jessamyn sara

trauma-aware:
somatic healing practitioner
self-intimacy coach
death & grief doula

[jessamyn sara @jessamynsara]

a word.

[billy chapata. @iambrillyant]

even a fraction of your essence will be too much to handle for the wrong people, too bright for eyes that aren’t used to seeing a walking embodiment of authenticity, and too full for anyone that hasn’t addressed the voids that exist within themself.

[billy chapata. @iambrillyant]

darling,

you’ve fought wars too. with the mirror, with your skin, with the past, with your thoughts. you’ve fought battles that no one else knew you were bleeding from but still managed to carry on. your strength is undeniable, but you are allowed to want to be held too.

[billy chapata. @iambrillyant]

are you not seen? or are you just waiting for applause from the wrong people?

[billy chapata. @iambrillyant]

your resiliency, your fortitude, your ability to stay firm and rooted in moments where the ground feels shaky, none of this means that you shouldn’t be looked after, cared for, thought of. being able to tend to everyone else is not an excuse not to prioritize yourself.

[billy chapata. @iambrillyant]

apologies are only as good as the intentions behind them. words are easy to say, but actions are harder to fulfill when the energy behind them isn’t genuine.

[SARA L. NUNEZ @slnunezwriter]

@iambrillyant there is no end point to healing, no finish line. there’s just a point where we reach enough awareness to learn to ride the waves as they come, to understand that life flows on and we endure — finding happiness and peace despite hardships, in places that once felt inhospitable.

[Nadia Bolz-Weber @Sarcasticluther]

Yesterday I sent a text to about a dozen women I know saying it's been a rough week and I'd be home all afternoon with snacks out if anyone wanted to be with other women to tell and listen to our stories. No reply needed. (Some showed up. It was AMAZING, and just what I needed)

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Today, the Supreme Court not only reversed nearly 50 years of precedent, it relegated the most intensely personal decision someone can make to the whims of politicians and ideologues—attacking the essential freedoms of millions of Americans.

[billy chapata. @iambrillyant]

to whom this may concern;

there’s no need to rush who you are becoming, there’s no reason to sprinkle impatience on your bloom. take as much time as you need with yourself, you deserve the time and patience to exude versions of yourself that are a reflection of your growth.

[Nadia Bolz-Weber @Sarcasticluther]

It's a hell of a time to get sober, be sober, and stay sober. To all my fellow addicts out there who are doing this shit WITHOUT mind altering substances, I fucking salute you. Struggling with addiction? We've all been saving a seat for you. #recovery #soberlife

[jessamyn sara @jessamynsara]

word.

[Regina Salmi @SalmiRegina]

@Sarcasticluther @ANNELAMOTT Anyone who got sober over the past two or so years, there is literally nothing you cannot do.

[billy chapata. @iambrillyant]

conversations with good intentions, exchanges that feel like cardio sessions for the soul, dialogue directed in growth that lead you back to yourself, words wrapped in vulnerability and soaked in honesty, conversations like this.

[jessamyn sara @jessamynsara]

https://t.co/7AwAUySSUz

[billy chapata. @iambrillyant]

what doesn’t flow isn’t meant to be forced until it does. let the lack of fluidity tell you what you need to know about what you’re giving energy to. let it be the sign you need to start shifting your focus to spaces that don’t require stepping outside of who you are to exist.

[jessamyn sara @jessamynsara]

The grief that nobody talks about, by @jessamynsara https://t.co/nPlwVBiSqe

[jessamyn sara @jessamynsara]

Coming soon https://t.co/1mo8Js7vEZ

[Shira Erlichman @sheer_awe]

"Obligations 2" by Long Soldier redefines "poem" as "space for unfolding." Instead of a singular, correct way to read, we are thrown into agency. Which read is the path to healing? Which is the path of the grief, the grief, the grief, the grief? How do they connect &/or fissure?

[Shira Erlichman @sheer_awe]

I can't stop watching this.

[Jamie Wright @jamiethevworst]

“Things don’t matter, people matter.” ...Or don’t you believe that?

[Jamie Wright @jamiethevworst]

Black *PEOPLE* are dying
STUFF is burning

ONLY ONE OF THESE THINGS MATTER
The other can be replaced