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OCD and “Blocks” About Certain Tasks: “I can’t, I just can’t!”
Do you ever feel like you just can’t? Like you have a mental block preventing you from diving into a particular task. It’s more than procrastination....
The Importance of Black Barbers as Staples of the Community
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After contemplating getting my first tattoo for the past year, I finally found someone I think is the right artist for me, so I sent her an email. I received an automated response asking me for details: what I’m thinking of getting,...
The Bike Trip Diaries 2020: Summer on Earth-That-Was
Wow, it’s August already. Does that make anyone else’s stomach clench in panic? Wasn’t it just last week that I started riding my bike without long pants on?...
10 Simple Ways to Love Yourself a Little More Each Day
Treat yourself right! Want to learn how to love yourself? Think you can’t? You can — even if you believe you’re too much of a work in progress. You can...
Proceed With ADHD Caution
ADHD caution? What could that mean? What kind of ineffective caution could ADHD caution be? It’s not so much ineffective as maybe unreliable in its consistency. I’ve lived with ADHD All my life,...
Today I Love Radio
Today I love radio and the fun I have getting to do a radio show once every four weeks. I love that in two weeks time I’m going in to the station to do live radio for a couple of hours as a pre-show for Summerfolk2020 and that is going to be fun if I have anything to do with making it so....
How COVID-19 Harms Our Mental Well-Being – And What to Do About It
It’s been months since America first learned of the potentially deadly virus we’ve come to know as COVID-19 or coronavirus. After months of stringent lockdown mandates and emerging in public...
How to Let Go of Guilt
If you have codependent traits, you probably take responsibility for things you didn’t do, problems you didn’t cause, and circumstances or people that you can’t control....
Am I Doing Enough… Am I Enough?
When our sense of accomplishment and worth comes from what we are able to achieve and overcome during the day, it only makes sense to feel ourselves drowning in self-doubt and stagnation during this pandemic....
Keeping Up With The Joneses Leads to Worse Psychological and Physical Health for White People
Before the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, research suggested that premature deaths among white Americans were rising. Even before the era of COVID-19, these findings were surprising, according to researchers....
Taking Time to Enjoy the Pleasures of Life Brings Happiness
New research suggests acts of hedonism such as relaxing on the couch or enjoying a delicious meal contribute to a happy life as much as self-control. Investigators from the University...
Sense of Normalcy Can Bounce Back Quickly, Even During Continued Stress
A new study shows that the human sense of normalcy is capable of bouncing back a lot faster than we might think. The findings, published in the Journal of Applied...
Amount of TV Watching Tied to Infant Temperament
The temperament of your child could be driving how much TV he or she watches, according to a new study from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Birkbeck, University...
