Dr. Kendi Ash*tiva

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Dr. Kendi Ash*tiva

Clinical Psychologist and Mental Wellness Coach. I am a renovator of peoples lives and I believe no one is a waste of time.

13/11/2025

Happening this Saturday at the , is a wonderful conversation on suicidality and homicidality. A highly respected voice in psychology and mental health Dr. Nancy Nyaga will take us through this wonderful conversation.

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11/11/2025

My problem with the statement Life is Spiritual is that we are now spiritualizing everything as Christians. The truth is you can spiritualize absolutely ANYTHING, making you a weirdo and an unstable, unrelateble fanatic. It also relinquishes you of personal responsibility for your life and actions, either way the spiritual realm is responsible right?

Unfortunately, we are now calling, Laziness, Carelessness, Dysfunction, Trauma and bad behavior spiritual. I prefer to say life is multidimensional, Spiritual is just ONE of the dimensions of life. A major one but certainly NOT THE ONLY ONE. Saying life is spiritual is an incomplete truth. Life is MULTIDIMENSIONAL.

I am privileged to be back on a pulpit this Sunday to help believers understand that pain is pain, wounds are wounds, trauma is trauma, poverty is poverty, a bad marriage is a bad marriage, tough seasons are tough seasons, we need to understand them so we know where to apply the right intervention. You may have overcome Sin through Christ but IGNORANCE will still finish you as a believer.

I love proverbs 11:9 it says ….through knowledge the just shall be delivered!!!! I love it! Knowledge! It also says that you shall KNOW THE TRUTH and the truth shall set you free. Truth must be served well, and balanced, otherwise it makes worse.

This Sunday, at my home church 🥳🥳🥳🥳. See poster for details.

07/11/2025

We continue this amazing conversation on Men’s Mental Health, Addictions and psychiatric medication this Saturday on the Mentorship Circle. The streets are rough for the male-female dynamic nowadays.

Cohort 3 starting soon!

30/10/2025

Men’s mental health is more than what’s “wrong with men” but more about what makes MEN FEEL LIKE MEN and how that insidious need changes across the lifespan.

Great class for lovers of MEN and MEN who are wondering why life got so complicated for the man.

Cohort 3 starting soon!

29/10/2025

Big Month at the mentorship circle. Big boys and girl in the profession with tonnes of experience coming in to help us grow and build capacity like never before.

Cohort 3 starting soon 🥳🥳🥳🥳.

22/10/2025

One of the beautiful things I saw this past weekend in our nation is brotherly affection expressed so openly. It was so refreshing to see men weep for their brother. For years we have tried to encourage our men that it’s okay to be strong but still remain human. We saw strong men cry and as women and mental health professionals we honor both their strength, their courage and their pain.

The Luo community are very partriachal and to see such masculine men break down publicly reflects the vulnerability of men. I remind us that men are human, men need support, men need a soft landing, men need to love and receive love.

They are not just providers and protectors they are human beings. From biblical kings like David, to great warriors like Samson, to JESUS the greatest man who ever lived, to the man next to you, young and old. As long as they are born of a woman, they need support, help and encouragement from time to time.

Great men have tender hearts, tender doesn’t mean weak, tender means you can be moved by the pain of others and you can allow yourself to feel. Many men are in so much pain but it is suppressed, hence their high rates of suicidality.

Men’s pain matters. I honor and celebrate these men, for their strength, courage and vulnerability.
I pray for comfort and peace even as they face the days ahead.

21/10/2025

Therapists in practice are constantly working with children and families in conflict situations and it helps to know what truly the law says in practice in experience so we can support our clients better.

We are extremely privileged this Saturday to be in the company and the wisdom of a remarkable advocate of the high court. She is a specialist in child and family law as well as the Founder of Kiguatha Advocates and a good friend of the Dr. Kendi Ash*tiva Mentorship Circle.

This is a conversation every Therapist needs to be part of. Happening this Saturday at the Mentorship Circle.

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19/10/2025

Nothing brings me more fulfillment in this season of my life than being part of raising the next generation of therapists, coaches and healers. The , is currently running the second Cohort. Special thanks to Dr. Wairimu MUCHIRI for a remarkable session. I will never look at Gen Z the same way again.

Cohort 3 starting soon.

17/10/2025

ETHNOCENTRISM is that you? 🫣

These last two days and the coming days will be a huge test of humility for many communities in our country. Allow me to remind us of a simple concept known as ethnocentrism.

Ethnocentrism refers to an evaluation of your culture verses that of others and concluding that your culture is SUPERIOR to others.

How our brothers from the lake mourn is very natural and very therapeutic for them. For the rest of the country and other parts of the world, it may look awkward, strange and even disturbing. Why all the drama you may ask😳? But guess what, that is how they mourn and we don’t get to look down on it or consider our ways better than them. Neither do they owe us an explanation for how they mourn! Hallo watu wa murima are we together?

When the queen of England died, Queen Elizabeth the II, we saw an interesting display of English burial tradition in full English regalia. Did we look down on it, No! We found it fascinating, even endearing. The English mourned their queen their way. We too must allow our brothers and ourselves to mourn their way.

So all of us from the mountain, the rift and other parts of the country, remember ETHNOCENTRISM. No culture is superior to the other.

Culture is basically people’s way of life. Every nation, people and tribe will choose their own way of life. Understand it, Respect IT.

When you find yourself raising your nose this weekend, come back to this post and remember that no culture is superior to the other. We must respect and make room for each other, now more than ever. Are cultures perfect nope, but they are necessary as they ground people in what is familiar and psychologically safe to them.

Now more than ever, we must mourn with those who mourn, and mourn alongside them in unison and kindness even when you don’t understand their ways. Remember one day it will be your loved one in that casket, or even YOU.

Proverbs 17:17 says

A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.

Be comforted our dear brothers and sisters. Be comforted KENYA 🇰🇪.

Musings of a Practising Therapist,
Dr. Kendi Ash*tiva.

15/10/2025

Literally the end of an era.

There is deep sadness in the land today and an awakening of our own mortality and humanity. I give thanks for your life and pray for your family and friends to be comforted in this season. You literally shaped opposition politics as far back as I can remember. You stood tall on your mountain and led the nation through difficult times.

Rest in Peace His Right Excellency Raila Amollo Odinga.

14/10/2025

Women this is for us!!!!

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