Using Visual Propaganda to Harness Your Impulsivity — Inattentiveness and impulsivity are the main categories I filter out of the gripes I hear when it comes to the experience of living with attention deficits, post trauma stress, traumatic brain injury, concussions and depression. You know why? Young adults are at the helm of their social, academic, professional, love…

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Reimagining its benefits for us in 2021 — As I reflected on my knowledge of parties, holidays, joyous occasions and how they came to be, I quickly threw aside my desire to scream and rant about the inadequacy of the typical December holidays. Instead, I found myself feeling pumped up as my heart was filled with hope. …

When effort, skill & execution don’t bring the results you thought they should — “The attempt to escape from pain, is what creates more pain.” ― Gabor Maté Loss, grief and recovery are often spoken of in recent times. The accuracy of more instruction and prompting to look beyond death as the only type of loss worth grieving has been paramount to the healing…

2 hours later and I published more — If you’ve been reading my “life” blogs for a while, you know that I like to share the research behind what I am trying and that I vehemently oppose the “work/life balance” trope. I don’t care who you are, there will always be something on either side that won’t receive…

Neighborhood Intimacy — Intimacy: “an emotional state in which two persons, or a group, have a sense of commonality, of sharing, and security.” ~Wong H. Polarized I recall stories from my grandfather about his time serving during WWII and what it was like to finally own a house across the street from a white…

Community, Connection, Relocation — Do you know the feeling of when you’re convinced that you have found the perfect place to set up camp? The emotions that build up while driving to the location accompanied by a sweet surge of joy that bubbles up? …

It’s on you now, don’t screw us up — The tales of kingdoms of old are riddled with descriptions of child emperors, illegitimate seeds obtaining the crown, and the kinfolk whose actions show blasphemous regards for decorum while sparing no cost. As I reflect on my queenship in honor of the reminders provided in daily greetings from friends or…

A consideration for horizontal alignment (pun intended) — Failing to provide Sex Education that is inclusive, diverse and universally designed for learning, is like sitting your teen under the cafeteria table at lunch time. In High School. Until senior year. Awful. Cafeteria duty in high school would transform your life. Intermingling a 30 minute window of time with…