Choosing Destiny, LLC

05/26/2022

05/13/2022

$500 is the 1st place Prize!! Have y'all signed up!?!? Don't wait, do it today!! Go to centerforrelationalchange.com to register for the Spades Tournament or make a donation!

04/29/2022

Registration is now open!! Grab a partner and register or make a donation!!!

Centerforrelationalchange.com

03/03/2022

Naming is one of the most powerful tools that we have. Naming allows us to move through and start the healing process.

What is it that you need to name? What's getting in the way of you Naming it?

05/28/2021

Hello All, I wanted to let you know that the Center for Relational Change is hosting its 1st Annual Spades Tournament to raise money for back to school supplies for Pittsburgh area students.
If you are interested in entering into the tournament, Please do, or if you would like to donate that is also an option!!!!
you can register @ spadesandsupplies.eventsmart.com

Pass The word along!!!!

03/22/2021

Thank you to the mental health clinicians, you are heroes!!!!❤❤

01/01/2021

To ALL my QUEENS, Happy 2021❤❤❤❤

11/28/2020

I can’t tell you how much I loved the conversation with Priya Parker on the podcast this week. We talked about her book, "The Art of Gathering" and our team is still quoting her!

This is a tough Thanksgiving for many of us. I desperately miss my parents. After talking to Priya about the importance of purpose and structure when we gather people, I decided to make our small gathering tomorrow more purposeful. We’re going to connect in a new way, including doing a little collective crafting to remind my parents how much we love them.



It will be trial and error - for sure. It might even be a disaster. But I’m taking Priya’s advice and, “setting a bold, sharp purpose for our time together.”

 Plus we have tamales and shrimp campechana - so we'll survive.

You can listen to our conversation (including deconstructing my1994-honky-tonk-BBQ-super-fun wedding) here: 

https://bit.ly/2J0Lvg8

09/19/2020

People cry, applaud and sing "Amazing Grace" and "This Land Is Your Land."

09/16/2020

Reminder!!!!

09/15/2020

This is a great wat to take care of those on the front lines of the battle for social justice, equity, and freedom!!!! Spread the word!!!

08/02/2020

Our words have power, we should choose them wisely...

07/31/2020

Happy Friday!

You are WORTHY
You are DESERVING
You are LOVEABLE
You are ENOUGH❤❤

06/11/2020

We Stand With You...Your Mental Health Matters!!

We unite in solidarity with all those in the U.S. and beyond who demand an end to systemic racism and police violence.

We, the Center for Relational Change, as an organization and individuals, are outraged over the systemic racism which has led to the oppression, marginalization, silencing, dehumanization and killing of Black people. While the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd have been the catalyst for the recent protests and outrage, as professional mental health clinicians, we see and seek to address the pervasive impact that centuries of systemic racism has had on Black people and all people of color in the United States and around the world. In addition, we seek to continuously address and call out the benefits and impact systemic racism has on White people both nationally and globally.

To all of our community members, we are here to listen and support you, to have difficult conversations on racism and white privilege, and to address the pervasive toll systematic racism and oppression, along with police violence, takes on your mental health and relationships.

02/11/2020

Love this article!!

The connection between fathers and daughters is so powerful that it determines a girl’s journey to adult life. Research says that children who had a loving father, have higher chances of being emotionally secure, more socially active, and self-confident. Fathers shape their daughter’s future in ...

09/25/2019

09/15/2019

When sadness and anxiety took control of my actions it led me into the darkest period of my life. What started my journey inward was a pain and tension that had become so loud within me that it started pouring out into my life as destructive behavior. I hurt myself the most when I fell into a constant hunt for pleasure, not realizing that I was actually seeking love and the inner peace that comes with happiness. Unprepared and unwilling to see what was inside of me, I found pleasure to be my great escape, this led me into using drugs to the point where I became incredibly unhealthy in my body, mind and relationships.

Never being able to find satisfaction in the sensation of pleasure, the downward spiral into misery eventually shifted when my body said enough. I felt so sick and out of balance that my life felt like it was drifting away. Realizing that I was on the edge, it hit me that I could still turn everything around and that I had the power to start moving in a different direction. The first instance of reclaiming my power was when I said no more to hard drugs and started saying yes to being radically honest with myself.

In the summer of 2011, I began to change my habits by focusing on healing my body through nutrition, exercise and by engaging with my inner turmoil through moving inward with honesty, compassion and courage. This helped me accept how miserable I was and how rebirth was possible. Slowly the new habits made me feel stronger, calmer and gentler with my own life and the lives of those around me. Starting to have love for myself showed me how similar we all are. In the summer of 2012 the deep healing started when I did my first silent 10 day Vipassana course, which helped me begin the process of releasing the patterns that limit my happiness and freedom.

My personal history has shown me one critically important truth: real healing is possible, but it does take courage and effort to build the habits that can create a new life. I am not fully free, there is much more to release, but I'm grateful to be here and on my way. Sending love to all beings. May we all be happy and free. 🙏🏽🌎