Inspired by Survivor Viola Davis: You Don’t Need Perfect Weather to Bloom
Some flowers wait for sunshine.Others learn how to grow toward the light
even while clouds remain overhead.
Gratitude to a shin [...]
✨ “You’re Not Broken”: Affirmations for Survivors Living with PTSD
My mind is not broken—it is doing what it had to do to survive the unspeakable.
I honor the parts of me that feel chaotic, confused, or [...]
Affirmations for Black Women on a Personal Journey with Our Hair Inspired by ShesASolarBeing
Affirmations for Black Women on a Personal Journey with Our Hair
From the roots to the rhythm, this is sacred.
🌿 I honor the truth that my hair is n [...]
How Depression Looks Different in Black Women
Years ago, it shocked me when I learned I was depressed. I was not weepy or crying. The healer had to be wrong. But she was not. She was brilliant. Sh [...]
From History to Present: Self-Care Through Yoga in the Black Community
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How 3 Minutes of Gratitude Calms the Brain | Dr. Tracey Marks
Affirmations
1. I thank the breath that chose me today. With every inhale, I welcome life. With every exhale, I release what is no longer mine to car [...]
🌺 Survivor Affirmations Post: “I Am No Longer Waiting for Them to See Me”
A declaration for the Survivor who has outgrown invisibility.
There was a time I whispered, hoping someone would hear.A time I stood still, [...]
đź’” When Healing Hurts (And It Will, More Than Once)
For the Survivor who wonders why healing feels heavy, not light.
Nobody tells you this part:
Healing doesn’t always feel like relief.Somet [...]
✨ You Do Not Exist to Be the Bridge That Others Walk On. ✨
You are not required to shrink your truth just because it makes other people uncomfortable.
You are not here to rescue those who ignored your drownin [...]
I Don’t Have to Explain the Boundaries That Keep Me Safe
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You’ve explained enough.
Why you stayed. Why you left.Why you didn’t speak sooner. Why you [...]
🌿 Josephine Baker: She Found a Place Where She Could Breathe
Joséphine Baker did not just “move to France.”
She left a place that constrained her…and stepped into a place that, for a time, allowed her to expand [...]
It’s Not About Safety. It’s 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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Survivor Affirmations: I Tend My Own Light (w video)
We might not be able to be friends and that's okay.
• Part of my healing is recognizing that not every person deserves access to my spiri [...]
🌿 Dear Woman Who is Learning to Trust Herself Again
I see you.
Standing there at the edge of every decision,weighing it with a careful hand,a heart that still flinches sometimes,a mind that remembers t [...]
Gratitude to the Humanity of Lynn Jones: When “Professionalism” Is Used as a Shield
Now why are you all (journalists) behaving like toddlers?
We had a toddler visit us and I forgot what it was like.
I accidently sat on Mickey (t [...]
I’m Not Crazy. I’m Just Done Being Gaslit.
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They say you're “angry.”They say you're “too sensitive.”They say you're “making it all abou [...]
Survivor Affirmations: I’m a master of messing up, and a ninja of new beginnings!
I'm a master of messing up, and a ninja of new beginnings!
You may never get an apology....
You may never get justice.....
But you must, forg [...]
Affirming Television Moments: When the Women Tore Down the Wall
First, giving gratitude to Oprah because this type of programming was very uncommon back in 1989. When you wanted to see television films like this, y [...]
The Power of Music: Candi Staton’s Anthem
This is one of my favorite songs from girlhood. I LOVE the tone in her voice and listen to her song catalog regularly. She is soulful.&nbs [...]
🌤️ Clarity After Chaos, Grief, and Rain
There comes a moment — after the thunder, after the tears — when the air feels different.
It’s quieter.
Cleaner.
You can finally see what was [...]
Helen Baylor’s Testimony| I Had a Praying Grandmother
Helen Baylor’s gospel classic “A Praying Grandmother” is more than a personal testimony—it’s a spiritual archive for many Black families. It speaks to [...]
Surving Abuse Daily: Musical Empowerment for Women
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The Story of Kemba Smith Pradia
May we continue to be reminded and never forget that women in prison (most of whom have survived painful abuse and violence) are indeed human beings.& [...]
Survivor Affirmation: Moving My Feet In Rhythm is a Sacred Metaphor
 Double Dutch is such a sacred metaphor — playful on the surface, but underneath it’s about rhythm, timing, breath, courage, community, and ancestral [...]
Playing by Heart: Alberta Hunter and the Power of Soul Wisdom
Alberta Hunter’s life was a testament to the power of the "unpolished" authentic soul. She was a woman who conquered the world's stages, walked away t [...]
An Affirmation for Choosing How You Live
Anyone who danced the way Prince danced—with that level of athleticism, speed, torque, elevation, repetition,and especially in heels—understood early [...]
Denise Ho: 🌿Once You See It, You Can’t Go Back
“The greatest gift in this life is always more of me—and I am not going back to less.”
Denise Ho was a singer.
A successful one.
She had:
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