[Therapist Thought Thursday] Black Children & Suicide + National Children’s Mental Health Day
In honor of National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day let’s talk about the increase in suicide rates for black children. Lately you may have noticed an influx in headlines regarding the increase in suicides among black children, especially black boys: Suicide rates for black children twice that of white children, new data show Why Are […]
Day 2: 13 Day Mind, Body, Soul Cleanse
Alright, folks, it is officially Day 2. Yesterday’s cleansing tip was warm lemon water. Today we are going to talk about cleansing your mind with a breathing technique called alternate nostril breathing or Nadi Shodhana. Yes, you breathe all day, every day to stay alive but do you know how powerful your breath is for […]
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Find Your Chill with Lavender Essential Oil
I recently started teaching a new yoga class series called Aroma Flow here in Los Angeles. This is a trauma-informed restorative yoga class (I will get more into what that means in later posts) with essential oils. My goal with this class (because yall know my Virgo brain always has a reason) is to provide a healing […]
Intersectionality: Hood Living & Corporate White America Working
I recently had a conversation about the experience of being a Person of Color (POC) who grew up in and still lives in the hood but who is now an adult working in corporate white America. The culture shock can be jarring when you realize that gun violence, police brutality, and broken homes caused by […]
Meet Our Founder
It’s #NationalPsychotherapyDay (yup! there’s a day for therapist too!) Today we want to reintroduce our Founder, Katrina Long, and highlight all the work she does in the field of mental health! Katrina Long, MSW is an international, holistic healing arts therapist, Reiki practitioner, trauma-informed yoga teacher and hormonal wellness coach. She is a speaker on holistic mental […]
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! A little social work/therapist humor!
To Love Does Not Mean To Endure Abuse
Recently I’ve seen variations of the following image making its rounds on social media: It has taken the form of different memes with different wording but the general message is the same…The ride-or-die woman who endures the abuse of her spouse will be rewarded with love and marriage and the woman who leaves does not […]
