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What's today's forecast? 💛 .
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#monday #mondaymantra #mantraoftheday #mantra #mondaymood #emotions #feelings #obstacles #healing #iamme #letitcome #letitgo #sitwithit #mentalhealth #blackmentalhealth #rbccmnq

P A S S I N G T H O U G H T S / / Welcome the emotions, sit with them, then bid them farewell. .
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#emotions #feelings #healing #feelyourfeelings #growthjourney #growth #feelittohealit #nothingispermanent #feelingsarentpermanent #mentalhealth #bl

Whilst I deeply appreciate the empowering sentiment of Virginia Satir's work on the Five Freedoms, my reflections highlighted the privilege that non-Black folks are afforded. ⁣
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I'm acutely aware (and have a lived experience) of how Black folks are

Deep breaths don’t work for everyone, and they're not appropriate for every situation. ⁣
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Sometimes, the simple act of merely focusing on our breathing can be a more effective, gentler way of regulating our nervous system. ⁣
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P A S S I N G T H O U G H T S //Embrace being in limbo. It’s part of the journey. 💛 .
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#growth #liminalspace #growthjourney #healing #curiosity #selfcompassion #selflove #selfcare #introspection #justbe #allow #surrendertotheflow #flow #rb

Whether it’s a conversation that needs to be had, a personal goal, a new project, cultivating a new habit etc., when overwhelm sets in, it may be time to take inventory so you can focus on what you’re really trying to achieve. ⁣
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Sometimes it only takes a gentle, loving reminder to ease what’s keeping us stuck.
What compassionate words do you need to hear today?
Clue: It’s probably linked to the first thing that came to mind.
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#selfcompassion #compassion #ki

The mistakes, the imperfection, the unmet expectations, the incomplete to-do list, the flurry of thoughts, the labels, the difficult emotions…⁣
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Allow, release control and just be.⁣
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Happy New Week⁣.
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#mantra #mondaymantra #nonjudgem

Affirmations stick when we truly believe them and embrace them as an identity. ⁣
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They’re also likely to stick when we repeat them often and adapt them to our learning style. ⁣
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Swipe for some suggested affirmation sentence stems, and tips fo

Trauma healing requires presence and embodied self-awareness that can only take place in safe, trusted spaces. ⁣
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Systemic racism has created environments where Black people are continually (whether consciously, subconsciously, or unconsciously) ori

There’s a saying that “the best things in life are unseen. That’s why we close our eyes when we kiss, laugh and dream.” ⁣
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I spent decades of my life numb. Frozen. Plodding along. Getting by. Surviving. ⁣
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Then I realised I

Resmaa Menakem’s book ‘My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies’ is essential reading to understand the role of epigenetics in racial trauma and how we can begin to heal throug

Oh the unhelpful inner monologues and problematic scripts we sometimes run in our minds!⁣ ⁣
You are not these thoughts. So who are you?⁣
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Our body is our biggest cheerleader; rooting for us through every high and every low. ⁣Mobilising us in danger and restoring us in rest. ⁣
I’m still here. You’re still here. We’re still here. ⁣
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For that, we give thanks. ⁣
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💖How we react/ respond💖⁣
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We all respond to different things (situations, events, life changes, people etc.) in our own way. That’s natural and normal because every one of us has had a unique journey.⁣
What our reaction/response is, the timi

Ushering in the weekend with a little embodied self-awareness. 💛

#polyvagaltheory #nervoussystem #somatictherapy #somatichealing #somaticcoaching #bodycentredtherapy #neuroplasticity #neurobiology #selfawareness #healing #growth #nourishyourself #e

We didn't come this far to only come this far. Marathon, not sprint energy.
#therapy #counselling #coaching #mentalhealth #antiracism #blackmentalhealth #bipocmentalhealth #healing #ancestralhealing #amplifymelanatedvoices #internalisedracism #psych

Safe community spaces where loving presence is displayed are conducive to healing. ⁣
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I see you. Your precious heart is tenderly held. ⁣
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I like my excellence how I like my coffee: Black. ⁣
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My Black excellence stands proud and strong, despite the societal barriers that have actively worked against me since birth. ⁣
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Representation matters, and I show up unapologetically as I am in a

Systemic change is required for true change to be actualised; that includes how we are educated on mental health and the way in which these services are delivered. ⁣ ⁣
Sharing some reflections and notes with fellow mental health professionals, especi

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