Category: Emotional Pain
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H&W| Unplanned Pregnancies in 2025
We have more information, more access, and more awareness than ever before—yet unplanned pregnancies are still happening at alarming rates. This isn’t about shame or blame. It’s about asking the hard why questions, looking honestly at behavior, culture, power dynamics, and what’s been quietly normalized. Let’s talk about what we’re seeing, what we’re modeling, and…
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RealTalk|When Being an Empath Starts Showing Up in Your Body
Being an empath isn’t just emotional — it’s physical. Lately, my body has been reminding me that feeling deeply without protection has a cost. This is a Real Talk about awareness, boundaries, and learning how to care for ourselves without losing our compassion.
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Life|Understanding Direct & Indirect Effects of Abuse and Addiction
Generational trauma doesn’t disappear just because the person is gone. It can shape children who were never raised in the storm, and show up in behaviors that don’t match who we truly are. Awareness is the first step toward breaking what we never meant to carry.
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Life| Anxiety and Depression in Young People
🌻 Anxiety and Depression in Young People: Why It Feels So Different Now Over the years, I’ve noticed something that’s both heartbreaking and eye-opening — more young people are quietly battling anxiety and depression. You can see it in their eyes, their body language, and sometimes in the way they retreat when life feels too heavy.…
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65|When Race Becomes a Wound You Didn’t Expect
When Race Becomes a Wound You Didn’t Expect I was born Japanese and German, but I was raised in a Black community from the very beginning. My family, my friends, my church family, my mentors—my whole world was Black. The culture, the traditions, the love—it’s what I know. It’s what shaped my spirit. I have…
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H&W|65|💛 “When Things Don’t Move, Everything Hurts”
💛 “When Things Don’t Move, Everything Hurts” A Personal Share on Constipation, Bladder Issues & What My Body Has Taught Me Let’s talk about something that doesn’t get talked about enough—especially for those of us navigating chronic pain, aging, and complex medical conditions: bowel and bladder issues. It’s not glamorous. It’s not fun. But it’s real.…

