Category Archives: Self-Care

What’s Your Word: the 2022 Edition

January 3, 2022 0 comments Mental Health, Self-Care Dr. Leesha Ellis-Cox, fresh start, Mental Health, new start, new year, Psychiatrist, self care, self love Dr. Leesha

In the aftermath of years 2020 and 2021, I am, admittedly, a bit hesitant to proclaim my word for 2022. Despite my apprehension, I choose […]

When It’s Not Most Wonderful Time of the Year

November 11, 2021 0 comments Mental Health, Self-Care Anxiety, Christmas, Depression, grief, holiday blues, holidays, Mental Health, mental health awareness, Mental Illness Education, seasonal depression, self-care Dr. Leesha

Come November and we begin to hear Andy Williams song, “It’s most the wonderful time of the year.” Except it isn’t. For so many, the […]

No Seat At the Table?

February 28, 2021 0 comments Self-Care, Social Justice, Uncategorized Birmingham Alabama, Dr. Leesha, Dr. Leesha Ellis-Cox, drleesha, Psychiatrist, womanhood Dr. Leesha

At whose table shall I sit? Is there a space for me? Well, how many tables are there? And who sits at those tables? Is […]

Thick, Heavy Love

February 14, 2021 0 comments Mental Health, Motherhood, Self-Care Dr. Leesha

Thin love? “Love is or it ain’t. Thin love ain’t love at all.” These are the words Sethe uttered to Paul D in Beloved, the […]

I love that she was real and talked from a parent’s perspective. She talked on our level and not like a psychiatrist with terms we didn’t know. I loved when her daughter jumped on her lap. I though she really gets it. She is realistic and a mom, too.

—Paige L.

The whole woman was ministered to: mind, body, spirit.

—Simone C.

Ditch the Mommy Guilt is a book that ushers mothers through an insightful journey to healthier, happier parenting. Motherhood is one that typically comes with little or no guidance, but Dr. Leesha's brilliant text will assist many mothers in parenting without guilt or second guesses. You must read this smart guide to healthier and happier motherhood ... without any guilt.

—Dr. Ty Moody, Worship Center Christian Church

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