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Why Is Self-Care Especially Important for Foster Parents?

By KVC West Virginia Staff — 2020

For parents, children can take up every waking thought and every ounce of energy outside of work. This is especially true for foster parents.

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8 Tips for Talking About Mental Health with Your Asian Family

“When I started my undergraduate degree in psychology, my grandmother said she was afraid I would become pagal (“crazy”) because of it.

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Israa Nasir
2021
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Sometimes the Best Medicine for a Veteran Is the Company of Another Veteran

Veterans are molded by military culture—a unique set of values, traditions, language and humor, with unique subcultures. It has enough consistency across different branches, ranks and time periods to make most veterans feel a kinship.

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Elisa Borah
2017
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Two New Moms Return to Work—One in Seattle, One in Stockholm

Sarah-in-Seattle and Sarah-in-Stockholm are both white, middle-class, married, professional women with babies and toddlers at home. But their experiences as working mothers returning to work after giving birth could not have been more different.

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Caitlyn Collins
2020
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The Realities of Raising a Kid of a Different Race

As transracial adoption becomes more common, here’s what every parent should know.

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Karen Valby
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Elisa Shankle, Cofounder of HealHaus, Shares Her Wellness Routine in a Difficult Time

The entrepreneur and community leader on healing, boundaries, and tuning into yourself.

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Hannah Dylan Pasternak
2020
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