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7 Underrated Women in History
Women’s History Month is ending, but before it is too far out the door, I need to pay homage to some women who have made history for us, but are not credited as they should be. Below is a list of 7 underrated women in history. Please do more research on them if you’d like 1. Dorothy Parker Dorothy Parker was a bad-ass feminist poet in the 1800s! This is what I know her for. Beyond that, she was also a civil rights activist. Her poetry and general quotes are full of wit and sarcasm toward the typical patriarchal society. She wrote about things that were taboo for women during…
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7 Reasons Why You’re Not “So OCD”
This topic was requested by a loyal follower with OCD. However, this topic is also very dear to my heart. As someone in the mental health field, I cringe any time I hear someone use a mental illness to describe a normal behavioral nuance. Unfortunately, I hear this one a lot. I have even been told by others that I am “so OCD.” Most times, I correct them. On rare occasions when I just did not have the strength to explain, I let it slide. However, this topic absolutely needs to be addressed. It is important that people understand mental illness so that we can remove the stigma and create…
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7 Reasons Why I Still Believe In Love
So, I’m a millennial, and it appears to me that my generation has given up on love. Everyone is scared to get hurt and commit themselves to another person. Yet, I believe in love. The list below contains the main reasons I believe in love. I still believe in love because… 1. One bad experience cannot change my mind about love Many people give up on love after a bad experience. So, I had a bad experience with love one time…two times…three times even. However, that does not mean the next time cannot be the time to last forever. Do you remember the first time you learned how to…
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8 Signs That He/She Is Not Serious About You
This post is very important to me. Sometimes I am blinded by how I feel for someone else and I tend to disregard the signs that they may not feel the same way. This is not just my doing. I see this a lot. People make excuses for why people engage with them in one way or another, when the reality is that they cannot accept that the person is not interested in them. Sometimes a person may start off interested in you, and then that interest can fade out. If this happens, we need to be sure to accept that they have lost interest in us and more on.…
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Alive or Dead: 7 Underrated Black People in History
It is not a surprise that African-Americans do not get the recognition that they deserve in history. Many inventions that we use, classic songs that we sing, movies that we find fascinating, could not have been made without African Americans. Here is a list of people that are under-discussed in African-American History. The list was compiled from followers who answered my question of the week, along with a few additions that I added. 1. William Still Submitted by Austin, Owner of Jenkins Digital Solutions | Facebook I think William Still is an underrated historical figure due to the fact he was one of the few African Americans of his time…
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7 Types of Prejudice and How to Recognize Them by Their Micro-Aggressions
February, though the month of love, is also Black History Month. It is a time to reflect on how far we have come as a society with being accepting of African-Americans and people who are generally different. However, it is also a time to consider how far we still need to go. Racism is a social system that many of us participate in indirectly. When we see inequality and we refuse to speak up about, we have helped to perpetuate that inequality. It is, however, impossible to speak up about inequality when we do not know what it is exactly. Inequality is the unequal treatment of particular people based on…
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7 Characteristics of Love
Last week we spoke about what love is not. This week we are speaking about what love is. With 7 days until Valentine’s Day, I think this topic is just in time. The list below contains 7 characteristics of love. If your love life is lacking any of these characteristics, I challenge you to think critically about whether you are experiencing true love. Love Is… 1. Scary When you love, you give someone power over your heart to break it. That’s a scary feeling. Many of us want to be in control of our feelings and emotions. The truth is, when we begin to fall in love, we usually trust…
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Love Is Not…These 7 Characteristics
We made it through the first month of 2019 Guys! First, let’s take this time out to give ourselves credit for making it through the first month, we worked on redefining ourselves (Remember this is an ongoing process), we learned signs of abuse, and we learned how to be supportive of a partner with relationship anxiety. February is the month of love! I will talk next week about what love is, but I think it is important to talk about what love is not first. Many people confuse love with behaviors and feelings that are connected to love, but not synonymous with love. Below is a list of 7 things…
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7 Things to Remember When Dating Someone with Relationship Anxiety
Anxiety is basically a disorder of worrying. People with anxiety may worry about specific topics (like relationships, public speaking, specific phobias, etc.), and some people may worry about everything. Whatever the source of the worrying, it may cause some trouble in the person’s relationship. This post is a guide for people who are dating someone with relationship anxiety. Trust me, I know that we are hard to deal with. However, if you love us, and want to continue to deal with us, please read this article in its entirety and attempt to incorporate some of the following advice into your relationship. Next week, I will be addressing tips on dating…
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Recognizing These 10 Signs of Abuse
In light of all the recent news stories (Surviving R. Kelly and the Cyntoia Brown Story), it is imperative that this topic is discussed and done thoroughly. Many women (and men) do not know how to recognize the beginning signs of abuse. For this reason, they often accept the beginning stages and before they know it, they are locked into a dangerously abusive and completely manipulative relationship. I am going to point out a few techniques that abusers use. 1.Foot and the Door Technique (Just Do This Little Thing) What is it? This is where abusers will get their victims to agree to one thing, and then to more progressively worse…
