Melanin Rest & Repair

If rest only happens when you have nothing left, rest becomes recovery from depletion instead of part of how you care for yourself. Try practicing rest before your body is begging for it. That can look like: • lying down for 10 minutes before you’re exhausted • closing your eyes without trying to fall asleep • listening to one song without multitasking • sitting somewhere comfortable without reaching for your phone • taking a pause between responsibilities instead of pushing straight into the next one Save this, and sometime today take 10 minutes of rest before you think you need it.

Keep dancing It helps deal with emotional stagnation, depression and sadness. DC Sai

What’s one kind thing you can say to yourself today? You can be disciplined without being cruel to yourself. Sometimes the harshest voice we hear all day is our own. Pay attention to how you speak to yourself when you make a mistake, fall behind, change your mind, or don’t meet your own expectations. You deserve some of the gentleness you give so freely to everyone else. 🤎

Shame isn’t always a thought. Sometimes you notice it as wanting to shrink, looking away, tension in your chest, a knot in your stomach, or the urge to hide. The first step isn’t forcing yourself to “get over it.” Notice it. Name it. Get curious about what your body is doing. 👇🏾 Where do you notice shame in your body? Share in the comments

Our ancestors had tools for moving through difficult emotions long before we had clinical language for them. Movement. Rhythm. Song. Storytelling. Ritual. Community. Practices that brought healing out of isolation and into the body and the collective. What if moving from self-blame to self-trust isn’t only something we think our way through? Which of these practices helps you come back to yourself? 🤎

High functioning Black women leaders Everybody knows they can call you. But who checks on you? You deserve spaces where you get to receive, too. 🤎 Healing Circle ↓

This is for the woman everybody assumes is fine because she keeps showing up. The one who is dependable. Capable. Accomplished. The one people call when they need something. But being able to carry it doesn’t mean you should always have to carry it alone. Our Healing Circle is a space to come as you are — to breathe, move, rest, reflect, and be in community without having to perform being okay. Send this to the woman everybody assumes is fine. And if that woman is you, come BE with us. 🤎

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Yes we can

Come join the circle of black woman leaders who are are Are you ready to let go of all that crippling shame behaviors that is holding us back. Starting Sept 27th 2026. Link in bio to join.