The New Year isn’t about Resolutions, It’s About Growth
Have you ever stopped to check out fun facts about trees? Odd question? We are surrounded by trees of all different sizes, colors, and shapes every day of our lives […]
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G. Riggins
Gabrielle is a mother, entrepreneur, full-time Doctoral student, self-published author, and mental health advocate.
Acquired lessons when traveling with 2 kids under 6
With the passing of my Granny, our family was tasked with making arrangements to travel from VA to LA. If you are unfamiliar with this trip, driving takes about 16 […]
Motherly Balance is Key to Strong Sibling Relationships
Have you ever heard young adults argue over who was Mom’s favorite? If you ever sit in a room with me and my two siblings then you will hear us […]
The unmatched strength of a woman – A Tribute to Dorothy B.
Main photo (Granny, MawMaw, Mom, Me 8 years ago) Did you know every 67 seconds, someone in the United States develops dementia and/or Alzheimer’s disease? Ranked the 6th leading cause […]
A Birthday letter to my young King
Dear Sunshine, On this day around 5 years ago, mommy had no idea that would be making your grand entrance at 6:56 a.m. who knew that a massive headache would […]
4 Tips for protecting your energy
Let me start off by saying, “Happy World Mental Health Day”. As I have come to terms with my own mental health and my personal journey of becoming a better […]
How my children helped me to realize I needed to take my mental health more serious
It’s 11:00 at night and surprisingly both my children are in their own beds asleep. Typical to my routine, I am up catching up on some of my normal shows. […]
The Mental Mama Podcast
Checkout Episode 4- Mental Detox via The Mental Mama Podcast
& Then there were two…
Growing up, I was the only child for the first five years of my life. Who knew that only three months after turning five, the 100% attention I had become […]
Trying to be great in a world where average is acceptable…
To be a millennial in 2018 is an interesting time. I constantly feel as if I am surrounded by individuals who believe that being average makes them ok. When I was growing up my mother would push us to go beyond what was expected of us. Just going to school […]
