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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.

Karen C. Simms
Aug 12, 20213 min read


Father's Matter!
Fathers consistently get a bad rap… and black fathers in particularly are constantly maligned. As we approach the first-year...

Karen C. Simms
Jul 9, 20213 min read


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...

Karen C. Simms
Mar 8, 20213 min read


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...

Karen C. Simms
Oct 31, 20203 min read


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...

Karen C. Simms
Aug 26, 20203 min read


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...

Karen C. Simms
Jul 14, 20203 min read


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...

Karen C. Simms
Jun 10, 20203 min read


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

Karen C. Simms
May 5, 20203 min read


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.

Karen C. Simms
Apr 8, 20203 min read


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.

Karen C. Simms
Mar 8, 20203 min read


Looking Back to Move Forward
Reflecting on the past can help us strategically plan for the future. Time for a decade in review.
Karen C Simms
Jan 5, 20203 min read


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...
Karen C Simms
Mar 10, 20193 min read


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...
Karen C Simms
Jan 1, 20193 min read


Without Protection
This post was written pre-confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States. I am writing this during...
Karen C Simms
Oct 16, 20183 min read


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...
Karen C Simms
Jul 17, 20184 min read


“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...
Karen C Simms
Jun 12, 20183 min read
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