On my last visit to my oncologist, I asked her if my condition qualified to be called a disability. And whilst the question may sound weird. I had to know. She asked me why I kept asking her the same question even though I had the answer right in…
When I first found out that I had cancer, I was terrified. The word cancer itself upholds a weight that is shattering, draining, and discouraging. To add on to the fear, I tortured myself by reading about cancer and watching fictitious cancer films where almost everyone with a cancer…
Having been treated for depression and anxiety before. Seeing the sub-title “why you’re depressed and how to find hope” made me both excited and nervous. I remember picking up the book from the shelf and settling into my reading corner where I started reading immediately. The introduction alone astounded…
When a baby is born, his/her ideal food is breast milk and breast milk only. Most of us know this fact but we do not entirely understand the vitality behind it. After randomly asking my two older sisters who both have two children if they understand the importance of…
Eating is a normal daily routine. But when it gets too much, too little or too strict, and is affected (or aggravated by) a mental health problem, it can pose a crisis that needs serious medical interventions.
In the early 1900s, eating disorders were more prominent in white young women….
I was 18 when I got diagnosed with cancer and had just started attending university. Being a young black woman who was in transition from being a teenager and going from high school to university. I was going through a lot of personal change.
I grew up in rural areas…
For a long time, I saw tampons as a thing made for different classes and races. Don’t get me wrong, this was just a misconception I had created for myself with no underlying stereotypical cause. Growing up in the rural areas, all I had known as a menstrual barrier…
Following a healthy diet is something that most of us aspire. However, the intent behind that aspiration varies and sometimes may not (if not carefully monitored) yield good benefits. The question comes with, what is good and what is bad?
The topic of diet is one that has revolved around…
The world health organization has now recognized mental health disorders as “a major contributor to the global burden of disease.” That means mental health disorders constitute part of the diseases that are largely contributing to high death rates as well as disabilities among other diseases and injuries. I think…
