Labors of Love Counseling and Consulting, LLC

11/07/2025

I may never run a physical marathon, but I'm approaching the finish line of a spiritual one. In 6 weeks, i close the doors to . And I'm determined to not just move on to the next thing. Today, i sat in honor and acknowledgment of the last 8 years. Reading the testimonials from people I've journeyed with, and naming the Evidence of my Evolution.

I am who i say i am. And I've done all the things i said i would do. To ALL those who've engaged LOL over the years, who trusted me, and who let me Love you through my Labors, thank you. If you've been touched by me and my work, I'd love to hear specific feedback.

11/05/2025

365 days ago I stepped into Kinetic Surrender - surrendering while moving, being with what is, starting by starting, and when it's time to go, it's time to go.

Today, I journeyed with someone via video call while swinging in a hammock in my bedroom. Then took a call swinging in my egg chair.

In 43 days, will sunset her current formation. I will relinquish my Counseling license and begin journeying with folks as my FULL SELF. No titles, no license, not work... just me walking in my freedom with those who seek to walk in their freedom.

is "a whole thing" - those are the only words i can come up with for now. But if you are intrigued by Kinetic Surrender, my freedom, and most importantly your own freedom, join my 5 week gathering, as faculty of to get curious. But only if you genuinely intend to BE moved.

Link to register in comments.

11/05/2025

Join me!

🐝 Join this Soul Journey with seasoned guide and Hive Core Faculty member .

Step beyond titles and into the truth of who you are. Guided by a Spiritual Force of Divine Power and Love, this experience invites you to expand your capacity for freedom, healing, and joy.

Together, we’ll walk the path Home to Self—through the body, through story, through spirit. We’ll remember what’s been forgotten and reclaim what’s always been ours: wholeness, choice, and belonging.

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10/23/2025

10/23/2025

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10/08/2025

08/03/2025

Happy 8th Birthday, Labors of Love! You've changed the world.

06/14/2025

You are invited into a sacred space of healing and intercession, for the souls of Black men, for those connected to them, and for the world we all share.

The Father Wound is not only personal, it is ancestral and collective. It is the ache passed down through generations of grief, loss, love, abandonment, silence, desire, absence, joy, devotion, and harm. It lives in the body, in memory, in the myths and stories we carry. It lives in us all, regardless of gender, as a wounded masculine spirit longing to be seen, held, honored, and revitalized.

Healing this wound requires more than insight. It requires presence. Intimacy. The willingness to sit with what hurts and surrender ourselves to a higher healing power. This is what we are inviting you into: a communal act of soul-washing. Of prayer. Of sacred healing. For him, for you, for us.

Through gospel music, embodied prayer, and personal reflection, we will journey together to release grief, honor truth, and make room for medicine.

This ceremony holds space for the full spectrum of feeling that Father’s Day can bring—celebration, sorrow, longing, joy, anger, love, and silence. All of it and all of you is welcome here.

This event is open to all, regardless of gender, who feel called to it.
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06/13/2025

We're still here! They may have taken a break in recording, but they never stopped evolving. Listen as Shanda and Heddy share their journeys into Kinetic Surrender in Episode 199 of The Labor of Love Podcast. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-199-kinetic-surrender/id1495048797?i=1000712205995

06/10/2025

We're still here! They may have taken a break in recording, but they never stopped evolving. Listen as Shanda and Heddy share their journeys into Kinetic Surrender in Episode 199 of The Labors of Love Podcast. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and anywhere you listen to podcasts. o

Podcast Episode · The Labors of Love Podcast · 06/10/2025 · 1h 16m

06/01/2025

I've been evolving and revolving more and more into mySELF. As a result, I am walking away from being a therapist. Kinetic Surrender is Freedom in Motion.

I am so grateful for this leg of the journey and all those I have connected with. And I'm in eager anticipation about what will continue to unfold in my Surrender.

Read below for my why and what this means for those I've been journeying with.

Check out www.kineticsurrender.com.

"I'm only willing to be ALL of me."
-Shanda

12/18/2024

I've shared this with several people i journey alongside and I use it often. Want to be more patient but not sure where to start? Perhaps this process can help.