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Depression Cleaning: 7 Quick Ways to do SOMETHING With This Mess

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Depression wrecks a lot of things in your life: Your mood, your ambition, your willingness to leave the house. It starts off as a bad mood then suddenly you’ve got a huge mess and a bad attitude. Cleaning during depression is a serious challenge! How do we get our clean house back? Quick reminder: If…

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The Emotional Rollercoaster of Being Black With ADHD

You’ve heard my story many times (if you haven’t, click here) but I think it rarely gets asked: How does it feel to be Black with ADHD? What makes it different? Are there any distinctive perspectives to understand? It’s a complex experience to describe because there is no one Black experience. Most of the people…

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7 Sneaky Ways Abusive People Used ADHD to Bully Me

It’s not just ADHD awareness month; it’s also Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Let’s talk about how people use verbal abuse to weaponize our ADHD symptoms. Verbal abuse can play a part in many of our journeys; you’ve heard that people with ADHD receive much more negative messages than the average person. For some of us,…

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But What Do You Do? Managing a Household and Mental Load as an ADHD Woman

This is a vent of sorts because I’m so tired of seeing women live up under the guilt and shame of these issues. Bear with me. Once upon a time, I was in a relationship where I had the responsibility of running a household. There were two adults and two children to coordinate transportation. I…

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Self Care: How to Recharge After Dealing With Difficult People

I used to be a magnet for difficult people. The toxic people who are frustrating to everyone. The selfish kind with no type of empathy. The narcissistic kind who try to run smear campaigns on me when I finally get sick of their sh*t. If there is a type of jerk for a person to…

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Mental Health and Love: 5 Fantastic Ways To Make Your Bond Stronger

When it comes to mental health and love relationships, we have to be mindful that our relationships can require a little more TLC. Mental health challenges like depression, anxiety, PTSD and ADHD can impact your relationship through symptoms like irritability, forgetfulness, frustration and more. Regardless, love and mental health maintenance can happen side by side.…

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My New Year’s Resolution Is To Say No

Impulsivity has led me to say yes when I should be saying no. I hate disappointing people, but I have got to learn to say no. That's my resolution for the year. Let me tell you why it should be yours, too. | Black Girl, Lost Keys.

My New Year’s Resolution Is To Say NO This post contains affiliate links to products that I think you won’t want to say no to. 🙂 OK, I’m not a big fan of New Year’s Resolutions. I don’t have a problem with self-improvement in any way, but it should come naturally. I don’t need the…

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