We often chase things we desperately want but not necessarily need.
Embracing Solitude: The Empowerment of my Empty Nesting
The transformative impact of solitude on my mental health cannot be overstated. It became a sacred ritual – a tonic for my mind.
Kweku’s Korner: Therapy is for You…. Yes YOU!!!
Do you have a therapist? If not, let this be the year we get a counselor.
New Year, Slightly New Me: Redefining Change and Success
As 2023 comes to a close and the new year approaches, we are faced with evaluating where what we have done and where we want to go next.
Why Kwanzaa is so Important…. for America
Kwanzaa is meant to be highlighted for seven days from December 26- January 1, but celebrated throughout the entire year.
Parenting License: Real-Life Tips for a Happy Home
Of these parenting tips, pay attention to which ones create an opportunity and which ones create a threat for you and your family.
The Healing Power of Flowers: Cultivating Mindfulness, Creativity, and Self-Awareness from Soil to Self
Beyond their aesthetic appeal, flowers possess a profound healing power that extends to our mental and emotional well-being.
Blue Holidays: When Loneliness Invades Your Holiday Season
Kweku’s Korner By Dr. Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi formerly known as Dr. Ramel Smith When does the holiday season begin for you? Is it right after Thanksgiving Dinner or maybe after Black Friday shopping? Or maybe it began with the first snowfall? For our family, every year it began on December 10th. This was my mother’s […]
What to Know About Adoption and Mental Health
Kweku’s Korner Guest Writer Shanna Sullivan, LCSW By Shanna Sullivan, LCSW November is National Adoption Awareness Month (NAAM), a month focused on adoption awareness. We often view adoption through a lens of celebration-our culture looks at adoption as a happy event to be celebrated. Many times, and for many reasons, adoption is a celebration. But […]
Black Mental Health Matters for 2024 Election
Kweku’s Korner By Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi When the conversation of Mental Health arises, the masses leave the conversation. We have been conditioned to believe that mental health is divorced from physical health. We have been conditioned to believe that mental health is only dealing with illnesses, such as anxiety, depression, and trauma. The reality is […]