Building You Up with Ella Speaks

In this episode of Building You Up, Ella encourages a new perspective when it comes to the slang word: Fuck Boy. Ella offers her reflections on the word, as well as, the people we decide to label as F-boys. The thing is that everyone knows what fuckboy means, but no one knows what fuckboy means. So, Ella offers her listeners the definition, as well as, the history behind the slang word. Some Google results state the term was first used to describe male inmates being used as human sex toys in prison. From there the term involved and became popularized by Hip-Hop to describe narcissistic behavior being displayed within romantic relationships, as well as, the dating scene. Ella shares her lived experience with toxic people and how she uses compassion to combat the effects of The F-Boy Epidemic.  For The Full Show Notes Please Visit: https://www.ellaspeaks.com/blog/buildingyouup/episode5 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iamellaspeaks/message

Disclaimer: If you're suffering please seek professional help or if you're in crisis mode please call 1-800-273-8255. In this intimate episode of Building You Up, I speak about my personal experience with Suicide. Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for 15 to 24-year-olds and 2nd for 24 to 35-year-olds. On average, 1 person commits suicide every 16.2 minutes. That means that by the end of this episode 1 person would have died by suicide. Each suicide intimately affects at least 6 other people. My goal is to normalize being human and having a journey. We are all just trying to figure out this thing called life and all of us desire happiness, as well as, to thrive in life. I want to inspire you to claim your happiness by sharing my story, as I work on myself. Please visit www.ellaspeakz.com for the full show notes, as well as, other articles and information pertaining to Mental Health. Also you can connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellaspeakz/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iamellaspeaks/message

In this Episode, Ella speaks about the significance of Mental Health Awareness within the context of everyday living and the complex simplicity of life. Also, Ella shares 3 simple things that you can do to level up your Mental Health Awareness, as well as, ways you can begin making Mental Health a priority. Below are some links to help you with your annual Mental Health Check-Up. Full show notes can be found by visiting www.ellaspeakz.com. A Brief Mental Health Checkup: https://www.psychiatry.org/news-room/apa-blogs/apa-blog/2015/10/a-brief-mental-health-checkup Mental Health Maintenance: https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/features/time-mental-health-checkup#1 Mental Health Screening Tools: http://screening.mentalhealthamerica.net/screening-tools --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iamellaspeaks/message

In this come back episode, Ella speaks about her hiatus from social media, perfectionism and her reflections on Self-Love. For the Full Show Notes, Please visit: http://www.ellaspeakz.com/2018/05/buildingyouupepisodelove.html Fierce by Mitu Article - These Latinas Will Give You The Mental Health Boost You Need: https://fierce.wearemitu.com/things-that-matter/latina-mental-health-activists-follow-social-media/ GoodTherapy.Org: https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/give-yourself-brake-slowing-down-for-self-love-1109165 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iamellaspeaks/message

In this debut episode of Building You Up, Ella speaks about the different perspectives surrounding the quote “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” You can contact Ella by email: ellaspeakz@gmail.com, The information of people mentioned is as fellows: Rapper Kamaiyah, Building You Up Rena Campbell, Host of Dreams in Drive Berry, Founder of Podcast in Color Myleik Teele, Founder of CurlBox Joel Runyun, Founder of Impossiblehq.com Derek Halpern, Entrepreneur To get detailed show notes for this show please visit: http://www.ellaspeakz.com/2018/02/building-you-up-episode-1-show-notes.html To access show notes for passed episodes please visit www.ellaspeakz.com and click on Show Notes, which can be found in the category column of the website. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iamellaspeaks/message

Sneak peak of the new mental health podcast: Building You Up. Hosted by Ella, a Afro-Latina Mental Health Advocate and Certified Peer Support Worker. She introduces you to the format of the show, as well as, her entertaining personality. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iamellaspeaks/message