In observance of Minority Mental Health Month, Therapy for Black Girls and The Holding Space Foundation are teaming up to host a series of online events to explore the ways in which Black women of various generations connect, foster friendships, and evolve together through the campaign, Generations of Sisterhood.

TBG is excited to partner with Tumblr, streaming this event live just for you! Join Dr. Joy Harden Bradford and Dr. Lakeysha (Key) Hallmon, July 26th @ 7PM EST for a powerful keynote event conversation on the power of Sisterhood.

Grab Your FREE Registration Link Here : therapyforblackgirls.com/gos

Repost from @therapyforblackgirls A love letter to yourself, take some mindful moments to reflect on what you need to hear. All the gentle reminders and affirmations that you want to remember next year. Let yourself know how much you appreciate, love and care ❤️. #therapyforblackgirls #tbginsession #therapy #mentalhealth #loveletter #reflection (at Huntington Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmFNHWkujCb8DG_aoAa_yJEJ4vaxmX9zdUmytY0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#REPOST @therapyforblackgirls with @get__repost__app Happy Sunday ! What does your self care for the week include ? Don’t forget to schedule your PTO and preventative medical appointments ❤️ #therapyforblackgirls #tbginsession #therapy #mentalhealth #health #pto #vacation #community #repostandroid #repostw10 https://www.instagram.com/p/CkoX8PXOPeqCjhbgSdb17grHiKQQt5_mVofbiA0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Holiday Blues with Tumblr

The mornings are getting darker. The evenings are, too. It’s a little chillier, don't you think? Well, if you start feeling a little blue around the holidays, we might have something for you. We call it Holiday Blues, and it’s back for 2023. 

You probably know the score by now. If you don’t, here’s a little intro to make your acquaintance. We are partnering with social good brands, mental health experts, and mindfulness aficionados to bring you the essential winter toolkit—and help you thrive during the darker months. Enough is happening right now to feel overwhelmed without these LONG, drawn-out days. If you suffer from S.A.D. (AKA seasonal depression) or struggle to offer yourself the right self-care, Tumblr and friends are bringing these small acts of nourishment straight to you. It takes very little time, very little energy, and doesn’t cost a thing.

How does it work? Easy-peasy. If you turn up, we will look after you. Over the coming weeks, we have classes tailor-made for TLC: space meditations, movement, music, and self-care.

What’s happening?

Mindful Mondays: Out-of-this-world mindfulness session for a calming start to your week with @nasa.

Wellness Wednesdays: Mood-boosting quizzes from @kokobot, playlists, and tips.

Flex Friday: A five-part series on tenderness with Indwell Collaborative.

Self-Care Sunday: Reflections on affirmations, trust, friendship, and a focus on mental wellness with @therapyforblackgirls. 

Some tips: 

SHOW UP! And we’ll take it from there.

No stress necessary. Leave your worries at the door

Make time for YOU! There’s always time for some self-love.

It’s YOUR healing journey, and you do it your way.

One final note:

Like, share, be there. It’s all good vibes, and it’s for everyone on Tumblr. Help us beat the holiday blues by using #holidayblueswithtumblr, and share Monday’s meditations, a tip or trick from Wellness Wednesday, the feel-good from Flex Friday, or some soothing soul nourishment from Self-Care Sunday. 

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Beyoncé 👑 🐝 🤠

highfunctionblackgirls:

🎶 Giddy up, Hotties! 🔥

It’s affirmation Monday, Y’all! 🤠

Today’s affirmations are inspired by none other than Queen ‘YONCÈ. Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ album is not an ordinary album – it’s a rebirth of country music‘s continuation of a global Renaissance!

Let Act II be a present reminder that we can break through glass ceilings, shake up genres and redefine anything we want to at any given moment. Nothing is off limits for you, hotties. 🔥#highfunctioninganxiety #HFBG #highfunctioningdepression #Highfunctioningblackgirls #Mentalhealth #BlackWomen #BlackMentalHealth #blackgirls #blackwomenshealth #therapyforblackgirls #therapyforblackwomen #mentalhealthtips #blackgirlsheal #mentalhealthadvocate #blackgirlmagic #supportblackwomen #blackwomenmatter #blackexcellence #mentalhealthmatters #blacktherapists #supportblackwomen #therapy #blackwomenmatter #highfunctioninghotties #blackwomensempowerment #softlife #highfunctioninghottie #beyoncé #beyonce #actii #rennaissance #cecred

Hey Nina hope you are having a wonderful week. I’m inbox you to see if you can share some information about therapy. I’ve been looking around and haven’t found the right person yet. If you don’t mind, can you share some information with me

Good morning love! I hope your week was good to you as well. So I found my psychiatrist through therapyforblackgirls. They have an entire database of black women and non-men skilled in mental health. And to be honest, I went through page after page before I found the right one for me. It was honestly their face. They just looked genuine and my intuition was right. After a consult, which most of them should offer before you decide on something long term, I knew I found the right one. It’s all in your gut and comfortability. And I’m one of those people who HATE telling my business or reliving the past period but they made me feel like my vulnerability was okay. So I definitely recommend going through therapyforblackgirls site.

