Author: Ciara Simonson
Prioritizing Black Women’s Wellness African American women face a disproportionate burden of mental health challenges, yet they are significantly less likely to seek professional help. According to the National Institute on Minority Health and Disparities, African Americans experience 20% higher rates of serious psychological distress compared to white Americans [1]. Alarmingly, Black women are only […]
READ ARTICLEThe skills developed in pre-marital counseling lay the groundwork for a stronger emotional connection and deeper intimacy that will sustain the marriage long after the honeymoon ends.
READ ARTICLEMy 10-year-old daughter posed the question that, threw me for a loop. She asked, ‘Mommy what is a housewife?’ My eyes opened wide with the look of utter surprise. I took a deep breath and began to explain that a housewife is a married woman who manages the operational functions for the family system from […]
READ ARTICLEKnowing where you are is an invitation to understand more about how you got here.
READ ARTICLEThe beginning of the new year is a fascinating time. It’s an invitation to begin again as if embarking on a new journey with a fresh start to (re)create, (re)construct, and (re)adjust your paradigm for the year ahead. After two years of disorientation with great losses and major transitions, significant life changes propels you to […]
READ ARTICLEWomen’s Month March is identified as Women’s Month, a month designated in our calendar year to give extra attention to amazing, warrior women who have contributed to changing our world. While this month will honor and celebrate magnificent ladies, sharing their stories and highlighting their achievements there are so many others who will remain in […]
READ ARTICLEWhen two people are in a relationship and one decides to call it quits, does the other partner stand a chance to restore the rupture of an already broken relationship? Every week I encounter stories of couples on the fence or in crisis vacillating between staying in or getting out of the relationship. In the […]
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