Strong Counsel

02/26/2026

Therapy is not for the weak.
It’s for the self-aware.
It’s for the cycle-breakers.
It’s for the ones who are tired of pretending they’re unbreakable.

And don’t look around like I’m not talking to you.
Yes. You.

Book the appointment.
Drink the water.
Tell the truth.
Heal loud.

02/16/2026

Some of us were taught that emotions are only acceptable if they’re on their way to resolution. That lingering is dangerous or staying with your feelings makes you weak…

Some of us were taught that emotions are only acceptable if they’re on their way to resolution.

02/13/2026

02/11/2026

You are not “just tired.”
You are emotionally depleted.

You are not “too sensitive.”
You are carrying things nobody helped you process.

And no, being the strong friend is not a personality trait. It’s a coping strategy.

Strong Counsel is for the woman who is accomplished, self-aware-ish, and finally ready to stop calling survival “strength.”

Free consultations available.
Let’s see if you’re actually ready.

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02/10/2026

There is a particular kind of grief that comes with loving someone who is still alive, but slowly slipping away.

02/02/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/ronijohnson/p/grief-disguised-as-a-midlife-crisis?r=4olsew&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

A while ago, I shared a post on Instagram that read:

01/28/2026

Sometimes healing sounds like clinical intervention…
and sometimes it sounds like, “We are not doing that today.”
— your petty Black therapist

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01/26/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/ronijohnson/p/sometimes-you-can-plan-for-the-grief?r=4olsew&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Thanks for reading!

01/25/2026

When the world goes quiet under snow, listen.
Stillness isn’t empty, it’s restorative.

📌Avoid doom scrolling
📌Read a book you illiterate son of a b****!
📌Journal
📌Connect with friends and family