#black trauma

Hello! I feel like this is the first actual newsletter type thing I’ve ever written. I’ve never been one for super formal announcements in written form. I’ve never been one for a long spiel about what is coming or what I’m up to, but this is different as you’ll see. As I’ve been on my own personal journey, spiritually and otherwise, one thing that has remained consistent is my connection to the ocean and to my blackness, though this has come through in different ways as far as my practice.

Over this past year I’ve been thinking of how I can create healing space for my folks to reconnect to that and each other. This concept was solidified for me in the past week. I saw a post on facebook going into the depths of black trauma as it relates to water. This fear and trauma extends beyond fear of swimming and the waves themselves, but goes into fear of being swept away, fear of feeling, and knowing all the ways we’ve been disconnected from our bodies makes sense.

This is a call with open arms

If you are black (or a poc) and feeling a call to the ocean, a call to the water of any sort please reach out to me. I would love to help you cultivate that in a way that is safe. How would I help with that? It will be heavy on ancestral work, heavy on raising the vibes of the sea around you on dry land. I would like to point out that this isn’t only a space for healing that one particular wound, but we are moving through trauma, shadow work, and anything else the spirit deems fit in this watery space.

As we return to the sea that is our mother, and the sea that is ourselves I pray that you feel held.

There is a public facebook for events and open doors, but most if not all of the work will be done in discord and zoom calls. Please feel free to contact me for anything.

Friendly reminder:

Your happiness and mental health has to be a priority. If something isn’t aligning with that, speak up. If you’ve communicated this and nothing has changed, start preparing to walk away.

You do not have to live in misery in order to be a “stronger person”. Don’t let society make you think this. Our history is already built on trauma, you don’t need further trauma in your relationships, your profession, etc. You can be happy and you can be mentally safe without having to endure a ton of pain.

In order for you to be the best you can be, you have to be in an environment that will allow you to do this.

Happy Black History Month ❤️