Every time I get dressed, my inner critic laughs at my lockdown love handles, shaming me about what others would say if they saw me naked. When she pipes up, I say STFU and feel gratitude for the extra curves that kept me alive through this pandemic the racial stress and sadness of loosing my dad. With […]
Category: SELF LOVE
Expansion
When we’re raised in environments that don’t allow us the space to grow, we unconsciously adapt our behaviour to suit the external demands. This can also happen in healing where tools which worked for us at one time are now blocking our expansion. Greatness requires us to not get complacent about our journey, no matter how […]
What is emotional safety for black women?
After quite an emotional week last week I felt so grateful for my support network who were able to hold me through the melt down. With so many of the women I work with feeling grateful for the space I hold for them to be vulnerable, I want to share my take on what is […]
Relationship Crumbs?
When pain is a standard part of growing up, it makes sense why so many of us adapted by being need less and want less. Our care givers may say they loved us, yet failed time and time again to consider our needs. Under the system of racism, there’s no room for emotional nourishment. […]
Birthday Truth.
Birthdays can be bitter sweet as you get older because the celebration of another year is also a reminder of the relationship losses and regret around the things that have not manifested or worked out. Last Friday was my 52 birthday and I work up with so much sadness from being in lockdown and isolated from those […]
What does, ‘doing the healing work’ actually mean?
In this weeks live I want to talk to you about what doing the healing work actually means. We often hear the phrase thrown around on the wellness circuit, but does it actually mean in practical terms? It means telling the truth, firstly to ourselves. Asking for help in spaces that understand racism as a […]
Know Thyself.
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 […]
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 […]