Kweku’s Korner By Madia Norton Holistic LPC-IT, Holistic and Creative Workshop Developer, Space holder for Health and Wellness consultation, Sound Bath guide for somatic release When you scroll through your social media or even flip through a magazine, you can be guaranteed to run into the buzzword holistic healing in relation to some spotlight on […]
Strengthening Adolescence: The Power of Protective Factors in Youth Development
Kweku’s Korner By Tyree D. Brinson, PsyD Licensed Clinical Psychologist (IL) | PsyPact Certified to Practice Virtually in Over 40 States Including Wisconsin Private Practice Psychologist | Clinical Consultant | Clinical Director of an Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program in Downtown Chicago Adolescence is a critical stage of life marked by rapid emotional, physical, and social […]
Mindfulness: A Safe Remedy for Sleep Loss and Medication Risks
Kweku’s Korner By Derek H. Suite, M.D. One in three Americans–roughly 84 million people– is sleep deprived and 50-70 million suffer from sleep disorders, with nearly 50 million confirming the use of a nightly sleep medication. The long-term use of sleep meds– not just chronic sleep deprivation – leads to chronic illness and early death. […]
ACT (Part II)
Having begun to accept the reality of pain and frustration, we then amplify it with cognitive diffusion, starting with being more observant.
ACT (Part 1)
Kweku’s Korner By Dr. Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi Psychology is not a pure science. The diagnoses that medical professionals created through the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders- Fifth Edition (DSM-5-TR) are flawed at best. With each revision, it brings major changes to the psychological landscape. I try to explain to potential patients, the diagnosis […]
Friends- How Many of Us Have Them
Kweku’s Korner Ra Kweku Akyirefi Melchizedek Amoasi By Dr. Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi The Nyumba Upendo show on April 9, 2025, was hosted by Dr. Alisia Moutry and Simmone Kilgore. They discussed the importance of friendship on our mental health. It was a great episode that can be seen in the archives on WNOV YouTube at […]
The Way to Inner PEACE
Kweku’s Korner By Dr. Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi “Do not believe in anything (simply) because you have heard it. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. Do not believe in anything because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything (simply) because it is found […]
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome
Kweku’s Korner By Dr. Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi If you never had the pleasure of listening to Dr. Joy De Gruy speak, you have not checked off every item on your educational bucket list. She wrote a book in 2005 that is still relevant today; in fact, her words are even more meaningful. The title Post […]
A Woman’s World
Kweku’s Korner By Dr. Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi Our elders, guardians, and parents have the primary responsibility to teach ethics, morals, and values. The difficulty is how to explain difficult concepts to children whose brains are still developing and not ready for detailed cognitive demanding explanations. We turn to fables, myths, and parables. A fable is […]
Swimming In Your Tears
Kweku’s Korner By Dr. Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi You are the inspiration and example. The first woman, the mother of it all. It was your breath and love that gave me hope. Love and guidance. It was your unconditional love that taught me the meaning of love. The world loves you conditionally, but when I made […]
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