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Black mind health matters

Secrets & plain English answers to Black mental health concerns

Book cover People of the Lie: The Hope For Healing Human Evil (Simon & Schuster, 1983) ISBN 978-0-684-84859-4

People of the Lie – A book whose time has come

In a time like this, one thinks about the books, written long ago, that seemto have foretold this moment M ...

Finding your voice in the Age of the Big Lie

At the root of almost all conflict - whether between internationalgovernments or between intimate partners - is a LieSaid by ...

What determines sanity

At the core of anyone's sanity is the issue of knowing and recognizing the truth. Our recent political "situation" afforded ...

Taking psychiatric meds? How to protect yourself from side effects.

Along with frequently described mood  or antidepressant medications, what else can a person do to protect themselves from accumulating brain ...
Nutrition author Tracye McQuirter

How to feed your brain to make it last

Let's face it.....every time you feed your body, you feed your brain. A well-fed brain can think clearly, make great ...

Coconut oil for alcoholism

A former alcoholic who researched a solution to the unbearable cravings for alcohol that ruined his personal life, Dr. Robert ...

Psychosis – Is Early Childhood Bullying a Cause?

Children who are bullied or who are bullies themselves may be at greater risk of becoming psychotic as adults. Psychosis ...

Kids Are Being Prescribed Antidepressants and ADHD Meds at Increasingly High Rates

In the report, Children's Health Spending: 2009 - 2012, issued by the Health Care Cost Institute, an increase in prescription ...

Fight dementia & Alzheimer’s: Dump the bread

Renowned neurologist, David Perlmutter, says that it's neither consistent with reality nor current science to deny the negative effects of ...

No Amount of Alcohol is Safe

The 2014 World Cancer Report from the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) concludes that no ...

Just Get Over It! And Other Insensitive Things That People Say……..

How many times have you heard someone shriek, mutter, moan, yell, spit, murmur or plead, "Just get over it!", usually ...

Crucial Factors in Mother Driving her Children into the Ocean

What would make a young mother want to kill her children? That was the big question when this near tragic ...

21st century thoughts on reeling in racism

How police killings of unarmed blacks affect us

They directly impact both our mental healthas well as our physical health Have you, like so many black parents andhelping ...
Speaking About Race by Celeste Headlee helps people talk about racism

Rx for racism

Now that racism has come out of the closet, there is thequestion of how to approach it. As black folks, ...

Trumpin’ for domestic violence

A recent article in the Huffington Post pointed out something that many victims of domestic violence have been thinking; that ...

Grace standing in her truth

Fear blocks your ability to hear God Ieshia Evans, a peaceful protester in Baton Rouge, LA demonstration in July, 2016 ...

We Gon’ Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation by Jeff Chang

"Race makes itself known in crisis, in the singular event that captures a larger pattern of abuse and pain," writes ...

Police violence – Every 10 days an unarmed black person is killed

A mental health threat for our peoplePolice killed 346 black people in 2015, making fear of our "protectors" a rational, ...

“They Can’t Kill Us All” – A Washington Post reporter on shootings of unarmed black men

"They Can’t Kill Us All; Ferguson, Baltimore, and a New Era in America’s Racial Justice Movement By Wesley Lowery,  Publisher: ...

We all need to read “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness”

Michele Alexander is a lawyer, legal scholar, advocate and  author who has written a comprehensive, well-researched examination of what is ...

Political depression – What next for “the African-Americans”?

A good rule of thumb for choosing a therapist is to find someone who can understand your feelings - someone ...

We are reading…..”Nobody: Casualties of America’s War on the Vulnerable from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond”

There is an almost palpable level of fear rising in the minds of many Americans over the steady stream of ...

For Black Girls, Teenage Behavior is Criminal

From TakePart.com We all watched in horror, the video of South Carolina school resources officer,  Ben Fields, of the Richland ...

Between the world and Ta-Nehisi Coates – Every black mother should read…..

"Crazy"....is what people feel when their reality doesn't match that of the masses. "Crazy" is what many black folks have ...

