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After what feels like a long hiatus, I'm finally ready to get back into the groove of doing more speaking engagements. Looking forward to speaking at this upcoming social work conference! My presentation will focus on holistic approaches to improving maternal mental health for black mothers. 🤎

Exploring Life & Business with Lakia Downs of The Soar Firm - Voyage South Carolina Magazine Today we’d like to introduce you to Lakia Downs. Hi Lakia, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself. I have always been passionate about helping others as far back as I can remember. I’m naturally compassionate and a problem-solver, so it was no surprise that I chose to enter a caree...

3 Reminders About Healing Generational Trauma ❤️.

Let’s stop shoulding ourselves and our children!

We all need more compassion and kindness rather than criticism and judgment.
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Posted • Stop trying to force yourself into boxes that you were never meant to fit in ✋

You can push yourself and try new things but don’t forget to also give yourself permission to be human - to make mistakes, to have big feelings, to take care of yourself.

Only you know what you really need, and what feels right for you. Trust that 💗
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A loving reminder to be gentle with yourself and the Sisters in your circle this week. Here are some tips for navigating Mother's Day when you have a difficult relationship with your mother.

If you're looking to connect with other Sisters this weekend, join us in the Sister Circle for a journal & chat this Friday! Visit: community.therapyforblackgirls.com

Free virtual event!

LGBTQIA2S Black Family Unity Event Unity is an Evolution in Progress

Thank you, 96.3 The Block! I'm honored! 🤎

February 24: Lakia Downs Lakia Downs, MSW, LISW-CP is a clinical social worker, liberated-focused healer, educator, and entrepreneur. She is the founder and owner of The Soar Firm, LLC—a private mental health practice in Greenville, SC.

I love how Paula breaks down the importance of connecting with nature as a way to address anxious and depressive moods along with all of the other valuable information she shares.

I emphasize with clients the importance of utilizing grounding practices because it really does work. And I don't recommend practices that I haven't engaged in myself. It excites me when clients share how some of these practices are helping them. Sometimes our healing can come from the simplest things.

Paula Hurlock "Humans Are Electromagnetic Beings That Must Spend Time In Nature To Fight Anxiety" Watch more reasonings from Paula Hurlock:Pt 1 https://youtu.be/FYjTz_tzpTsPt.3 https://youtu.be/fsy4WnM95hsPt.4 https://youtu.be/H2n312sBBAEPt.5 https://yout...

Have you ever heard the phrase: "It's better to give than receive"? Like many of you, I used to believe in that principle too. Until I realized that neither one is better than the other and that giving and receiving are equally important, especially when they are done in harmony.

Giving and receiving are essentially the same. As we give and receive, we maintain a constant flow in our lives. Many of us keep trying to give out of lack but we must be willing to receive in order to give.

Maybe that's why some of us feel stuck and burned out because we are really just hindering our life flow. We are too prideful to receive support or ask for help, we don't take the time to give ourselves what we need, or we don't create room to be poured into.

I pose to you all the same question I asked myself: "Am I hindering the life flow in certain areas of my life due to my inability to give or receive?"

Whew! I don't know about ya'll but I needed this reminder!

May you have PEACE.
May you experience JOY.
May you HEAL.
May you LOVE and BE LOVED.
May you DREAM.
May you EVOLVE.
May you REST.
May you learn to just BE.
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In the world of parenting, we talk a lot about attachment theory. But there’s also this Buddhist principle of detachment.

I’ve found that the more I heal and grow and love, the less my ego becomes attached to:

• my child’s behavior and performance
• the need to be right
• the compulsion to convince or impress others
• the need to control the situation or outcome

Unschooling actually gives us many opportunities to practice detachment as we let go of what “should be“ and simply embrace what is; to let go of who we “should be” and simply embrace who we and our children are.

What are you learning to detach from?
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Posted • “detachment does not mean you should own nothing. it means that nothing should own you.”

finding comfort in the discomfort of detachment these days 🌬

Detachment is a Buddhist ideology that teaches deep involvement in life – because there is a lack of attachment to an outcome, expectation, person, experience or object. With the deep understanding that your identity cannot be bestowed, it already is.

I wrote things down that were triggering me during these times of uncertainty: from social media to Christmas plans: found gratitude for them first and then detached from them.. for none of this defines me 🧚🏼‍♀️

Other things I’m detaching from as we wrap and navigate the end of this year:
- detachment from the news cycle
- detachment from material things
- detachment from what 2021 “should” have been
- detachment from a need to prove anything other than we made it through this year 🙏

(important to note that detachment is *not* indifference or bypassing or apathy— in fact, quite the opposite)
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Because I'm here to tell you that there is no other way!

It's a coffee and cards kind of morning! ☕ Have you grabbed your Living in the Light cards yet? These cards are designed to help you engage in meaningful, transformative inner work.

Use discount code SOAR10 for 10% off! Click the link in the bio! ⬆️

HOT OFF THE PRESS!🔥
This is an idea that I've sat on for probably a year or so but imposter syndrome kicked in 😩 so it has taken me some time to execute it but nonetheless, it's finished!

As a clinician, I've always wanted to expand my reach beyond the walls of my office and help even more people discover more of themselves, grow and heal. So....*drumroll*

Introducing the Living in the Light card decks. These cards consist of various questions/prompts that will encourage you to deepen your self-awareness and engage with hidden areas in your life that could potentially be hindering healing and growth.

Two versions are available: The Original Edition and The Relationship Edition. There are 45 cards in each deck. You can engage with one card each day, once a week or however you choose! These cards are also great to use with partners and small groups.

Since the holiday season is upon us, I want to show my appreciation by offering you 10% off your order. Use discount code SOAR10 at checkout. Code expires December 31, 2021.

Visit https://linktr.ee/lakiadowns to purchase your card deck!

*Disclaimer* These cards are not intended to be a substitute for therapy. Please see a licensed mental health professional for support if needed.

Where you are now is not where you will stay. There is more to you and more to your life. Keep dreaming. Keep hoping. Keep believing.

Here is your daily reminder to pause and breathe. It's so easy to get overwhelmed with the hustle and bustle of life that we forget to be intentional about fully engaging in one of the essential practices that can help us ground ourselves.

Inhale deeply...exhale slowly...repeat.

Remember to rest. Rest is essential. Rest is resistance.