Category: Stress
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Black Does Crack: The Accelerated Aging of the Black Woman
“The only thing, no matter how long you live; that is truly yours, is your body” J. California Cooper The current state of Black women can be defined as looking good on the outside, while feeling bad on the inside. We have the hair, nails, lashes, makeup, clothes, shoes, and bags, and we are killing […]
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Get Yo Life: 4 Ways to Eliminate Every Day Stressors
“It’s not the load that breaks you down. It’s the way you carry it” Lena Horne Stress is the normal and natural response of our bodies to survive an impending physical danger. The sympathetic nervous system is stimulated. Adrenaline and cortisol floods the body. Our blood pressure spikes, the heart beats faster, our senses become […]