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Mental Health
Finding Strength and Inspiration: A Journey to Embrace Your Mental Health as an African American
You're searching for someone who looks like you, someone who you can relate to and who understands the unique challenges that come with being an African American and managing mental health. You want to find someone who has overcome these challenges and can be a source...
What Happens When Stress Creeps In With Your Passion?
Your career is one of the most important aspects of your life. It's what you spend the majority of your time doing, and it can have a major impact on your overall happiness and satisfaction with life. So it's important to choose a career that you're passionate about....
5 Healthy Ways to Cope with Your Grief
The death of a loved one is always a difficult and painful experience. The process of grieving is a natural response to loss that allows us to come to terms with our loss and begin to heal. There is no right or wrong way to grieve. Each person experiences grief in...
Relationships
What is Gaslighting and How Does It Affect Your Mental Health?
"You’re just being too sensitive!" "You’re such a drama queen." You've noticed a pattern in your relationship where your partner consistently cancels plans at the last minute without a valid reason. You express your disappointment and frustration, hoping for open...
Why Do We Need Relationships in Life?
It's the end of the week. You're all alone in your house, drinking your favorite wine and watching your favorite show. How do you feel about being alone in your free time? If you're an introvert who prefers to have your own solitude, you’ll find this lovely and maybe...
What is The Purpose of Spending Time with Family?
"Come on mom, you can say it. One word. Two letters. N-O." - Katie from the Yes Day movie Do you know that movie? Where its plot is that the kids, Katie as Jenny Ortega, Ellie as Everly Carganilla, and Evan as Julian Lerner, see their family as "no fun" because...
Self
Top 5 Pregnancy Fears And How to Get Over Them
Pregnancy is a time of great joy, but it can also be a time of anxiety and fear. You might be thinking that being pregnant is all about the excitement you have because of a new member of your family coming. Unfortunately, no. It is not ALL about excitement alone....
Where Can I Find the Simple Pleasures in Life?
There are many simple pleasures in life that we often take for granted. From the warmth of a cup of coffee on a cold day to the feeling of sand between our toes on a sunny beach, these small moments can bring us happiness and contentment. In reality, here at STACS we...
How to Love Yourself Using the 5 Self-Love Languages?
Self-love is a term that is often used interchangeably with self-care. However, self-love goes beyond simply taking care of oneself. It is a state of mind in which one values and respects oneself. It is an act of accepting oneself, flaws and all. It is a way of...
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