Untitled

Meridian K

Consulting & Coaching

Karen C Simms

karen@meridiankconsulting.com

317-610-0767

  • linkedin
  • facebook
  • Book Now

  • About

  • Services

  • Programs

  • Training

  • Blog

  • Contact

  • Online Courses

  • Groups List

  • More

    Use tab to navigate through the menu items.
    • All Posts
    • Resiliency
    • Family
    • Community Health
    • Mental Health
    • Social Justice
    • Advocacy
    • African Americans
    • Immigration
    • couples
    • women
    • Violence Prevention
    • school
    • dating
    • anxiety
    • Children
    • Trauma
    • Suicide Prevention
    • schooll
    • relationships
    • education
    • resolution
    • faith
    • policing
    • Fathers
    • Men
    • Black Women
    Search
    Scared Hearts & Sacred Truths: Womyn's Mental Health
    Karen C. Simms
    • Aug 12, 2021
    • 3 min

    Scared Hearts & Sacred Truths: Womyn's Mental Health

    Simone Biles reminded us how so many of us are vulnerable, frequently enduring unreasonable pressures but often with scared hearts.
    20 views
    Father's Matter!
    Karen C. Simms
    • Jul 10, 2021
    • 3 min

    Father's Matter!

    Fathers consistently get a bad rap… and black fathers in particularly are constantly maligned. As we approach the first-year...
    4 views0 comments
    How to win the war against loneliness!
    Karen C. Simms
    • Mar 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    How to win the war against loneliness!

    There is a school of thought in the study of human behavior called Attachment Theory. Prominent thought leaders like John Bowlby and John...
    31 views0 comments
    Understanding Anxiety
    Karen C. Simms
    • Oct 31, 2020
    • 3 min

    Understanding Anxiety

    Do, Be, & Live Better “Trust yourself. You’ve survived a lot, and you’ll survive whatever is coming.” – Robert Tew Many people are...
    14 views0 comments
    Healthy Ways to Go Back to School
    Karen C. Simms
    • Aug 27, 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...
    12 views0 comments
    Moan - Supporting Grieving Children in the Time of Covid
    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
    7 views
    Surviving COVID-19
    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.
    24 views1 comment
    Looking Back to Move Forward
    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.
    13 views0 comments
    Don't Be Scared!
    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...
    12 views1 comment
    Understanding ADHD
    Karen C Simms
    • Sep 8, 2019
    • 3 min

    Understanding ADHD

    August marks the start of the back-to-school season for many families .While some are excited about the start of school, many families...
    22 views1 comment
    Strengthening Families
    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,...
    8 views0 comments
    The Messiness of Love
    Karen C Simms
    • Feb 10, 2019
    • 3 min

    The Messiness of Love

    February is full of “love hype.” Singles and couples frequently feel caught up in the external trappings of Valentine’s Day. Everywhere...
    16 views0 comments
    Without Protection
    Karen C Simms
    • Oct 16, 2018
    • 3 min

    Without Protection

    This post was written pre-confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States. I am writing this during...
    13 views1 comment
    Traumatic Separations =Lasting Scars
    Karen C Simms
    • Jul 17, 2018
    • 4 min

    Traumatic Separations =Lasting Scars

    July is National Minority Mental Health Month. I can think of no issue that has a more profound impact on children and their mental...
    20 views0 comments
    “Partnering for Healing & Hope”
    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...
    9 views0 comments
    Fathers Impact and Imprint On Us
    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...
    25 views0 comments

    karen@meridiankconsulting.com

    317-610-0767

    • linkedin
    • facebook

    ©Meridian K Consulting & Coaching Services. All Rights Reserved.