About

Belinda is a 50 year  veteran in the healthcare field working in pediatrics, public health, hospice care and HIV/AIDS. Following an unplanned separation from a long-term position, she changed her focus from disease treatment to helping guide people how to live well. Based on her own personal wellness journey, she strives to encourage individuals to transform their lives through a holistic integrated approach which can include traditional, complementary and alternative practices.

Belinda advocates for the rights of the healthcare consumer, assimilates information, and educates to increase health literacy so it  will be applicable to their lives and afford them the ability to navigate the healthcare maze. As a private family/patient advocate she offers a variety of services to assist families with the caregiver experience. Her overall goal is to be a pillar of support to individuals as they cruise along their journey called life.   

Understanding the best weapon to prevent and combat chronic disease and disorders is information. Belinda has utilized the format of online print media to write for several online publications and her personal blog, “Bees Wellness Lounge and most recently her Facebook page Bees Lounge for Healthier Living. Belinda moderates a monthly teleconference “Let’s Talk Health-Attitude, Purpose, and Passion” to provide a non judgmental safe space to gain information and a place for peer support and accountability. Participants share success stories, failures, tips and tools as they walk the path to a healthier lifestyle.   

Belinda’s educational background includes certification in Paralegal Studies, Grief Counseling , Stress and Trauma Care, and Spirituality, Health and Healing. She has a BA in Psychology, a MA in Human Services/Health and Wellness and most recently certification as a death doula. 

Belinda has been involved in community volunteerism with several organizations and also served as a board member with EMBRACE, Singles Wholeness Marriage Strengthening, Inc., until the death of their founder/ED in 2012. In partnership with the Black Women’s Health Imperative, she became a Community Health Leader for a diabetes self-care program. Before the pandemic, she volunteered with the Pennsylvania Baptist Church for their heath ministry's Health Desk. This program was developed in collaboration with George Washington University to help residents of three identified underserved communities to learn how to use technology to improve health literacy, self and family care and access to the healthcare system for better  health outcomes. Currently Belinda is seeking partners to implement a holistic based community educational program on the psychology of change to foster positive health behaviors. 

Belinda currently resides in Washington, D.C. where she enjoys time with her community seniors and neighbors, her dog MeMe, her cat Christmas and putting together jigsaw puzzles. She can be contacted at 4u2mend@gmail.com.