Younger Black Males And Suicide
A trend in many younger black males thats starting to bother me.
Race-Based Trauma Is Real
“Black people don’t go to therapy.” It’s an oft-quoted belief that, for various reasons, has been hard to shake within the black community — pushed away by some as a sign of weakness. For Monica T. Williams, a clinical psychologist at the University of Connecticut and director of the Laboratory for Culture and Mental Health Disparities, it’s an uphill battle she’s well familiar with.
Getting to Happiness- Feelings are Guidance
Feelings are guidance
To understand where we are on the mental and emotional spectrum of balance, we can look to our feelings. Feelings are our internal guidance system. They let us know when we are off balance, and on track. If you are feeling any of the symptoms of imbalance listed on the left, you likely have an imbalance of neurotransmitters in your body. There’s a simple test to find out, so talk to your doctor about your neurotransmitter levels on your next visit.
Getting to Happiness – Gateways to Happiness
Gateways to Happiness
If you are depending on the above formula for happiness, then be prepared for a lot of unhappiness in your life. The fairly tale that we have been taught that things can make us happy is revealed once the job, love or financial status of our dreams appear to be elusive. Yet these four practices are tried and true conduits to happiness:
Male Suicide in the African American Community
“Every 10 minutes someone in the U.S. dies by suicide. Every 19 minutes, someone is left to make sense of it,” according to the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention
