As Mental Health Awareness Month unfolds, we are reminded of the profound importance of mental well-being in our lives. From the perspective of a new mental health therapist who recently graduated from a master's level counseling program and has embarked on my journey toward healing,

Many are talking about the importance of representation in big films. But let's talk about the importance for little black girls to see a reflection of themselves as a Princess, a Queen, and a Warrior, with NATURAL BLACK HAIR  (KINKY TEXTURED NATURAL HAIR) and a variety of skin tones..

Fasting has been practiced by many cultures for centuries. The duration varies greatly as well as the reasons why food is abstained. A fast could be undertaken weekly or annually as a religious practice or sporadic, as a charitable, sacrificial, social and political change. I’m sure the names of Mahatma Gandhi or Dick Gregory come to mind; or the many prison hunger strikes in the name of unfair treatment.

Superfood is a term often used by more conscious, health foodies, or heard resulting from the latest medical conference news blast. It’s usually tied to some single food with miraculous power. Although slightly different, superfoods are interchangeable with other terms: antioxidants (fights, against oxidation), whole food phytochemicals (plant based chemicals), not oral supplements, and functional foods. Either of these terms is correct for this discussion.