Racial Sobriety is the superpower that rebuilds our lives from the inside out. Our experience is filtered through the lens of self compassionate, instead of endless bleeding from the wounds of chronic black shame. Addiction is not just about the drink and drugs, it’s any compulsive behavior that allows us to escape the pain of […]
Category: ADDICTION
Sobriety Birthday Gratitude.
Greetings Family! I’m so excited to share with you that this week is my sobriety birthday! I’m 8 years sober! Yaaasss! It’s not been an easy road, but I am soooo grateful for the growth and to no longer be drowning in unmanageable insanity! #justfortoday ‘The goal of racial sobriety is to love yourself so […]
Unconditional Self Love.
Peace and blessings Family, Many of us were raised in homes where love is a bartering system. We only experience an emotional connection when our behavior serves the needs of our parents. This is mirrored under the system of racism where we’re only ‘accepted’ when we embrace the assimilation of whiteness, staying silent about our oppression […]
Recovery Step 2 Reflections
Step 2: Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Many of us have lost hope under the oppressive grind of white supremacy. You don’t trust anyone who looks like you because of the recycled family trauma. You also don’t trust white people because they consciously and unconsciously act […]
Recovery Step 1 Reflections.
It’s one thing to know that we live under the system of racism, and another to consciously feel it’s devastating impact on our lives. White fear of genetic annihilation has made us prisoners of war inside our black skin. The longer we swallow our oppression, the more unmanageable our lives have become. When we affirm the […]
YOG23: Addiction, Pain and Recovery Solutions.
Greetings Fam, Yesterday, was the anniversary of my brothers death. After many years of using drugs and alcohol, his body gave up on 6 November 2012. He was 46 years old. In today’s podcast, I share how the impact of his death keeps me committed to SLAYING in recovery and serving my community. How do you define addiction? […]
YOG21: Are You Addicted To Misery?
Greetings Family, Has pain become your only friend? Is there a deeper pay off for holding onto your pain and drama? How does this enable own oppression as a community? In today’s episode, I explore how pain and childhood chaos can create a ‘comfortable,’ addictive cycle of more pain and chaos. I also share about […]
TBS18: How To Write a Recovery Step 4 Race Inventory.
Greetings Family, Sending love and nuff blessings from the Yard! In today’s show, I chat to my recovery fellows working the recovery steps with a run down on racism and step 4. I also share how to write an inventory on race. Enjoy x Click here to listen to this weeks session. Don’t miss another […]
TBS15: Recovery Step 3 – Are White People Your Higher Power?
Greetings family, In this show, I explore how the image of white Jesus and the religion of white supremacy (Christianity) maintains a spiritually abusive power dynamic where white people have become our Higher Power. In 12 step recovery, step 3 is when we, ‘Made the decision to turn our will and our lives over […]
TBS13: Codependency and Detaching With Love.
In this episode, I share on the subject of codependency, which is the destructive form of self abandonment we adopt in response to living under the system of racism (white supremacy). Details of the show are as follows: What is racial codependency within the system of white supremacy? What is codependency in relationships? The […]