Dr. Nicole - Mental Wellness 4U: Moms Matter Too!

Women. Especially moms have a hard time saying no without feeling guilty. We do a poor job of making ourselves a priority and addressing our mental wellness. This episode talks about the necessity of setting boundaries and provides tips on how to start saying “no” without feeling guilty.

It is the lack of faith in ourselves that causes distress and keeps us from forward movement. Having faith in yourself improves your mood and self-esteem

Fatigue causes us to have brain fog, poor concentration, decreased energy levels, and not be our best selves. This episode taps into causes of fatigue and ways to address the symptoms

I was interviewed by Empowered Parent Partner Markeisha Hall, on her "Markeisha Hall" podcast show. We talked about a common thing that many mothers feel when first learning about their child's diagnosis, grief. We walk through the five stages of grief, understanding that is it a process with acceptance being the end result. Tune and listen to this episode as we provide useful tips to help parents...

Many of us hear the term authenticity and wonder what that really means. In a world full of imitation and comparisons, being yourself can be difficult. It can be challenging to simply be yourself and embrace all of you. Learning to be your authentic self takes time, and practice. I interviewed guest speaker, Tireeka Watson who is an Associate Clinical Social Worker and Advocate for women and she p...

As mothers we do a lot and often will not get the credit we deserve. You could be an Olympic Gold Medalist, Rocket Scientist,  Doctor, Lawyer, Teacher, Musician, etc, but that means nothing to your teenager because he or she will still think that you are not cool. It's important to learn how to give yourself compliments and acknowledge all that you do. 

Pain can be very debilitating and prevent us from enjoying life. I interviewed a special guest, Markeisha Hall, Parent Empowerment Partner and mother of five to gain some insight on how she manages to live a valued life and maintain her mental wellness while living with chronic pain.   

Asking for help doesn't make you less than it makes you Hu-Man. It's important to be able to ask for help and support when needed. This episode discusses how a person can be supportive to their spouse as I candidly talk with my husband about his experience being my support system and my support person. It is my hope that you feel included in the conversation as if you were in the room with us duri...

I am a goal setter and I often have people ask my how I accomplish all the things that I do. The quick and simple answer, is that I set goals. I am an action and goal oriented person. Goals don't have to be super big and large, they just need to be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time bound. In this episode I talk about the formula needed to create successful goals. I also review...

Death and dying is a hard concept to deal with, but handling the death of a sibling is doubly hard. Listen to this real, authentic, and candid episode that discusses the topic of death, loss, and grief with useful tips on how to cope with the death of a sibling.

A mothers guilt is a prevalent problem in our community and has grown over the past years. This episode shines light on this issue and provides strategies on ways to effectively overcome this problem

There are so many positive benefits of listening to music. It helps to regulate and improve your mood, boosts our immune system, and can help the body heal faster

There are key core ingredients needed to have a successful, healthy, and happy marriage. In this episode we talk about what’s needed in a happy marriage and the building blocks to sustain it.

Self pity is like a cancer eating away and corroding your insides, turning it into black guck. It’s up to you to choose how you will view your life and situations

Parents who have children with special needs may be critical of themselves while trying to deal with this mandatory home schooling of their child(ren). Special Education Consultant, Markeisha Hall provides usual tools to help support parents during this time.

Everyone has had moments that did not go as planned or turn out the way they had hoped for. Disappointment is a part of life and it’s important to know how to handle it because it affects our mental wellness

It’s important to change our mindset and the way we are viewing this new normal in our country due to the Covid-19 virus. Let’s use this opportunity to slowdown and do thing’s we’ve put off.

When an epidemic occurs it causes panic and anxiety. It’s important to be able to stay calm and not get caught up in the frantic behaviors of others.

So many unrealistic expectations are placed upon moms that leads to them making multiple life sacrifices

Mothers are the key stone of our society and the stitch that holds the fabric together

Having hate in your heart is destructive and leads towards harmful acts towards others. Hate takes away from your ability to have mental wellness

No can simply mean not yet or not right now, but it’s important to be able to adjust when we hear it.

Love should not hurt and it’s important to be able to demonstrate healthy love and know when it’s not healthy.

Wen we compare ourselves to other people we look at ourselves in a negative manner and this causes emotional anguish

Self-Care is a key element to having mental wellness. Continuing with the self-care series and interviewing professional working mothers about self-care and what it means to them