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 28, 2016 | mental health, mental illness, Mindfulness, therapy, wellness
We have a problem. A really big problem. A problem that is difficult to talk about but easy to minimize. A problem that is so insidious that some of us don’t even acknowledge that there is a problem. Or that some of us deem it “their problem”....
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 | 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...
