#FaceDepressionJA —a #mentalhealthmatters initiative that I’m involved in— launches the Jamaican subsidiary tomorrow evening, plus more…
Dear readers, this is a quick note covering the following things: Saying thank you An update on how I’m doing at the moment Addressing direct questions on how to get involved with advocating for #mentalhealthmatters in Jamaica. So, here goes…
The last thing I want is for this post to come across as clichéd and well-timed, as though I sat here and premeditated the whole thing. Lord knows the subject is serious as hell, I myself have discussed it ad nauseum for years, blazing a fire beneath the first cause to really (I mean really) move […]
Greetings all! Quick post today to speak on #mentalhealthmatters, a topic you should all know by now is quite dear to my heart for a number of reasons, like how it affects my own life, my family members and the all advocacy work I do to raise awareness here in Jamaica. I’m really happy […]
(10 minute read) Greetings all! This interview has been a while in the works and I’m happy to finally publish it today. As a recent member of Jamaica Mental Health Advocacy Network (JAMHAN), I wanted to share some of what we’re doing/aiming at, and what better way to do that than to get inside the […]
Wow, what a year! Like it has done, I surmise, for many of you, 2015 has brought me through myriad trials and guess what? I am still here. WE are still here! Just this year alone I’ve been fired twice by clients, had my heart broken twice, lost three loved ones — two to cancer, […]
Blessed rise everyone! I’m really happy to finally publish this post having sat on it for a few months. It was originally written for the ComplexdWoman blog, so if/when they publish or I find a link to it I’ll update the post so you guys can check out the original source. Tao, as you can imagine, […]
A resounding yes to this motion. Absolutely disgraceful!
(15-minute read) Editor’s note: Happy Saturday! It’s World Mental Health Day and my final post for #MentalHealthWeek, though not original. The theme this year is basically about raising awareness by starting the conversation, allowing sufferers of mental illness to live in dignity and free of stigma. I’m all for it. Part of the reason why […]
Greetings! Man, what a week! I should have already done two more blog posts by now as my own personal contribution to raising awareness about mental health matters, seeing that it’s World Mental Health Week, but alas. It hasn’t exactly been a clean bill of mental health for me, so I can only do the remaining two […]