Sista AfyaJan 23, 20193 minBaby, 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 most of the day, a fe...
Sista AfyaSep 13, 20182 minWhat a Time to Be AliveMental 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. Many people did not know...
Sista AfyaSep 4, 20183 minWellness 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 often heard from spirit...
Sista AfyaNov 17, 20173 minCommunity Transformation in ActionHow a community support model of mental wellness can change Black communities. By: Camesha L. Jones In 2013, I was diagnosed with the mental health condition...
Sista AfyaAug 23, 20172 minBlack 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 women for our achievemen...
Sista AfyaJul 4, 20172 minBlack Women: Vanguard to the Mental Wellness Revolution4 reasons why Black women can transform society through mental wellness. Back in my college years in Introduction to Women’s Studies at Spelman College, I gr...
Sista AfyaMay 17, 20173 minWhy 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 work 4 days a week, 40 ...
Sista AfyaApr 23, 20172 minThe 'Other'How we marginalize people with mental health conditions. Being told that you don’t belong because of the things that make you different is a feeling that mos...
Sista AfyaApr 4, 20172 minSelf-careWhy we need to keep talking about it. By: Valerie Papillon What do you do for self-care? This question seems to reverberate like a refrain nowadays. Whether ...
Sista AfyaMar 21, 20172 minSecrets of TraumaBy: 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 that I too experienc...
Sista AfyaFeb 1, 20172 minWe 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 experience in America has bee...
Sista AfyaJan 17, 20172 minDeeper than Self-careI 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 simplistic act with no...
Sista AfyaJan 9, 20173 minMental 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. The fluctuations of...
