This time of year can be a very vulnerable time for many with the expectations of the holidays and being around unsafe family members. Add the recent suicide of Steven ‘Twitch’ Boss in the US, the racist abuse toward Megan and Ngosi from the royals / Jeremy Clarkson and the cost of living crisis, it […]
Category: TRAUMA AND ABUSE
How does the mother wound show up at work?
In this week’s financial therapy session, we’ll be reading Dr Venus’s testimony about the violent relationship she had with her mother and the woman who saved her from the streets. Whilst the details are disturbing, this is also a powerful opportunity to explore how the black mother wound shows up in our relationship to work. […]
What is money trauma and how can financial therapy help?
When we think about money it’s often within the context of our salary and how we spend it, but are you really aware of the deeper emotional relationship we have with it as black people given our history of being bought and sold like cattle? In this session I talk about money trauma and how […]
‘I Can’t Afford Therapy?’
With the cost of living crisis in the UK causing so much concern, here are some ideas to think about if you’re wondering if you can still afford therapy. Click here to join the Study Circle or work with me 121.
‘I don’t know what my needs are?’
One of the questions that clients often find difficult to answer is what they need. If we were raised in homes that were neglectful and abusive, we shut down because it wasn’t safe to express our feelings or needs. As adults, this pattern can show up as numbness, anger and resentment in people pleasing relationships […]
Are there benefits to celibacy?
Oooooo Gurl, you gonna need a drink and a comfortable spot for the next hour to watch this one as the Goddesses of the Round Table spill the tea on celibacy! How long is too long? How do you define it? Is it a choice or a trauma response? Does it include self pleasure? Join […]
The Opposite of Trauma is Play.
In this podcast June shares the importance of play as part of our healing, recovery process. Living under the oppressive system of racism is traumatic, and if we were raised in homes that also were chaotic, play is going to be something the can feel foreign to us because these environments will consciously and unconsciously […]
Forgiveness V Acceptance.
In this weeks live stream, June shares a beautiful example of forgiveness and what to do when the person you are trying to forgive is in denial about how they hurt you and are stuck in repeating their hurtful behavior. For more details about the offers in this session go to www.heal.juneallen.net
What is Racial Gaslighting?
I have been feeling really angry the last couple of days and after a mammoth yoga session and some reflection I now know why. With all the stuff I am seeing about #harryandmeghan and so many white people denying racism is part of it, I thought this would help those of you that are also tired. Racial […]
Racism, Attachment and Loneliness.
Last Friday I attended a powerful conference which focused on attachment with a cultural perspective. In this live I share my thoughts on the conference. For more details on the Supporting Relationships and Families organisation go to www.serefo.org.uk