My friend also a psychologist sent me a list of therapist via email and their prices if yall want a link….some as low as 9k per session just dm me and I’ll foward the email it’s 22 pages long
@JcIambane16 It is always stressful when daughter (now 24) is out. Impossible to sleep until she’s in. 1 sounds very reasonable…so you can get even a tiny bit of sleep lol
@lextroverted Jack Mandora - ‘Me nuh choose none!’ Is the ending I know. We are losing so much from our heritage.
Nowadays pickney not even know big bwoy story, anancy, bredda tukuma, rolling calf… 😔
For some reason, sometimes when I read books it's the same way a golden retriever experiences a car ride.
People ask what happened in it and I'm like, "No idea. There were words. I had a great time. Five stars."
The entire plot has been replaced by a vague feeling of contentment and a desire to buy another book.
Many people still don’t realize that literacy isn’t just about being able to read. It’s about being able to comprehend, evaluate, and apply the information in front of you. The gap between the two is becoming increasingly alarming.
Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month
Whew.
I debated whether I should make this post, especially since just three weeks ago I experienced a mental breakdown—a depression relapse, really. But this is exactly what this month is for... right?
If you're familiar with my platforms, then my mental health journey is no secret. When I started in media six years ago, I made a conscious decision to include conversations around mental health in my content to help reduce the stigma surrounding it.
Six years later, we're not fully there, but we've made progress.
Every season of my podcast, I try to include at least one episode focused on mental health. On my radio show, I make it a point to regularly create space for these conversations. The goal has always been simple: normalize speaking openly and honestly about our experiences.
This journey hasn't been easy.
In 2019, I lost my job and found myself flat on my face—financially, emotionally, and spiritually.
In June 2022, I lost my father. Four months later, I lost someone I loved deeply.
There have been many moments along the way that made me want to throw in the towel.
But if there's one thing I've learned, it's that healing isn't linear. Some days are better than others, and that's okay.
To all the men reading this:
It's okay to not be okay.
It's okay to feel.
It's okay to not have everything figured out.
Society often tells us we shouldn't cry, shouldn't be vulnerable, shouldn't express what we're carrying. But I'm here to tell you that's a lie.
Seek help if you need it.
Talk to someone you trust.
Find healthy ways to cope.
Take care of your mental health the same way you take care of your physical health.
Take it one day at a time.
And breathe.
You've made it this far. You can make it
through the next moment too. 🙏🏾💙
#MensMentalHealthAwarenessMonth
Always choose clean pain over dirty pain.
Clean pain is the pain of telling the truth. The pain of leaving. The pain of disappointing someone. The pain of starting. The pain of being bad at something new. The pain of saving money instead of buying the thing. The pain of going to bed while the party continues. The pain of facing the blank page.
Dirty pain is the pain of avoiding clean pain. The pain of staying too long. The pain of lying. The pain of living above your means. The pain of being known inaccurately. The pain of watching your life shrink around a fear you refuse to face. The pain of managing the consequences of cowardice.
Clean pain is often sharp and brief, dirty pain is dull and chronic.
Self-respect is paying the clean cost early.