Mindfulness, motherhood, parenting, self-care, therapy, wellness
I am the mother of three, including a set of twins, one of which has sickle cell. In honor of September’s sickle cell awareness month, we share our story. The disorder runs on my father’s side of the family and I lost two older brothers from sickle cell...
by Yulinda Renee | Jul 21, 2016 | Awareness Months, counseling, mental health, Minority Mental Health, therapy
July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. What I find interesting and sad is that I bet almost no one knew. As a matter of fact I didn’t know until literally minutes ago. Minority mental health and mental health in general is often overlooked,...
by Yulinda Renee | May 3, 2016 | Awareness Months, children mental health, counseling, mental health, parenting, poetry, therapy, wellness
Dancing through daffodils Smiling at the frog as it leaps to freedom Upturned face capturing the sweet breeze Swing set waiting in anticipation for little legs to set it flying Sprinklers chase them through the grass As peals of laughter waft up to the listening ears...
