sanctuary
love. loss. growth. and the art of becoming.
brianne patrice’s motherhood journey shows why we should un-romanticize maternity— kristen jeré
A large part of the rose-colored world view of motherhood, Patrice believes, is due to the prevailing narrative around mothering. “Motherhood is often talked about like it's the best thing you could ever possibly do with your life [as a woman]. And more often than not, when we as Black women, specifically, enter into parenthood…we realize that those stories or those experiences that we were led to believe about parenthood are often fairytales not reflective of our actual [Black] parenting experiences,” said Patrice.
survival mode, sensuality, and regaining control — brianne patrice
by definition survival mode is an adaptive response of the human body to help us survive danger and stress. so many of us are all to familiar with this trauma response as we have learned to go through the motions of life, doing what we need to do just so we can ‘get by’. survival mode is when our flight-or-fight response is activated and living in this state of being can exist for days, weeks, months and even years at a time.
hurting. honing. and healing through relationship PTSD — doriana diaz
i neglect to rely on those who cannot assure me they are capable of staying, which in turn restricts me from expressing vulnerability with passers-by. i learned not long ago that i have been existing like this for the entirety of my life, simply to prevent myself from grieving another lost love.