Author: Anita

  • 7 SIMPLE WAYS TO CARE FOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH

    7 SIMPLE WAYS TO CARE FOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH

    People hear the word mental health and they want to hide. But mental health is simply part of your health and caring for it is simple. So we want to share 7 simple ways to care for your mental health. The thing about these is that they are so simple, they often get overlooked. This […]

  • 5 THINGS THAT IMPACT THE MENTAL HEALTH OF A GIRL CHILD

    5 THINGS THAT IMPACT THE MENTAL HEALTH OF A GIRL CHILD

    Today, we will talk about 5 things that impact the mental health of a girl child! The month of October holds both world mental health and international day of the girl child. We thought it made sense to marry both topics into one. Sometimes, we see our child change behaviours and it feels like they […]

  • 3 THINGS NEVER TO SAY TO SOME WHO IS DEPRESSED

    3 THINGS NEVER TO SAY TO SOME WHO IS DEPRESSED

    I know the word ‘Depression’ is scary to so many of us, that we would rather not ‘deal’. Sometimes, we try to help, but the wrong words comes out. So in today’s write-up, we want to share with you 3 things never to say to someone who is depressed. But first… ….What is Depression? The […]

  • Dear Younger Me…

    Dear Younger Me…

    Dear younger me, I just want to let you know that we turned out okay! Last week I got this picture of my younger self from a cousin, I must have been eight years old. What do you think I did first, looking at this picture? I looked long and hard at this picture, and […]

  • MY FAMILY’S BEST KEPT SECRET

    MY FAMILY’S BEST KEPT SECRET

    Every family has secrets. I am sure many would agree with me. But would you share yours with me? Some say I spilled my family’s best secret in my new book. But did I? “Seriously, Anita, how can I have a husband who is ‘touching’ my child and I would say or do nothing about […]

  • “Why Now?” Answering the Question of  Why  Sexual Violence Survivors ‘Stay Silent’

    “Why Now?” Answering the Question of Why Sexual Violence Survivors ‘Stay Silent’

    As I resume writing again on loudislences.org, I was thinking about what people might feel about my ‘silence’ for the last couple months on this platform. While this was due to some life-evalution I was undertaking, I could not help but feel like I owed my readers an explanation.  But it was not the first […]

  • Silence is Consent! Do you Consent?

    “Silence is consent! Why didn’t you say anything? You wanted it, just admit it”. Those were the words that kept swirling around in Made’s head as she clutched her purse and her shoes in one hand, while squeezing together parts of her clothes as if they would cover the imaginary nakedness she felt. Although most […]

  • How to Manage Your  Triggers

    How to Manage Your Triggers

    Anyone who has been through any type of trauma may have experienced or will experience ‘being triggered’. But I have come to learn that not everyone knows how to manage these triggers when they occur, more so being proactive about it. In my last post, I wrote about understanding triggers, now let us learn how […]

  • Understanding  Triggers

    Understanding Triggers

    Would you agree that a problem you don’t understand you cannot effectively deal with? Same holds true for understanding triggers. As someone who experienced trauma, I had a lot of triggers. On my parents’ birthday or death anniversaries, I used to get depressed. Or when I spoke to certain people from my past, I would […]

  • “Woman, Thou Art Loosed”

    “Woman, Thou Art Loosed”

    “Woman, Thou Art Loosed”! It is a book title authored by Bishop T. D. Jakes. There is a movie on the title as well. I have read the book and seen the movie. You should see it or read it. Thank me later. *wink* DISCLAIMER- many men will see ‘WOMAN’ and be like this is […]