*From PsychCentral.com Although I like to cling to the promise that my depression will get better — since it always has in the past — there are long, painful periods when it seems as though I’m going to have to live with these symptoms forever. In the past, there was a time when I had been struggling with death thoughts for what seemed like forever. One afternoon, I panicked when I surmised that they might always be with me. I embraced the wisdom of Toni Bernhard, who wrote a

There’s a new website that’s motivating black women to take ownership of their wellness, and it’s sparking a movement. Noire Care, created by graphic designer and tech consultant Tina Shoulders, is a digital space where black women can cultivate the tools they need for practicing self care, the intentional act of maintaining your physical and emotional well-being. Shoulders says the idea for Noire Care was inspired by a hectic and taxing 2015, in which she took care of a sick