One in four Black girls will be sexually abused before the age of 18, and at least 20% of Black women are raped. This organization is addressing the urgent issue by making space for Black women to heal.
which will give members access to group therapy, yoga classes, mindful movement classes, and affirmation writing sessions guided by wellness practitioners that span the likes of trauma-informed yoga teachers, life coaches, therapists, and meditation teachers. “Everything is centered around wellness, art, storytelling, and using those as mechanisms for healing,” Ivory said.
Because “healing shouldn’t come at any cost for those with trauma,” as Ivory put it, the membership is free or. “Everyone gets the same service. At the end of the day we want survivors to feel like this is specifically for them, regardless of socioeconomic class or where they come from. You matter and you are worthy of this regardless of what you can or can’t bring to it.” The organization is currently volunteer-based, but Ivory hopes to build it into a nonprofit business with a salaried staff.
In the meantime, her go-to advice for dealing with triggers is to invest in self-care. She leans into prayer, breathing, and visualization. “As a visionary, it’s important for me to see my life outside of my current reality,” Ivory said. “Knowing that I have a choice in taking care of myself, nurturing myself, even in the middle of trauma, is a beautiful thing,” she added. “Resist the urge to judge yourself. It serves no purpose and it doesn’t serve you in any type of way.
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