Growing Gardenias

You will never be wrong for putting yourself first or prioritizing your needs. We are so used to overextending, that actually choosing ourselves and putting our needs first feels like we are doing something wrong. Let’s move away from that. Release that. You are deserving of radical self-care. Allow it. Join me as I expand on radical self-care, what this looks like and why this is needed for everyone. 

A huge part of my healing journey has been leaning into my community more. Letting my people support me, love on me, and hold space for me. Whether they know it or not, my friends have played a major role in my growth and self + acceptance. In more ways than one, they’ve been home for me. Tune in as I discuss what this looks like for me, and how you too can utilize community healing.

Let’s get real. Dealing with mental health isn’t always easy. In fact, it can be quite heavy, especially when you feel alone. In this episode, we’re joined by the lovely Jada Albright, LMHC. We discuss the hard things we don’t like to talk about, boundaries, stigma and more. Jada and I gently remind you that you’re never alone. Tune in to a very honest, very raw conversation between two Black women mental health professionals. Trigger warning: mention of suicide.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Please stand with survivors. Please believe survivors. Please support survivors. Join me in this episode as I discuss my own experience as a survivor and the impact these experiences have on peoples’ lives. Please listen with caution. If you are a survivor, you are not alone. Resources Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAIIN) https://www.rainn.org National Sexual Assault Line 1800-656-4673 Find a Therapist https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists 

In this episode, I'm joined by my lovely lab sister, Briana Spivey, a third-year Clinical Psychology PhD student. We discuss if it's possible to date while still healing and what it looks like to navigate that.

We always talk about narcissists and abusers gaslighting people, but what about when you gaslight yourself?  “I’m just too sensitive”  “I’m being dramatic. They didn’t mean it like that” “I’m probably just making a big deal”  Do any of these look/feel familiar? If yes, maybe you self gaslight. Join me as I discuss what self-gaslighting looks and sounds like, how to be conscious of when you’re doing it, and how to put an end to it.

In this episode, I discuss our experiences being life lessons (whether we want them to or not), feeling and dealing with regret and how we can cope with all of this.

OOP — don’t worry we’ve all be there. In this episode, I discuss jealousy/envy, why we feel these things, and how we can work through these feelings and overcome them.