By Elizabeth Scott — 2021
Here are some strategies that can help you to feel stronger and more confident in the world as you face the challenges of life.
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CLEAR ALL
The pandemic has stripped our emotional reserves even further, laying bare our unique physical, social, and emotional vulnerabilities.
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Some people harbor the illusion that rest is a luxury they do not have time for, but the reality is that rest is a necessity.
Our culture has taught us that we do not have the privilege of being vulnerable like other communities.
The Latinx community is just as vulnerable to mental illness as the general population, but faces disparities in treatment.
Eso es para locos. Esta generación... siempre inventando. These are the words I’d hear anytime I mentioned therapy or mental health growing up.
“When I started my undergraduate degree in psychology, my grandmother said she was afraid I would become pagal (“crazy”) because of it.
I’m learning that my challenge isn’t just to unlearn what my family has taught me, but to put myself in situations that would reaffirm the new lessons I was trying to replace the old ones with.
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A place to start for Black women and women of color looking to reclaim their power.
The causes for the Founder's Blues are easy to identify. Founders experience immense pressure when starting and attempting to build their own businesses.
Stressing the body makes you stronger—as long as you have time to rest and recover.