Category: Wellness
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Lessons from Burnout
Do you ever have a streak of things that are going really well and then your body starts to crash when you bite off more than you can chew? If so, welcome to burnout. Where the lows hit you hard and you’re forced to reflect on what is truly worth putting your time and effort…
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People Pleasing and Trauma
Did you know that people pleasing is a trauma response? Yes. All the ways that you bend over backwards for others, deplete and neglect yourself to make them happy, and struggle to say no, are actually traits that are associated with trauma and are often linked to something from your past.
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3 Tips to Make Saying No EASY
Do you struggle with saying no? Does it make you uncomfortable to let someone down? You’re not alone!
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Embracing Rest and Care
What does embracing rest look like to you? As the clock is counting down on my 20’s, (three days and counting!) I can’t help but think that there’s so many things that need to get done. What I need to accomplish, need to check off my list before I reach my 30’s.
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Action Through Uncertainty
Executing a plan or following through with a dream that you have can be hard. Especially if you feel like it’s a lofty goal, unattainable or something you aren’t deserving of.
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7 Lessons Learned As My Own Boss
I’ve officially been my own boss for a week and it’s been an adventure! The LLC for SLD Wellness was established January 1, and I’ve been on go ever since.
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A Letter to Myself- 2020
As you were fighting to take care of yourself and get sleep, while Black people were fighting for their lives, there was also an awakening taking place within yourself that made you question what you want. In your environment, life and day to day.
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Black Mental Health- Part 3
As a Black person, you’re told how you’re supposed to be and act by everyone: family, friends, strangers, work, society at large. It’s in the not so subtle ways, like being told what to do with your hair. Being made fun of for how you are, being teased and told you talk or act white.…
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Black Mental Health- Part 2
In a world where Black women are often forced to nurture others without being given a chance to nurture themselves, it leaves you feeling like you aren’t seen.
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Black Mental Health- Part 1
In a world where as a Black woman it already feels like you don’t matter, work isn’t a place where you should also feel that way.