11/17/2025
Long Post 💚
I am still trying to find the words…
Because my heart is full in a way that is hard to describe.
This year at the NASW Conference, I had the absolute honor of presenting alongside some of the best mental health baddies 😍
What made this presentation truly sacred was who I shared the stage with. Precious Meadows Tee Elder Shavonda L. Johnson These women… I’ve known them for years. Before the licenses. Before the titles.
Before the “clinical voice” that now commands rooms.
The beautiful part of being CEO of Meadows Counseling Group is I have walked beside them through internships, independent licensure supervision, personal growth, professional evolution all of it. I have witnessed them become phenomenal clinicians, social workers, counselors, community advocates, leaders, and world-changers. 💚
To stand alongside them presenting was more than a moment...it was a full-circle blessing.
It made me proud.
It made me grateful.
And yes… it made me feel a little old. 😂
Truly honored 🥹
They reminded me why I do this work.
How I do this work.
And who I do this work for.
This wasn’t just a presentation.
This was liberation in real time.
This was community.
This was legacy.
Let me tell you about the Presentation:
Restoring Our Radical Selves
Our presentation was rooted in the brilliance of four powerful Black women scholars—Sondra Renée Taylor, Nedra Tawwab, adrienne maree brown, and Tricia Hersey. Their wisdom shaped every ounce of what we delivered.
We came to teach, to liberate, and have fun while doing it.
And the message is simple but revolutionary.
💛 Restoring your radical self means reclaiming rest.
💛 Choosing pleasure without apology.
💛 Setting boundaries that protect your peace.
💛 And learning to navigate systems of oppression with intention, clarity, and power because those systems were never built with our wellness in mind.
And let me say this with my whole chest:
📣 If you have a conference clinical or not you need us to bring this presentation to your space.
It is powerful. It is transformative. It is necessary.
