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August 11, 2023
How Childhood Trauma Shapes the Workplace—and Costs Your Business
Picture this: a highly talented employee misses another deadline. His colleagues whisper about his frequent absences, and his manager is frustrated with him defensiveness during performance reviews. He’s brilliant but seems perpetually out of sync. What’s going on? Often, the answer lies in unresolved childhood trauma. Childhood trauma doesn’t disappear when someone turns 18. It stays, shadowing people into adulthood, subtly shaping how they think, feel, and behave—even at work. For businesses, this can manifest in ways that directly affect performance, team dynamics, and the bottom line. Consider the cost of productivity loss. Employees carrying the weight of unresolved trauma […]
August 10, 2023
Shattering Mental Health Myths in Nigeria
In Nigeria, the weight of myths about mental health can be overwhelming. These misconceptions threaten to drown out the voices of those who need help, leaving them to suffer in silence. It’s time to shine a light into the darkest corners of our culture where these myths reside and dispel them. The Mask of Strength Meet Emmanuel, a young man from Nigeria who is struggling with the loss of his mother. His friends and family tell him to “be strong” and “move on”,” besides he’s a man, and men don’t cry because crying is being soft, and being soft is […]
August 10, 2023
Breaking the Cycle: Addressing Gang Recruitment and Activities Among Neurodivergent Black Teens in UK Black Communities.
He walks the streets, feeling unseen, his face masked with a balaclava, a boy carrying silence like a backpack too heavy for his young shoulders, and a sharp Skeng strapped into his big jacket, the saviour he now possesses. He doesn’t know why the world feels louder to him than to others, why laws and rules are cages, instructions sound like static, and the boy who lives in a different zip code is his rival. His peers don’t understand; they laugh at him and call him too sensitive and aggressive, his family and significant others call him names and try […]
August 10, 2023
The Role of Unhealthy Masculinity in Shaping the Behaviors of Traumatized Black Boys
The world has expectations of black boys before they take their first breath. Society demands resilience, toughness and strength— – premature armor against a world that rarely offers them softness. Black boys are told to be “men” long before they are allowed to be children, and the result is a generation that carries emotional wounds they never learned to heal from. In many communities, strength is equated with silence. Pain must be swallowed, must never be shown. If a black boy cries, he is scolded, told to “man up”,” or worse, ridiculed. Over time, this emotional suppression becomes their norm, […]
August 10, 2023
DIVIDED WE FALL: HEALING AND HOLISTIC LOVE EXPRESSION
In a world where relationships are increasingly complicated, and societal expectations can be overwhelming, it’s easy to lose sight of what truly matters. The divine feminine and masculine, once harmonious and complementary, now often find themselves at odds. But what if the key to restoring balance and creating a healthy union lies in healing? Imagine a safe space where the divine masculine can express himself without fear of judgment, comparison, or haste. A space where he can be vulnerable, open, and true to himself. This is the gift the divine feminine can offer. By creating a sanctuary of love and […]
August 10, 2023
Cultural Misinterpretations of ADHD Symptoms and Neurodiversion in Black Communities.
It is quiet in the classroom, except for the rustling of papers and the distracting shuffling of feet. At the back, a boy taps rhythmically on the desk with his pencil. His teacher’s stern look cuts through the air, followed by a sharp admonition: “Stop disrupting the lesson!” His classmates snigger, but he doesn’t stop fidgeting — he can’t. His friends play with him less at school, complaining that he’s too rough and energetic and hardly thinks about the risks involved in the games he’s always trying to initiate. His siblings think he is the worst, lazy and hardly takes […]