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10/20/2026

10/15/2026

Our experiences shape how we learn to trust. Let’s explore the difference with grace, understanding, and faith. 🙏🏽

Trust, mistrust, and distrust are different experiences. 🌱 Recognizing them can help us better understand ourselves and our relationships.

Our past may shape our expectations, but it doesn’t have to define our future. 🤎 Growth is possible.

Sometimes life tests the faith we thought we had figured out. 🙏🏽 Even in uncertainty, small faith still matters. 🌱 (Matthew 17:20)

Having questions doesn’t mean you’ve lost your faith. 🤍 You can bring your uncertainty, grief, and confusion to God.

When pain feels overwhelming, make room to remember the moments of grace, provision, and support, too.

Sometimes we have to be intentional about remembering God’s faithfulness, especially when life feels heavy. (Psalm 77:11)

Reflect on what has your attention. Even when the past is difficult to release, we can keep turning our eyes toward Jesus. ✝️ (Hebrews 12:2)

Even in difficult seasons, take a moment to remember how God has carried you through before. Your pain is real, but so is His faithfulness.

10/13/2026

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09/28/2026

Sometimes “I don’t want to be here anymore” is a cry for relief—not necessarily a declaration of wanting to die.

That distinction matters.

When someone says something that concerns you, don’t be afraid to slow down, listen, and ask what they mean.

Sometimes the most important thing we can offer is a safe place for someone to be honest about how much they’re hurting.

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***dePreventionMonth

Those words deserve our attention.

We don’t always know what someone means when they say they don’t want to be here. They could be experiencing deep emotional pain, exhaustion, hopelessness, or suicidal thoughts.

Instead of assuming, ask.

A simple question can open a conversation that someone may desperately need to have.

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One of the most important conversations we can have is the one we’re sometimes most afraid to start.

Asking someone directly about su***de does not create suicidal thoughts.

It creates an opportunity for honesty.

If you’re concerned about someone, you don’t have to have the perfect words. You can simply ask, listen, and give them space to answer.

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Sometimes a person doesn’t know how to explain what they’re feeling.

They may be overwhelmed, numb, exhausted, or simply tired of trying to put their pain into words.

“I don’t know” doesn’t mean the conversation is over.

Sometimes it means we need to slow down, listen, and give them room.

You don’t always have to fix the pain. Sometimes you just need to be willing to sit with someone in it.

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Pain doesn’t always look the way we expect it to.

Someone can appear successful, joyful, faithful, resilient, or like they have everything together—and still be struggling internally.

We cannot determine someone’s internal world by looking at their circumstances.

Let’s be slower to assume and quicker to listen.

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Not Everyone Lands on Their Feet

Life can change in ways we never expected.

Grief. Trauma. Betrayal. Financial hardship. Loss. Isolation.

We often expect people to “bounce back,” but healing doesn’t always happe

09/24/2026

☀️ There is a person beyond every diagnosis.
A diagnosis may help explain what you’re experiencing, but it does not define the fullness of who you are or who you can become.

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☁️ Symptoms don’t always begin where we notice them.
Sometimes they are connected to experiences, losses, relationships, or seasons of life that shaped how we learned to navigate the world.

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☀️ Healing can be about more than simply making symptoms disappear.
It can mean understanding yourself more deeply, recognizing how you survived, making sense of your patterns, and creating a life that isn’t defined by your pain.

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☀️ Healing doesn’t require you to forget what happened.
It means learning to hold your story differently—acknowledging your past while recognizing that it does not have to determine your future.

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🌱 What if we became curious instead of critical?
Rather than asking, “What’s wrong with me?” we can begin asking, “What happened to me, what do I need now, and how can I move forward?”

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✨ Your diagnosis can be part of your story without becoming the whole story.
There is still room for growth, restoration, connection, purpose, and life beyond what you’ve been through.

I’d love to hear your story. Schedule your consultation today. ⬇️
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09/18/2026

Su***de awareness month! Having that difficult conversation is essential. Many people experience suicidal ideation not because they are tired of living but because they are tired of being in pain (sadness, grief, anxiety, anger, poverty, isolation, loneliness etc)
Check in with someone, even when they are avoidant, be present.💜🙏🏾🙌🏾

09/17/2026

The Anthology! Shift Ambassador! I'm so grateful to be a part of this amazing group of women. Thank you Dr Trina Brown for gathering our voices together. Each person's story within this anthology is full of life-changing examples of God's faithfulness.
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05/24/2026

03/12/2026

“We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own ‘to-do’ list.”

This Women’s History Month, we’re reclaiming rest.

02/06/2026

Dr. Susan Smith McKinney-Steward was practicing public health before it even had a name.

She was an early and powerful advocate for prenatal care, preventive medicine, and community health at a time when Black women and families were routinely denied access to basic medical services. Dr. McKinney-Steward understood that caring for women before illness, especially during pregnancy. It was essential to save lives.

Her work reminds us of a truth that still holds today:
Preventive care saves lives, but only when access exists.

At BWHI, our policy work continues this legacy by pushing for systems that prioritize prevention, early care, and equity, so no one has to wait until a crisis to be seen or supported.

This is Black history.
This is public health.
And this is the foundation of the fight for equitable care.

Want to learn more or get involved?
Explore BWHI’s health policy pillars and find ways to engage, bwhi.org/policy-research