Today is my 50th Birthday and I am so grateful to be alive, thriving and sober! I’ve already been in the ugly cry several times today from all the wonderful messages from friends and my Sacred Sista Mentees. I used to hate birthdays in the past because it would trigger shame about being seen, anxiety […]
Author: June Allen
You Are Not Powerless!
With a history and culture of unheard pain, it makes sense that many of us feel a deep sense of powerlessness. We feel powerless over white supremacy, powerless over the ‘loved’ ones who hurt us, and powerless over the unmanageable impact it’s had on our lives. The result of unheard powerlessness and oppression is learned […]
Did Your Black Mother Betray You?
So many sista’s suffer around this topic, the guilt around sharing their truth, the backlash from family members and the impact on our ability to parent. A few days ago, I got together with one of my favorite sista’s Faith Agugu to talk about it. Click below to watch the free web class. Click www.events.juneallen.net for all […]
Grounding Techniques When There is Sexual Assault in The News.
Over the last few days, the news has been saturated with ‘high profile’ men and sexual assault. If you’re a survivor (as I am), then I’m sure you’ll agree that this is very triggering and trying to go about the day as normal has not felt emotionally safe. I’m not interested in debating whether they’re […]
Happy UK Black History Month!
Hey Hey!! It’s Black History Month in the UK and I’m using it as an opportunity to share more empoWOMBment and connect more in person with my local London Sista’s. I kicked off the month with this free webclass below on the importance of engaging and celebrating our culture. I’ve also created a special BHM […]
Addiction is a Family Disease
I’ve been a little quiet over the last few days, because it was my late brothers birthday on the 7th of September. After many years of substance abuse, he died aged 46. Many of us don’t understand addiction, and are quick to judge those who act out with drink, drugs, food, sex or any other behaviours […]
Letting Go
Wassup September! I love the beginning of each month. It’s the Creator’s way of reminding us that’s it’s OK to restart, refresh and realign the compassionate path we’re travelling back home to ourselves. In September, we know autumn is all about the ground being covered in glorious shades of red and brown from trees letting […]
Fill Your Cup
Today’s #sundayserenity, Many of us are dry vessels desperately waiting, hoping and pleading with unavailable loved ones to fill us up. We share our pain, our emptiness and struggle hoping their response will make us feel worthy, whole and nourished. This painful yearning cycle means our happiness always remains in the hands of others. Unchecked, our unmet […]
What does self love feel like?
How many times do you hear how important it is to love yourself? Do you know how to love yourself and what it feels like? In today’s Sunday serenity, I share simple ways to love yourself along with my experience of what it feels like. In honoring Marcus Garvey’s Birthday this week, I also talk […]
Happy Birthday Marcus Garvey!
Marcus Garvey, the grandfather of pan Africanism celebrates his birthday on the 17th August and I’m out here flying my virtual RGB flag! Whoop! Whoop! Marcus Mosiah Garvey Sr. and Sarah Anne Richards gave birth to him in St Ann’s Bay, Jamaica in 1887, the youngest of 11 children. The principles of Garveyism were […]