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01/04/2026

If you’re looking for culturally competent care, check out directories like . Always ask about a clinician’s experience with Black communities and neurodivergence.

I also have a free finding a therapist guide on my website under mental health guides.

For parents: respect-based parenting in Black communities is not about “losing control”. Control shouldn’t be the goal of parenting anyway. It’s about creating safety and humanity. So here are three things I start with helping parents understand when it comes to the two different parenting styles.
1. Obedience sounds like: “Do it because I said so.”
Respect sounds like: “Here’s why this matters, let’s talk about it.”
2. Obedience focuses on control: Parents expect compliance, even if the child feels unheard.
Respect focuses on understanding: Parents set boundaries but also listen to the child’s feelings and perspective.
3. Obedience teaches fear of consequences.
Respect teaches accountability and mutual trust

If you’re navigating evaluations, here are three questions to ask a provider:
1. How do you account for cultural differences in diagnosis?
2. How do you distinguish between trauma responses and neurodivergence?
3. How do you include family and community context in your assessment?

Black children are too often misdiagnosed or dismissed because the mental health system wasn’t built with us in mind. This isn’t about blame, it’s about moving from survival parenting to respect-based parenting, and demanding cultural humility in every diagnosis. Our children deserve more than survival. They deserve liberation

Thanks for sharing and starting an important discussion

QUESTION OF THE DAY: what social media account do you follow to learn something new. And don’t say me lol

01/02/2026

Let me be an example of pure foolishness y’all. Do you know that I’m was over here in a cranky mood because I did not hit 900,000 followers on Instagram. 🙄 what the heck is wrong with me. And this is a perfect example of how everyone can get bit by the social comparison book. I did amazingly this year across platforms, and not even just in the digital lens.
I got a book deal. I built the mental health community of my dreams. I am working on my own research and data collection and I’m over here tripping about followers on Instagram.

Y’all… But I’m back now. I want to thank everyone who is a part of my amazing growing community. I love everything that I do and I consider social media to be a realm of translation of science for me.

I will be taking a break for January Because I have a book to write, I have data to analyze, I have an amazing community that deserves more of my attention, and to social support groups that will be starting for break the hammer, and restarting for burn the cake. But the way social media works Minute you not over here posting every other second they start tripping, so I would really appreciate it if you could always look at the captions of my videos for a question and simply answer the question.

And let’s start with this post, Tell Me Something You’re Looking Forward To Learning This Year

12/31/2025

A lot of people get stuck in conversations with their parents not because they’re trying to argue, but because accountability keeps getting redirected. These phrases truly shut down repair and shift the focus away from impact.

A few reminders that may help:
• You can acknowledge someone’s intention without dismissing your experience
• Explaining behavior is not the same as repairing harm
• You’re allowed to name patterns without attacking someone’s character
• Wanting accountability does not make you ungrateful

This isn’t about villainizing parents. It’s about giving language to people who were never taught how to talk about harm without shame.

12/31/2025

In this video im responding to tania khazaal asking how many families i have “put back together”. Now the video has since been deleted by her but luckily I always keep receipts. I’ll never get tired of people asking for my experience. I earned everything I have. Not one shortcut taken. I have been seeing patients since 2013 and have never stopped. I’m only a decade in which still makes me young in the field but not without knowledge or experience.

12/31/2025

Your individual experience with estrangement does not mean that you should base an entire framework off of it. You can have your individual story. Everyone has their individual stories but the way you frame things are harmful and I think affirms, the individual individuals who are consistently doing the harm to keep doing it because they mean well. You clearly have an audience as your number show. But I think this really doubles down on the misconception that people have that only victims seek therapy or seek coaching…offenders do as well.

12/30/2025

A parent’s intention does not automatically cancel the impact of what a child experienced. Love explains motivation. It does not erase harm. And naming harm is not the same thing as calling someone evil or unloving.

As a psychologist and a mother, I want to be clear about this: children experience patterns, not intentions. When we teach people to minimize their experience because someone “meant well,” we teach them to mistrust themselves.