Life by Design Therapy

BIPOC individuals face distinct barriers to accessing mental health treatment. For Black Americans, stigma appears to contribute greatly to reluctance in seeking help.

This #MentalHealthMonth, follow influencers like @therapyforblackgirls and support organizations like the Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (BEAM) to educate yourself and help destigmatize mental health conditions in the Black community.

EP 106- " I Pays To Mind Your Business"

10 Things To Remember if You're Chronically Overwhelmed

Feeling chronically overwhelmed may be a trauma response. Trauma activates the flight or fight response in our bodies. This activation engages the sympathetic nervous system. Sympathetic nervous system activation releases stress hormones like cortisol and epinephrine. In the presence of danger, these hormones help us survive. When danger is not present, these hormones can cause you to feel overwhelmed and can lead to physical symptoms of stress to include increased heart rate, sweating and digestive issues. After experiencing trauma, it is possible that your sympathetic nervous system may be hyperactivated. This hyperactivation may culminate in chronically feeling stressed, on edge, hypervigilant, jumpy or on guard. It may be difficult to relax. The good news is that you can reset a hyperactivated nervous system through trauma healing. 

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On the other side of fear is more fear, but also more freedom. I don’t know that we ever rid ourselves of fear. I’ve been sharing my story for a decade now. I still encounter some fear. I still uncover more freedom. I’d rather have both than neither. It is hard but holy work, and you are worthy. Once you get free, stay free. ✨ [image description: Second image has text above. First image is white writing on black background with yellowish white floral edging that says: Here’s the secret about family secrets: the longer you hold them the longer they hold you. You are not the worst thing your family did or allowed. May the truth set you free. ✨ end image description]. ✨ #tellingthetruth #tellyourselfthetruth #tellyourstory #itsyourstory #youdeserve #traumahealing #traumarecovery #traumacare #abuserecovery #healing #healingandwhole #tellthetruth #shareyourstory #traumasurvivor #therapyforblackgirls #therapyforblackmen #therapyforblackwomen #intergenerational #healinggenerationaltrauma #intergenerationaltrauma #intergenerationalhealing #thehealingcollective #thehealingcollectiveAL #healingfamilies #healthyboundaries #settingboundaries #therapyfortherapists #therapy #healingfamily #howtobefree https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca58Nc2NcfH/?utm_medium=tumblr

Happy birthday @piecesofcee ❤️ I changed your diapers, I fed you, I helped with your homework, I did your hair (I’m still doing half these things today). I’m grateful to have played my tiny part in helping you become the incredible woman you are today. Happy birthday sis, you’re making everybody proud 🥰 #sisterfriend #therapyforblackgirls #blackgirlmagic #happybirthday (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVbqjK9JkxJ/?utm_medium=tumblr

@keycurls I wouldn’t trade being a brown girl for anything...I mean NOTHING 💕 • • • #RespectMyHair 💕 #teamnatural #type4hair #naturalhairspot #fotd #ootd #hairexplorer #naturalhairmag #discoverhairstyles #licensedtocreate #blackgirlswhoblog #therapyforblackgirls #blackgirlswhopodcast #carefreeblackgirl #ambition #melaninqueensonly #melaninmagic #velvetteddy #myhaircrush #healthyhair #hairgoals #kinkstocurls #blackgirlmagic #naturalhairshrinkage #modernsalon #camillerosenaturals #basichaircare #mielleorganics #nairobi #sheamoisture https://www.instagram.com/p/B3ouwuPDuQJ/?igshid=vzko9sgwtuk8

Hey, y’all 👋

It is week five, our final week, of Holiday Blues. How y’all keeping? 

The holiday season can feel a lot. For those who celebrate, Christmas has come and gone, we are on the verge of a new year, and we’ve got the long winter months before us 😩 but that is why we’ve got Self-Care Sunday, and that is where we want to give you some essential time to rest and recuperate well into the new year.

For Holiday Blues this year, we have partnered with Therapy for Black Girls, who have put together some essential resources to help YOU through the winter and ensure you get the essential downtime y’all need to truly look after yourself. For this last week, the theme is Affirmations and Self-Care!

Did you take good care this year? Let’s talk about centering self-care and making more space for your mental wellness and personal growth in the new year. Join @therapyforblackgirls for tips and resources that will help you look after yourself when you need it most. 

🧘WATCH: Self-Care Sunday. Tumblr X Therapy for Black Girls: Affirmations and Self-Care. 12/31 at 1pm EST. 🧘

1. How important is it that your therapist match you in characteristics like race, ethnicity, gender presentation or sexual orientation?

2. What type of personality works best with you?

3. Are you looking for your religious or spiritual beliefs to be incorporated in therapy?

4. Do you want to use insurance benefits?

5. Are you clear about your therapeutic goals and what you would like to achieve in therapy?

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Your girl is officially in therapy. 1st step of self care. A whole 11 months went by but ay least it’s done.