self-love and healing

Happy New Year! In this new season, I'm doing a series entitled Stop Calling Me Strong. I'm conversing with Black women about the impact of the 'strong black woman's burden' on their lives and what, if anything, they are doing to heal from the tendency to self-silence, caretake and present as independent. In episode S3 E1, I talk with Barbara Johnson Milburn who says she is so tired of being called strong. We talked about how her man, and the sisters in her church, responded when her only child, her son, passed away. We discuss why other black women (and men) seem to find it hard to offer comfort and support when a 'strong black woman' is sick, sad, or grieving. 

Sisters Gathering to Heal, the Podcast: Courageous Conversations about Self-Love and Healing for Black Women. Host, DeBora M. Ricks, Self-Love Doula, Mother, Editor, Author, Attorney, Globetrotter & Founder of Sisters Gathering to Heal, the Movement. 

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You've undoubtedly heard about Shanquella Robinson, the lovely 25-year-old black woman who lost her life in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico when she traveled there with six so-called friends. In episode S2 13, I talk about jealousy and envy, which I'm convinced are at the root of Shanquella's untimely death, how to spot these people and what to do with them. 

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And remember to love yourself FIRST and love yourself FIERCELY!  

I didn't know my socialization as a black girl meant that as a woman I would expect little from men and settle for even less. I had no idea that I was conditioned to accept 'struggle love' relationships. That is, I believed that mistreatment, emotional and psychological abuse, disrespect, neglect, even cheating were to be expected. Consequently, I tolerated all manner of abuse, disrespect, neglect, pain, and betrayal from men. But not anymore. 

In episode S2 12, I talk about some of the 'struggle love' relationships that I endured, what was at the root of this proclivity, and how self-love and healing have changed the game. 

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And grab a copy of 13 Things Black Women Who Love Themselves DON'T Do 

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So pleased you’re on this self-love and healing journey with me.