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Abandonment Issues: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment and More

By Kimberly Holland, Kristeen Cherney — 2020

Healthy human development requires knowing that physical and emotional needs are met. During childhood, this reassurance comes from parents. During adulthood, it can come from personal and romantic relationships.

Read on www.healthline.com

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For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Still Not Enough: Coming of Age, Coming Out, and Coming Home

In 1974, playwright Ntozake Shange published For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf. The book would go on to inspire legions of women for decades and would later become the subject and title of a hugely popular movie in the fall of 2010.

Keith Boykin (editor)

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This Mechanic Quit His Job to Go to Med School in His 40s

Starting med school in your 40s is daunting, but it's never too late to chase your dreams. Carl Allamby made a midlife career change after 25 years as a mechanic. He decided to trade his socket wrench for a stethoscope and chase his dream of becoming a doctor.

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Mental Health within the Black Community | Davonte Sanders-Funches | TEDxNorthCentralCollege

Spoken word meet social critique in this power piece exploring the cyclical nature of mental health challenges within the black community.

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The Black Parenting Book: Caring for Our Children in the First Five Years

The parents of America’s 3.6 million black children under age six face unique challenges and, until now, there has not been one complete resource for them.

Allison Abner, Linda Villarosa, Anne C. Beal

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The Strong Black Woman: How a Myth Endangers the Physical and Mental Health of Black Women (African American Studies)

Meet Black women who have learned through hard lessons the importance of self-care and how to break through the cultural and family resistance to seeking therapy and professional mental health care.

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Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing, and Self-Trust

In this stunningly illustrated essay collection inspired by the popular podcast Life, I Swear, prominent Black women reflect on self-love and healing, sharing stories of the trials and tribulations they’ve faced and what has helped them confront pain, heal wounds, and find connection.

Chloe Dulce Louvouezo , Elaine Welteroth (foreword)

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A Burst of Light and Other Essays

This path-breaking collection of essays is a clarion call to build communities that nurture our spirit. Lorde announces the need for a radical politics of intersectionality while struggling to maintain her own faith as she wages a battle against liver cancer.

Audre Lorde, Sonia Sanchez (foreword)

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Season 2, Episode 3: Motherhood | The Know | Oprah Winfrey Network

Ashley Sirah Chea, Shanicia Boswell and Jennifer Borget are bloggers breaking the stigma and opening up the conversation about black motherhood.

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The Cultural Shock of Raising Children Abroad | Victoria Kweidhusa, Pamela Lubowa & Shifa Mwesigye

Welcome to another episode of mothering! Thanks ladies for joining us on this episode! Are you in the diaspora? What’s the biggest cultural shock been for you while raising your children?

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Multicultural Couples Debate on Raising Their Children | 2 Cultures, 1 Couple

Couples with different cultural backgrounds discuss their children and how they choose to raise them, while navigating discipline, education, and social media. Love & Hip Hop’s DJ Drewski and Sky Landish weigh in on how they plan to raise their future children.

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