31 Aug, 2026
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Mind Talks with That Riverz Gurl: Tuning out Negativity

Negativity is like a disease that spreads all over the world and people spread it to others without thinking about it first. The one thing about negativity is, it can’t be cured unless its being covered by a gratitude of positivity. Easy to believe? Nope! I’m with you on that one because as easy as it is to spread negativity, it is much harder to spread positivity. Why is that? some of you may wonder. A lot of people enjoy seeing others suffer in their own problems, trauma, and struggles without a care in the world to uplift them with encouragement and speaking positivity in their situations. There is more bad than good; at least that’s what I see on the evening news. We are all sick and tired of living in a world filled with hate, violence, and negativity.

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Giving back by Donating.

As you are spring cleaning, try to declutter your drawers and closets by only placing seasonal clothing to wear. It will help you to organize and also be easier to pick out what your look will be each day. With busy schedules you don’t want to spend all morning trying to find something to wear […]

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Mind Talks with That Riverz Gurl: Sundays are Made for Self-Care and Soothing the Mind

When was the last time you relaxed and did nothing for a whole day? Do I hear crickets? Self-care is very important for everyday life. After a long work week or a stressful situation, a day of relaxing and pampering yourself is the perfect gift to you after a long week. Have you ever thought […]

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Mind Talks with That Riverz Gurl: The 3 Different Types of Stress

Do you often find yourself stressed that it’s starting to become a regular pattern? This month is Stress Awareness Month where I wanted to highlight the three different types of stress. Acute stress can be caused by a car accident, loosing a loved one, witnessing/being a victim of an attack or even being diagnosed with […]

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Easter Tips/Ideas.  All over the world families are getting ready to gather around a table of food and prepare art projects and activities such as egg painting and Easter hunts.  To give back to Jesus in celebration, add a loaf of bread and a glass of wine to your Easter meal as a way to […]

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Mind Talks with That Riverz Gurl: April is National Stress Awareness Month!

Many people may say stress is a bad word and truth be told, it can be very bad and lead to all types of things like health problems, trouble sleeping, emotionally and mentally exhausted and the list goes on! But with stress you don’t always have to focus on the bad stressors, but the good stressors we definitely want to look at. Nobody has time for frustrations, anger, exhaustion and body aches. What is stress you might ask? Stress is the feeling of being overwhelmed or unable to cope with mental or emotional pressure. The sound of that sounds stressful, but there are way to detox and to reset your mind to focus again. Did you know that April is Stress Awareness Month?

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Mind Talks with That Riverz Gurl: 10 Ways to Boost Your Mental Health

A lot of people don’t realize how important your mental health is. It’s always in constant rotation and a reminder that you need to slow it down a bit. For instance, if you deal with a mental illness and have certain things that may trigger you, try to diffuse the situation or get out of […]

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She’s Making Herstory: Meet April Martinez

Founder of The Hills, April Martinez, has always had a passion for the beauty industry which is what drew her to her first job years ago at a salon. After quickly working her way up to salon manager there, she secured her aesthetics license so that she could continue to grow in the industry. Even […]

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ACCOUNTING IN APRIL

We are now in the second quarter of the year. The first three months, we Jumped into January, then we were Fabulous in February and we Maximized in March. Now, in April, we have a brief accounting lesson. One of the main lessons in an accounting class is to learn the “T” account. Using a […]

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Mind Talks with That Riverz Gurl: When to Let Go

Have you ever experienced some things in your life that was traumatizing and you just couldn’t let go of it? How did you handle the situation? Or was it handled at all? Letting go sometimes is very hard and can be mentally/emotionally draining if it is something that may acquire more time. I can think […]