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Does anyone relate? ❤️ Comment & share for Mental Health Awareness xxx #therapy #therapist #therapistsofinstagram #healingjourney #traumahealing #wellness #wellnessinfluencer #mentalhealthtips #anxietytips #selfcompassion #boundaries #selfcompassion #mytherapistsays #emotionalhealthmatters #selfgrowth #mentalhealthmatters #selfawareness #letstalkmentalhealth #setboundariesforyourself #copingskills #seekinghelp #traumageek #mentalhealthawareness #blacktherapist

EXCITING NEWS! Tomorrow I’ll be on the @instagram account where I’ll be doing an IG takeover & more 🙃 this is the biggest Instagram account in the world! I’ll be sharing some of my favourite mental health accounts What mental health accounts are you loving on instagram? Tell me in the comments ❤️👇🏾 #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #mentalhealthawarenessweek #therapy #therapist #therapistsofinstagram #healingjourney #traumahealing #wellness #wellnessinfluencer #mentalhealthtips #anxietytips #boundaries #mytherapistsays #emotionalhealthmatters #selfgrowth #mentalhealthmatters #selfawareness #copingskills #seekinghelp #traumageek #mentalhealthawareness #blacktherapist #therapistsofcolor #growtogether

SHARE THIS for Mental Health Awareness ❤️ It’s Mental Health Awareness and the theme is LONELINESS. Here are some of my favourite tips ❤️ Let me know what has worked for you? #mentalhealthawarenessweek #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #mentalahealthawareness2022 #loneliness #mentalhealthtips #therapy #therapist #therapistsofinstagram #healingjourney #wellness #wellnessinfluencer #anxietytips #selfcompassion #boundaries #selfcompassion #mytherapistsays #emotionalhealthmatters #selfgrowth #mentalhealthmatters #selfawareness #letstalkmentalhealth #copingskills #seekinghelp #blacktherapist #therapistsofcolor #growtogether

What do you need most? When we have someone in our lives with narcissistic traits, it can be hard to separate their stuff from our own. So we need: BOUNDARIES - to separate and reclaim our identity. Remind ourselves of who we are outside of their projections. When boundaries can’t be respected, we have to take space and distance from that person. VALIDATE OUR FEELINGS - We might have had our feelings invalidated or swamped by someone else’s. So recognising, feeling and validating our feelings is a game changer and grounds us. GRIEVE - maybe they are a parent or partner who can’t fulfill our needs. We actually have to grieve that, instead of hoping they will one day change. NEW CONNECTIONS - Finding other places to have some of those needs listened to or met in a healthy way. Like therapy or cultivating a better relationship with our selves or inner child. Which one are you trying first? Ps I am talking about narcissistic behaviour traits, not NPD. It would be unethical to diagnose on the platform, and it’s really not my style as a therapist #therapy #therapist #therapistsofinstagram #healingjourney #traumahealing #wellness #wellnessinfluencer #mentalhealthtips #anxietytips #selfcompassion #boundaries #selfcompassion #mytherapistsays #emotionalhealthmatters #selfgrowth #mentalhealthmatters #selfawareness #letstalkmentalhealth #copingskills #seekinghelp #traumageek #mentalhealthawareness #blacktherapist #therapistsofcolor #growtogether #narcissisticparent #narcissism #narcissisticabuse #narcissistic

What would you say to your future self? ✨ Let me know👇🏾💜 #journalprompt #journalprompts #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #mentalhealthawarenessweek #journaljunkie #journalingideas #therapy #therapist #therapistsofinstagram #healingjourney #traumahealing #wellness #wellnessinfluencer #mentalhealthtips #anxietytips #selfcompassion #boundaries #selfcompassion #mytherapistsays #emotionalhealthmatters #selfgrowth #mentalhealthmatters #selfawareness #letstalkmentalhealth #copingskills #blacktherapist #therapistsofcolor #growtogether #therapyhumour

💁🏾‍♀️SAVE, SHARE & SCREENSHOT✨Sending love & light to all the Black women in this space ❤️✨ Though Black women can access all mental health books, there is something affirming to read books with meet the nuances of black womanhood and black girlhood. These are some of my favourites: The Body is Not an Apology @sonyareneetaylor You are Your Best Thing @taranajaneen @brenebrown The Source of Self Regard Toni Morrison Set Boundaries Find Peace @nedratawwab What a Time to Be Alone @theslumflower Black Women’s Mental Health Stephanie Y Evans, Kanika Bell, Nsenga K Burton Soothe Your Nerves Dr Angela Neal-Barnett Pleasure Activism @adriennemareebrown Brit-ish @afuahirsch Sista Sister @candicebrathwaite Salvation bell hooks #blackjoy #blackhealing #blackgirlhealing #blackwomenhealing #blackwomenhealth #softlife #blackgirlsrock #blackwomen #blackgirl #blackwomenread #blackwomensupportingblackwomen #blacktherapist #blacktherapists #blacktherapistsmatter #mentalhealthbooks #bookstagram #bookstack #therapy #mentalhealth #blackwellness #womenofcolor #womenofcolour #authorsofcolor

