Marquita Bolden, LCSW Counseling and Psychotherapy

Being a human is a messy experience filled with contradictions. Practice honoring the "both/and" in response to the tension between your parts and needs. Credit: @findyourshinetherapy

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Vote in the best interest of your mental health, and of the mental health of those in your life who are most vulnerable. #vote2020 #thepersonalispolitical

I'm excited to be a panelist for the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia's Venture Café event on Mental Health and Millennials! The event is scheduled for tomorrow from 5:00-6:00 pm. This virtual discussion will focus on observations of millennial mental health within communities, strategies for supporting mental health, and resources panelists wished existed. We will also share more information about the Well City Challenge a social impact challenge to engage and support everyday innovators with new creative ideas for addressing Philadelphia’s millennial health and mental health challenges presented by the Economy League and Independence Blue Cross. For more details for this free event can be found here: https://venturecafephiladelphia.org//mental-health-and-mi/

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We all have a mental health status, so we all have mental health needs! Our mental health requires maintenance, as it has deep impact on our physical health, environmental health, spiritual health, and social health! Learn more about #WorldMentalHealthDay, here: https://www.who.int//world-me/world-mental-health-day-2020

Marquita Bolden will be at Philadelphia Family Pride’s 11th Annual Family Matters Conference! The Conference is Saturday, Oct 10, 2019 9:30am 4:00pm www.pfpconference.org for more info and to register. ... Join us for "Parenting Through a Pandemic," sponsored by RMA of Philadelphia. Therapists Marquita Bolden, LCSW, and Robin Hornstein, PhD, will lead a free-ranging discussion of the importance of self care for parents, managing anxiety, decision fatigue, balancing emotional and safety needs, finding a work life/home life balance when working from home and more. See more

Learn the art of being unapologetically honest and responsible with your words. Both can happen at the same time. Take a moment, breathe, taste your words on your tongue before speaking. This is an act of self-care for you, while holding the relational impact of the your words on the person engaged with you.

We all have a right to safety, but feeling unsafe is different than discomfort. Discomfort is what grows us.

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