Dealing with unemployment is like dealing with the loss of a loved one for some people. And similar to grief, it's hard to remain hopeful ... Read More
Mental Health
Your Mental Health First Aid Kit
"I'm trying to help her… I'm trying to keep them safe." Those were the words of the beleaguered sister of Ebony Wilkerson, captured on a ... Read More
#WeSeeYou: Woman Leaves Six-Figure Salary To Live Stress-Free
#WeSeeYou is BlackDoctor.org's series that seeks to highlight and feature those people who are doing something incredible for their health ... Read More
Tracy Morgan On Overcoming Suicidal Thoughts: “My Room Wasn’t Ready”
Tracy Morgan is a real comeback story. Morgan was involved in a near-fatal car accident in 2014 that almost took the comedian’s life and ... Read More
Behind Every Great Person Is A Great Affirmation
The mind is a powerful thing. We have the ability to create the lives we want by adjusting our thoughts. Although that may sound silly and ... Read More
Scentimental Mood: The Best Scents To Improve Sleep, Reduce Stress & More
We go about our daily lives inhaling thousands of odors. Some of them are calming and reminiscent, while others are straight up foul and ... Read More
PCOS & Social Anxiety: How To Rock Confidence & Drop The Worry
For many women with PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome), anxiety can feel like a lingering confirmation that everything isn’t okay. My anxiety ... Read More
Growing From Abused Boys To Healed Men
Ty* sits in his drug rehab group for another week. But, this week he decides to share why he’s been so angry most of his life, how he ... Read More
Pregnancy Symptoms, Negative Test: What You Might Be Experiencing
You've probably had that one friend who exaggerates their pregnancy. They can feel the baby kicking at two weeks old (when it really takes ... Read More
How To Help Your Loved One Recover From An Eating Disorder
When we dismiss an issue that is affecting the Black community as a “white problem,”we lose the opportunity to dissect and gain power over ... Read More
Stress Caused By Daily Discrimination Linked To Health Problems
Nearly seven in 10 Americans experience some form of discrimination, and that discrimination can contribute to higher stress ... Read More
#BlackGirlHealing: “By Varying Lengths Of Thread I Continued To Hang On”
Growing up, I saw the image of women being not only backbones, but essentially feeling an obligation to be the proverbial martyr ... Read More