There is a wealth of research supporting the multiple benefits of journaling. From improving mood and sleep to reducing symptoms of anxiety, PTSD, and depression, the impact of regular journaling on our mental health is profound. But what exactly makes journaling so effective?

Many of us have goals - we want to go after something in our life. With that being said, everyone's goal is different. Whatever your dreams are, I’m here to encourage you to go after that thing that you want.

Our children are not blind - they see things. Before I jump into this conversation, I want to encourage you to have these conversations at home. When you have these conversions, I want you to remember to be patient with yourself and give yourself grace.

The Sick Kid’s Hospital in Toronto, Ontario released a report that outlined the importance of children returning back to school for their mental and emotional health. School is a safe and nurturing space for many children which positively impacts their mental and emotional wellness (which has been on the decline since the onset of the pandemic).

I want to share with you 8 secrets about therapy that you probably don’t know. These are meant to be helpful pieces of information that will increase the chances of you having a valuable healing experience with your therapist.

For those of you who are curious about going to therapy or who might be a little apprehensive, I’ve put together this list of 7 things you need to know before going to therapy.

COVID-19 forced us to slow down and stay home. We were also forced to think. To think about where our lives were headed, to think about our current political systems, and to think about our socio-economic systems. With more time to be on our devices and watching our TVs, more people were seeing the atrocities towards black people and other racialized bodies, with more time to sit and think about what was actually happening. It caused a bit of an uprising in our whole world (not just in our North American community).

Black mental health matters. Black mental health is important and it must be addressed. Being black impacts a person’s mental health in big ways. Significant historical patterns and systematic processes trickle down into our mental health.