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
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
The Therapist as Healer
The link between highly sensitive people, healers, and the helping professtions. ...more
Decolonizing Mental Health
January 22, 2019•3 min read
Merry Christmas?
A reflection on the meaning of Christmas in the era of returning to our roots. ...more
Decolonizing Mental Health ,Identity
December 18, 2018•2 min read
Demystifying African Spirituality
African spirituality refers to the ways in which African peoples relate to the Spiritual. It refers to the philosophies and beliefs behind it as well as the practices and rituals that give expression ... ...more
African spirituality
November 13, 2018•5 min read
Cultivating Courage
Courage can be cultivated, it's not necessarily something you're born with. Read for tips on how to grow in courage, one small courageous act at a time. ...more
Personal Growth
November 08, 2018•2 min read
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