The journey to healing is a process but it is a beautiful journey. Everyone is on their own journey. Our personal journey can not be measured, quantified nor do we know how long we will be on the journey… the journey healing. Healing is one of the most important obstacles that we have to overcome. Healing from trauma, hurt, disappointment,…
Spreading the word about mental health one day at a time. As the majority of us are at home, it can have an impact on our mental health even if we are aware of it or not. Mental Health Awareness Week took place 18-24 May 2020 which has inspired me to write this blog post. Although I consider myself to…
Don’t give up when you feel like quitting, keep going! In a few words… Life is hard. No matter who you are and what you go through, LIFE IS HARD. And at times, it makes us want to give up and quit. In a nutshell, 2019 was incredibly difficult. I don’t like to say its one of the hardest years…
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…
