Trauma Responses
As someone who did experience trauma as a child, I was unaware and, often, would experience response in my body in threatening and, sometimes only seemingly, threatening saturations. Because I…
Erectile Dysfunction and Depression
Sex is an act that can bring two people closer together and in romantic relationships, it is a special way of expressing connection. When there is no connection in this…
Barriers to Mental Health Care in Black Communities: What’s the Cause
Currently, studies show that people in the black community are 20% more likely to experience mental health problems and only 1 in 3 African Americans seek treatment to help alleviate…
I feel it in My Bones
I recall in my school-age years, I had so much anxiety around attending school. I would feel it in my body. For me, it would be abdominal upset and sweaty…