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Delphia Simmons
- Jun 28
- 4 min
More Powerful Than We Know
With every season of life and every level of growth, it seems a reconciliation of our understanding and use of power is required.
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Delphia Simmons
- Mar 19
- 4 min
Here We Are Again
Back when vinyl records were the way to listen to music, nothing was worse than a scratched record or album. The needle would get stuck in a
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Delphia Simmons
- Dec 13, 2023
- 3 min
A Balm in Berlin
As I write this, I am in Berlin, Germany at the end of a two-week experimental treatment program to help restore my full eyesight.
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Martti Peeples
- Feb 18, 2022
- 1 min
You’re Not Alone
Eight years ago, I told the story of my son’s battle with his mental health. In light of the recent deaths of Regina King’s son, Ian...
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Martti Peeples
- Jan 17, 2022
- 5 min
Becoming the Better Version of Myself
Alexis was facing a new norm within a new norm. Lupus and Covid-19 were affecting her spiritually.
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Tash Moore
- Jan 7, 2022
- 3 min
What to do instead of New Year Resolutions
Here are 10 alternatives to New Year Resolutions in 2022 by practicing self-care and expression this winter.
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Thrive Detroit
- Jul 23, 2021
- 3 min
BATTLING SARCOIDOSIS
Shortness of breath, brain fog, dry cough, chest pain, sore throat… all of these symptoms sound like Covid-19, flu, or pneumonia. Add a...
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Thrive Detroit
- Dec 30, 2019
- 6 min
The Life of a Traveler
By Martti C. Peeples The year was 2014. I had spent the weekend at Oprah Winfrey’s “Live Your Best Life” tour. Oprah had an exercise in...
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Thrive Detroit
- Jun 24, 2018
- 3 min
Monthly JOW: A Million Reasons Why
The Monthly JOW – Jewel of Wisdom By Sajjiah Parker A Million Reasons Why … “The two most important days in your life are the day you...
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Thrive Detroit
- Jun 9, 2016
- 2 min
Its Time to Live Freely
by Sajjiah Parker “You must master a new way to think before you can master a new way to be.” – Marianne Williamson We are here one...
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Thrive Detroit
- Jun 9, 2016
- 3 min
The Miracle
by Martii Peeples Luther Vandross has a song called, Miracles Happen. And when you come to know Maurice Brown, this title perfectly fits...
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Thrive Detroit
- Jun 9, 2016
- 2 min
Social Justice in a Real World
by Karen Gates Injustice has been around since Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden to enter the real world. Cain slew Abel when jealousy...
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Thrive Detroit
- Jun 4, 2015
- 2 min
Separating Fact from Misconception: Street Medicine Detroit Talks about Stigma
By Anirudha Rathnam Street Medicine Detroit comes across a wide variety of medical conditions during our clinic days. These range from...
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Thrive Detroit
- Mar 7, 2015
- 2 min
What’s the Hype about Hypertension?
By Andrew Wayne and Anirudha Rathnam High blood pressure, or hypertension, is one of the most common medical conditions in the United...
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Thrive Detroit
- Dec 1, 2014
- 9 min
A Son’s Journey to Mental Health (Part 2)
Part 1 of this article was published in the September/October issue and can also be found on our website: Thrivedetroit.org When we made...
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Thrive Detroit
- Nov 30, 2014
- 3 min
“Miracle” Heroin Treatment Comes to Michigan
By Aaron Martinez Guest Contributor, East Lansing Today in the United States, scores of people will lose their lives to opiate overdose....
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Thrive Detroit
- Oct 5, 2014
- 2 min
Food For Thought: Perspectives on Foodborne Illness from Street Medicine Detroit
By: Anirudha Rathnam Consider this scenario: you’re at a picnic. As the day winds down, you have some leftover food which you decide to...
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Thrive Detroit
- Aug 24, 2014
- 2 min
Beat the Heat: Street Medicine Detroit Explains Heat-Related Illness and How to Cool Off
By Anirudha Rathnam As Michigan’s weather wheel turns from the bitter cold of winter to the summer’s blistering heat, Street Medicine...
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Thrive Detroit
- Jun 13, 2014
- 2 min
Taking It to the Streets: How Street Medicine Detroit Offers Health Care to Those in Need
Guest Contributors: Andrew Wayne and Anirudha Rathnam Established in 2012, Street Medicine Detroit (SMD) is a collaborative effort...
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Thrive Detroit
- Jun 7, 2014
- 2 min
Infant Mortality: Is It, or Isn’t It, a High Priority for Governor Snyder?
A common belief about politicians is that they say one thing and do another, but Rick Snyder told us he “wasn’t a politician.” Snyder...
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