The importance of redefining success on your terms. KEY POINTS “I’ve gone through my life trying to reach all of these milestones of success. I graduated college with honors, got…
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Healing Yourself With Greatness
The false promise of perfectionism: Achieving lofty goals won’t fix everything. THE BASICS KEY POINTS Character is humility. Our patients sometimes ask us: What is a good person? And we…
Why Is the Way You Approach Your Day So Important?
How you choose to “meet” the world can impact your health, joy, and success. KEY POINTS How much of your day is engaged in things you’d rather not be doing?…
The Simple Strategy That Fires Up Your Creativity
Being creative requires a daily commitment, rather than occasional actions. by Anthony D. Fredericks Ed.D. KEY POINTS Source: Jundecheng/Pixabay Think back to your childhood. You made up your own songs, you…
What We Resist Persists
Five strategies to overcome bad habits. by Jennifer Guttman Psy.D. Most of us struggle with habits that we would like to break. These habits negatively impact how we view ourselves…
What Do You Want to Know About Men’s Health?
Overview Visit your doctor Men are notorious for avoiding the doctor and ignoring unusual symptoms. This may help explain why women tend to live longer. Don’t let complacency take a…
From Joy to Fear: The Alarming Truth About Black Motherhood
It’s time to confront the Black maternal mortality crisis head on. KEY POINTS This post was written by Erica Marshall-Lee, Ph.D., ABPP, and Frances C. Calkins, M.A., on behalf of…
‘They’re Building a Chemical Factory on My Ancestors’ Graves’
By Sunita Sohrabji ‘The Formosa factory will never come here. We won’t let it.” Environmental activist Sharon Lavigne, founder of Rise St. James. St. James Parish, Louisiana is one of…
How to revive hair that thins, grays or gets out of control as you age
.Story by Sally Wadyka The ways in which hair changes as we age aren’t always welcome. Nor are they entirely within our control. Hormonal shifts — which affect women more…
Black girls’ identity development and the protective role of parental socialization in educational settings
by Kimberly Phillips Several years ago, when Marketa Burnett asked the young Black girls who were part of her research study to talk about what it meant first to be a girl…