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A therapy practice is very much an extension of the owner. As the owner of Revitalizing Inner Self Essence (R.I.S.E.) in Baltimore, MD, I...

June 1 marks the beginning of Pride month. While Pride “month” is every day for me, this year something feels different. So much  so that...

Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash There’s an elder in Baltimore, Sabrina N’Daiye, that used the term  shadow side  during a training I...

Trauma is something that many discuss but few understand. When most folks discuss trauma they speak from very a specific  but limited...

Photo by De’Andre Bush on Unsplash I  love , love. I love it, even more, when it is directed inward. This Valentine’s Day season I am...

One day a previous supervisor told me after a really bad day “you’re a perfectionist”. My first thought was “ you have some nerve, you...

The holidays can be a beautiful time for many. But, this post is for the folks that are singing Dej Loaf- Try Me in their head while...

Last month was Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In true me fashion, I am reflecting on the past month. I saw many posts where folks...

This year has been full of anomalies and I am drained. This entire year has been a complete and utter conundrum. Interestingly so, it has...

If you’ve been on this site before you may have noticed a drastic difference. The layout is different and the content has completely...

Lately, I’ve been seeing recurrent posts surrounding the murder of people of color.  It brings a pain, the African American community...

Hey there. It’s May. Can you believe it? Not only is May an indicator of improved weather. May is also Mental Health Awareness month....

It’s April but it’s more like day number 1,234,567 of the COVID-19 pandemic. Good thing is this post isn’t about the pandemic itself....

Wait, this is not just another COVID-19 post. BUT can we acknowledge how much COVID-19 has changed life as we know it? *Ah, Deep breath*...

It’s February and this year February feels amazingly good. February gives a reminder of love and residency. With so much focus on...

Hey there. It’s 2020! Can you believe it? A New Year symbolizes so many things such as the beauty of beginning again. But! I have to talk...

It’s the end of the year. There’s cold air, there’s Christmas stories and holiday parties. However, for my fellow mental health...

I am still in shock that I am writing  a POST on  MY WEBSITE for MY PRACTICE. It still feels surreal! A few have asked, why start a...