Be honest. Then click the link in my bio and sign up for my workshop. If you are ready to stop confusing potential with partnership, my Unburdened tools and workbooks walk you through that work step by step. ⚠️ Disclaimer: This is not therapy. Please seek support from a licensed mental health professional. This content is not one-size-fits-all or all-or-nothing advice everything is nuanced and context matters. Take what resonates, leave what doesn’t, and honor your lived experience.
02/16/2026
Embarrassment is not just a personal choice.
It is a social emotion. It is relational. It is learned.
It is wired to belonging.
So here’s where I’m going to challenge you.
Is it really only embarrassing if you’re embarrassed… or is it embarrassing when you’ve internalized someone else’s gaze?
Who taught you what was “cringe”?
Who decided what was “too much”?
Who benefits from you shrinking?
Embarrassment often isn’t about the act.
It’s about the imagined audience.
And if you are building a platform, a brand, a movement; this matters.
Because the people who win online are rarely the least embarrassing.
They are the least self-conscious.
02/16/2026
Healing is not aesthetic. It is inconvenient. It requires loss. Sometimes you lose the version of you that got attention through dysfunction. If this applies, I shall see you at my virtual workshop@On February 28th. Get your ticket at the link in my bio! ⚠️ Disclaimer: This is not therapy. Please seek support from a licensed mental health professional. This content is not one-size-fits-all or all-or-nothing advice everything is nuanced and context matters. Take what resonates, leave what doesn’t, and honor your lived experience.
02/15/2026
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Cleaning yourself is a necessary part of both internal and external care.
Both impact each other.
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Disclaimer: This is not therapy.
Please seek support from a licensed mental health professional. This content is not one-size-fits-all or all-or-nothing advice-everything is nuanced and context matters. Take what resonates, leave what doesn’t, and honor your lived experience.
02/13/2026
Get your tickets at the link in my bio!!
02/13/2026
Get chu one ah deez! Beautiful art…
02/12/2026
And if your thoughts spiral when you compare yourself, Sifted was built to help you organize that mental noise. Click the link in my bio. And as always: ⚠️ Disclaimer: This is not therapy. Please seek support from a licensed mental health professional. This content is not one-size-fits-all or all-or-nothing advice everything is nuanced and context matters. Take what resonates, leave what doesn’t, and honor your lived experience.
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I, Sharde' O'Rourke, LPC, LMFT, LSATP, CCTP am from Los Angeles, California and currently owns, operates and practices at The Mahoany projek, LLC ( a private therapy practice in Hampton, VA). I am the mother of two, partner/wife to a cool dude and have a eclectic perspective on life and love. I am an eccentric, passionate, considerate, hardworking, amazing human being that has focused my life's journey on assisting with healing and educating others in their journey. I have over 10 years of experience in the mental health/counseling/helping field. I am honored by others allowing me to experience a piece of their lives, explore and process their stories while writing new ones.
I am the Barefoot Therapist because I find that cozy socks bring in a certain level of comfort in my sessions, plus, who doesn’t love cool (and comfy) socks?! I want to help others to heal themselves through my books, my business and my social media. I want to have the hard conversations and provide my expertise to my followers and friends. I look forward to meeting you in your journey.
P.S. , here's a short explanation of the words behind my name:
