MY SISTER’S TOOLBOX – Our CHAT on Mental Health
SISTER’S TOOLBOX TIPS
Finding and Using WISDOM * FAITH * LOVE * GRATITUDE * HUMILITY * POWER to Live our Best Life
SUPERWOMAN has to go! While you are a SuperHero-ess, you don’t have to prove it to yourself or anyone else. Establish your boundaries, Learn the art of saying NO with class!
RISE each day with a GRATEFUL HEART – CENTER the QUEEN/PRINCESS EVERY DAY in some way, take some time EVERY DAY to be in touch with you.
EMBRACE your PAST – it doesn’t go away, it is a part of you, accept it and use it to be a better you. You decide what defines you.
CARE for YOU and TREAT YOURSELF GIRL! do something YOU like regularly – whatever that means for you.
OWN YOUR GIRL POWER – recognize you are a supreme being, chosen by God for something bigger than you. Figure it out and use it for GOOD. Our little sisters are watching!
LIVE IN THE REAL – not the fantasy or some made up life society says you should be living
HELP others – provides good feelings for you and people you help. A giving heart can create a peaceful mind.
PLEASE ACCEPT that you don’t know everything and embrace other’s experiences and perspectives. We grew up with different DNA and in different environments. LEARN HOW TO LISTEN.
MANAGE your life, don’t let it manage you. make healthy decisions
COMMUNICATE – SPEAK YOUR TRUTH, speak your mind, share your feelings and be honest and tactful
Maintain BALANCE of Mind, Body & Spirit – build your Team (see grid)
ASK!!! if you need help it really is okay to ask for it
RESPECT YOURSELF & OTHERS – Responsibility Empowerment Strength Promise Etiquette Consciousness Tolerance
RESOURCES FOR MY SISTER’S MENTAL HEALTH TOOLBOX
- 911 – For emergencies OR 211
- 1-800-273-TALK (8255) Suicide Prevention Hotline
- Text the word TALK to 741741
- Veterans 838255
- Chat online suicidepreventionlifeline.org
- Text the word TALK to 741741
- Your Healthcare Provider
- Workplace Employee Assistance Programs
- College Life Skills Center/Health Center/Disability Programs
- CREATE YOUR OWN MENTAL HEALTH GROUP WITH FRIENDS/FAMILY – MEET & TALK
ONLINE PLATFORMS
- Therapy for Black Girls – Dr. Joy https://therapyforblackgirls.com/about/
- PODCAST / Sweet Tea SUNDAY / FACEBOOK WATCH / Provider search tool
- Black Mental Wellness – https://www.blackmentalwellness.com/
- Evidence Based Research & Resources / Shop “Authentically Me” Gear
- Taraji P. Henson PEACE OF MIND w/ TARAJI – FACEBOOK WATCH
- Finding a Culturally Component Mental Health Therapist
- Janai Harris @huestohealing
CITY/COUNTY/STATE SERVICES & INFORMATION
- Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health https://dmh.lacounty.gov/
- Mental Health Service Authority https://dmh.lacounty.gov/about/mhsa/
- NAMI – National Alliance on Mental Illness https://www.nami.org/Home
- Proposition 63 – Mental Health Services Act https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/mh/Pages/MH_Prop63.aspx