I was made out of love
By the divine
The energy was sent to my parents
I was made in love
I became love
I am love
Anything you feel other than love while in my presence
Is your energy that you must rectify
As a Goddess I will never change my energy of love to accommodate you
Today I had two moments that almost made me cry in therapy sessions with Black Women clients.
1. I have a YA who refuses to pit on her camera in tele-health because of low self-esteem. Today she put the camera on to show me we were rocking the same hairstyle!
My son experienced a mental health crisis in his 1st yr in college, he came home & a psych told me to give up & put him in a group home. So I became a clinical therapist. Here he is helping his sister with honors algebra. Don’t you ever tell me to give up on my kids
#mentalhealth
2. Young single mom with no support. Frantic about horrible landlord. Gave her therapeutic steps to resolve, and it got resolved. She sobbed that she has never been understood in therapy before.
@5678matic
@QueenMelmendi
Yes ma’am…why? Because your brain doesn’t have to do any new work to process. It isn’t experiencing “fight or flight,” it already knows what is coming next.
@jzux
Yes! I went to see a therapist where I dropped the F bomb explaining my mental pain and she said I couldn’t curse. I told her, “Lady F***k your couch!” and left. She is the reason I became a therpiast today and I allow my clients to curse all they want!
@RicoFresco_
I walked out of the hospital 7 cm dilated because the nurse popped me on my leg and told me to WALK to my room! I cussed her tf out and went and had my daughter at home with a midwife like I intended in the 1st place. Black women pls be careful 🥺
@OgLakyn
One time a guy asked me out to dinner. I drove and met up with him after work. I gave him a greeting hug. He got angry because he said my hug wasn’t warm enough so he left 😳. Me & bartender talked shit about him and he served me drinks and a fire meal. Blocked his a**
A father and his YA daughter came to therapy today. He is not the “typical male” to attend therapy. A street dude, but he is dedicated to mend things w/his daughter 🥹. She was able to speak her mind in a respectful way, and I held space for her and supported her in speaking up.
@Foxyma2k9
I’m soo sorry! I never pressured her at all. As a therapist were supposed to meet the client where they’re at. I pray you find one who is equally yoked
@shesboujiee
@prime_bee
@BURGERFI
Ya’ll savage as a MF in these replies which is one reason victims don’t speak up nor report. Ma’am please contact your local rape crisis center to have an understanding and supportive ally. These Twitter mofos don’t give a damn about nobody.
My daughter text messaged me telling me that her class was shown a film about human trafficking today and there I was speaking on the topic. She said she is so proud to have me as a mother, it’s all I’ve ever wanted to hear.
@sybrsaint
Baby (Auntie here), when people apologize it’s for them, when you forgive someone, it’s for you. They don’t ever have to know if you do or not. He don’t deserve you 😘
@ConsciousFilth
Let’s see I have two.
1. My 1st job was at TJ Maxx and there was a girl who worked there whose ex called the store her entire shift. She would laugh bc she thought it was cute that he was stalking her. Until she found out he unalived his mother, took her car, then was on his way
@dulcesloan
We hold trauma in our sacral chakra, we hold anxiety in our abdomen. We are functional but internally holding our pain. So idgaf what the medical doctors say we have the highest rate because of our generational and daily trauma.
Having surgery to remove mine this Spring.
@lilspartansamu1
@MediClit
I refuse to believe her tweet is real. I can’t fathom the amount of victim blaming that is going on here. Her other tweets are literally so out of touch with reality as it relates to violence against women. This is appalling.
The fact that Joe Budden is angry with Crissle because she merely "quoted" Asap is exactly what I'm talking about. Argumentative, combative, refuse to take responsibility Black Men STAY getting mad at Black women for shit they can't even comprehend. Ignorance.
@ConsciousFilth
2. When I worked at Verizon years ago, I had a floor manager that would sniffle, and have constant nose bleeds the entire shift because she was sniffing booger sugar the entire shift. I mean CONSTANTLY.
@proyearner
I feel for you! I know exactly how this feels. Many years ago when I was transitioning from relaxed to natural hair I wore a giant coiffed afro with a cute headband. My boss told me that if she knew I would wear my hair this way when she hired me, she wouldn't have.
I was prepared to do life alone. The dating pool has algae in it. I’m satisfied with my life and happy being alone.
God has other plans.
I deserve this
A healthy and healed love 🤎
I’m in the long haul for these two. I will fight to the finish with them. Its their first time ever in therapy.
Black therapists are important. There is power in incorporating cultural healers in Black families 🖤
#blacktherapist
I apologize to the people who loved me before. You didn’t experience the fullness of me. I only gave you what I could…it was broken, fragmented, and not fully recognized.
Silently I lost a contract, the went with someone else. It would only pay a small fee. Today, I was offered a 6 figure contract with full control.
When one door closes, God opens up a whole airplane hanger full of blessings when you believe.
@colderthan__ice
Flew me to HI for the weekend to ask me to be his girl. Picked me up to take me on a shopping trip in LA, I balled out. Took me to Mexico so I could ring in the New Year on the beach. Kept my purse heavy 💰
I held space for her father by clarifying what he felt so that she could understand. I am in awe of the father how he is showing his love by bringing her to therapy. It means he trusts me with his feelings and his heart (his daughter).
The same way Black families make black girls attend family functions to face their sexual abusers. The same way they victim blame and call them hot and fast. Same mentality.
#SurvivingRKellly
@Myeway87
Yesss! This is what I’m talking about! Ain’t nothing like another Black woman who understands what you are going through, holding you down, AND holding you accountable 🖤🖤
@anpojensen
This don’t make no damn sense. Talking bout what they shoulda done under attack. Whew the victim blaming. I aint about to sit through 3 hours of him showing people what the Lakota people, “should have” done! 🙄😒
@OfficialJoelF
OK let me get dressed and head on out there. If you are a leader on this leader board, can you kindly stick around if you are single. I’m trying to see something.
@SikhProf
A shame on so many levels. I love the sikh religion and follow it although I do not identify as one. One of the most peaceful religions I’ve ever encountered, we got to do better 😞
@AskDrAnti0nette
Listen, I like to wear colored yarn in my locs cuz I want a little razzle dazzle. But tell me why one fell out at the receptionist desk as I went to call my client to come to my room. I was mortified!!
@ijbaul
When my clients are “self-aware,” that fights half the battle. We have to focus on the behavior and get the brain to change the way it reacts to thoughts. It aint enough to “know.”
The therapist and the client are supposed to be a team 🤝
The big 5-0!! God saw fit to allow me to see another year. God is Good, all the time. Soo many life lessons, and wisdom. My gratitude is on 1000% and I can’t wait to celebrate with my family and friends!
But God!
🥳💃🏽🎉🎁🎂🕺🏼🥳
#50andfabulous
#happybirthdaytome
It is normal for the body to feel exhausted once it feels safe. Why? Because it’s been running off of hypervigilance and cortisol for so long that when it no longer feels threatened it collapses into rest.