Ujima Magazine

End of An Era with Aubrie Edmond

The end of one chapter can feel exciting… and bittersweet at the same time.

In this powerful reflection, our law student shares the emotional reality of finishing her first year of law school — the pressure, the growth, the self-doubt, and the beauty of finally finding community and belonging along the way.

Sometimes success changes us in ways we don’t fully understand until we stop long enough to reflect.

And sometimes the greatest gift is no longer feeling like you’re standing on the outside looking in.

✨ Read “End of an Era” in the latest issue of Ujima Magazine.

The Weight of the Label: Confronting Mental Health Stigma
Minister Sonya Hosey/ She Speaks Wellness

She sat in the car a little longer… trying to hold it together. “I’m just tired,” she said. But it wasn’t just tired.
It was anxiety. It was emotional exhaustion. It was the weight of being strong for everyone else.

Too often, mental health struggles in our community are dismissed as “just stress.”
And stigma keeps us silent… even when we’re breaking. But the truth is this:
Saying “I’m not okay” is not weakness—it’s courage.

This Mental Health Awareness Month, let’s do more than talk about healing.
Let’s confront the stigma that keeps us from it. Because what we refuse to name… we continue to carry.

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