How to Celebrate Black History Month All Year Long During A Pandemic
Hi everyone! We here at Blu Alliance wanted to discuss Black History Month including how it started but also how it has developed over the years in not only it’s concept but how we celebrate it. Black History Month originally took a look at the historic achievement of African Americans in the United States within […]
Prioritizing Mental Health in 2021
Hi everyone! In starting off this new year we here at Blu Alliance have been thinking about resolutions and goals that we all set for ourselves at the beginning of the new year. What came up again and again was what goals best reflect our intentions to take care of ourselves during a pandemic? This […]
Celebrating the Holidays during a Pandemic
Hi everyone! This week we are experiencing some major holidays and I wanted to talk about how celebrating these important events in our lives are going to look different due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We here at Blu Alliance have been looking at how the holidays are being impacted by here in the United States […]
Seasonal Depression During A Pandemic
Hi everyone! We here at Blu Alliance have been taking this time to reflect, and process how we have all been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic especially during this of year when the seasons are changing from Fall to Winter. This specific change in seasons brings about a rise in Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) which […]
Honoring Día de los Muertos
Hi everyone! We here at Blu Alliance love the beginning of November because its during this time we get to celebrate Día de los Muertos with the rest of our Latinx community on November 1st & 2nd. I identify as a Latinx gay male so it is during this time of the year I really […]
Celebrating Halloween During a Pandemic
Hi Everyone! This week we have Halloween coming up and its one of my favorite times of the year. I love everything about it from the costumes, the colors like orange and black, the beautiful use of makeup that I see so many people excel at, and I know for myself the best part is […]
ADHD Awareness Month
Hi everyone! This month is jam packed full of national mental health events so we here at Blu Alliance have felt this is an amazing opportunity to jump right in and celebrate ADHD Awareness Month. First some information about ADHD Awareness Month which is sponsored by a coalition that includes ADHD Coaches Organization (ACO), and […]
Celebrating World Mental Health Day
Hi everyone! This week we at Blu Alliance are celebrating World Mental Health Day which the World Health Organization (WHO) with partner organizations, United for Global Mental Health and the World Federation for Mental Health, is calling for a massive increase in investment in regards to mental health. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected billions of […]
Bullying Prevention
Hi everyone! This month is Bullying Prevention Month which we at Blu Alliance have found to be a very relevant topic to our society today. Bullying is a form of youth violence, and an adverse childhood experience which means that it isn’t limited to physical attacks between youth, but it includes verbal and relationship harm […]
Lets Talk About Grief in a Pandemic
Hi Everyone! This week were are going to talk about grief. What it looks like in a world going through a pandemic, how it affects us, and what we can do manage. In 2020 there have many great losses for so many people around the world. Many of us have lost job security, access to […]
