I’m a Black Woman, Mom, Daughter, Sister, Friend, Business Professional and Mental Wellness Advocate. I listed Black Woman first because often times black women don’t acknowledge themselves first, if we don’t take care of ourselves, we can’t take care of anyone else or optimize at our fullest potential in other areas of our lives. I started my mental health advocacy work unknowingly when I started my personal therapy journey post my divorce.
I was full of unprocessed and what’s often considered “shameful” (which are essentially) normal emotions of rejection, loneliness, and humiliation. As I began really doing the work of being open and honest with myself, I understood the foundation of my unprocessed trauma tied to my childhood experiences and earlier relationships formed the emotional unsafety I felt that often look like or felt like defensiveness, perfectionism and obedience. Through my internal work I was so excited to share this new found emotional freedom and awareness via social media with the relatable and insightful posts from mental health and wellness pages I followed through my social media account and text from books I read to gain additional insight of myself.
