“Therapy is for everyone”

Therapy isn’t for everyone : A Harlem Awakening Author: Dr. Leona Rae Section: Mental Health Growing up, therapy wasn’t even…
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Therapy isn’t for everyone : A Harlem Awakening

Author: Dr. Leona Rae

Section: Mental Health

Growing up, therapy wasn’t even a whisper in my family.

“Talk to God,” we were told.

“Be strong.”

But strength without support breaks bones. And we are breaking — silently.

Here in Harlem, I see it every day:

The mom pushing past trauma while raising three kids.

The elder grieving alone.

The teen numbing with weed, not because they’re careless — but because they’re carrying too much.

Therapy isn’t a luxury. It’s oxygen.

And it’s time we gave ourselves permission to breathe.

We need to decolonize our healing. Therapy isn’t a betrayal of God — it can be a bridge to hearing God more clearly. It doesn’t mean you’re broken. It means you’re brave.

I work with clients who look like us. Sound like us. Carry the same generational weight. Our stories deserve a safe place to land.

And if you’re not ready for therapy, start with one of these:

  • Write a truth you’ve never said out loud.
  • Take one full day to rest without guilt.
  • Talk with someone safe who listens to understand.

We’ve survived without support for too long.

Now, we get to heal on purpose.

— Dr. Leona Rae, Mental Health & Healing Contributor

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