The Playlist: Funk, Soul, and Body Release
Some anxiety does not need another explanation. It needs a doorway out of the body.
Sometimes anxiety does not leave through thin [...]
Survivor Affirmation: My “No” is a Whole Sentence
âš Affirmations:
My voice is enough.
I owe no explanation.
No is protection, not rejection.
I honor m [...]
Reclaiming the Fire: Brown Fat, Survival Mode & the Body That Still Loves You
Youâve been surviving.
Youâve been carrying the weight of silence, systems, sorrow, and staying ready for the next hitâemotional or otherwise.
So if [...]
Affirmations for Boundaries and Transformation for Empaths
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My compassion includes myself.I can love others without abandoning me.
Healing is not my j [...]
How Survivors Intentionally Silence Self-Doubt
Self-doubt can be sneaky, but it doesnât have to control your life. Hereâs how you can silence it and step into your power:
1. Challenge the Nega [...]
Oh, We Been the Fire
Look at us.
Not surviving â shining.
That kind of laughter that breaks every chain still trying to hold on.
That joy they said was too loud f [...]
Radical Self-Love Is Resistance
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Dear Survivor,
Loving yourselfâfully, loudly, and unapologeticallyâis a radical act.Especially when youâre surround [...]
đ Dear Woman with PTSD
You are not broken.
I know that sometimes it feels like you are.When your heart races for no reason.When you're exhausted from hypervigilance.When yo [...]
The Lie of âNot Enough Trained Peopleâ: What Martin, Motown, and Black Representation Already Proved
There is an old lie that keeps getting dressed up as wisdom.
It says Black communities do not get full representation because there are not enough ât [...]
Youâre Not BehindâYouâre Rebuilding
Letâs go ahead and cancel a lie today:âI should be further along by now.âWhere? According to whom? On whose timeline?
If youâve survived harm, betray [...]
Survivor Affirmation: I Appreciate Me for Being Me (featuring poet Steven Willis w Youtube video link)
Affirmation: I speak to myself in the tone I once searched for in othersâ
gentle, unhurried, faithful to my becoming.
Oh how I love, adore, and a [...]
Beautiful in Every Shade: And it All Belongs to YOU!
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𧥠The Power of Telling Yourself: âI Am Safe.â
Some of us never heard those words growing up.Not when we were afraid.Not when we were hurting.Not even when we were in real danger.
So we learned to [...]
đž Groovy Affirmations: My Hair, My Glory, My Groove
My curls, coils, kinks, and waves are a love letter from God.
The texture of my hair tells stories my ancestors whispered into my roots.
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Dorothy Porter Wesley: The Woman Who Transformed the Dewey Decimal System
Libraries are often called the gateways to knowledge. But have you ever wondered who decides how books get organized? For over a century, most libra [...]
7 Survival Lessons From Eve: Your Life Is Allowed to Have More Than One Act
Some chapters prove you can survive. Others remind you that survival was never supposed to be the whole story.
I love Eve's music.
Let me get th [...]
The Architecture of Sound & Soul: Celebrating Marlena Shaw This Black Music Month
When we talk about the giants of Black music, certain household names instantly clear the room. But there is a specific, sacred tier of artistry occup [...]
She Traveled Deep Within: A Spiritual Portrait of Alice Coltrane
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There are people whose healing path takes them outwardâ
into movements, microphones, and moments of bold declarati [...]
đș Marielle Franco: She Spoke. Even When It Was Dangerous to Speak.
Marielle Franco was a Black woman from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.
She knew violence.Not from headlines.From proximity.
From lived experience.
F [...]
Tammi Terrell’s Story Reminds Us That Survival Is More Than Staying Alive
When people speak about Tammi Terrell, they often begin with how young she was when she died.
Twenty-four.
They talk about the brain tumor. The inte [...]
12 Free eBooks to Support Your Somatic Healing Journey
Dear Survivor,
They are playing in your face by making you explain. And explain. And explain. Forget them.
All these folks running around protecti [...]
10 Lessons Women Can Take From Star Jones, Al Reynolds, and Everybody Who Had Something to Say
There was a time when Star Jones and Al Reynolds seemed to be everywhere.
The proposal came at the 2004 NBA All-Star Game. Then came the enormous w [...]
Itâs Not About Safety. Itâs About How He Used His Body.
Notice how people speak about sacrifices made for art vs. how they speak about sacrifices made for their favorite football or basketball player.....
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