Category: Blog
Men’s Mental Health in North Carolina
Posted on June 18, 2026
Understanding the Struggle and Building the Solution Many men are carrying the weight of work, finances, parenting, caregiving, relationship changes, and community responsibilities—and let’s face it, even with various levels of support via extended family, professional resources, and friends, life can still feel like one constant struggle. Managing the responsibilities and roles that come with…
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What Had Happened Was (May 2026)
Posted on May 20, 2026
Hey y’all, this month we honour the mothers who do the work every day, 24 hours/365. As Mother’s Day comes around again, it always brings up a lot of emotions because motherhood is powerful, beautiful, exhausting, stretching, healing, and sometimes all of those things before 9 am. At EPiC, we spend a lot of time…
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What Had Happened Was (April 2026)
Posted on April 16, 2026
Hey y’all, it’s Autism Awareness Month. This month is a time to slow down, learn more, and really celebrate the strengths, joy, and unique perspectives of autistic individuals. At EPiC, we are not just talking about awareness. We are talking about understanding, access, and making sure our children are truly seen, supported, and valued in…
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What Had Happened Was… (March 2026)
Posted on March 19, 2026
Hey y’all, Happy Women’s History Month! This month we are not just celebrating women. We are honoring a lineage. A lineage of women whose shoulders we stand on. Do you hear me? We stand on their shoulders. Because when EPiC talks about education advocacy, parent voice, and equity in schools, we are walking in work…
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Showing Up: The Everyday History of Women
Posted on March 19, 2026
Have you ever heard the idea that if you ask a woman who she is, she’ll tell you who she serves? Think about it. When women introduce themselves, you often learn who they’re connected to before you learn anything else—whether they have a partner, children, or a family depending on them. And not long after,…
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Black History Month and Mental Health
Posted on February 19, 2026
Hey y’all, Happy Black History Month! This year is especially powerful because 2026 marks the centennial of Black History Month. It has been 100 years since Dr. Carter G. Wilson first started Negro History Week in 1926, which later grew into Black History Month, which we now celebrate nationally every February. One hundred years of…
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Beyond February: Practical Ways to Live Black History Daily
Posted on February 19, 2026
What if Black history wasn’t something we visited once a year—but something we lived every single day? Not just in February. Not just in classrooms. Not just in curated timelines and corporate campaigns attempting to capture our attention … and cash. What if Black history showed up in the way we speak to ourselves each…
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New Year, New Me And What That Means for Advocacy
Posted on January 15, 2026
As we begin our year moving through familiar disparate, dehumanizing territory, we acknowledge it can be difficult to integrate practices of newness right now. It might even feel selfish, uncomfortable, or even futile to utilize what hope remains to set our navigation tools towards a destination that is ‘better’ than our current. Focusing our intentions…
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What Had Happened Was…
Posted on December 18, 2025
Hey Y’all! As we wrap up this year and get ready for new beginnings, I just wanted to take a moment to reflect, because listen… we did A LOT in 2025. From August to December, we showed up for our kids, for our families, for one another. We created spaces for hope, accountability, joy, and…
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Warm Hearts & Holiday Memories: How Quality Time Strengthens Children and Community
Posted on December 18, 2025
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Everything seems to slow down, and one of the greatest gifts of the season is centered – our intentional use of time. As many of us take respite from our normal work schedules and turn up the volume on time with loved ones and friends, there’s one…
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