by Yulinda Renee | Jan 30, 2017 | Coaching, counseling, mental health, Mindfulness, self-care, therapy, wellness
How can I with power and authority lead others on a path to mental wellness when my own is in shambles? I can not. My lack of self-care and inattention to my own well being while using other peoples struggles to distract me from my own has lead me to see my actions...
by Yulinda Renee | Sep 14, 2016 | Coaching, counseling, mental health, Mindfulness, self-care, therapy, wellness
Being vulnerable does not make you a sucker. Asking for help does not make you weak. Engaging in therapy does not make you a heathen Accepting support does not make you a leech. Crying does not make you soft. Wanting comfort does not make you needy Missing someone...
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 | Aug 23, 2016 | Coaching, counseling, mental health, parenting, self-care, therapy, wellness
What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger: Dealing with stress in the family as a family. Strong families are beneficial to not only themselves but to the communities in which they reside; they are the building blocks of society. Unfortunately even the strongest family...
by Yulinda Renee | Aug 8, 2016 | counseling, Minority Mental Health, self-care, therapy, wellness
On occasion I will share personal experiences in an effort to make of myself a mirror. To reflect back my struggles and my growth so that others don’t feel alone. I help because I understand I understand because I’ve been there and I return there with the...
by Yulinda Renee | Jul 27, 2016 | counseling, mental health, Minority Mental Health, self-care, therapy
You can’t pray away depression, or any mental illness. Some might find that statement offensive. But the reality is that many people, especially minorities, view therapy as an affront to God. “I don’t need therapy, I just need to pray harder.”...