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Breathwork: How To Reduce Stress With Breathing Exercises

adminNovember 13, 2021

by adminNovember 13, 20210348

This piece was first published in Radiant No. 16, The Self Care Issue. Now on Newsstands. Most of us don’t give a second thought to our breathing. After all, we’ve been breathing since birth; why work on something we’ve done automatically all our lives? While breathing is an automatic function,......

The Adversary Within: Living with Borderline Personality Disorder (A Personal Essay)

adminOctober 5, 2021

by adminOctober 5, 20210371

A few days ago, while looking at the “On This Day” section of my Facebook, I came across a 2009 post that said “It’s on days like this that I think I might be bipolar.” I laughed, then deleted the post, which was written in text-speak. I can laugh now......

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Black Women Share Their Experiences with High Blood Pressure

adminSeptember 24, 2021

by adminSeptember 24, 20210363

High blood pressure (HBP) is often called a silent killer because it rarely begins as a painful condition that draws attention to itself. “You can live for years and sometimes decades and not have a major event that would bring you to the hospital, even though you’re having uncontrolled HBP,”......

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The Healing Power of Laughter and Radiant Health’s Ten Commandments of Laughter

adminSeptember 9, 2021

by adminSeptember 9, 20210546

This is an excerpted piece from a feature first published in Radiant No. 09, The Psyche Issue. “Ha, ha, ha! Ho, ho, ho! Hee, hee, hee!” We marched around the room barefoot, flapping our arms, rolling on the floor and making eye contact with our fellow participants as we echoed......

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This is My Abortion Story

adminSeptember 5, 2021

by adminSeptember 5, 20210449

This essay was first published in Radiant No. 15, The Motherhood Issue. My name is Nikki. I’m the mother of two bright, beautiful, healthy, energetic sons. Twenty-five years ago, I had an abortion. I’d become pregnant by my boyfriend just before leaving for my freshmen year of college, but I......

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How to Take A Break from Social Media — A Complete Guide

adminAugust 26, 2021

by adminAugust 26, 20210407

“We spend so much time looking into our palms, we have forgotten what it means to look into one another’s eyes.” — Jonathan Fields The mom sobbed softly as she talked to the preschool director. The office door was closed, but I could see them through the glass wall, seated......

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Medicinal Herbs for Stress Relief — Bridging the Stress Gap with Adaptogens

adminAugust 10, 2021

by adminAugust 10, 20210345

This piece was originally published in Radiant No. 16, The Self Care Issue. In our tired, stressed, worn-out world, can herbal medicine help? Yes it can, and in particular a group of herbs known as adaptogens, which can help the body rebalance its physiological systems and resist various types of......

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Self Care: A Reflection On Inner Indulgence (Radiant No. 16 Editor’s Note)

adminJuly 28, 2021

by adminJuly 28, 20210365

When my 8-year-old son nonchalantly declared his disinterest in reading in early 2020, I was truly mortified. As someone who had practically lived in a fantasy world of books at his age, I simply couldn’t fathom how any child, let alone mine, would not love to get lost in the......

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Should you double up on masks for extra protection? Plus how best to wear your mask

adminJuly 16, 2021

by adminJuly 16, 20210337

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently completed a study on the efficacy ratings for different kinds of masks. The data led the organization to recommend wearing a surgical mask under a cloth mask for optimal protection against the coronavirus. The CDC advises against layering two surgical masks......

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Dr. Tererai Trent: Rising From The Ashes To A Life That is Greater

adminMay 24, 2021

by adminMay 24, 20210452

This interview was originally published in Radiant No. 14, The Rebirth Issue. Decades before Dr. Tererai Trent became globally recognized as a women’s empowerment and education advocate, as well as Oprah Winfrey’s all-time favorite guest, she was a girl born in rural Zimbabwe, impoverished and with practically no formal education.......