Brightside Bahamas

13/01/2025

Did you know: The Bahamas' Mental Health Act from the 1960s was revamped and repealed in 2022 to better uphold the rights of individuals who struggle with mental health concerns, including mental illness. There absolutely are initiatives happening in the mental health space in The Bahamas, and many of them are upholding these revisions and are putting the Mental Health act IN ACTION.

Come out and hear what our country's mental health stakeholders and trailblazers have been up to over the past few years! It is essential to RSVP at the registration link below.

Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf0Gw9P7mxJgRbqTO0ir4ZL5SjK5GFNBfkJP7yPNL-qaW9-5w/viewform?usp=sharing

Parking is at the expense of the attendee, and valeting at Coral Towers is recommended for ease of access.

💚 The Ministry of Health & Wellness Bahamas
💚 Mental Health Programming Unit

01/10/2024

September’s lights were so nice, it had to be done twice - only this month in GREEN for mental health awareness! October houses World Mental Health Day, so Parliament Square will be lit up green until the 10th which is when WMHD falls. Go out and see and take your photos! Tag and follow the accounts below.

💚 The Ministry of Health & Wellness Bahamas
💚 Mental Health Programming Unit

10/09/2024

Celebrating World Su***de Prevention Day 🧡🎗️

09/09/2024

September is Su***de Awareness and Prevention Month. Here are some initiatives happening locally in support of this crucial cause!

🧡 The Ministry of Health & Wellness Bahamas
🧡 Public Hospitals Authority
🧡 Mental Health Programming Unit

09/04/2024

Recently I’ve been seeing a lot of posts that encourage us in this field to keep doing what we do because it’s sacred work. It is! I am forever grateful for what I do and I love sharing why. Here’s some moments I love about couples therapy:

❤️ The love story is a reminder of where everything began. The couple may be in a rough period, but reflecting on the initial connection is a positive reminder that’s valuable to the work ahead.

❤️ More often than not there’s a decoy issue which masks the true issue for the conflict. Once we rip off its mask like a Scooby-Doo villain, the real work can begin. This is why therapy takes time!

❤️ Therapy really helps you rewire your communication style. You may be able to interrupt your partner in everyday communication, but in therapy both of you are required to give each other space to speak to completion. When a pushy partner learns to pause and listen, it’s a beautiful thing.

If you’re interested in finding out how couples therapy may be able to help you and your partner, consultations are always complimentary. Check out my profile for more information!

📞 Complimentary consultation calls
💌 brightsidebahamas@gmail.com
📆 https://brightsidebahamas.setmore.com

08/04/2024

With intention and commitment to the process, you and your partner can start a fulfilling journey towards a happier, healthier relationship.

📞 Complimentary consultation calls
💌 brightsidebahamas@gmail.com
📆 https://brightsidebahamas.setmore.com

02/04/2024

My incredible 3 weeks of vacation have come to a close and I’m back to working with some courageous, dedicated, and amazingly brave people tomorrow!

The first two and a half weeks of April are already booked solid but there will be more availability listed for the last half of the month.

Looking forward to getting back into the swing of things! It’s a new month and I always love new month energy. See you all soon 🩵

26/02/2024

Spread the word!

On Wednesday, 28th February 2024 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, the Mental Health Programming Unit will be hosting a virtual forum under the theme "Caregiver Mental Health". Featured speakers are individuals who are involved in caregiving themselves or who support caregivers. Amongst others, Happy Healing Homecare and the REACH Autism Community will be represented. Resources for caregivers will also be shared. The goals of the forum are to foster community amongst those who provide caregiving for others, extend support, and to shed light on the importance of taking care of your mental health while taking care of someone else.

14/02/2024

Have you signed up for my mailing list yet? If not, I hope you will.

In my year away from social media, I’ve realized that the way I like to share and interact with you is a bit more comprehensive than is conducive for social media. I’m not much of a fast facts, snippy captions, or entertaining reels kinda person. I like to encourage people to think. To feel. I don’t want what I have to say and share to get lost or overlooked while scrolling. I want y’all to sit with it, to be moved by it, to be inspired by it. I decided a mailing list would be the best vessel for that.

