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The Importance Of Good Boundaries
"Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others." - Brene Brown What's...
La Shawn Splane-Wilburn, Founder of HOMAGI
Jul 12, 20177 min read
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Caregiving & Marriage - The Strain On Your Union
"To keep your marriage brimming, With love in the loving cup, Whenever you're wrong, admit it; Whenever you're right, shut up." - Ogden...
La Shawn Splane-Wilburn
May 25, 20168 min read
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CAREGIVER TOOL KIT: Self Care - An Investment In Your Quality Of Life
"When you make a commitment to a relationship, you invest your attention and energy in it more profoundly because you now experience...
La Shawn Splane-Wilburn, Family Caregiver
May 23, 20165 min read
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CAREGIVER TOOL KIT: Taking Control of Your Peace
“You cannot find peace by avoiding life.” ― Virginia Woolf You never really know how much control you have over your peace until you...
La Shawn Splane-Wilburn
May 20, 20163 min read
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SELF CARE - Caregiver Burn-Out & Depression
“I don't want to live in the kind of world where we don't look out for each other. Not just the people that are close to us, but anybody...
La Shawn Splane-Wilburn
May 16, 20168 min read
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Do You Trust Your Caregiver Instinct?
"Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct." - Barbara Corcoran What is Instinct any way? According to Webster’s...
La Shawn Splane-Wilburn
May 9, 20163 min read
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HOMAGI Mindful May Series: How You Wake Up Matters – 3 Simple Steps To Waking Up Right
"Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment." -- Stephen Covey Wait…what? That’s...
La Shawn Splane-Wilburn
May 4, 20166 min read
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CAREGIVER TOOL KIT: CRISIS MANAGEMENT
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. - Colin Powell What I have...
La Shawn Wilburn
Apr 27, 20166 min read
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GO ANYWAY – SELF CARE IS FORCED UNTIL YOU UNDERSTAND ITS VALUE
Photo Credit: DetroitFreePress.com/walkingman "You will enrich your life immeasurably if you approach it with a sense of wonder and...
La Shawn Splane-Wilburn, Family Caregiver
Apr 25, 20164 min read
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Caregiver Tool Kit: Balancing Independence With Needs – Being The Best Support While Respecting Our
Image Credit: Vewdo.com Letting go helps us to to live in a more peaceful state of mind and helps restore our balance. It allows others...
La Shawn Splane-Wilburn
Apr 6, 20167 min read
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MENTAL HEALTH FAMILY CAREGIVING: Being Realistic About Your Journey & Your Goals
I've learned over the years that people are human and have mood swings, regardless of how talented they are. Today, I'm looking at life...
La Shawn Splane-Wilburn
Feb 1, 20167 min read
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3 QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF TO TAKE YOUR CAREGIVING JOURNEY FROM STRUGGLE TO STRIVING
"If there is no struggle, there is no progress." - Frederick Douglass How often do you place your feet on the floor in the morning and...
La Shawn Wilburn - Family Caregiver & Founder of
Jan 8, 20165 min read
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WHEN SELF SACRIFICE IS TRADED FOR SELF CARE: THE CAREGIVER MARTYRDOM COMPLEX
Image Credit: JesusWalks.com “Surely it was a good way to die, in the place of someone else, someone I loved.” ― Stephenie Meyer,...
La Shawn Wilburn - Family Caregiver & Founder of
Jan 6, 20166 min read
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WHERE AM I GOING TO FIND THE TIME FOR THAT? - WHEN SELF CARE IS A FOUR-LETTER WORD!
How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How...
La Shawn Wilburn - Family Caregiver & Founder
Jan 4, 20165 min read
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The Secret Society of Mental Health Caregivers
"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he...
La Shawn Wilburn
Feb 22, 20153 min read
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Why Categories?
We place people in categories, not always intentionally but it happens. Sometimes we are not aware. Most times we don’t admit it....
La Shawn Wilburn
Feb 21, 20155 min read
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Black History Month 2015 - Mental Health Series: The Hunted - Why Young Thugs Interview With GQ Didn
‘The Hunted Slaves 1861 Richard Ansdell (1815 – 1885) Oil on canvas, 184 x 308cm "Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less...
La Shawn Wilburn
Feb 5, 201511 min read
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Black History Month 2015 - Mental Health Series: Drapetomania The History of Oppression & It'
"DRAPETOMANIA, OR THE DISEASE CAUSING NEGROES TO RUN AWAY. It is unknown to our medical authorities, although its diagnostic symptom, the...

La Shawn L. Splane-Wilburn, Founder of Homagi
Feb 3, 201510 min read
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Flag On The Field & The 12th Man: How Football Could Be The Answer To Beating Stigma
If you’re a football fan and you’re watching the game and that “guy” in the stripes runs out onto the field and slams that little yellow...
La Shawn Wilburn
Feb 3, 20158 min read
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