by Ashley Vaughan | Jun 4, 2024 | Health Education
In Episode 16 of our podcast, Dr. Alison talks about how she contracted Lyme disease and developed anxiety as a result of the impact it had on her nervous system. Underlying disease is only one of the many things that can trigger anxiety. Childhood trauma and adverse...
by Ashley Vaughan | May 23, 2024 | Health Education
Hopelessness. Despair. Sadness. Feelings of guilt or an “emptiness.” These are commonly recognized depression symptoms, but for women of color depression can show up as: Sleep disturbances. Self-criticism. Irritability. Somatic pain. Statistically, people of color...
by Ashley Vaughan | May 23, 2024 | Health Education
We’ve all heard the term “burnout,” but how many of us know how to recognize the signs of it? Or how to prevent it? Burnout is defined as the “exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually because of prolonged stress or frustration.”...
by Ashley Vaughan | May 4, 2024 | Health Education
ChaptGPT is great for a lot of things. It certainly comes in handy for drafting an email, pulling information about a given topic or generating ideas for social media posts. What’s a terrible use case for ChatGPT? Providing therapy for mental health issues....
by Ashley Vaughan | Mar 31, 2024 | Health Education
April 11th to 17th is Black Maternal Health Week, a time to amplify the voices and concerns of Black mothers. Black women have the highest maternal mortality rate in the US, and they are three times as likely to die from a pregnancy-related issue than their White...