An Ode To Black Women

Dear Black people, are y'all alright? No you're not, and that's okay.  Lets talk about it... After my first blog post, I told myself that I wouldn't focus on the atrocities occurring in this world. However, It would be remiss of me not to discuss the recent Buffalo, NY shooting. On May 14th, 2022, a domestic terrorist and white extremist by the name of Payton Gendron, entered a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood with intentions to murder Black folk. He fatally shot and killed 10 people. I don't care to discuss him, his manifesto, or his troubled behavior prior to this event. I'm here to hold space for us.  Immediately after hearing the news, I reached out to family and some of my closest friends in light of this immensely tragic event. The collective sentiment was fear, following sadness and uncertainty. These feelings are all too familiar, and as Black people we share a particular collective experiential trauma that comes along with having a cert...

Welp, if you found this blog it is for a reason, and I can guarantee that you are in the right place. We will call it, Divine intervention.  My name is Andrea, and I am a 32 year old millennial. I'm a psychotherapist by day and I have a host of hobbies that I engage in by night. Today I woke up and decided that I wanted to create a blog. I don't have a strategic plan or set agenda. I don't know how often I will blog. I don't have a list of topics that I plan to discuss. I didn't even do my research in order to learn what it takes to have a successful blog. I just woke up and started typing. My thought process is that I will figure it out. Just like many things that I have had to do on my own throughout my life, as a Black woman.  With everything that has transpired in the past two years, I can not pinpoint exactly what sparked this desire to blog. I just know that I am here. What I can unequivocally say is that I want this to be a safe space for Black people; Black ...