Books we are reading now

Book cover People of the Lie: The Hope For Healing Human Evil (Simon & Schuster, 1983) ISBN 978-0-684-84859-4

People of the Lie – A book whose time has come

In a time like this, one thinks about the books, written long ago, that seemto have foretold this moment M ...
Speaking About Race by Celeste Headlee helps people talk about racism

Rx for racism

Now that racism has come out of the closet, there is thequestion of how to approach it. As black folks, ...

The Trump Survival Guide

Available at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com ...

We Gon’ Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation by Jeff Chang

"Race makes itself known in crisis, in the singular event that captures a larger pattern of abuse and pain," writes ...

“They Can’t Kill Us All” – A Washington Post reporter on shootings of unarmed black men

"They Can’t Kill Us All; Ferguson, Baltimore, and a New Era in America’s Racial Justice Movement By Wesley Lowery,  Publisher: ...

We all need to read “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness”

Michele Alexander is a lawyer, legal scholar, advocate and  author who has written a comprehensive, well-researched examination of what is ...

We are reading…..”Nobody: Casualties of America’s War on the Vulnerable from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond”

There is an almost palpable level of fear rising in the minds of many Americans over the steady stream of ...

Between the world and Ta-Nehisi Coates – Every black mother should read…..

"Crazy"....is what people feel when their reality doesn't match that of the masses. "Crazy" is what many black folks have ...

The yin and yang of relationships

Young black couple enjoying a walk in nature

One of the top reasons relationships last

Is there one habit that makes a difference in whether relationships endure? People are drawn to each other for all ...

What determines sanity

At the core of anyone's sanity is the issue of knowing and recognizing the truth. Our recent political "situation" afforded ...

Holiday Love

A Christmas/Kwanzaa holiday note Walking through the mall this afternoon, there were alot of men wandering around, looking a little ...

Crucial Factors in Mother Driving her Children into the Ocean

What would make a young mother want to kill her children? That was the big question when this near tragic ...

Black women who had their partners arrested for domestic violence were 98% more likely to die early from other causes

Date: March 2, 2014 Source: University of Cambridge Summary: Researchers followed up on a landmark domestic violence arrest experiment and ...

Make Valentines Day Last A Whole Lot Longer….

In celebration of your love, why not give your partner the gift of understanding? Would that you could, right? The ...

Find black therapists here

AfricanAmericanTherapists.com is designed by black therapists for Black people to  Learn about mind health:  Check out our Library Read news ...

How to reduce “Baby-Mama” drama

Probably one of the most intense of dramas that frequent the therapy office is that of distraught, frustrated folks trying ...

10+ ways to help your Kids

How police killings of unarmed blacks affect us

They directly impact both our mental healthas well as our physical health Have you, like so many black parents andhelping ...
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Here’s 5 more ways to help kids get stronger during the pandemic

Putting fear into perspective can help your childlearn how to control their fears & anxieties going forward. This weird COVID ...
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How to help your black child deal with the pandemic

Suicide rates and risks for black children are rapidly rising during the isolation of the pandemic. Here's 5 things you ...
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When should you take your kid to therapy?

Most kids get into therapy because the school recommends it, but if you see signs that yourchild is struggling, why ...

You go where you look…….

Years ago, the last time I went skiing, I found myself at the top of a mountain in Colorado ---at ...

Psychosis – Is Early Childhood Bullying a Cause?

Children who are bullied or who are bullies themselves may be at greater risk of becoming psychotic as adults. Psychosis ...

For Black Girls, Teenage Behavior is Criminal

From TakePart.com We all watched in horror, the video of South Carolina school resources officer,  Ben Fields, of the Richland ...

Between the world and Ta-Nehisi Coates – Every black mother should read…..

"Crazy"....is what people feel when their reality doesn't match that of the masses. "Crazy" is what many black folks have ...

“Carrying On” What did Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis teach their children about racism?

Carrying On by Hasna Muhammad (from Sankofa.org)  To see very touching photos of their mother-daughter experiences go to crumbnavigation.com My ...

Got a big cold, get a little tangerine……..

People come in hacking and struggling, miserable because they can barely breathe, so we are always interested in what is ...

24/7 Eyes On Your Teen

Be the eyes on your child's location, website views, telephone calls, text and instant messages. Know who's talking to your ...