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January 2019

surviving misogynoir

By lcannon|2019-10-04T17:07:07-04:00January 6th, 2019|Tags: #BlackGirlsMatter, #BlackWomenMatter, #MeToo, #MuteRKelly, #ProtectBlackGirls, #ProtectBlackWomen, #Survivingrkelly, abusers, Andrea Kelly, Apple Music, Asante McGee, Azriel Clary, brainwashing, Bruce Kelly, CANCELED, Candice Norcott, Carey Kelly, Chicago, child rapist, cult, Demetrius Smith, devil, Dominique Gardner, Faith Rodgers, Herpes, human trafficking, indictments, Isolation, Jerhonda Pace, Jody Adewale, John Legend, Jovante Cunningham, Joycelyn Savage, Kenyette Tisha Barnes, kidnap, Kitti Jones, Learned Helplessness, Lisa Van Allen, Lizzette Martinez, Michelle Kramer, Oronike Odeleye, Pavlov’s Law, pedophiles, physical abuse, Piece Of Shit, psychological manipulation, PTSD, r. kelly, R&B, Robert Kelly, serial rapist, sex abuse, sex-trafficking, sexual assault, sexual predator, Sparkle, Spotify, STDs, Stockholm Syndrome, Tarana Burke, the pied piper, The Windy City, Time’s Up, Tom Joyner, trash, trauma, victim-blaming|

If you are a survivor who tuned into the Lifetime documentary, Surviving R. Kelly, peace be with you. I hope you took breaks, but more importantly engaged in the self-care [...]

January 2016

my therapist died

By lcannon|2016-01-06T16:42:30-05:00January 6th, 2016|Tags: ancestor, ancestral realm, Black community, Black people and church, Black people and therapy, Black woman, counselor, depression, Dr. Frances Cress Welsing, elder, grief, mourning, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, psychiatrist, psychology, psychotherapy, PTSD, regal, taboos, The Isis (Yssis) Papers: The Keys to the Colors, therapist, therapy, what happens when your therapist dies?|

I feel like I've lost my best friend of 10 years. A friend who knew everything about me, didn't judge or indict me, just assisted me and helped me absolve [...]