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Loving Black: A StrongBlackWoman Goes to Therapy
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Thoughts on love, faith, and the folk. A StrongBlackWoman Goes to Therapy. How did I get here again? That was the question that I asked myself as I drove away from my therapist's office. Processing the session, I realized that I was once again in the full throes of StrongBlackWomanhood. I was trying to be all things to all people and I was suffering for it: I was having trouble sleeping, my chronic pain had intensified, and my blood pressure had gone up. The irony is that I am writing a book. It's been a...
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Loving Black: The Burden of the Strong Black Woman
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Thoughts on love, faith, and the folk. The Burden of the Strong Black Woman. Strong Black Woman syndrome. Each of us has a Strong Black Woman in our lives – our mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, or ourselves. It is time to release her. Free her from the bondage of being a caretaker and allow her to devote time to some much needed self-care. Help her to do the one thing that she is not strong enough to do – take care of herself. Thank you so much! OMNI aka Strong Black Woman. October 23, 2007 at 7:05 PM.
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Loving Black: Relinquishing Selflessness: A Lenten Journey
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Thoughts on love, faith, and the folk. Relinquishing Selflessness: A Lenten Journey. Trust me, I tried to think of something else. I was really thinking about giving up social media. That’d be a tough one for me. I will try to curtail my compulsions to check Facebook. But that’s not my Lenten discipline. Nope, my discipline is being less selfless. But what about Scripture and Christian tradition? Scripture is a pretty strong advocate for self-denial. In each of the synoptic gospels, Jesus tells his d...
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Loving Black: A 12-Step Program for Strong Black Women
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Thoughts on love, faith, and the folk. A 12-Step Program for Strong Black Women. If this were a 12-step meeting for StrongBlackWomen, I'd be saying, "Hi, my name is Chanequa and I'm a StrongBlackWoman. I have been in recovery for almost eight years now. But at most, I've probably only accrued a few days of being clean at once. I relapse constantly, maybe even daily. I don't know if I'll ever break free of this thing. Just for today, I will reject the mandate to be a StrongBlackWoman. 1 We admit that we a...
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Loving Black: October 2011
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Thoughts on love, faith, and the folk. Paint the Town Purple (and Pink)! For as long as I can remember, pink has been my favorite color. Nearly everyday, you can find me sportin' some shade, even if it's just my carnation pink leather briefcase. Every once in a while, though, I get so inundated with pink that I need a break. In the year or two after I pledged Alpha Kappa Alpha. This year, with Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Saving ta-tas is nice, but saving lives is much, much better. Long before my moth...
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Loving Black: February 2012
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Thoughts on love, faith, and the folk. Relinquishing Selflessness: A Lenten Journey. Trust me, I tried to think of something else. I was really thinking about giving up social media. That’d be a tough one for me. I will try to curtail my compulsions to check Facebook. But that’s not my Lenten discipline. Nope, my discipline is being less selfless. But what about Scripture and Christian tradition? Scripture is a pretty strong advocate for self-denial. In each of the synoptic gospels, Jesus tells his d...
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Loving Black: September 2014
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Thoughts on love, faith, and the folk. Interview with Rachel Held Evans. Last month, New York Times bestselling author Rachel Held Evans asked to interview me about Too Heavy a Yoke. Here's an excerpt below. Today I am thrilled to introduce you to Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes, a theologian and psychologist whose mission is to serve as a catalyst for healing, justice, and reconciliation in the Christian church and beyond. To her first book,. Too Heavy a Yoke: Black Women and the Burden of Strength,.
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Loving Black: August 2014
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Thoughts on love, faith, and the folk. Recent Articles on the StrongBlackWoman. Breakdown: The StrongBlackWoman in Crisis. This week, I guest-authored an article,. Breakdown: The StrongBlackWoman in Crisis,". For ForHarriet.com. In the article, I narrate the true-life story of a StrongBlackWoman who arrived at the point of physical breakdown after failing to care for herself in the midst of crisis. Here's an excerpt:. Too Heavy a Yoke: Black Women and the Burden of Strength. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
