A LEGACY Left Behind, Inc.

A LEGACY Left Behind, Inc. Our mission is to connect, support, and empower young women who have experienced the loss of a loved one.

Our vision is to address and advocate for the mental health crisis among young people.

Karl-Anthony Towns credits his fiancée, Jordyn Woods, for helping him navigate the devastating loss of his mother and ei...
06/15/2026

Karl-Anthony Towns credits his fiancée, Jordyn Woods, for helping him navigate the devastating loss of his mother and eight family members to COVID-19. Jordyn lost her father to cancer in 2017, two weeks after his diagnosis. Bonding over the shared grief of losing parents at a young age, their relationship has blossomed from deep friendship into an unbreakable, life-changing partnership.

A source close to the couple said Woods has been a supportive WAG on the sidelines while planning her dream wedding: “She’s shining.”

Losing a parent can shape far more than grief—it can influence how we trust, attach, communicate, and show up in our rom...
06/15/2026

Losing a parent can shape far more than grief—it can influence how we trust, attach, communicate, and show up in our romantic relationships.

For many people, dating without a parental safety net means navigating love while carrying the weight of loss, emotional distance, or the absence of a support system. It can make conflict feel more threatening, reassurance more important, and healthy relationships harder to recognize.

Experts share why these patterns develop, how they show up in adulthood, and what it looks like to build healthy love without putting the weight of every unmet need onto a partner.

Following Megan Thee Stallion’s recent breakup, we examine how the absence of parental support—through loss, estrangement, or emotional distance—can influence romantic relationships, with expert insight from a psychotherapist.

In her new memoir, Phases, the singer writes about how the pressures of performing and living up to expectations, took a...
05/15/2026

In her new memoir, Phases, the singer writes about how the pressures of performing and living up to expectations, took a toll on her physical and mental health. gets candid about her struggles with grief, bullying, low self-esteem issues, depression, eating disorders, and finding herself in abusive relationships. This book is about survival, not just fame.

Brandy Norwood’s powerful new memoir Phases takes readers through childhood bullying, emotional abuse, industry trauma, and the hard-won wisdom of knowing when to walk away — with an urgent m…

More are increasingly engaging in mental health therapy to address a number of issues and topics like breaking generat...
05/15/2026

More are increasingly engaging in mental health therapy to address a number of issues and topics like breaking generational cycles, living a life of newfound freedom, addressing mental health diagnoses, moving beyond stereotypes, addressing trauma, and learning new and healthy emotional protective/coping skills. And in all of this, rarely are they discussing their physical health with their therapist.

Personal Perspective: How to advocate for physical health from the therapeutic chair.

In many ways, the conversation about the tragic death of Ashlee Jenae, is circling around a much deeper truth. It has be...
05/01/2026

In many ways, the conversation about the tragic death of Ashlee Jenae, is circling around a much deeper truth. It has been this easy for people to draw conclusions because, as su***de rates among Black women have risen over the past two decades, intimate partner violence continues to stand as one of the most pressing health crises affecting in the United States today.

The discourse around Ashlee Jenae speaks to something much deeper about how prevalent violence is against Black women.

deserve safety, protection, and the fundamental right to live. Yet for far too long, the national conversation around ...
05/01/2026

deserve safety, protection, and the fundamental right to live. Yet for far too long, the national conversation around violence in the Black community has ignored that painful truth. We rally, we protest, we organize around the systemic dangers facing our men and the heartbreak of losing our sons. But we rarely address or name the violence that lives much closer. It’s time to address the crisis happening across the country.

Black women deserve to live, that should not be radical to say, but it is.

From their life-threatening childbirth experiences to systemic advocacy, these celebrities are shifting the conversation...
04/25/2026

From their life-threatening childbirth experiences to systemic advocacy, these celebrities are shifting the conversation and outcomes around maternal health for Black mothers. They have used their platforms to shed light on efforts to improve maternal health care, combat racism, and support postpartum mental health.

From life-threatening childbirth experiences to systemic advocacy, these celebrities are shifting the conversation and outcomes around maternal health for Black mothers.

A recent medical emergency faced by , has sparked a conversation about the crisis and young Black mothers across the ...
04/25/2026

A recent medical emergency faced by , has sparked a conversation about the crisis and young Black mothers across the country. We share the posts, we mourn the losses, and yet there’s a group of who barely make it into that conversation at all. That is young mothers.

Rapper Monaleo's medical scare is a reminder that the fight for Black maternal health must include young mothers, as Dr. Aisha Mays explains.

Nancy Metayer Bowen became the first black and Haitian-American woman to hold a commissioner title in Coral Springs. Unf...
04/05/2026

Nancy Metayer Bowen became the first black and Haitian-American woman to hold a commissioner title in Coral Springs. Unfortunately, her life was cut short during a incident, with her husband. This comes three months after her brother, a Parkland survivor died by su***de.

Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen of Coral Springs, Fla., was shot and killed in an alleged domestic violence incident, three months after her brother died by su***de.

Talking to a loved one about domestic abuse, is one of the most difficult yet significant conversations you can have. Th...
04/05/2026

Talking to a loved one about domestic abuse, is one of the most difficult yet significant conversations you can have. This article provides practical advice for initiating these sensitive conversations, recognizing signs of abuse, and offering the right kind of help.

Talking to a loved one about domestic abuse is one of the most difficult yet significant conversations you can have. Domestic violence often exists behind closed doors, and survivors may feel trapped, ashamed, or afraid to speak out. However, reaching out to someone in a compassionate and supportive...

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