No Holding Back: Jhe’Vonte Reclaims His Self- Confidence by Seeking Therapy
By then, we were both cornered by the police. I looked dead, straight down into the nozzle of the M-16 and I saw...
Behind His Brown Eyes: Andre’s Ascension into Healing
It was a breakup of a four-year relationship that happened two years ago. I needed it because I was not ‘one hundred’, holistically. I had breakdowns - mentally, emotionally. I was also...
Depression is not the end of the world – Kriss-Ann Haughton
There was a JUTC bus (Jamaica Urban Transit Company) that was coming up the road, I stepped into the road and at the last minute, I pulled myself back. That was when I realized I...
In the Midst of a Pandemic Romane Leaves His 9-5 Job
During attending university, I had difficulties paying. However, I was able to get my degree in marketing. My problems were far from over as I was unable to...
‘U is for University’
Because I've had very distressing times where the workload, everything about school has just been-- it has made me feel distraught and stressed and everything that has been bad, while, you know, there have been times when I...
The Re-Branding of Strength: An Interview with Denise Parkes-Heaven
You're trying to break that whole cycle of the single-parent home that you grew up in and that was my reason for keeping the family together and I could see that..
The Purple Cow Kris a changemaker in his own league
I honestly just wanted more money outside of my lunch money; the lunch money that I was getting couldn’t do what I wanted. Things like getting...
Ryan Sets An Example for Jamaican Men Afraid of Visiting the Doctor
I don’t think it’s a fear. It’s a culture change. Not anything to do with fear. Jamaican men are culturally less likely to...
Anthony Changed His Mindset and Changed His Life
The absence of my father plus the effect that it had on my relationship with my mother made me vulnerable. For me, it made me weaker and less...
Chad Made Compassion and Sympathy His #1 Priority
In this installment of Our Stories, food and beverage manager, Chad Robinson shares how he managed to remain an awesome leader while enforcing COVID 19 safety protocols for his resort workers.…For many people, Jamaica is pictured as an island...
