Ebonie-Marché, LLC

05/06/2024

Join us as we dive into the interplay between slavery, colonialism, and familial relationships in the Caribbean region. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/897612431947?aff=oddtdtcreator.

04/09/2024

Our ongoing group therapy support aims to create a safe space where survivors of s*xual trauma can experience the healing power of community.

01/02/2024

Trauma is a wound or an injury. It doesn't mean that you're broken. It doesn't mean that you're damaged. It doesn't mean that you need to be fixed. It means that something terrifying and unthinkable happened that affected how you view the world and how you move through life. That's not an identity. It's not a description of who you are. It's simply your system's response to a supremely overwhelming experience.

08/15/2023

Lean into the transformative power of restorative movement for rest, relaxation, and healing.

We live in a world that makes it difficult to disconnect and power down. We also live in a world that is driven by productivity, and rest might be met with feelings of guilt and shame. We've learned that we are not deserving of rest, or rest should be earned. Restorative flows gently guide us to a p...

09/21/2022

07/20/2022

04/26/2021

If anyone has been feeling supremely heavy over the past few weeks, know that it is okay to pause. If taking a pause feels impossible right now, we get it. Life is precarious, and we are expected to be resilient. We encourage you to embrace the thought that a pause is also an act of resilence, and an act courage. Perhaps the pause is reading this post, or having awareness of the next breath. Regardless of what this pause looks like, know that it is a radical act of self-love.

02/17/2021

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” – Audre Lorde

02/16/2021

Deciding to speak about one's s*xual assault is polarizing. One reason is that recipients of the information are often confused regarding who is the victim. This is especially true in matters involving in**st, or in situations where there are unique overlapping relationships. In many cases, offenders, or individuals closely connected to the offender, are also viewed as victims.

Although multiple people and relationships might be affected, they are not victims. The victim is the person who was r***d, molested, trafficked, harrassed, or otherwise s*xually assaulted. Other people are affected in that they have to process and adjust to shocking information, but this doesn't make them victims.

We can better serve individuals by learning how to receive this information without judgment, blame, or criticism. Learning that someone close to us, or someone we like, is a s*x offender is difficult to process. In order to create distance, we polarize, rationalize, and demonize. However, in many instances, much of this frustation is directed at the idividual who was actually violated. This is problematic. Survivors are better served when individuals are empathetic recipients of the information.

02/15/2021

Affirmations are a great way to consistently take steps towards embracing all parts of our being. Affirmations allow us to create our own narrative about the self, about parts that we might find challenging to accept, about parts that we doubt are worthy, and about parts that others find disapproving, on a daily basis. Know that all parts of our being are worthy of consistent love, care, and attention. We don't need to be fixed. We simply need to accept all of who we are in this moment without judgment.

02/12/2021

Valentine's Day is around the corner. This could be daunting and anxiety inducing, for some. Anticipating the day could be overhwelming, for many different reasons. Perhaps the day triggers self-doubt, thought spirals, or bad memories. Please keep in mind that this day does not define whether or not a person is worthy of love. It is also not an indicator of how lovable a person is, or how much a person's presense is appreciated. Operating in love is a daily practice of kindness to the self and others. We can operate in the spirit of love by creating new memories, remaining curious, being less judgmental about our thoughts and being, and developing an empowered self narrative. Culture has a way of creating pockets that cause others to feel inadequate. Please be reminded that self-worth is not attached to a day, or the meaning of a day, as defined by culture.

01/26/2021

Don't despair: despair suggests you are in total control and know what is coming. You don't - surrender to events with hope.
Alain de Botton