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7 Ways Black Women Can De-Stress This Spring
This spring, Black women are encouraged to prioritize self-care and self-preservation by taking breaks, practicing mindfulness, and engaging in activities that bring joy and nourishment to their lives.
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The importance of self-care for caregivers supporting loved ones in the ICU
Family caregivers are an important part of a patient’s treatment plan, but they also face emotional stress and can experience PTSD, anxiety, and depression due to the emotional burden they carry.
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Sister Spokesman ends 2023 with self-care event at Northpoint
Sister Spokesman closes the year on a high note with “Season of Self-Care” event,
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Black Business Spotlight: Mind the Crown
The company helps Black and Brown women find their joy by providing radical self-care.
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Seven Black leaders selected for self-care grants
Pohlad Foundation and Cultural Wellness Center launch three-year Black Legacy and Leadership Enrichment Initiative pilot.
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PHOTOS: Sister Spokesman returned with lessons on self-care
Sister Spokesman returned on July 2 at NorthPoint in North Mpls. for an afternoon centered on self-care and empowerment.
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Murder is upsetting
How could anyone suggest that witnesses to a murder be anything but angry watching someone die?
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‘We eat pain like Skittles’ – MSR Forefront explores Black trauma
‘The revolution will be healing. Radical self-care is resistance, because the system does not want us well.’
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DejaJoelle uses movement to inform healing and self-love
DejaJoelle’s quest for healing through movement was serendipitous during a particularly challenging season in her life.
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Sister Spokesman highlights self-love, care, and mindfulness
A capacity crowd filled LifeSource in Minneapolis to talk self-care and the power of loving oneself.
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Sister Spokesman embraces self-love in February
With the understanding that ‘You cannot pour from an empty cup,’ as the old adage goes, the ‘Love Thyself: Self-Care 101’ event on Feb. 1 aims to equip attendees with simple tools and strategies for self-empowered living.
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Free Cultural Healing Summit
The Mental Health and Wellness Action Team of Ramsey County Public Health is hosting a free Cultural Healing Summit.
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Post-traumatic growth: How adversity can make you stronger
Adversity and trauma come with significant consequences, many of which are negative. However, it may be possible to heal and strive beyond your trauma.
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Dr. Joi Lewis explores the radical power of self-care
Self-care in communities of color has often been seen as selfish. This is especially true for Black women who are expected to be superheroes that push past, instead of addressing, trauma.
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Center approaches Black mental health through racial, cultural lens
Atum Azzahir said earlier this year on a mental health panel at a Minnesota Public Radio-sponsored event that systemic racism “and the pain and suffering that cause trauma” among Blacks and other people of color should be taken into account by healthcare professionals when dealing with mental health concerns.
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Mental Health Month is a good time to assess your overall wellness
The theme for May’s Mental Health Month 2018 is “Fitness #4Mind4Body”. In order to have optimal health, we have to take good care of our bodies as well as our minds. MentalHealthAmerica.net suggests several ways that changes in your lifestyle can help you on your personal journey towards health and wellness.
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Discovering my curl power
This week: Nicole Pillow shares how she learned to embrace her curls. While growing up as a biracial child in the ’70s here in Minnesota, my head of natural curls was in no way celebrated — in fact, my hair became a seed of insecurity planted at a young age. Many of my peers had […]