Sista Afya
Guide to Beginning Financial Wellness
by Ebony Johnson Whenever I think about wellness, I typically associate it with mental health services or physical activities. There are...
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Sista Afya
- Mar 4, 2021
- 3 min
Taking Control
by Ammie Brooks Making decisions is kind of scary, and can be an intense amount of pressure to have to bear. We may fear the consequences...
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Sista Afya
- Feb 18, 2021
- 2 min
An End to Fighting Sleep
by Ebony Johnson The pandemic feels as if it has forever changed my relationship with sleep. Prior to current events, when there was an...
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Sista Afya
- Jan 5, 2021
- 3 min
Introduction to Breathwork
By: Ebony Johnson “You may cry but I think you’ll really get a lot out of it.” The words from my friend hang in the air. I didn’t know...
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Sista Afya
- Dec 17, 2020
- 5 min
Self-care without the Hype
By: Rodnisha Ford Do you remember the old days when no one had to remind us to take care of ourselves? Back when self-care was simply...
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Sista Afya
- Dec 7, 2020
- 2 min
Setting Boundaries and Saying Goodbyes.
By: Ammie Kae Brooks, LSW Has anyone ever told you, “Maybe you should set some boundaries?” Sounds like a good idea, right? Perhaps your...
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Sista Afya
- Jan 22, 2019
- 3 min
Baby, It's Cold Outside.
5 ways to make it through the winter without the blues. By: Camesha Jones As soon as the temperature drops and the sun hides itself for...
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Sista Afya
- Sep 12, 2018
- 2 min
What a Time to Be Alive
Mental Wellness Victories in a Year of Adversity. By: Camesha L. Jones Today is celebration of how far I’ve come by the grace of God....
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Sista Afya
- Sep 4, 2018
- 3 min
Wellness is Wholeness
5 steps to manifest a mentally balanced and fulfilled life. By: Camesha L Jones, Founder of Sista Afya "Make me Whole" was a phrase I...
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Sista Afya
- Nov 17, 2017
- 3 min
Community Transformation in Action
How a community support model of mental wellness can change Black communities. By: Camesha L. Jones In 2013, I was diagnosed with the...
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Sista Afya
- Aug 23, 2017
- 2 min
Black Girls Rock!Why Black women must celebrate ourselves everyday.
Let me tell you! Every year I can not wait for the Black Girls Rock! Awards. There are many award shows that feature and award Black...
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Sista Afya
- Jul 4, 2017
- 2 min
Black Women: Vanguard to the Mental Wellness Revolution
4 reasons why Black women can transform society through mental wellness. Back in my college years in Introduction to Women’s Studies at...
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Sista Afya
- May 17, 2017
- 3 min
Why people with mental health conditions should work less.
Over the past year, I have seen articles circulating about the benefits and drawbacks of a shorter work week. I know a few people who...
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Sista Afya
- Apr 23, 2017
- 2 min
The 'Other'
How we marginalize people with mental health conditions. Being told that you don’t belong because of the things that make you different...
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Sista Afya
- Apr 4, 2017
- 2 min
Self-care
Why we need to keep talking about it. By: Valerie Papillon What do you do for self-care? This question seems to reverberate like a...
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Sista Afya
- Mar 21, 2017
- 2 min
Secrets of Trauma
By: Margaret Marion When I was 23, I learned that my mother was raped as a child by a family member. Even today, my mother does not know...
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Sista Afya
- Feb 1, 2017
- 2 min
We will not lose: Combating Mental Warfare
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” - Maya Angelou The Black...
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Sista Afya
- Jan 17, 2017
- 2 min
Deeper than Self-care
I have a confession. I’m tired of hearing the word self-care. I believe that it has gone so mainstream that it is being diluted into a...
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Sista Afya
- Jan 9, 2017
- 3 min
Mental Wellness: An Approach to Liberation
The term ‘Mental Health’ has always felt limiting to me in describing my experience of being a Black woman living with a mental disorder....
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