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#waistbeads !!! Big thank you to Patricia, owner of @universalvybes for hooking me up with these beautiful waist beads. I’ve been searching for a replacement for the last 2 years after breaking my previous pair. These ones are high quality and look amazing!! . #ujamaa

#blackmentalhealthmatters...Black/African descended people often sit in spaces where their emotions are policed and weaponized, leading to feelings of stress, anxiety, and for some internalized anti-Blackness...This is why I invest time and energy in curating therapeutic spaces that meet my community members where they’re at, and affirms who they are...therapy should be an experienceget yourself a therapist that allows you to express a full range of Black emotionality Lo...ve, your #Africancentred #blackAF therapist #yourmentalwellnessmatters #decolonizetherapy #blackemotionsmatter #therapycanbesafe #identityaffirmingpractice #africancentredpsychotherapy

Black womxn and girls matter...this week as we all hold our Black boys and men a little tighter to show them love and keep them safe, let’s also remember that Black womxn and girls continue to be subjected to violence in places where they have a right to feel safe, (schools, hospitals, places of work, relationships, homes) and their narratives are excluded from movements they started. We must make protecting and healing for Black womxn and girls a prioritymy daughters life is dependent on it! #blackwomxnmatter #blackgirlsmatter #protectus

Black Mental Health Day 2021.check in on a friend :: check in on yourself :: get support :: disrupt the stigma :: disrupt a system :: celebrate Black Joy #blackmentalhealthmatters #blackjoy #selfcare... #communitycare #blackmentalhealthday2021 See more

#homesteadceramic.this beautiful piece just arrived this morning.hand made by my sister Chiedza...this vessel will have a special place in my heart, just like the artist. When I met Chiedza in 2014/15, I knew she would be a lifelong sister . I’ve had the honour of seeing this creative force in multiple spaces and her ability to always be true to who she is is one of the many things I admire.forever my sister #ujamaa #sisters #BHM

#earthbred...so excited to read my copy my Earthbred: This Light of Mine by @ownmycanvads...even more excited to support a Black writer! #ujamaa #supportblackwriters #BHM

#AfricanHeritageMonth...The theme for this years African Heritage Month is The Black Family: Representation Identity Diversity...as we spend the next 28 days immersed in all things Black and African, and focusing on what this years them means to us, let us remember the millions of ancestors who have walked before us...the thought leaders, the inventors, the nurturers, the healers, and of course, the warriors. Let us consider the many privileges we have because of their lab...our, and honour their legacies through the continuation of their work...Let us build new legacies through our descendants, and let that work begin by embodying the spirit of #Sankofa ::go back and fetch it:: Our children, and their children, and their children deserve a different narrative than the one that has been etched into their history books Today is Day One of 365 #Sankofa #2015To2024 #KnowledgeOfSelf #ThinkBlack #adwocc #AfricanHeritageMonth #BlackHistoryMonth #bhm #legacy #365Black

#doublingdown...this work is not about advancing careers or stroking egos...this work is life saving, emotionally and physically taxing, and worth every bead of sweat to ensure that Black folx can be made whole...and not just the Black folx whose intersecting identities fall within your purview of whom is worthy...ALL people of African descent deserve care and love, and to be honoured for who they are...and if your politics, religion, or self serving agendas get in the way of... that, step aside#thereismuchworktobedone See my original post below #impact...The work of addressing Black mental health and wellness is vast and requires investment from committed individuals, organizations, and systems...if that commitment is short term, inauthentic, and uninformed, the long term impact is more harm and a deepening of racial wounds...in light of this, our focus needs to oriented to community as opposed to self serving #blackmentalhealthmatters #community #blackmentalwellness #blacktherapistsmatter #africancenteredpsychotherapy #checkdatego

#legacy #justice #equity #blackgirlsmatter #blackwomenmatter... #blackmentalhealthmatters See more

#impact...The work of addressing Black mental health and wellness is vast and requires investment from committed individuals, organizations, and systems...if that commitment is short term, inauthentic, and uninformed, the long term impact is more harm and a deepening of racial wounds...in light of this, our focus needs to oriented to community as opposed to self serving #BLM #blackmentalhealthmatters #community... #blackmentalwellness #blacktherapistsmatter #africancenteredpsychotherapy See more

#Purpose...I recently turned down a contract, that while not entirely lucrative, would have given me some serious shine and an opportunity to book more gigs...Why? Because it wasn’t my lane ... Because it would have required me to feign passion in an area where it doesn’t exist Because my community deserves better I know my purpose, and walking in it has offered dividends that dollars can never replace Opportunities to build community The privilege to support people of African descent in their wellness journey and...Fulfilling my responsibility to offer systems a clear path to building inclusive spaces that support Black mental wellness. #purpose #Nia #Blackmentalhealthmatters #Africancentredpsychotherapy #Blacktherapist #skinandkinfolk See more