According to Graybeal (2001), knowing who you are meeting with can significantly change both the experience and the outcome of the assessment process. For instance, perceiving someone as a target completely changes the socially constructed meaning of the interaction as well as the expectations that come with it.

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Key Lesson:

There are times we must release the old to make space for the new.

What are you willing to let go of to embrace your next season or the New YOU?

Don’t lose yourself holding on to things
that are meant to fall away. 

It’s Okay to start over!

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“Violence may also happen if the hallucination alters the way someone else is perceived.”

He described a young man living with schizophrenia who suddenly struck his psychiatrist during a session. Later, the young man explained that, in his mind, the psychiatrist’s face had transformed into that of a devil. In that moment, he wasn’t attacking his doctor — he was defending himself from what his brain told him was danger.

This story is a sobering reminder that mental illness can distort perception and reality itself. A brain affected by schizophrenia can make the familiar seem threatening, turning care into confusion, and people into imagined enemies.

Behind such actions are not “bad” people — but individuals whose minds are at war with themselves.

As a community, we must respond not with fear or judgment, but with understanding, trauma-informed care, and access to consistent treatment.
We need awareness, empathy, and early intervention — because many living with schizophrenia can lead stable, meaningful lives with the right support.

Let’s keep speaking up about mental health — not just for awareness, but for compassion, policy change, and safety for all.

Understanding saves lives. Stigma destroys them.

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“Baby Shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo…”

“Five little monkeys jumping on the bed…”

Not quite the academic soundtrack I was expecting.

But songs that

Reminded me of home.

Reminded me of my kids.

I missed the routines — going for walks, bedtime stories.

I missed the chaos.

I missed the joy.

But funny enough… those songs, those memories — they kept me going.

Amid deadlines, reading overload, and mental fatigue, it was the songs in my memory that kept me grounded.

Those invisible moments of connection reminded me:

I’m doing this for them.

I’m doing this for us.

To every parent who’s juggling school, work, and home life — I see you.

It’s not easy. Some days can be incredibly lonely and tough.

But your love, your sacrifices, your silent strength — they’re shaping something beautiful.

I constantly remind myself of this, and I hope you do too:

You are not behind; You are building.

Keep going.

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I woke up today, and my husband has been very quiet and moody. This is not typical for him. I asked him what was wrong, but he replied, ‘I’m okay.’” – – A wife, noticing the silence that says more than words.

This is not just a mood.
It’s often a silent cry for help that even he may not fully understand.
Most men were socialized to suppress their emotions, rather than express them.
To solve problems, not sit with pain.
To endure, not explore.

Studies have shown that men, particularly Black men, often struggle to identify and articulate their emotional experiences. This is sometimes called “alexithymia” — the difficulty in recognizing or verbalizing one’s own feelings (Levant et al., 2009).
Research also shows that men are more likely to present irritability, withdrawal, or anger rather than typical symptoms like sadness when experiencing depression (Rice et al., 2013).

So when a man says, “I’m okay,”
He may really be saying:
“I don’t know what’s wrong.”
“I don’t have the words.”
“I’ve never been taught how to talk about this.”
Or: “I don’t want to burden you.”

To partners, family, and friends, your gentleness matters.
Sometimes it’s not about fixing it. It’s about making it safe enough for him to feel.

And to the men who are struggling in silence:
You are not weak for feeling lost.
You are human.
You are allowed to pause and ask yourself:
“What do I need right now?”
Because emotional literacy isn’t given; it’s a skill. We must unlearn silence to relearn safety.

Let’s stop mistaking silence for strength.
Healing begins when men are given permission and language to express their feelings.

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It’s not just about being tired.
It’s the creeping sense of numbness when you no longer care about the work you once loved.
It’s the rise in irritability or anger, when even simple tasks or conversations feel too much.
It’s that sinking feeling of “I’m not good enough” — even when you’re trying your best.

And underneath it all, the heaviness of depression and anxiety grows quietly, making everything harder to manage — including your self-worth.

This is burnout.
And no, it doesn’t mean you’re weak or lazy.
It means you’ve been carrying too much, too long, without enough support.

If this sounds familiar, know that your feelings are valid.
You are not broken, you’re burned out. And you deserve care.

Let’s build workplaces where rest isn’t earned through exhaustion. Where people come first, not just performance.
Where empathy is not a nice-to-have — it’s a leadership standard.

Let’s talk about it.
Let’s check in on each other.
Let’s challenge toxic norms, and replace them with healing ones.

You are more than what you produce.
Your mental health matters.

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