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Dr. LaNail R. Plummer
Aug 17, 20223 min read
Broke Budgets and Self-Awareness
I make no secrets about it. A sis was broke. Poor. Down and out. With a pot to piss in and a window to throw it out of…. And while we can...
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Maya Cleveland
Aug 10, 20221 min read
Summertime Fun… Are You Missing Out?
As a teenager, summer is supposedly the best time of the year. School’s out. Bikinis are on. The stress is over! Yet, here I am, writing...
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Dr. LaNail R. Plummer
Jul 27, 20224 min read
The Divine Nature of Co-Parenting
Co-parenting is hard. And…divine. Wait…hold up…before you come over here fussing at me because your baby mama or baby daddy just got on...
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Dr. LaNail R. Plummer
Jul 13, 20223 min read
The Role of Intuition in Therapy - From a Therapist's Perspective
I love my clients. I value them as people. I see the essence of who they are. I understand various parts of their lives. I am committed...
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Dr. LaNail R. Plummer
Jun 29, 20223 min read
Breaking Cycles…Who is Your Partner?
I have a kid going to college in the Fall. Not quite a kid. Legally, she’s an adult. Socially, she’s grown-ish. In my heart, she’s still...
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Dr. LaNail R. Plummer
Jun 22, 20222 min read
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In 2018, that was the number of Black Women who earned doctorates the year I walked across the stage and became part of 1%. In doing the...
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Dr. LaNail R. Plummer
May 25, 20224 min read
Knowing the Difference
A fence or a bat? A protective factor or a coping mechanism? Either/or? Nah, both. So here’s the thing. In the last blog post, we talked...
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Dr. LaNail R. Plummer
May 11, 20223 min read
Trigger or Nah?
Trigger: cause (an event or situation) to happen or exist: Trigger: (of an event or situation) cause (someone) to do something Trigger:...
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Dr. LaNail R. Plummer
Apr 20, 20222 min read
Disconnect to Reconnect
Do any of us know how to take breaks anymore? I mean a real break… I’ll be honest, when I took my first personal retreat away from my...
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Dr. LaNail R. Plummer
Apr 6, 20223 min read
Paving the Way
Set the scene: A beautiful Black woman with deep mahogany skin, long flowing locs, quick mouth to match her quick thoughts, and a belly...
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emc2educational
Mar 23, 20223 min read
How To Be An Ally For Black Women In The Workplace…
On 2/22/22, Holly Corbett wrote and published an article in Forbes Magazine in which I was honored to be interviewed and contribute my...
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Dr. LaNail R. Plummer
Mar 11, 20222 min read
What are you Springing-Forward?
I don’t know about you, but I was super excited for March. I mean, a new month, Spring is approaching, which means more hours of daylight...
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Dr. LaNail R. Plummer
Feb 23, 20222 min read
Respecting Your Own Boundaries
Yo! For real… Why do I do too much? I mean, I have this to do… and that to do… and then this was just added on… I keep saying, “Well I’m...
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Dr. LaNail R. Plummer
Feb 9, 20222 min read
Invest in Rest
Did January go by super slow or was it just me? It always feels like that though; every January feels like a full 24 hours in the day and...
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Dr. LaNail R. Plummer
Jan 26, 20223 min read
SMART-ER Goals
We all know about SMART goals, they have shown up everywhere, at work, with our personal trainers, in our small groups with our friends,...
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Dr. LaNail R. Plummer
Jan 19, 20223 min read
Vision Boards: What You See Is What You Will Get!!!
A dream deferred… no more. A vision is what we see for ourselves, something special, sacred, and an extension of our being. It’s our...
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emc2educational
Jan 12, 20225 min read
Unpacking All Of The Male Emotions (and Behaviors) From The Lawrence and Nathan Blowup On ‘Insecure'
This article originally ran in Essence Magazine on December 23, 2021. Let’s talk about the men on Insecure, ladies! In a 2017 study...
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Dr. LaNail R. Plummer
Jan 7, 20225 min read
You Have Choices, Okay? 5 Mental Health Lessons From the Roller CoasterRide Of An ‘Insecure’ Episode
This article originally ran in Essence Magazine on December 16, 2021. See what I’m saying? Just last week, when I first unpacked the...
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Dr. LaNail R. Plummer
Jan 6, 20224 min read
A Deeper Look At The Current Mental Health Status Of Our Favorite ‘Insecure” Characters
This article originally ran in Essence Magazine on December 10, 2021. Are we to heal from our own decisions? Oftentimes, we think of...
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Dr. LaNail R. Plummer
Dec 15, 20213 min read
You’re Basically a House Plant with More Complicated Emotions
Breathe deep, fill the water tank, add a bit of food, adjust the blinds, walk around, and talk. Monday mornings, right after the sun...
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