Root + Yoke Wellness

Root + Yoke Wellness Mental Health Practitioner. Q***r Therapist. Black Yogi. Sound Healer. Meditation Guide. Well-being Well-being Teacher.

Author of iStay Winning Everyday Journal: 365 Days of Documenting Your Wins and Change Your Language, Change Your Life

/10 Most Inspiring Mental Health Talks of 2025/ named TEDx Talk “Why Rest is a Right Not a Luxury” by .buck as one of t...
12/31/2025

/10 Most Inspiring Mental Health Talks of 2025/ named TEDx Talk “Why Rest is a Right Not a Luxury” by .buck as one of the 10 most inspiring mental health talks of 2025. Congratulations Jo!

Check out the full list at the link in bio.

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/Delta Phi Upsilon Houston Celebrates my Visionary Leadership and Impact/ I am filled with gratitude to share that I wil...
12/18/2025

/Delta Phi Upsilon Houston Celebrates my Visionary Leadership and Impact/

I am filled with gratitude to share that I will receive the Chairman’s Award at Martinis and Mistletoes hosted by Delta Phi Upsilon Fraternity Incorporated.
Delta Phi Upsilon is a national organization that uplifts q***r men of color through scholarship, advocacy, and leadership development. The Iota Chapter in Houston is a cornerstone of empowerment in the city, honoring leaders who embody compassion, courage, and transformative community impact.

To be named among the best of Houston is an honor I want to share with the people who support my work.

The celebration will take place on December 20 at 7pm at 2409 Grant Street in Montrose. This evening supports scholarships for q***r men of color and fuels the chapter’s mentoring program, D Society.

I would be delighted for you to join this celebration.
Please RSVP. Link in bio to register.

Thank you Delta Phi Upsilon Iota Chapter for recognizing our founder .buck. Sincere Gratitude.

Listen, we live in Mexico but our impact, leadership, and commitment to the mental health and wellbeing of black folx and q***r folx cross borders! And HOUSTON always gets our highest and most sincere support. Got it?

November Affirmations/ We are living in tender times. Here are a few communal affirmations to hold you, be salve, and re...
11/03/2025

November Affirmations/ We are living in tender times. Here are a few communal affirmations to hold you, be salve, and remind us all of our collective power & responsibilities.

Take what resonates.
Share what lands.
Save this for later.

Happy November Rooties! Sending y’all big wide love.

/October Affirmations/ as the leaves fall and the air shifts, may we remember that release is resistance, joy is medicin...
10/01/2025

/October Affirmations/ as the leaves fall and the air shifts, may we remember that release is resistance, joy is medicine, and community is our anchor.
This season calls us to ground deeply, to honor our resilience, and to hold onto joy even when the world feels heavy.

These affirmations are an offering to remind you: you are rooted, you are powerful, and you are never alone.

Call to action: Choose one affirmation that speaks to your spirit today. Write it down, breathe it in, and carry it with you as both protection and power.

Which one are you claiming? Share in the comments.

Happy October Rooties!

September 25, 2025 was MY LAST DAY working in public education. Quick story August 24, 2021, I went to work as normal ex...
09/24/2025

September 25, 2025 was MY LAST DAY working in public education. Quick story

August 24, 2021, I went to work as normal excited to start the 2021-2022 school year. Midday, I asked my principal to take a half day (mental health break). I drove to Galveston because I feel closest to God when I’m near water. There I wrote my resignation & cried for hours reckoning with the end of my 12 year career.

While I was being obedient and knew it was time to leave, y’all I still loved my career deeply. It’s hard leaving when love is still on the table. However, I knew it was time.

I returned to work and one month later, I packed my office and closed the door to that chapter.

I had no real clue of what was next. I did know that I had some dreams and things written in old journals. I started there. I dusted them off and held space for “what next.” I left without any licenses and certifications. I was terrified but obedient. I remember talking to my friend Ivy and she said, “Friend, there more money out than in.” I couldn’t really conceptualize that at the moment but I believed her because she had just taken a leap of faith leaving her job about a year prior.

Fast forward: (picture carousel)
Sept. 2021 - I studied for my LPC exam
Oct. 2021 - I passed my LPC exam
Nov. 2021 - I organized my home office
Dec. 2021 - My LPC license arrived just in time for Christmas
Jan. 2022 - I released my Ease-Filled Living Affirmation Card Deck
Feb. 2022 - I published my iStay Willing Everyday Journal
Feb. 2022 - I opened private practice

I put my head down. I worked on my dream.

I looked up & had increased my income by more than 200%. Root + Yoke Wellness amassed a quarter million dollars in our first year. Everything my friend said started to make sense. More money + more freedom.

