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.
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Karen C. Simms
- Jul 9, 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...
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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...
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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...
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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
- 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
- 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
- Jan 1, 2019
- 3 min
Reflections on our stuff
Ntozake Shange, author of the famous choreopoem For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf passed away this...
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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...
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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...
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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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