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in TipsFive Health Insurance Terms To Know To Get That Mental Health Together
If you didn’t know, May is Mental Health Awareness Month. As we are finally (possibly?) emerging from the depths of the pandemic, we all know that this past year and a half has forced us to get right with our mental health one way or another. In my kind of world, mental health resources would […] More
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What Now Means: To Be A Black Millennial in a Global Pandemic
It feels as though our lives were like a game of musical chairs. Wherever you were when the pandemic turned the music off, you had to figure out how to settle into that space, even if there was not a chair for you. For me, the music was turned off as I was in a […] More
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Self-Help Books Are Missing The Mark With Black Millennials
I have an unexplainable love for self-help books. I’m unsure if it’s because of the excitement of following an author through their most difficult point in their life or how eloquently they seem to make hardship sound. Regardless, I would rather pick up a self-help book than any fictional book to relax. Authors who venture […] More
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How To Set Boundaries As A Black Millennial
Danielle and I are sitting in a small vegan cafe in Queens. We are attempting to be adventurous in our meal choices. We decide that we are going to try a whole vegan meal – from drinks to our main course and dessert. Before we dive into the interview, we chat about our families, adulting, […] More
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How Black Millennials Are Reimagining The Health Of Their Communities
This interview was recorded in November 2018. Bianca Duah is Staten Island’s finest. Point Blank Period. Hailing from Park Hill, Staten Island (Wu-Tang Clan stand up!), Bianca was one of the first people I met during admitted students day at Brown University. We bonded over our love for being Black girls who love a good […] More
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Three Therapists to Follow to Boost Your Black Girl Magic
As black millennial women, there are a few things that make our day: moisturized skin, laid edges, seeing another Black woman win, and of course, a good word. Some of us get that word from our place of worship, a good talk with another Black queen, or when our therapist drags the living hell of […] More
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Five Things Health-Conscious Black Millennials Should Ask Themselves By 25
On May 16, 2019, I turned 25 years old (where are all my stubborn Tauruses at?!) and I started to realize that this aging thing is and never was a game. Like the infamous Dr. Tykeia Robinson, Ph.D. of Gettin’ Grown podcast once said: “adulthood is the worst hood I’ve ever been to.” I suppose […] More
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How to Efficiently Search for a Therapist as a Black Millennial
We are going through a lot right now. Dare I say this is the most unique situation our community has ever been through? COVID-19 is killing our people. Cops are killing our people. We keep getting these well-intentioned (but also very emotionally charged) check-ins from people we haven’t heard from in months (maybe years?). And […] More
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How to Justify Therapy to Anyone As a Black Millennial
When it comes to therapy, you can get a whole variety of opinions and also feel a whole bunch of emotions. We’ve all heard it before. Therapy? Isn’t that for one of the Real Housewives of Orange County? Therapy? Why can’t you just talk to your friends about it? Therapy? Do you know who you […] More
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Yes, There Are Black Scientists in America..
If you need someone to give you some tough love sprinkled with respect and compassion, look no further than David Johnson. David and I went to Brown University together and our friendship popped off from the moment we were assigned as Minority Peer Counselors (friendly RA combined with social justice warrior) on the same floor. […] More
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Three Therapists for Black Men to Follow Boost Their Black Boy Joy
When I saw the hashtag, #BlackBoyJoy, trending on social media for the first time, I was ecstatic. As a Black millennial woman, I have to admit that I didn’t know a lot about the mental health issues affecting Black millennial men. But, have no fear! I happen to know a few who were gracious enough […] More
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Three Melanted Fitness Instagrams for Black Millennials
Have y’all ever tried to Google “fitness”? If you go to the image search bar, you will see that a bunch of White people come up. There is no way around it. You just scroll and scroll and all there is are White folks at the gym lifting weights and doing yoga. The same thing happens when […] More
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