But that didn’t come without a cost. My own well-being suffered. I experienced burnout & at that moment I knew I needed to pivot AGAIN!

And I did.
Sept. 2023 - I put my house up for sale.
November 2023 - I closed my office & shifted to 100% virtual
Dec. 2023 - I relocated to Mexico
Jan. 2024 - I purchased 1.5 acres of land in Mexico

Story continued in the comments…

Rest Rituals for Autumn EquinoxTake what resonates. Share what lands. May this season bring abundant harvest and soft la...
09/20/2025

Rest Rituals for Autumn Equinox

Take what resonates.
Share what lands.
May this season bring abundant harvest and soft landings. Amen.

Happy Fall Rooties!

We are living in wildly tender times. Here’s a little resource to support you with ‘Caring without Collapse during Polit...
09/19/2025

We are living in wildly tender times.

Here’s a little resource to support you with ‘Caring without Collapse during Political Crisis’. This is especially important for those who are deeply sensitive, emphatic, and/or holding space for others.

• Breathe before consuming - this reminds your body: You are here and You are safe right now.

• Set Boundaries with Media - Choose one trusted source. Avoid doomscrolling. Remember, it’s not avoidance, it’s protection.

• Connect with Real Humans - A 10-minute voice note or walk together can bring you back to earth

• Move the Emotions Through - Your body was not made to carry it all in silence

• Create Micro-Sanctuaries - Let your nervous system know: there is still beauty, still softness, still breath.

• Channel Your Care Into Something - Action helps ease helplessness. Let your compassion become direction

When the world feels heavy know that it is okay to protect your peace without dissociating and numbing your heart. You don’t have to carry it all at once.

Breathe. Grieve. Move. Connect. Yes?

Your rest and regulation are part of the resistance. Amen.

Rooties, stay soft in the storm. Hold the world without losing yourself. Y’all got it?

When democracy weakens, communities live in hypervigilance.When voices are silenced, communities carry stress in their b...
09/19/2025

When democracy weakens, communities live in hypervigilance.

When voices are silenced, communities carry stress in their bodies.

When the world shifts, so do our bodies.

Here are 6 ways to care for yourself during these tender times.

Sending heaps of love and tender care to all.

Many of these things are things we already know but when we’re in constant bracing we need reminders. Share this with your communities.

Take good care more now than ever Rooties!

And as tempting as it may be DON’T LOOK AWAY!

/Affirmations for September/ This month we invite clarity, grounding, and harvest. Here’s a reminder to quiet the world’...
09/01/2025

/Affirmations for September/ This month we invite clarity, grounding, and harvest. Here’s a reminder to quiet the world’s noise, listen inward, and stand rooted in justice and truth. Allow these affirmations to be a cornerstone to carry you through this month.

Save and share what resonates with you, and let your wisdom in harvest be a quiet revolution this month.
Share this with your community.

Happy September Rooties!

If you’re overworking, PAUSE! Do this! Listen, the urge to overwork in systems where we’re undervalued is real. And it’s...
08/12/2025

If you’re overworking, PAUSE! Do this!

Listen, the urge to overwork in systems where we’re undervalued is real. And it’s not lost on us that everyone doesn’t have the privilege to “not work.” Here’s a tool for those showing up in systems that don’t always honor your energy and love you back.

Give yourself some breathing room even if it’s for a micro-moment. You deserve a pause to recalibrate and realign with what is most honoring FOR YOU in this moment. Give yourself that. Yes?

Affirmation: At any moment I can call a time out. Amen. 🙏🏿

Listen! Just one thing can change the course of how you layer rest into your life this week. Around here we live by micr...
08/11/2025

Listen! Just one thing can change the course of how you layer rest into your life this week.

Around here we live by micro-action, micro-adjustments, micro-decisions, and really tiny steps towards unlearning urgency.

Here’s a little GPS for you this week as you deepen your rest practice. It doesn’t have to be long and cumbersome to be impactful and rewarding to your nervous.

Give JUST ONE THING a try this week and see what differences it makes!

Happy Slow Monday aka Second Sunday Rooties!

/Care stacking/ is the soulful cousin to but more compassion-focused. Listen, Care can feel hard when the world keeps ...
08/07/2025

/Care stacking/ is the soulful cousin to but more compassion-focused.

Listen, Care can feel hard when the world keeps asking more of you. Care stacking is a tool that can support you with caring easily when the world feels loud, chaotic, and hard.

Check this out and share it with your friends if you’re in need of layering small moments of tenderness into what you’re already doing.

Because even in chaos, we still deserve softness. Amen. 🙏🏿

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