Suicide is a sensitive topic, therefore, talking to someone about how they feel should be done so with caution. September is suicide prevention month. In the UK alone, according to the office for national statistics (ONS) there were 6507 registered suicides in 2018. That is a tremendous amount of people. Suicide is a very sensitive topic that should not be…
As we press play on the rest of 2020, I want to take the time to discuss what quarantine has taught me. I have been in quarantine and “isolating” for months. I went out for exercise purposes and went to the grocery (at least every 4 weeks). So I was rarely mixing with people and I spent every single day…
Do you need help setting goals? Do you struggle to make goals and when you do eventually make them, do you struggle to achieve them? At times, we may feel pressured to write a list of goals because we know we have to work hard in order to achieve them. I wasn’t the best at keeping goals. I’d write a…
I love love loveeeee this book. This should be a staple in young women’s book collection. I promise you! As one looking for self development, this should definitely be on your list. The ultimate aim of this book is to encourage women. If you haven’t guessed by now, this book is targeted towards women; to be the best unapologetic version…
Do you want a book that will make you think? This book is a game changer! Some may describe me as a blunt person. I won’t deny that. I believe I have met my match in this book. This is another self-help book to add to your collection people. This book gives you a bunch of useful tips that will…
Feed your soul with this amazing book. What an outstanding book?! Have you ever read a book and thought wow! I need to read that again. This book will give you that feeling. The goal of this book is to influence readers to evaluate their current journey and prompts questions such as: How are you contributing to the human evolution/race?…
Unfortunately, there is still a lot of stigma surrounding mental health. There are HUGE differences in diagnosis between black people and our white counterparts. During my lecture titled Culture and Global mental health, we learnt that Trinidadians living in the UK are 5-12 times more likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia than our white counterparts. Wow. Diagnosis The rate of…
