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What Is Sacred Quiet?
Sacred quiet isn't just silence. It's a return to yourself. In this opening episode of Season 3, Dr. Benita Thornhill shares how sacred quiet softens the nervous system, interrupts survival mode, and invites you to practice presence without performance.
In this episode:
• Why so many Black women live in constant vigilance and why it's adaptation, not weakness
• How survival can disguise itself as success
• Why strength without softness leads to shutdown
• A simple 5-minute practice for grounding and rest
Whether you've been here since the first pour or this is your first sip, you belong here.
🎧 Listen now and begin your practice of sacred quiet.
If today's episode spoke to you, and you would like to go deeper:
Grab your copy of Sacred Quiet: How Mindfulness Helps Black Women Heal
Don't forget the companion workbook: Becoming Who You Already Are: The Sacred Quiet Healing Pathways Workbook: Mindfulness practices, reflection prompts, and embodied tools for returning to yourself
By Dr. Benita L. Thornhill, PsyD, LPC, E-RYT5005
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What Is Sacred Quiet?
Sacred quiet isn't just silence. It's a return to yourself. In this opening episode of Season 3, Dr. Benita Thornhill shares how sacred quiet softens the nervous system, interrupts survival mode, and invites you to practice presence without performance.
In this episode:
• Why so many Black women live in constant vigilance and why it's adaptation, not weakness
• How survival can disguise itself as success
• Why strength without softness leads to shutdown
• A simple 5-minute practice for grounding and rest
Whether you've been here since the first pour or this is your first sip, you belong here.
🎧 Listen now and begin your practice of sacred quiet.
If today's episode spoke to you, and you would like to go deeper:
Grab your copy of Sacred Quiet: How Mindfulness Helps Black Women Heal
Don't forget the companion workbook: Becoming Who You Already Are: The Sacred Quiet Healing Pathways Workbook: Mindfulness practices, reflection prompts, and embodied tools for returning to yourself