When therapists try to have a social life 🤣 anyone relate? ❤️ #smallbizowner #therapy #therapist #therapistsofinstagram #healingjourney #traumahealing #wellness #wellnessinfluencer #mentalhealthtips #anxietytips #selfcompassion #boundaries #selfcompassion #mytherapistsays #emotionalhealthmatters #selfgrowth #mentalhealthmatters #selfawareness #letstalkmentalhealth #copingskills #seekinghelp #traumageek #mentalhealthawareness #blacktherapist #therapistsofcolor #growtogether #therapyhumour #funnytherapy #annoyingthings #blacktherapistsrock #blacktherapistsmatter

AD | Find out your wellness style! Remember when I said I’ve been working with TUI BLUE, @TUIUK’s global premium hotel brand? Well, we’ve made a quiz just for you 😊 We’ve outlined seven different wellness styles and how they each find their happy. Here’s a sneak preview: ✨The Active Adventurer (e.g hiking, gym classes) ✨The Reclined Relaxer (e.g skincare routines & reading novels) ✨The Social Connector (e.g brunch with friends & date night) ✨The Sensation Seeker (e.g concerts & nature) ✨The Spiritual Harmoniser (e.g yoga & journalling) ✨The Culture Connoisseur (e.g art exhibitions & trying new foods) ✨The Playful Pioneer (e.g roller skating & karaoke) Which one do you think you are? Take a few moments to complete the quiz (link in bio) and let me know what you get! #findyourhappy #wellness #wellnesstrends #wellnessinfluencer #wellnessadvocate #selfcaretips #selflove #selfloveisthebestlove #therapistsofinstagram #paidpartnership #Tui #tuiblue #lovethyself #loveyourselffirst

✨GIVE YOUR INNER CRITIC A NAME✨ TiPS for shutting up your inner critic: ✨Write down or type critical thoughts at the start of every day. Externalising them will give them less weight on you ✨ Our inner critic is internalised from parents, peers and authority figures from childhood. It usually links to experiences where we felt shamed. Who’s voice is it? What memory does it link to? ✨ Argue back with compassion. What is the most compassionate thing that you can say in response to your inner critic? ✨ If your inner critic thoughts are in response to a task that you’re afraid of failing at, find a way to make it fun and playful. This will reduce the pressure and shame. ✨ Give your inner critic a name. And tell them to stfu 🤣 #healingjourney #traumahealing #wellness #wellnessinfluencer #mentalhealthtips #anxietytips #selfcompassion #boundaries #selfcompassion #mytherapistsays #emotionalhealthmatters #selfgrowth #mentalhealthmatters #selfawareness #letstalkmentalhealth #setboundariesforyourself #copingskills #seekinghelp #traumageek #mentalhealthawareness #blacktherapist #therapistsofcolor #growtogether #therapyhumour #funnytherapy #innercritic

SAVE, SCREENSHOT or HOLD this post for payday! Here’s the list: 🌸What happened to you - Oprah Winfrey & Bruce Perry 🌸My Grandmothers hands - Resmaa Menakem 🌸Complex PTSD: Surviving to thriving - Pete Walker 🌸The Body Keeps the score - Bessel Van Der Kolk 🌸Healing the Fragmented Selves of the Trauma survivors - Janina Fisher 🌸Anchored - Deb Dana 🌸Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness - David Treleaven 🌸Healing the shame that binds you - John Bradshaw #bookstagram #traumatherapist #mentalhealthbooks #therapy #therapist #therapistsofinstagram #healingjourney #traumahealing #wellness #wellnessinfluencer #mentalhealthtips #anxietytips #selfcompassion #boundaries #selfcompassion #mytherapistsays #emotionalhealthmatters #selfgrowth #mentalhealthmatters #selfawareness #letstalkmentalhealth #setboundariesforyourself #copingskills #seekinghelp #traumageek #mentalhealthawareness #blacktherapist #therapistsofcolor #growtogether

“Getting over it” isn’t an option without healing first. The painful growth is just as precious and important as the joyful growth❤️ #smallbizowner #therapy #therapist #therapistsofinstagram #healingjourney #traumahealing #wellness #wellnessinfluencer #mentalhealthtips #anxietytips #selfcompassion #boundaries #selfcompassion #mytherapistsays #emotionalhealthmatters #selfgrowth #mentalhealthmatters #selfawareness #letstalkmentalhealth #setboundariesforyourself #copingskills #seekinghelp #traumageek #mentalhealthawareness #blacktherapist #therapistsofcolor #growtogether #healingtrauma

REASONS WE SWEAR IN THERAPY: 🤬 You’re learning to let go of people pleasing 🤬 You feel safe enough to express rage 🤬 You trust you won’t be judged by your therapist 🤬You’re feeling excitement, anger or disgust 🤬You’re feeling connected to your inner rebel or inner child 🤬 Playful banter is part of your therapeutic relationship 🤬Studies also show that swearing can be cathartic & therapeutic. Especially when I’m a situation where we have little control Do you relate? 🙃 #innerchildhealing #innerchildwork #innerchildcomingout #innerchildtherapy #boundaries #selfcompassion #mytherapistsays #emotionalhealthmatters #selfgrowth #mentalhealthmatters #selfawareness #letstalkmentalhealth #setboundariesforyourself #copingskills #seekinghelp #traumageek #mentalhealthawareness #blacktherapist #therapistsofcolor #growtogether #therapyhumour #funnytherapy