
ONE: According to, Rape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), we live in a country where only 40 out of every 100 rapes ever gets reported, where just 4 of the 40 actually lead to a felony conviction and only … Continue reading
We are in a constant state of PTSD, not post, post implies that whatever caused the trauma is over, implies the nightmares and flashbacks will eventually subside. Black people in the United States of America suffer from Persistent Traumatic … Continue reading
I have attended several of Kira Allen’s VisionBoard sessions over the past 8 years to gain perspective and to begin healing from some challenging experiences. Each time I have been able to connect incidents/patterns/behaviors from my past to see the cycles … Continue reading
The body tracing process gives us a window into how outside messages, both positive and negative, become internalized; how we carry those messages in our bodies; how we challenge them and how in understanding them we can see the difference … Continue reading
WRITE THIS SECOND’s Mission: Lead transformative workshops to facilitate community empowerment; from poetry to body tracings and beyond, at WRITE THIS SECOND we bear witness to our lives as an act of reclamation, to cultivate emotional evolution and a self-acceptance … Continue reading
WRITE THIS SECOND ~ a short excerpt: We write to gain perspective learn to discard shame that was never ours and delight in our divine identities We write to inspire each other to grasp an appreciation for each second of our … Continue reading
ONE: According to, Rape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), we live in a country where only 40 out of every 100 rapes ever gets reported, where just 4 of the 40 actually lead to a felony conviction and only … Continue reading
Illuminating Our Souls by mapping our injuries, blessings and stressors on to our body images helps us to gain a deep understanding of our triggers, strengths, areas in need of balance and more. Prepare a space at home to place … Continue reading