Tag Archives: mental health and wellness
Maintaining is underrated
You don’t have to always be improving. Sometimes maintaining is the goal. That’s more than enough! Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark … Continue reading
Aging: ‘Loss of possibility’
I love the Op-Ed section of the paper. I believe we all need to write at least one letter on something we’re passionate about in our lifetime. In saying that, I applaud this reader Re: “High suicide rate among seniors … Continue reading
Free Burning
Free Burning, author Bayo Ojikutu, (2006, 383 pages) If this were a hardcover book, I would have sworn someone mixed up the dust jacket. The synopsis on the jacket made me intrigued. It reads: “Tommie Simms was supposed to be the community … Continue reading
How can I fix my relationships?
I’ve just turned 40 this past year. The last 15 years I was in a horrible drug addiction. I lied and hurt and did terrible things to a lot of people, especially my family. About eight years ago they officially … Continue reading
Self-Care Ideas for Everyday Joy
Practice life-enhancing forms of self-care. Need to relax and unwind? Lift a blue mood? Bring a spot of pleasure into your day? Many people turn to food or alcohol or scrolling social media as a solution, only to feel even worse later. … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 