Check out my story or my bio link to join the list. Anyone who has contacted me for a consultation, gave me their contact at an expo or other engagement, or has been to appointments with me, I’ll automatically subscribe you. Please feel free to opt out if you don’t want to stay.

Looking forward to expanding and I hope y’all will join me 🩵

12/02/2024

How many of y’all have believed this myth? I’ve had many a consultation call where potential couples clients ask if I’m married - I’m not, and I’ve never been - and as soon as I say no, they get the ick and we don’t get further than the consultation.

I’ve not personally experienced many things my clients have, yet that does not hinder us being able to connect, and does not hinder the progress my clients make in our work together. That’s because of a thing called empathy. Since I ask my clients directly about their experiences and how they’ve made them feel, I’m able to then imagine what that might feel like if I were in their situation. Empathy is such a gift, and I feel like we don’t tap into it as much as we could. We don’t even acknowledge its power as much as we could.

Marriage is a beautiful covenant, and I wholeheartedly respect that. At the end of the day, a marriage is a relationship, a partnership. That’s the core theme. Even if you feel that there is just something that “only married people understand”, I encourage you to accept support from unmarried clinicians. Alongside empathy, there’s a deep professional understanding of relationships that is an asset to the therapeutic work - and also, the clinician’s personal experience and understanding of relationships - it just wasn’t a marriage. If you still struggle with the idea of seeking support from an unmarried clinician, remind yourself that at the end of the day someone doesn’t have to be in the exact same experience as you to be able to help you. Someone doesn’t have to have the same personal history as you to help you. Someone just has to have the tools to do so, and competent therapists do - regardless of marital status.

The best of both worlds is to get mentored and seek wisdom from a married couple you trust and respect, while seeking professional assistance from a couples therapist. All bases would be covered, and you wouldn’t be cheating yourself from professional support based on a marital status. What do you think?

09/02/2024

My degree offered me specialized training to work with couples and families, and in my year-end review I saw that I work with more individuals and families than I do couples in romantic partnership. I wanna change that! I want more opportunities to hone my craft. It’s not an “if you don’t use it you lose it” kind of thing, but I do want to work with more people in love, mayne. It’s a really fulfilling aspect of my work that I simply don’t do enough of.

So here’s a call to action for five couples who have been really struggling with COMMUNICATION. Maybe it feels like your partner just doesn’t get it, no matter how you say it. Maybe you’ve felt like it’s less taxing to just not speak on things, because it’ll turn into an argument. Maybe it feels like you or your partner could spend more time hearing each other out, or just spend more time talking - period.

If any of this resonates, remember that all consultations are free of charge and noncommittal. We’ll talk on the phone for a while and we’ll discuss what it is you’re looking for support with. After that, if you feel comfortable, we’ll move forward with booking your first appointment.

Couples therapy is challenging work, but rewarding work. It teaches you about the relationship, your partner, who you are as a partner, and about yourself in general. Think you’re ready to give it a shot? I think you are, too.

08/02/2024

Not me who rarely posts, posting to tell y’all I’m not going to be here 😂

But yes, I’m going to be OOO for a good stretch of time. A big part of being able to do what I do and how I do it is taking time to pour back into myself. I must admit that this is the longest vacation I’ve taken since starting Brightside, but I’m gifting myself a trip chile. And inadvertently, I’m gifting my clients an invigorated therapist. Sounds like a win for everyone involved if you ask me.

I’ll be discussing my vacation with my active clients during our time together. It’s professionally important that I inform my clients of my absence well in advance, and provide them with resources to tap into while we break for a while.

I’m going to encourage y’all to sign up for my mailing list, where you’ll get updates like this (and actual information about mental health) right to your inbox. I’m better on mailing list than I am on social media! Check out my story or my bio link to sign up. Hope to see you on the Brightside 🩵