To know thyself is to honor our inner world. It’s falling in love with ourselves at the deepest, richest level. In homes where pain is the head of the household, knowledge is forbidden. In a system which demands our silence, intimacy is fused with abuse. With knowledge comes the wisdom of emotional sobriety and saying no brings the […]
Author: June Allen
How to deal with lockdown and election anxiety.
With the UK going into lockdown again today and the results of the election about to be revealed, I’m hearing a lot of you talking about anxiety. Yesterday, I caught myself in compulsive overworking mode and when I eventually crawled into bed I paused to check in with myself to get present to what was […]
The Tests of Sistahood.
This session was another fire experience where the goddesses of the round table explore the challenging of sister relationships. We talk about boundaries, jealousy, how to get more support from your community and so much more. Enjoy!
100 Great Black Britons with Dr Angelina Osborne.
It’s Black History Month here in the UK in October and I’m thrilled to be chatting with the amazing Dr. Angelina Osborne about the badass, black British women in her new best selling book 100 Great Black Britons. Enjoy!
My Judi Love BBC London Chat : How to deal with regret.
One Friday, I’m minding my business and someone popped into my Instagram DM’s to ask if I was available to do an interview with Judi Love!!!! Yaaaassss Judi Love! I was already a huge fan of her work and her lockdown Quarentine date night had me in stiches on many a corona evening! Anyway, so […]
The 5 Principles of Rest.
When we think of the topic of rest we automatically go to our sleep habits but rest is so much bigger than that. With rest at the focus in the Sacred Sista Sanctuary this month, today I share the 5 principles to get you started and keep you grounded in a solid rest practice. One […]
How to start healing the black mother wound.
Last week, hearing about Lauren Hill’s daughter Selah talk about her mothers horrific abuse triggered feelings of anger and sadness. What made this situation more painful was Lauren’s response with justification, deflection and self centering. As a survivor, I was also feeling a lot of gratitude for all the pain I’d worked through to break […]
Forgive Yourself.
When we’ve been hurt by those who were supposed to take care of us, we internalise the hurt as a reflection of our unworthiness. We tell ourselves we’re unlovable because the other person chose to behave in an unacceptable way. Over time, many of us become so caught up in the wounds of what was done […]
The Law of Worthiness.
The law of worthiness means that we can be empowered when we stop craving the dysfunctional approval of whiteness. We don’t have to sell out our divine joy and melanin magic in order to feel safe. The healing process gives us permission to let go of the lies we believe about ourselves as we think, […]
Self Hate Healing Hack!
After years of not liking ourselves it can often be hard to set boundaries as part of our new commitment to self love. One of the things that gives me so much joy is seeing how the Sacred Sistas in the mastermind have grown from using the community to practice and share what I call ’emotional book ending.’ […]