I would be honored if you could take the time to watch my speech on YouTube and share it with your friends and colleagues. I truly believe that the message of The Power Cultural Storytelling is one that needs to be heard by as many people as possible, and I hope that my speech can help to spark meaningful conversations and positive change in our communities.
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As the year comes to a close, we at Umuco Love are reflecting on all that we have accomplished in the past year. We have provided vital mental health services to countless individuals, offering support and care to those who are struggling with mental health issues.
Read moreIntergenerational Legacies of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda
Sadly, trauma is too common, particularly in families. Intergenerational trauma is a term used to describe a “passing down” of traumatic impact and emotional fallout. It’s been proven that such trauma can create ripples of behaviors and perceptions affecting many generations of the same family for much longer than members realize.
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Dear Human,
I am like you. You are like me. Every person faces hardships—every person bleeds the same. While hardships consist of a spectrum regarding the magnitude of these “hardships,” we all face them..
Dear Human,
I am like you. You are like me. Every person faces hardships—every person bleeds the same. While hardships consist of a spectrum regarding the magnitude of these “hardships,” we all face them.
Read moreDear Human!
I called my Mom one day for our usual chit chat on the phone. As she picked up the phone I could immediately sense some tension in her voice. "Ma Cherie, you would not believe what I received yesterday! "Filled with curiosity, I quickly said to her: "Tell me, tell me, what is it?"
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Sometime I just want it to stop.
Talk of COVID, Looting, brutality. I lose my way. I become convinced that this “new normal” is real life. Then I meet an 87-year old who talks of living through polio, diphtheria, Vietnam protests and yet still enchanted with life.
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