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Soul Sister Session Therapy! -The Strong Black Woman!

Many of you’ve seen may not have seen my Dear Sister Posts or participated in one of my online Soul Therapy Sessions. I share some of my posts and sessions for “Strong Black Women” who are considered cultural symbols or Shero. Woman who are supposed to be resilient (tough) in the face of past and daily oppression. Yet silently suffering from her past and current traumatic experiences. See I AM ONE OF THOSE WOMEN.

In that session we peeled back the layers of strong women and offered suggestions that would help remove the myth and bask in the knowledge of radical self-care.

Some African-American women wore the badge of being strong as a badge and othere are tired of The Myth of “The Strong Black Women”- Everywhere you look today on social media you often hear about Black Women being Strong and Resilient. Meaning what knock out other women won’t stop us. We are like trains flying down the tracks until some obstacle or malfunction on the line topple us off and we derail…

No one talks about the negativity that we’ve encountered in the past and those we encounter daily. Which affects how we see and do life. The conversations on Tik Tok and other platforms are so toxic. It’s time to acknowledge and change our external and internal dialogue.

I wanted to let Black women know that although you may look around and it seems like everybody is keeping it together and making it, there are a whole lot more people out there suffering than you realize. You are not alone.

Myths

The phrase “strong Black woman” evokes both myth and reality. The myth is of a proud, no-nonsense woman who faces hardship with wisdom, but in the end, she must accept her fate. The reality is a proud woman who has no other choice but to persevere, survive. It can often be difficult to distinguish between the two.

In the United States, Black women have higher morbidity and mortality rates than white women for almost every major health condition.

Many Black women are intelligent, successful, accomplished. However compared to their white counterparts, Black women are more likely to be the primary household breadwinner; reside in lower socioeconomic status communities, regardless of their own education or income; hold frontline jobs with limited flexibility or opportunity to telecommute; serve as caregivers within multigenerational households; and experience discrimination and racial bias at every level of society.

That we don’t have the time or opportunities to really think about and pay attention to anything other than making it day to day.

Strength

We always encourage each other to be strong-

However, this strength also has its consequences in that it prevents us from acknowledging the true impact of trauma, and when those experiences are not addressed, it can lead to mental health problems like depression and anxiety and physical problems like heart disease.

·         We rarely discuss other emotions-

·         We don’t discuss how to allow the release of our emotions.

·         We rarely discuss our true feelings.

It is important that we

·         Acknowledge our feelings, freedom of expression, be supportive of each other.

·         Acknowledge our past and present traumas.

·         Practice Radical Selfcare.