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Do, Be, & Live Better “Trust yourself. You’ve survived a lot, and you’ll survive whatever is coming.” – Robert Tew Many people are...
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Karen C. Simms
- Aug 26, 2020
- 3 min
Healthy Ways to Go Back to School
This year, going back to school represents new challenges for families because of the novel COVID-19 pandemic. There has been a lot of...
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Karen C. Simms
- Jul 14, 2020
- 3 min
Left to Tell!
July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. I regularly write about mental health and its impact on people of color. Because of...
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Karen C. Simms
- Jun 10, 2020
- 3 min
Doing the Right Thing!
A couple of weeks ago, I spent an hour looking for information about the first protest of a police action shooting that I remember...
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Karen C. Simms
- May 5, 2020
- 3 min
Moan - Supporting Grieving Children in the Time of Covid
May is Children’s Mental Health Awareness Month. What I would like us to focus on is there children & teens who might be grieving
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Karen C. Simms
- Apr 8, 2020
- 3 min
Surviving COVID-19
One day soon we will be seeing the light
at the end of the covid-19 tunnel. In the meantime here are survival strategies.
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Karen C. Simms
- Mar 8, 2020
- 3 min
Retiring Superwoman
If you’ve seen this or are one of these people, you know that the superwoman syndrome is real, and it’s costly.
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Karen C Simms
- Feb 10, 2020
- 3 min
Hope is a Revolutionary Thing!
If you’re like me, Kobe Bryant’s sudden death was jarring. Sudden deaths can exposes our feelings of vulnerability. Hope can help!
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Karen C Simms
- Jan 5, 2020
- 3 min
Looking Back to Move Forward
Reflecting on the past can help us strategically plan for the future. Time for a decade in review.
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Karen C Simms
- Nov 19, 2019
- 3 min
Don't Be Scared!
Despite years of campaigns and marketing, there is still a lot of stigma around mental health. This stigma is especially pronounced in...
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Karen C Simms
- Oct 13, 2019
- 3 min
The High Cost of Incarceration
While watching the NBC special, “Justice for All,” about life for the formerly incarcerated and prison reform, John Legend said, “when...
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Karen C Simms
- May 5, 2019
- 3 min
Strengthening Families
Former slave Frederick Douglass said, “It is easier to build stronger children than to repair broken men.” Douglass—the social reformer,...
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Karen C Simms
- Mar 10, 2019
- 3 min
Just Say No!
Shondra Rhimes, creator of Gray’s Anatomy, Scandal, and How to Get Away with Murder, wrote a book called Year of Yes: How to Dance it...
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Karen C Simms
- Dec 13, 2018
- 3 min
Truth Telling = Be Fearless
“Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes” is one of my favorite quotes. It captures the angst associated with truth-telling. Standing...
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Karen C Simms
- Jun 12, 2018
- 3 min
“Partnering for Healing & Hope”
What would you say if I told you that researchers, doctors, cities, states, and national organizations have found a way to help prevent...
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Karen C Simms
- Jun 12, 2018
- 3 min
Fathers Impact and Imprint On Us
My father died on May 20th, which has afforded me a lot of time – perhaps too much – to think about fathers and mental health. With...
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Karen C Simms
- Apr 21, 2018
- 3 min
No Protections Here
Police shootings—much like lynchings—are forms of racial terrorism. Terrorism is defined as the unlawful use of violence and intimidation—es
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