What COVID-19 is Still Teaching Me

August 23, 2020 0 comments Faith, Family, Mental Health Birmingham, Birmingham Alabama, drleesha, Mental Health, Psychiatrist, wellness Dr. Leesha

Honestly, there are many moments when I am utterly amazed that COVID-19 is still here. Still! We are still wearing masks, we are still sheltering-in-place, we are still opting not to visit most of our family, and we are still choosing to postpone most of our travel plans. While there are still a lot of things that we are not yet comfortable doing thanks to this global pandemic, the COVID-19 experience continues to teach me some important life lessons. COVID-19 Lessons The peace that is unbusyness – Busyness is my thing. I’m always busy – hustlin’ and juggling work marriage, […]

You’re Here, But I Still Miss You

July 25, 2020 0 comments Family, Motherhood, Parenting Dr. Leesha

Strange Times What a peculiar span of time within which we continue to find ourselves. I honestly believed, dared to presume, that COVID-19 would breeze through the United States, leaving few remnants of its contagion. Yet, the legacy of this novel coronavirus strain has been death, divide, and destruction. There’s been a shift in my household as well. Thankfully there have been no significant perils. Rather it’s a curious dilemma; and it’s one I never predicted – the description of which reads like a clever rhyme from a children’s picture book: It’s quite the conundrum and completely unfair. For you […]

Higher Love

July 8, 2020 0 comments Family, Motherhood, Parenting, Racism, Social Justice Birmingham, Birmingham Alabama, drleesha, love, Psychiatrist Dr. Leesha

Love – both heady and sweet, passionate and tender, heavy and carefree. Love inspires. Love accepts. It encourages. It creates a magical holding space. It desires good things – if it’s healthy love. But, toxic love harms, constrains, belittles, and wreaks havoc upon the soul. I want healthy love, a higher love; a love that endures, that earnestly seeks the best even when overwhelmed by the worst.

Planting Seeds in Preparation for the Harvest

June 29, 2020 3 comments Faith, Mental Health Birmingham, Faith, Mental Health, wellness Dr. Leesha

Stephen Covey says, “You must prepare the ground, plant the seed, cultivate, and water if you expect to reap the harvest.” Gardening echoes the journey of psychological growth and healing.

Black Boy, Black Girl – I Love You

June 14, 2020 2 comments Children's Mental Health, Motherhood, Parenting, Racism Dr. Leesha

Some may not celebrate your beauty. Some ridicule your black skin; they mock your thick coils and tendrils. Some wish to extinguish your voice. Some may deny that your life has value. But to me, my black sons and my black daughters, you are precious, adored, cherished, and treasured. Never forget that despite what this cold, cruel world may say. I love you. I see you. I will take care of you. You are mine, and my love for you spans as deep as the oceans and as tall as the highest mountain peaks. These affirmations declare my eternal love […]

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