Taking The Journey

Dr. Glenda Clare is founder of The Fragile Family -All families are not healthy, some are fragile. Factors such as substance abuse, incarceration, child welfare/foster care, juvenile justice and homelessness cause family dysfunction. Such families need help to heal. The Fragile Families Network was created to provide support, training and technical assistance to agencies and organizations assisting fragile families..............more detail
Author: Glenda Clare | Date: November 22, 2009

Family Caregivers Need Care Too

Although most people who take care of family members who are ill or elderly go unpaid, the stress of the responsibilities can feel like a full-time job. The demands of caregiving can be overwhelming, especially if you feel you have little control over the situation. If you let the stress of caregiving progress to burnout, it can damage both your physical and mental health. So if you’re caring for a family member, it’s essential that you get the support you need. .............more detail
Author: Shawn Johnson, BDO | Date: November 19, 2009

NATURAL REMEDIES FOR HEADACHES and MIGRAINES

Clear your mind of migraines. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may help you manage migraine headaches: What You Need To Know:.............more detail
Author: Nicole Smith, BDO | Date: November 19, 2009

25 Ways To Burn 100 Calories

Sometimes exercising can be a real drag, especially if you are keeping to the same routine every day. It can seem like the same ol’ thing all of the time. .............more detail
Author: De'Laney Rowland, BDO | Date: November 19, 2009

Is Salad The Right Choice For Weight Loss?

When someone starts a new diet and they go out to eat at a restaurant, what’s the first thing they do? Reach for a salad. But why? A recent study had 42 women eating lunch that consisted of a first course salad and a pasta entrée. The salads they ate varied in both the calorie content and the portion size, but all contained lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, celery, cucumber, and Parmesan cheese. The amount and type of cheese and salad dressing was varied to alter calorie amount. Here's what researchers found:.............more detail
Author: De'Laney Rowland, BDO | Date: November 19, 2009

WIN $100 FREE

What do you think about when you hear the word hideout? You think secret place, where I may not want to be found. You may think a place to get away from it all or you may even think of a special place, just for you. But it can also WIN you $100 FREE!!. .............more detail
Author: Karen D. (KJ) Jones | Date: November 18, 2009

I AM a Magnificent Black woman and as such . . .

I will not trade, barter or sell my body for any amount of money because in doing so I know that I devalue my divine self, my sisters, and I enable men to believe that women are objects to be purchased. .............more detail
Author: Scottie Lowe | Date: November 18, 2009

Courageous Goodbye

The temperature in Detroit, Michiganwas ten degrees below zero on a Sunday morning in February. My phone rang at 4:00 a.m. One of my best girlfriends was crying on the other end of the phone. She asked, through tears, if I would pick her up on 8 Mile Road west of Woodward because she and her husband had a fight, he kicked her out of their car and drove off with her handbag and jacket. Fortunately she had her cell phone in her pocket. .............more detail
Author: Rosemarie Wilson | Date: November 18, 2009

NOTES TO MY DAUGHTER

Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option. - Unknown Now let’s make a drastic turn and talk about men. Whew! I almost can’t stand the thought of getting into this. Anyway, baby… let’s start at the beginning. YOU. You are the most important thing you will ever have in life. Period. Bar none! Now, do not misunderstand–this fact isn’t meant to make you feel like you are better than everyone else, or prettier, or smarter, etc. No, that line of thinking would be entirely missing the point. What I’m saying is: You must be able to love, value and appreciate yourself, before you can love, value, and truly appreciate anyone else, or for that matter, have them truly love, value and appreciate you. With that said, here are my thoughts about men and relationships..............more detail
Author: David A. Dixon | Date: November 18, 2009

Forbidden Love…

Sometimes in life in human relationships, we want some things we cannot have, or should not have;we want someone whom we cannot have, or should not have. But in this beautiful life we have,we challenge the human needs; and wants become needs;or is it needy? Does that mean you should leave it alone, or challenge that want or need, just because it’s what youwant or need, forsakingall others? You dare to love, to be loved,to give love. How do you define the word Love?.............more detail
Author: Cynthia James | Date: November 18, 2009

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