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08/19/2025

Heart Centered Wellness: Healing Strategies for OCD
August is dedicated to breaking the stigma around OCD [Obsessive Compulsive Disorder]. Our healing strategy of focus this week is a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy tool known as the ACCEPTS Strategy.

Together, ACCEPTS provides quick, practical tools to “buy time” until emotions settle—so you can avoid acting impulsively and use healthier coping strategies.

📢 Education matters. Your mental health matters. Your story matters. You matter.
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.” —3 John 1:2
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💬 Let’s talk about it.
🤲🏾 Let’s pray through it.
🧘🏽 Let’s rest and renew without shame.
🤝 Let’s seek God and therapy.
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🕊️ Faith and mental health can co-exist.
🕊️ Healing is holy.
🕊️ You are not alone.

08/09/2025

Heart Centered Wellness: Healing Strategies for OCD
August is dedicated to breaking the stigma around OCD [Obsessive Compulsive Disorder]. Our healing strategy of focus this week is a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy tool known as the STOP Strategy.

Let's Recap!
Key Reminder:
Using STOP is not about eliminating anxiety instantly, but interrupting the OCD thought-action loop and allowing you to make a healthier choice.
Over time, repeated use builds distress tolerance and weakens compulsive patterns.

📢 Education matters. Your mental health matters. Your story matters. You matter.

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.” —3 John 1:2
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💬 Let’s talk about it.
🤲🏾 Let’s pray through it.
🧘🏽 Let’s rest and renew without shame.
🤝 Let’s seek God and therapy.
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🕊️ Faith and mental health can co-exist.
🕊️ Healing is holy.
🕊️ You are not alone.

Heart Centered Wellness: Healing Strategies for OCDAugust is dedicated to breaking the stigma around OCD [Obsessive Compulsive Disorder]. Our healing strate...

08/08/2025

Heart Centered Wellness: Healing Strategies for OCD
August is dedicated to breaking the stigma around OCD [Obsessive Compulsive Disorder]. Our healing strategy of focus this week is a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy tool known as the STOP Strategy. Today we explore the STO[P].

📢 Education matters. Your mental health matters. Your story matters. You matter.

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.” —3 John 1:2
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💬 Let’s talk about it.
🤲🏾 Let’s pray through it.
🧘🏽 Let’s rest and renew without shame.
🤝 Let’s seek God and therapy.
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🕊️ Faith and mental health can co-exist.
🕊️ Healing is holy.
🕊️ You are not alone.
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08/07/2025

Heart Centered Wellness: Healing Strategies for OCD
August is dedicated to breaking the stigma around OCD [Obsessive Compulsive Disorder]. Our healing strategy of focus this week is a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy tool known as the STOP Strategy. Today we explore the ST[O]P.

📢 Education matters. Your mental health matters. Your story matters. You matter.

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.” —3 John 1:2
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💬 Let’s talk about it.
🤲🏾 Let’s pray through it.
🧘🏽 Let’s rest and renew without shame.
🤝 Let’s seek God and therapy.
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🕊️ Faith and mental health can co-exist.
🕊️ Healing is holy.
🕊️ You are not alone.
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08/06/2025

Heart Centered Wellness: Healing Strategies for OCD
August is dedicated to breaking the stigma around OCD [Obsessive Compulsive Disorder]. Our healing strategy of focus this week is a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy tool known as the STOP Strategy. Today we explore the s[T]op.

📢 Education matters. Your mental health matters. Your story matters. You matter.

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.” —3 John 1:2
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💬 Let’s talk about it.
🤲🏾 Let’s pray through it.
🧘🏽 Let’s rest and renew without shame.
🤝 Let’s seek God and therapy.
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🕊️ Faith and mental health can co-exist.
🕊️ Healing is holy.
🕊️ You are not alone.
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08/05/2025

Heart Centered Wellness: Healing Strategies for OCD
August is dedicated to breaking the stigma around OCD [Obsessive Compulsive Disorder]. Our healing strategy of focus this week is a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy tool known as the STOP Strategy. Today we explore the S(top).

📢 Education matters. Your mental health matters. Your story matters. You matter.

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.” —3 John 1:2
⁣
💬 Let’s talk about it.
🤲🏾 Let’s pray through it.
🧘🏽 Let’s rest and renew without shame.
🤝 Let’s seek God and therapy.
⁣
🕊️ Faith and mental health can co-exist.
🕊️ Healing is holy.
🕊️ You are not alone.
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08/04/2025

August is dedicated to breaking the stigma around OCD [Obsessive Compulsive Disorder]. While we receive education on OCD, we are also going to explore healing practices for self stewardship.

📢 Education matters. Your mental health matters. Your story matters. You matter.

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.” —3 John 1:2
⁣
💬 Let’s talk about it.
🤲🏾 Let’s pray through it.
🧘🏽 Let’s rest and renew without shame.
🤝 Let’s seek God and therapy.
⁣
🕊️ Faith and mental health can co-exist.
🕊️ Healing is holy.
🕊️ You are not alone.
⁣

When you hear the term OCD, what comes to mind? For many, it’s the stereotype of someone obsessively cleaning or organizing their desk. But in reality, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a far more complex mental health condition that affects millions of people worldwide, often interfering wit...

07/30/2025

📱 Strategy 3: Support Someone Who Struggles
🧡 Let’s be safe spaces for one another.

07/28/2025

Did You KnoW?
🧠 Statistic:
Black and Indigenous youth are more likely to be misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed with mental health conditions compared to other peers—and less likely to receive early intervention or adequate treatment.
— American Psychiatric Association, 2023

This is often due to systemic bias, lack of cultural awareness among providers, and mistrust of healthcare systems rooted in historical harm.

Let's HEAL
✅ Set Boundaries That Protect Your Peace
Say no to spaces, media, or conversations that invalidate your identity or retraumatize you. Protect YOU emotionally, physically, spiritually, and environmentally like your life depends on it—because it does.

✅ Create a Daily Ritual that Honors You
Journal using prompts like:
“What parts of my culture give me strength?” or
“How can I honor my story today?”
Make space to hear yourself without judgment.

https://www.thementalhealthcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/BIPOC-Mental-Health-Resources.pdf

🧡 You deserve healing that sees your full story.
-Dr. Sha'

07/23/2025

📱 Strategy 2: 3 Tools for Managing Intrusive Thoughts
💬 Comment below: Which one will you try today?

07/21/2025

Did you KNOW?
Indigenous adults in the U.S. have the highest rate of mental health disorders of any racial or ethnic group, and are 2.5 times more likely to experience serious psychological distress than the general population.
— Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 2022

This highlights the deep impact of historical trauma, systemic neglect, and cultural erasure, making access to culturally respectful, trauma-informed care essential for healing in Indigenous communities.

Let's HEAL together!

✅ Incorporate Cultural and Spiritual Traditions
Light a candle, play music, pray, or meditate. Healing isn’t just clinical—it’s spiritual and communal too.

44 BIPOC support Resources: https://www.self.com/story/black-mental-health-resources

🧡 You deserve healing that sees your full story.

-Dr. Sha'

Because we need and deserve support.

07/18/2025

BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month Blog: Honoring the Mind and Healing the Soul

https://www.theheartcenteredjourneycccinc.com/post/honoring-the-mind-healing-the-soul-mental-wellness-in-bipoc-communities

🧡 You deserve healing that sees your full story.

July is BIPOC Mental Health Month — a time to reflect, affirm, and uplift the emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. This month isn’t just a moment of awareness — it’s a movement toward justice, wholeness, and restoration.The Weight of Dispar...