The Blog

If you frequent the mental health side of apps like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, you may have come across a post or two from people who have encountered a narcissist in their lives. This is a very common occurrence as anyone around you could be a narcissist. It could be a parent, sibling, child, lover, friend, another family member, colleague, boss—basically anyone. For proper...

At Urban Playology, we’re passionate about helping you build a life that makes self-love, happiness, and healing a top priority. Our new integrative wellness coaching provides all of this and more! Whether you’ve been in an entanglement that would give Will and Jada a run for their money or you want to improve your mental health to become the strong black queen we know you are, we’re ready to...

In this tumultuous moment, corporations and privileged communities are learning how to support underrepresented groups in a way we have never seen before. From million-dollar corporate responsibility initiatives addressing economic disparities to editorial think pieces dissecting privileged activism, the world is awakening to appropriate allyship. Being an ally is an ongoing process that...

May I take some time with you? Breathe with me. When was the last time you took in a full breath? Not a weighted sigh, a draw in after a heavy break, but a full, intentional breath? One where you watch your chest rise and fall? An act of selfless love that the Universe has granted you to receive? Do you remember breathing? Not a breath carried through anxiety – a short flutter when you...

Today it feels like things are happening to you versus for or around you. A burgeoning new collection of masks most likely dot your homescape, reminders to place them back across your face once you leave the car to head into the store. A store where you once knew where everything was now is overrun by newcomers and those intent on bucking the new world and system we find ourselves in. If your...

Today it feels like things are happening to you versus for or around you. A burgeoning new collection of masks most likely dot your homescape, reminders to place them back across your face once you leave the car to head into the store. A store where you once knew where everything was now is overrun by newcomers and those intent on bucking the new world and system we find ourselves in. If your...

If the holiday season evokes more stress than excitement in you, you’re not alone. In truth, the holidays have become something bigger than they need to be. Every year, they seem to take up more and more of the winter season, with Christmas music playing before trick-or-treating is even over. Absolutely nothing is wrong with wanting to avoid getting swept up in the media madness that has made...

At Urban Playology, we meet people where they are. That includes young loves, ages 2-18, and their families. Play therapy and creative arts allow us to extend our supreme embrace to young loves and families. Perhaps your young love’s personality or their energy has shifted in a way that’s got you concerned. Maybe they are underperforming or underachieving at school. Perhaps the other caring...

You deserve a therapist who sees you and fully embraces you. Finding a supreme fit takes time for exploration and may be challenging for many. You are worth the effort. I’ve read a lot of blogs about how to find the right therapist. Most take a practical approach. * Education-check. * Professional discipline i.e. Clinical counseling, clinical psychology, clinical social work.- check *...

We all know what it feels like to enter a space & be apprehensive about whether you wanna be there or whether you’re welcomed there. It’s feels like Alessia Cara’s Here video. Super awkward & uncomfortable! And when you’re already feeling like an outlier in your daily life, you become super attuned to the welcoming vs. exclusionary energy. And it just shouldn’t be like that when you’re...