by Erika T. Kendrick | Sep 30, 2025 | Black Therapist
If you’ve ever felt like you’re “always on” but still running on empty, you’re not alone. For many Millennial and Gen X women of color, survival mode doesn’t feel like a temporary state—it feels like a way of life. And when something feels that normal, we stop...
by Erika T. Kendrick | Sep 22, 2025 | Anxiety Therapy
Rest Without Guilt: The Hidden Struggle for Women Why does rest feel like a luxury instead of a right? So many women I know struggle with the simple act of slowing down. Even when our bodies beg for stillness, our minds whisper: You should be doing something. You’re...
by Erika T. Kendrick | Sep 3, 2025 | Black Therapist
What does “strength” really cost us? For many Black women, it comes at the price of our peace of mind. Our pain gets minimized. Our strength gets glorified. Sometimes, our full humanity goes unseen. Yet many of us carry heavy mental health challenges. Naming these...
by Erika T. Kendrick | Aug 19, 2025 | Anxiety Therapy
If you’re the friend who has it all together, the coworker who always delivers, or the family member everyone leans on, you might be living with high-functioning anxiety. It’s not a formal diagnosis, but it’s a very real experience where you’re smiling on the outside...
by Erika T. Kendrick | Aug 7, 2025 | Anxiety Therapy
Let’s name it: The Strong Black Woman (SBW) schema isn’t just armor—it can weigh you down. It’s the cultural mandate to be unbreakable, self-sufficient, caregiving, and ever-resilient. But underneath that celebrated strength, many Black women are living with chronic...