If this resonates, here are a few grounding reminders:
• You can acknowledge someone’s fear or love without excusing the harm
• Accountability is not punishment
• Repair matters more than justification
• You’re allowed to name what hurt without being disrespectful
• Two things can be true at the same time

This is not about villainizing parents. It’s about making room for honesty, repair, and healing. Original video by

12/29/2025

Dissociation is your body protecting itself. Some signs that may occur before you dissociate are feeling sudden numbness or a significant decrease in your emotions. You may also feel far from your body or have difficultly finding words.

If you notice this happening. I recommend a couple different grounding techniques that target different aspects of your senses. Different things work for different people. Take what works, leave what doesn’t.

Try to hold something warm or cold. In the summer, yes, I tell people to put their hands on the iced coffee I know they’re carrying. I tell clients to keep ice packs in their work freezers and even recommend the portable glove warmers

For some people sense of taste is more grounding so I recommend sour candy or something bitter to wake up the senses.

Cognitive grounding can also work wonders. A useful tip I often recommend is going through the alphabet and name a person for each letter.

Some movement based grounding can be stepping outside, walk briefly, or shifting your posture.

12/27/2025

Black women are highly educated.
That part is true.

What often gets misrepresented is how education data gets interpreted. When people say “Black women are the most educated,” they’re usually referencing within-group data, not comparisons across all race and gender groups.

It’s so important to understand how statistics work, because misunderstanding them can distract us from the real issues: wage gaps, burnout, being underpaid, and being overlooked.

And just to be clear, this isn’t about effort. Black women are doing a lot. Studying, working, caregiving, organizing, and carrying families and institutions at the same time.

What shapes these outcomes are systems: unequal school funding, wage gaps, student debt, caregiving expectations, and workplaces that reward overwork without protection.

If we actually want to change these outcomes, we have to talk about systemic solutions like fair pay and pay transparency. We need to pursue affordable and debt-free education in whatever form and not simply lionizing the Ivy’s. We need paid family and medical leave because workplaces are consistent punishing caregiving. Because more people are focusing on individual hustle when we NEED to address institutional accountability.

12/23/2025

What’s something you’re proud of yourself for this year?
I’m proud of myself for understanding that I don’t need to be in every room. My work speaks for itself.

12/22/2025

Sometimes, the best thing you can do for your peace is realize when you’re talking to a brick instead of a sponge. Bricks don’t absorb. They deflect. They derail. They dismiss. and they probably p**s you off.

These tactics? They show up when someone can’t actually back up their argument. Instead, they pull out these dusty tricks.

Knowing the signs gives you the power to stop over-explaining and protect your energy.

12/21/2025

It’s holiday season, school is out and I know there are gonna be so many parties in the upcoming weeks so I had to had to had to post this. There are so many conversations that you should be having with your children when attending events, when having event events in your own home, but these are six core conversations that I consider to be the baseline. Comment ‘safety’ to get the guide and if you’re already a member of my site, scroll to the bottom, it’s the last guide

12/19/2025

We talk a lot about mental health like it’s only therapy, journaling, or rest.
But mental health hygiene is also about what you expose your nervous system to every day.

Social media isn’t good or bad. It’s a tool.
BUT unlike any tool, it changes based on how you use it. Your algorithm evolves with you. What you pause on. What you watch longer. What you engage with when you’re tired, stressed, or overwhelmed. It all teaches the app what to send you more of.

Mental health hygiene is noticing when your feed stops informing or entertaining you and starts dysregulating you.
It’s choosing to curate instead of consuming on autopilot.

Now many people use social media to stay informed about the news especially since tv networks are becoming more and more filtered. However, this isn’t about avoiding reality or staying uninformed, it’s about regulating your exposure so your body isn’t living in a constant state of activation.

You wouldn’t skip brushing your teeth and call that self care.
Curating your feed works the same way.

Protect your attention because your nervous system lives there.

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