Blog
How we think about mental health impacts our well-being. In these pages I offer my perspective - an African-centered, black-centered view of us and of what makes us well. an alternative path to healing both the personal and the collective.
Honoring Our Foremothers
When I was 17 and going through the darkest night of the soul, the book “I Tituba, Black Witch of Salem” by Maryse Condé fell into my hands. ...more
Identity ,Personal Growth &Feminine energy
April 10, 2024•6 min read
My African Spiritual Psychoptherapy Practice
A description of psychotherapist Yema Ferreira's approach to integrating African spirituality in her clinical practice. ...more
Decolonizing Mental Health ,Therapy Healing &African spirituality
June 16, 2020•3 min read
The 6 Pillars of My Therapy Practice
The beauty of practicing psychotherapy for me lies in the possibility to tailor my practice to my own view of the world and of what it is to be human. ...more
Decolonizing Mental Health ,Therapy
May 05, 2020•5 min read
Healing the Personal, Healing the Collective
A perspective on the interface of individual and collective healing for people of african descent. ...more
Trauma ,Decolonizing Mental Health Therapy &Healing
May 09, 2019•3 min read
Celebrating Women, Celebrating the Feminine
An article about finding creating balance between the masculine and the feminine in our world. ...more
Feminine energy
March 08, 2019•3 min read
Are You a Highly Sensitive Person?
This post describes the trait of high sensitivity that affects 20-25% pf people. ...more
Self-care ,Personal Growth
February 07, 2019•3 min read
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