Special love to our partner WP+D Chicago who helped us make this event a success! Shout out to Molly Black for leading such a soothing yoga sesh, Ammie Kae for making us reflect deeply on our wounds and triumphs using narrative exposure therapy, and finally Pam Johnson Davis, LeeAnn McCabe & Ashima Bhayana for sharing your incredible and relatable stories about friendship, grief, depression, and the cost of being hard on ourselves.
Here are a few takeaways:
– Doing yoga is healing and beneficial to our mental/ physical health.
– Molly Black has a soothing presence and is able to transport anyone to a calm place. Check out her Portugal Yoga Retreat and use code: WELLNESSWITHMOLLY for $100 off.
– Sharing our stories helps us feel better and makes us realize we aren’t alone.
– According to Ammie Kae Brooks, Narrative Exposure Therapy is a helpful way to make sense of our trauma. We used this therapy module during our journaling session with flowers (to represent triumphs), rocks (challenges), candles (connections) + matches (losses), and it was eye-opening viewing our troubles and triumphs in this way. Here’s the exercise to practice at home. Ammie is accepting new clients! Learn more: granddaughtershealing.com
– Be careful whom you allow into your inner circle.
– Don’t be so hard on yourself when you’re going through a difficult time. This is when you need to be the most gentle with yourself.
– Your career journey is not linear and you have to keep fighting to find the right environment and mentors.
– Finally, find some time every day or week to journal your thoughts. It’ll help you feel better about the things you’re going through. Check some interesting happenings/ more links below.
