Sis, You Betta Pull a Biles and Osaka Move.
We all deserve to practice what Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles modeled for us! How you choose to prioritize yourself may look different...
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Kiauhna Haynes
- Feb 7, 2021
- 5 min
Black Folks is it Normalcy or Trauma?
Behavior born from trauma and traumatic experiences can feel “normal” to us. We can learn to equate those reactions from trauma as status...
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Kiauhna Haynes
- Jul 4, 2020
- 3 min
My Juneteenth Reflection on July 4th
Since it is July 4th I figured I would post about Juneteenth. The 4th of July’s significance is not significant for my ancestors. On...
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Kiauhna Haynes
- May 28, 2020
- 2 min
Justice in Life?
Is the only time we can work toward justice when someone dies? Why can’t it be after complaints are filed for multiple instances of...
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Kiauhna Haynes
- May 21, 2020
- 2 min
Reassure Me Please. Code name "I feel like an Imposter!"
Lately, I have been feeling anxiety related to updating this page. Even though I have the material. Also, even though I created this as a...
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Kiauhna Haynes
- May 21, 2020
- 2 min
Anxiety Factors: Avoidance
I often use laundry as a metaphor for avoiding. When we have a circumstance, emotion, conflict, or fear that we avoid we often feel it is...
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Kiauhna Haynes
- May 21, 2020
- 2 min
Queen, what are you holding back?
I love to watch Insecure on HBO. Issa, girl you know how to depict the culture! One thing that it makes me reflect on, other than the...
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Kiauhna Haynes
- May 21, 2020
- 2 min
You seem tense girl, RELAX
Progressive muscle relaxation can be a great way to find calm in your body. Some folks engage in this practice right before bed if they...
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Kiauhna Haynes
- May 21, 2020
- 2 min
Breath, Sis!
Have you taken a breath today, Sis? Take note of breathing in and out of your diaphragm versus shallow breathing through your chest. I am...
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Kiauhna Haynes
- May 21, 2020
- 2 min
Entitled to Anger
Today I felt angry and I tap into this emotion far easier than most people know. I also felt upset at myself for being in a bad mood...
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Kiauhna Haynes
- May 18, 2020
- 4 min
Attending to our Dimensions of Wellness during COVID-19
Stress, loneliness, sadness, frustration, and fear are all feelings that have come in waves for me during COVID-19. Some related to...
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Kiauhna Haynes
- May 11, 2020
- 4 min
A Black Woman Taking up Space: Complicated but Always Deserved
Some people have figured out this whole living unapologetically Black way of being. They take space and seem unwavering in their thought...
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Kiauhna Haynes
- Apr 26, 2020
- 2 min
Celebrate the “SMALL WINS”
I can struggle to celebrate or cherish the “small” wins in my life because my critical voice is a bully. I put “small” in quotes because...
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Kiauhna Haynes
- Apr 26, 2020
- 3 min
Running From Lack
I thought if I just get my education, move to my next opportunities and follow the rules everything will be good. Thank you life, me for...
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Kiauhna Haynes
- Apr 25, 2020
- 1 min
Anxiety Factors: Control
Control is one factor in anxiety. Anxiety often feels uncomfortable and in response we often seek to find control in other ways. Not only...
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Kiauhna Haynes
- Apr 23, 2020
- 4 min
Small Acts of Liberation
Today, I took a short walk around my predominantly (damn near 100% except me) white, rural, mountain neighborhood. I often do not linger...
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Kiauhna Haynes
- Apr 22, 2020
- 4 min
...Stuck in 'Not Enough'
I had a revelation last night after semi snapping on my boyfriend that the biggest problem throughout my life has been that I deeply...
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Kiauhna Haynes
- Apr 6, 2020
- 4 min
Hey Melanated & Anxious Queen
If you are feeling anxious today remember that anxiety, although uncomfortable and at times distressing, is a normal reaction of our...
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Kiauhna Haynes
- Apr 6, 2020
- 3 min
My Experience Watching When They See Us
Revisiting the exonerated five’s stories, children of color kept in metal cages without basic needs, people of color being labeled and...
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Kiauhna Haynes
- Apr 6, 2020
- 7 min
Care for Mental Health Professionals: A Personal Reflection
Why it may not always be good to call out your friends in the mental health (MH) field on social media: A personal reflection I usually...
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