nina simone performs “i wish i knew how it would feel to be free” at the montreux jazz festival, 1976, switzerland

I literally cannot overstate how important creative hobbies are when dealing with mental illness. If you can’t draw, there are coloring books. If you can’t write a novel, you can write in short journaling bursts. If you can’t sing in the shower, you can listen to music. Sometimes with mental illness it feels like we have this dark presence inside of us that is bumping around in our brain and organs, causing problems. It helps immensely to let it out.

KYLA PRATT Jennifer Hudson Show

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my favorite part of this is all the swifties in the replies of the original tweet like “someone we have to google” and “none of us know who uou are” like… COURTNEY LOVE? now im not claiming to be the number one courtney love defender in the world but if you have no idea who she is that says a lot more about you than her….

Fact. As a listener of Taylor's music, who digs her stripped down folk-pop and country stuff, the fact that she's a singer-songwriter, and the way she circumvented the loss of her previous royalties into celebrated newly created ones she now owns, Taylor is a bland 34-year-old woman who runs an eternal teenage girl meets endless sleepovers brand with awkward performances and facial expressions to boot. If only she would make her pen game grown and everything else shifted with it. That clock is ticking.

"Girl in Pink Dress" by Laura Wheeler Waring 1927

Dr. Nicole Addison

Ernie Barnes (1938-2009) — Trumpet Solo  [oil on canvas, 1970s]

-@lipikkawrites

Don’t hurt ‘em, Giselle! All-encompassing from the music (sonically, vocally) to the looks, this is her best era yet.

Andre 3000 | Oil on Canvas | 30x40

Self Care Check:

How are you?

How are you feeling?

Are you well hydrated?

Have you eaten?

Have you moved your body?

Have you rested enough?

Have you spoken kindly to yourself?

Have you done something that brings you joy?

Have you reminded yourself of how important you are?

Have you practiced self care?

Sending love,

-Dr. Nicole Addison

Get it, muva 💃🏽. Sold out the Tokyo Dome in 7 minutes.

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