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Life Changing Moments
TW: Suicide As I lay on the floor writing my final goodbyes to my husband and my boys, all I could think about was that they would be...
Aisha Spencer
Oct 16, 20236 min read
“Ain’t No Fun If The Homies Can’t Have None”
I run a business. Y’all know that, right? Ahahahah of course you do! But the real tea is: I am a therapist in my heart. This “business...
Dr. LaNail R. Plummer
Sep 27, 20233 min read
Traveling While Black: Racism vs. Just Mean
I’ve been blessed to live a life of travel. To date, I’ve been to 21 countries on 4 continents, merely for exploration, adventure, and...
Dr. LaNail R. Plummer
Sep 25, 20233 min read
Feeling Depleted
Today has been a hard day for me. I can’t seem to get a grip on things. I feel like I have the weight of the world on my shoulders, and I...
Aisha Spencer
Sep 20, 20234 min read
A Letter to my Bestest Friend In the Whole Wide Nation
Man, where do I begin? Natasha is more than just a friend. She is the sister that Mr. did not have. She is the friend that never holds...
Aisha Spencer
Sep 13, 20234 min read
Check That Self Esteem Girl!
“OMG she is so tall!” “Why is her skirt so short?” “Sorry, we don’t carry that shoe size in store.” “She should be a model.” “Oh, she’s...
Aisha Spencer
Jul 26, 20234 min read
HR - I Am Out of It!
Like most entrepreneurs, when I started the business, I was the Director of everything. Director of Development, Director of Clinical...
Dr. LaNail R. Plummer
Jul 24, 20234 min read
I Can Still Dream. And, I Am. 😊
As a young child, born in Los Angeles and raised in southern California before moving internationally with my dad, my biggest dream was,...
Dr. LaNail R. Plummer
Jul 21, 20235 min read
Overcoming Fear
For as long as I can remember I have always been afraid of dogs. Small dogs scared me the most. They always wanted to smell or lick me,...
emc2educational
Jul 19, 20236 min read
Managing Burnout
Lately, I have found myself always on the verge of a breakdown. I have been missing deadlines, sleeping through my alarms, and just in...
Maya Cleveland
Jun 28, 20232 min read
Loss of a Dream…but You Can Keep Dreaming!
I want another baby–he does not. With the new Little Mermaid movie coming out it stirred up some past hurt that I thought I pushed out of...
Aisha Spencer
Jun 26, 20235 min read
Fuel Your Success: The Undeniable Importance of Rest for Entrepreneurs
A fellow entrepreneur made a post that said: “Nobody ever told me that entrepreneurs don’t get to take real vacations.” Lord, it struck a...
Dr. LaNail R. Plummer
Jun 21, 20233 min read
Fatherhood
It was a lot for me to write this. I have such an amazing relationship with my dad now and I wanted to celebrate him this Father’s Day....
Aisha Spencer
Jun 14, 20236 min read
The Grey Shades of Gay
I was 7 when I knew. I knew what others didn’t know or what they didn’t want to believe. I knew what the church said was a sin and what I...
Dr. LaNail R. Plummer
Jun 12, 20233 min read
My Next Chapter
If you told a 14 year old me that I was sad and scared about graduating, she would laugh. Knowing so little about what lay ahead of her,...
Maya Cleveland
May 24, 20231 min read
People Pleasing - Learning when to say No and not feeling BAD about it.
All my life I have been the one to say “Yes” to whatever is asked of me. “Yes” to overextending myself in fear of letting people down....
Aisha Spencer
May 22, 20234 min read
“Who Gonna Check Me, Boo?”: When That Check is Real, Cash is Queen, and Sponsorship is a Need
I am a Black Woman. (Do you see the period?). And, I own a business that is centered on mental health and the community. (Another...
Dr. LaNail R. Plummer
May 17, 20233 min read
A Mother’s Love
Once a year we devote a Sunday in May to Mothers. This is the day we celebrate ALL the wonderful moms by showering them with cards,...
Aisha Spencer
May 15, 20235 min read
Friends? Will They Stand Their Ground? Will They Let You Down or Will They Fix Your Crown?
So recently, I learned about a new subset of therapy focused on “friendships.” I mean, we already have couples counseling, family...
Dr. LaNail R. Plummer
May 12, 20234 min read
Caregiver’s Guilt
“Webster’s New World Dictionary defines guilt as a “painful feeling of self-reproach resulting from a belief that one has done something...
Aisha Spencer
Apr 19, 20234 min read
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