The Self Care Mentor

23/02/2025

Transparency Post: I went back to therapy today and even though I cried like a baby, it felt so good.

As a therapist myself, I know the importance of therapy, but I also know the importance of coming to a good end with your therapist and living your life with the skills you’ve worked so hard on. Hence the reason why my therapist and I terminated our sessions about 18 months ago.

And while I know that, I also know the importance of picking up that phone and hitting your therapist up saying I need to come back for a few sessions, you got me?

I can honestly say that, today, I am personally happier than any other time I have been in my life. So why did I go back to therapy?

Because therapy is not only about working through the darkest parts of your life, it’s about working through the happiest parts of your life too and figuring out how to embrace newness, joy, happiness, and the good ol’ fears of the unknown.

Thank god my therapist had availability and we were able to make something work. Because tuhhhhh, I’m trying to maintain this happiness.

🫶🏽 Be well.

Oh, and it’s Black History Month, so do something for yourself that your future you will thank you for.

🤎 Domonique

17/12/2024

I’m excited to share this research brief I had the privilege of contributing to as an advisory board member, where we explored the unique challenges faced by Black women social workers. This brief highlights key findings and offers important insights into the barriers and opportunities for support in our field. I invite you to read, share, and contribute your thoughts and feedback. Let’s keep this important conversation going.

https://iwpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Black-Women-Social-Workers-research-brief-2024.pdf?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR08S0GCRTrEwO869cM9tAA1JLwxG3aAwxrvEX80oY_7fZ5cXyUw8eqlRJ0_aem_c10YZuzmpSwtYfQrei8rcA

03/12/2024

Hey Friends! Today is & I want to make sure my students have exactly what they need to succeed, so I've created a project through DonorsChoose, the nonprofit classroom funding site for public school staff.

Right now, any contribution you make to my project will be boosted 50% by The DonorsChoose Community. This is an amazing opportunity for my students! Your donation will brighten my students' school year.

Here's my project:

Help me give my students the supplies their Social Work Interns need in order to provide support in the classroom and avoid pullouts that lead to missed instruction. https://www.donorschoose.org/project/bronx-social-work-interns-supplies-to-su/8645067/?utm_source=dc&utm_medium=sharetray&utm_campaign=project&utm_term=teacher_8710079&rf=sharetray-dc-2024-12-project-teacher_8710079&challengeid=22039150

To have your donation boosted, just make a contribution on that page. (Donations will be boosted 50% automatically, but only for today.)

Thank you for considering a gift to my interns and students! 🫶🏽

Domonique

Help me give my students the supplies their Social Work Interns need in order to provide support in the classroom and avoid pullouts that lead to missed instruction. Every year Ms. R, the Social Wo...

05/11/2024

Today! Did you vote already?

05/11/2024

If you haven’t done so already, don’t forget to do it tomorrow!

23/09/2024

Hey yall! Oh what have I been up to? Just being flown out ✈️ to Chicago to attend the Institute for Women’s Policy and Research’s (IWPR) Power+ Summit. IWPR is a leading national think tank focused on winning economic equity for women and eliminating barriers to their full participation in society.

I have been working on a project with IWPR as a stakeholder, exploring the challenges facing Black women social workers, including job quality, wages and earnings, educational attainment, student debt, devaluation of social work/Black women’s work, workplace challenges, opportunities/barriers to advancement, and stress, mental health, and burnout.

This project’s goals are to raise awareness of the causes and consequences of these issues and to build momentum for improving funding and job quality for Black women social workers.

15/08/2024

Did you know that clutter contributes to feelings of anxiety, depression, and overall discomfort? Help yourself out and get rid of it if you don’t need it. 🫶🏽

13/08/2024

Hey Friends! Help me provide my Social Work Interns with the supplies that they need in order to support students socially and emotionally in-class and avoid pull-outs that lead to missed instructional time. My babies need to be in class getting their reading, writing, and math levels up!

Add the promo code LIFTOFF at checkout and your donations will be doubled up to $50 for the next 7 days.

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Thank you 🫶

09/08/2024

6 Signs You’re Ready for Therapy - Even Though You Knew This, I Got You! 🤎

26/07/2024

🫶🏽 Love You!

22/07/2024

As a black & woman identifying therapist who primarily treats black and woman identified clients, I can tell you that the anxiety, fear, and pain from trying to save the world has never let up on the shoulders of us black women. This country has never offered us the respect we deserve and work tirelessly for. Instead they berate each and every one of our heroic qualities that they then attempt to recreate behind closed doors.

While I know that we walk day in and day out, truly afraid for our own mental health and physical safety, I ask that if at all possible, when at all possible, we take care of ourselves and our sisters too.

Remind yourself of your tools, tap into your supports, and find your community.

You are not alone.

🤎 Domonique

14/07/2024

can I get some products though? I’m trying to see something 👀 Send ya good sis a box! 🫶🏽