Montrella Cowan, Author at Affinity Health Affairs

3 Black History-Making Entrepreneurs Who Left Their Marks on the World

February 9, 2023

Affinity Health Affairs LLC, Black Entrepreneurship, Black History Month, Black Wealth, James Forten, Madam C.J. Walker, Mary Ellen Pleasant

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Say it loud: I’m Black, and I’m proud! Despite the insurmountable odds stacked against us, Black people still have so much to be proud of. Black history is rich with…

Here’s the secret to achieving your 2023 goals

January 19, 2023

Montrella Cowan

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2023 Goals, Dreamscometrue, Life coaching, Montrella Cowan

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The thing about this time of year – when the holidays start rolling around and the new year gets closer by the minute – is many people start setting their…

Not the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

December 5, 2022

Montrella Cowan

Affinity Blog, Holidays and mental health, Mental Health, Mental Health Stigma

Mental Health and the Holidays

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For some, the sight of string lights, trimmed trees and the rollout of the Starbucks holiday menu bring back fond memories of the winter holidays. But for Daniel H. Gillison…

You Don’t Have to Be the Strong One. Here’s Why.

November 10, 2022

Montrella Cowan

Mental Health

Mental Health, Montrella Cowan, Woman King

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via GIPHY “I started off life with everyone telling me what I could not do.” Those were the words of renowned actress Viola Davis just a few months ago at…

It’s Not You. Finding Quality Mental Health Care is Hard for People of Color.

October 19, 2022

Montrella Cowan

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Mental Health Care for People of Color

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“You’ve been discharged,” those were the last words Nicole heard her new therapist say before she was ushered out of the room, given a set of papers and sent on…

Their Lives Were Just Beginning. So Why Are So Many College Students Dying by Suicide?

September 17, 2022

Montrella Cowan

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Affinity Health Affairs LLC, College campuses, HBCU, Mental Health, Montrella Cowan, Suicide on college campuses, Suicide Prevention

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“She never made you feel alone … she knew how to encourage, just lift people’s spirits up.” That’s what a teammate said about 19-year-old Arlana Miller, a cheerleader and freshman…

When the Thought of Losing Your Job Is Too Much: The Devastating Impact of A Recession on Mental Health

August 11, 2022

Montrella Cowan

Mental Health, Recession, Recession and Mental Health, Therapy

Affinity411, Mental Health, Recession

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The only light at the end of the tunnel Mike Whitfield could see was the glowing red arches of a local McDonald’s in his hometown of San Jose, California. Unemployed…

When the Trauma Doesn’t End Here: Bringing Awareness to Minority Mental Health

July 4, 2022

Montrella Cowan

Affinity Blog, Coping with stress, Mental Health, Mental Health Stigma, Therapy, Trauma

Affinity Health Affairs LLC, Black licensed therapist, Mental Health, Minority Mental Health Month, New narrative, Trauma

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See, trauma often has a ripple effect, impacting our children the most. They witness our pain firsthand and then, trauma is passed down through generations – literally transforming the way…

Men Hurt Too: Why We ALL Need to Prioritize Men’s Mental Health

Margus D. Morrison, 52, father of three children. Andre Mackneil, 53, murdered on his son’s third birthday. Heyward Patterson, 67, a man who would “give the shirt off his back,”…

Speaking Out About Suicide and Depression

Silencing the Mental Health Stigma: Speaking Out About Depression and Suicide

Imagine getting this text from your child: “First, I’m sorry, by the time you get this I won’t be alive anymore. And it makes me even more sad to write…

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