We can all agree these are trying times. Many people have reached out expressing difficulty with coping and processing the trauma we’ve endured due to racism and the public lynchings that have taken place as well as maneuvering through the global pandemic. Listed are therapy and self-care resources to utilize in these trying times. Read more ..read more

Anti-Racism Reading List *Check out Z-Library or https://b-ok.cc/  for free downloads of books and articles. However, if you are financially able to purchase these works, PLEASE do to support these authors and their anti-racism work. Are Prisons Obsolete? By Angela Davis Women, Race, & Class by Angela Davis Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde Divided Sisters by Midge Wilson & Kathy Russell Ain’t I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks Is Prison Necessary? (New York Times, Ruth Wilson Gilmore) The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexand ..read more

Here’s a collection of fundraisers, donation links, and petitions in support of the protestors and the BLM movement.  Read more ..read more

As a mental health counselor in training, I have been trying to practice what I preach by practicing self-care. Just last month I added yoga to my self-care routine. At first, I hated it! It was so uncomfortable! I felt a lot of the yoga poses were not big girl friendly. Right, when I was about to give up and throw my mat away I found a number of articles on the web providing tips for plus size yogi's. Below are the five tips that helped me through my beginner yoga woes. Read more ..read more