Dr. Tierra T. Ellis

10/31/2025

Even in the dark, I still choose to walk with purpose. 🖤
Not all darkness is bad as sometimes it’s where healing begins.

10/27/2025

When the inner child is full, the adult thrives in softness. Such a full-circle moment to meet former queens who paved the way and cheering on my pageant sisters who continue to redefine what it means to wear the crown. Miss USA reminded me of how radiant healing can truly be. 💞✨

Here’s what’s happening, scientifically, when the inner child is full:

1. Integration of the brain’s emotional and rational systems
✨ The amygdala and hippocampus (which store emotional memories) are no longer constantly triggered by old wounds or unmet needs.
✨The prefrontal cortex (responsible for regulation, reasoning, and empathy) can now communicate more effectively with these emotional regions.
✨This means fewer overreactions and more grounded responses; your emotional regulation improves.

2. Secure attachment and nervous system regulation
✨When the “inner child” feels seen, safe, and soothed, your attachment system (especially governed by the vagus nerve) stabilizes.
✨You experience more moments of ventral vagal activation, which is the state of safety, connection, and creativity.
✨Your body shifts from hypervigilance (fight/flight) or collapse (freeze/fawn) into a calm, connected rhythm.

3. Rewiring of implicit memory
✨Early emotional memories (often implicit and pre-verbal) are reprocessed through neuroplasticity.
✨Through therapy, mindfulness, or self-nurturing, new neural pathways form and ones associated with safety, worthiness, and love.
✨Essentially, you’re “re-parenting” your neural circuitry.

4. Increase in self-compassion and authenticity
✨As the younger self feels validated, the adult self becomes less defensive, more open, and more authentic.
✨The default mode network (which governs self-referential thinking) becomes less harsh, leading to more self-kindness and creativity.

5. Sense of wholeness
✨When those younger emotional parts are integrated, there’s less internal fragmentation and less inner conflict.
✨In this state, joy, creativity, and purpose flow naturally because your system isn’t using energy to suppress pain.

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10/12/2025

Everybody wants the breakthrough, but few want the process. The process is where the pruning happens; where you face yourself, shed the old layers, and learn how to hold your peace through the storm. Don’t rush what’s shaping you. Every season has purpose, even the quiet ones. Preserve your peace while you go through your process. You don’t owe the world an explanation for your evolution. 💛

10/11/2025

10/08/2025

There are past selves we’ve outgrown, present selves we’re still learning, and future selves waiting to bloom. There are so many versions of us we’ll meet along the way while healing, growing, unlearning, and evolving. Be gentle with each one. Surround yourself with people who love you through every becoming. The growth in me honors the growth in you, authentically🌱.

10/03/2025

Did you know colors are deeply connected to your emotions?💛❤️🧡🤎🖤

As the seasons shift, the shades around us can shape our mood and energy. Which colors do you find yourself drawn to in the fall and do you notice how they influence your emotions? 🍂

Here are a few fall tones and their meanings:

💛 Yellow – happiness, optimism, and that higher-vibration “lift”
❤️ Red – passion and desire, but also urgency (ever wonder why it’s used for sale signs?)
🧡 Orange – joy, warmth, and positivity (a mix of yellow’s brightness + red’s fire)
🤎 Brown – comfort, grounding, and calm—often linked to sincerity and honesty
🖤 Black – sophistication and elegance, but also mystery and endings (no wonder it’s tied to Halloween)

So, what colors are surrounding you this season? Do you notice a connection between your palette and your mood? Let me know in the comments! 💛🍁

09/29/2025

From being the first in my family to step onto a college campus, to now leading a community that pours back into Black and Latinx youth who remind me so much of myself… this journey is full circle. 💛

The difference? They’re getting the tools, mentorship, and support I once needed at their age. And that’s what makes this work worth it! Grateful that God has me turning lived experience into legacy✨

09/18/2025

Your ancestors crowned you.
Sit. Up. Straight🖤✨