AS PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN IN MY NATRUAL ME BLOG Recently in substance abuse counseling class, we were discussing the ability to acknowledge depression. Someone from another country stated that to her, the idea of being depressed was foreign, because in their country, people have so many struggles and trials that they don’t stop and think about […]
This article was published in partnership with My Natural Me. This month we are bringing awareness to Domestic Violence, (also referred to as intimate partner violence (IPV), dating abuse, or relationship abuse). While many identify abuse as physical violence, domestic violence is more than this. The National Domestic Violence Hotline defines abuse as a pattern […]
If you are attending any NFL game in stadiums across the country, you’re going to be standing a little longer than usual for the national anthem. That’s because in addition to “The Star-Spangled Banner,” they are now going to also be playing “Lift Every Voice and Sing”, the Black national anthem. While this symbolic gesture […]
On Tuesday, September 21, the Stafford County Board of Supervisors voted 6-0 to denounce Critical Race Theory and the 1619 Project. Critical Race Theory and the 1619 Project have been a hot topic of discussion in public school systems across the nation recently, and if one thing is obvious from those discussions, it is that […]
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month — a time to raise awareness on this stigmatized, and often taboo, topic. Suicidal thoughts, much like mental health conditions, can affect anyone regardless of age, gender, or background. In fact, suicide is often the result of an untreated mental health condition. Suicidal thoughts, although common, should not be […]
The Virginia gubernatorial election is just a month and a half away, and the field is looking as hopeless as a superhero movie starring Ben Affleck. The 2021 Virginia gubernatorial race has Democrat former Governor Terry McAuliffe facing off against Republican businessman Glenn Youngkin, but despite McAuliffe’s decades-long political career, his campaign, yet again, displayed […]
What has been a never-ending conflict perpetrated by predominantly right-winged agitators finally made its way to the steps of Prince William County on Wednesday night. The war over the teaching of Critical Race Theory, which has turned into a myriad of heated school board meetings all over the country, including Loudoun County, escalated at the […]
On Tuesday during the Prince William County Board of Supervisors meeting, Police Chief Peter Newsham discussed a myriad of issues, from programs they have initiated to defending a recent investigation of a private citizen who sent an email to Potomac District Supervisor Andrea Bailey. Although most of the conversation stemmed from the latter, there was […]
On Wednesday, a towering and prominent statue of one of the Confederacy’s most vile leaders, Confederate General Robert E. Lee, was lifted off its pedestal where it stood for more than 130 years in Richmond, Virginia as an abominable symbol of hatred, racism, and the crimes of this nation. The statue was constructed more than […]
David and Tara Patterson are the Pastors of Divine Providence Ministries in Richmond, Virginia. Their ministry touches the lives of people by making God’s Word applicable to everyday life through sound biblical teaching. On this episode of “Becoming Disciplined” they discuss the trials of dealing with mental health in the Black community. They talk about […]
