Christine Gutierrez, a licensed psychotherapist, life coach, and the author of I Am Diosa: A Journey to Healing Deep, Loving Yourself, and Coming Back Home to Soul, has always followed her instincts.
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‘Throughout history, women gathered in sacred sisterhood to weave, nurture, and communicate ways to heal in matriarchal societies…..Today we are going back to the wise woman wisdom we all carry.”
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The value I find in these films from my youth come from the comfort they hold in spades. The nostalgia from the past; a familiar fantasy.
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Understanding the importance of the black woman’s healing, and the need to “pass the torch”, we rounded-up 9 platforms who we all should be drawing our attention to. 9 platforms who aim to shift the paradigm through the uplifting of women’s voices drawing our attention to stories of — connectedness, wholeness, pleasure and joy.
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I’ve always been quick to obey orders. Not because I like being told what to do but because I want to be liked. And after all, this was a rally, I was there to be of service. So, when a teen—young enough to be my daughter—told me to get down on the ground, I didn’t hesitate.
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Instead, I learned it was possible, no matter the conditions, to interrupt the emotion enveloping me and examine the evidence behind my train of thought. Not to immediately transfer my feelings from negative back to positive but to accept them— much like riding a wave by floating on your back. Without fighting the current of life’s challenges, I was able to attune to the reality of my present circumstances. With that presence of mind, I could accept ‘life on life’s terms’ without turning to a mood or mind-altering substance in order to cope.
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I wanted to make space so I had room to live my life with clearer intention, laughter, and healing. I wanted daydreams of future wins and perfect haircuts. I wanted a whole me represented not only in my mirror but also in my mind and in my home. I wanted to get to the work of living and creating in such an enthusiastic way that I’d forget the days when I was too afraid to take the first step forward.
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Work better, faster, harder, stronger. January is a month filled with new year's resolutions designed to prey on our insecurities. When you’re a woman, the world makes sure you’re well aware of how you measure up (or don’t). In this column, Sad Girls Lens I aim to draw parallels between our blog themes and the intersections of mental health, femme identities, and film. This month’s theme (un)manifest destiny spoke to me and it said, “take a breath.” Sadly, the rest of the world is not likely to be on our sad girl level of enlightenment.
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For some fat women, the skinny versions of us dominate our brain space. If we looked like them, we could get any job, enter any relationship, and basically achieve all of our dreams like that. If only we could consistently count our calories and make it to the gym a few times a week, skinny us could emerge.
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After scrolling myself into a dark abyss I was left with a million more thoughts. My mind felt like a ball of yarn that was trying to unravel itself and outside voices had their hands on the end of the strings. I was being pulled by the voices and opinions of people that I didn’t know and by those I did.
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January 1st is not just the start of a new year - it’s the start of a new decade. Thinking about it, where were you ten years ago - mentally, emotionally, spiritually? I ask to assure you that it’s not about where you’ve been or what you’ve been through, but about how you got through it and where you’re going.
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Too often we find ourselves moved by the mundane responsibilities that we need to accomplish to live. You know working to pay the bills, getting lost in taking care of necessitates while giving no thought to getting where we want to be. Our truth becomes a whisper that we barely hear until it’s screaming at us in a circumstance we didn’t want to happen. 2020 is a wake up for us all!
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When I got back home to New York City, I found the movie on demand and watched it from start to finish. One year later, I’m (perhaps dangerously) hooked on these dumb, saccharine, poorly written made-for-TV holiday movies. And I can’t stop watching them.
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Thoughtfully curating your mornings to pour into yourself is greatly beneficial to charging yourself up to tackle the long work day ahead. Think of practicing morning mindfulness as a way to give yourself space between the needs of the world and the needs of yourself.
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Maybe CBD will calm your anxiety. Or maybe it’ll improve your sleep; even better, it might put the happy to your depression. Nonetheless, the fan-favorite “chill pill” has made its way to every table talk regarding mental health.
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For those of us who find mantras and affirmations embarrassing, don’t really believe in the healing powers of crystals and can only meditate for 3 minutes at a time. Here are some ways to shift your energy (read:thinking) around all of this to make self-love practices less cringe-y and more palatable.
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The numbers are staggering. An estimated 322 million people around the world live with depression. Over 44 million American adults have a mental health condition, and only 41% of those have received treatment in the last year. Recent reports indicate that depression is one of the greatest mental health challenges facing Americans today.
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If I’d been able to access a therapist from the palm of my hand when I was in high school, I’m pretty certain I’d be a much more well-adjusted adult today. I’m also certain that I’m not the only one who feels this way, especially since the 2016 year elections.
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The workplace can certainly feel like a space void of emotion. It’s the image of professionalism that sometimes holds us back from addressing our needs mentally and emotionally. Think about it, when we verbally accept our new position and sign away our social security number and paycheck deposit options, there’s no box to check that inquires whether or not you are experiencing or coping with mental health issues.
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Shoving tampons up our sleeves. Stuffing toilet paper in our underwear instead of asking for a pad. The crippling anxiety of a pool party. The absolute panic when you spot a blood stain on your pants. We’ve all felt some sort of shame surrounding our period.
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