Dr. Thema Bryant

It's depleting. I'll tell you that much. You are not actually grieving the relationship. You're grieving your idea of what you thought the relationship would be. That is so powerful. For too long, we are made to believe that we must say yes to everything. And I want to tell you the holiness of no. No is a sacred word.

It's depleting. I'll tell you that much. You are not actually grieving the relationship. You're grieving your idea of what you thought the relationship would be. That is so powerful. For too long, we are made to believe that we must say yes to everything. And I want to tell you the holiness of no. No is a sacred word.

It's depleting. I'll tell you that much. You are not actually grieving the relationship. You're grieving your idea of what you thought the relationship would be. That is so powerful. For too long, we are made to believe that we must say yes to everything. And I want to tell you the holiness of no. No is a sacred word.

This is so wonderful and something I have been looking forward to being able to share this work with the public because many of us are walking around with broken hearts. And I like to say my understanding of healing my heart is not just from doctoral studies or reading books, but having lived it so to know firsthand that it's possible to heal our hearts.

This is so wonderful and something I have been looking forward to being able to share this work with the public because many of us are walking around with broken hearts. And I like to say my understanding of healing my heart is not just from doctoral studies or reading books, but having lived it so to know firsthand that it's possible to heal our hearts.

This is so wonderful and something I have been looking forward to being able to share this work with the public because many of us are walking around with broken hearts. And I like to say my understanding of healing my heart is not just from doctoral studies or reading books, but having lived it so to know firsthand that it's possible to heal our hearts.

The first way I would say my heart was broken is something I know you can relate to, the realities of racism and sexism that cause us to not see our own beauty. And so to be broken hearted as a chocolate girl in Baltimore, to not be able to see the full glory of who I am. And so I had to heal my sense of myself because of all of the messages that bombard us very early to say that we're not enough.

The first way I would say my heart was broken is something I know you can relate to, the realities of racism and sexism that cause us to not see our own beauty. And so to be broken hearted as a chocolate girl in Baltimore, to not be able to see the full glory of who I am. And so I had to heal my sense of myself because of all of the messages that bombard us very early to say that we're not enough.

The first way I would say my heart was broken is something I know you can relate to, the realities of racism and sexism that cause us to not see our own beauty. And so to be broken hearted as a chocolate girl in Baltimore, to not be able to see the full glory of who I am. And so I had to heal my sense of myself because of all of the messages that bombard us very early to say that we're not enough.

And then moving further along, while I was in high school, my father was elected to be a bishop in the AME Church.

And then moving further along, while I was in high school, my father was elected to be a bishop in the AME Church.

And then moving further along, while I was in high school, my father was elected to be a bishop in the AME Church.

Thank you so much. And you were just an itty bitty. I was a little bitty. That's why like seven, eight years old seeing you and we would see you on the news. Yes. And then see you at church, which is such a great example for us to know what's possible. Wow. That this reflection is more than attainable.

Thank you so much. And you were just an itty bitty. I was a little bitty. That's why like seven, eight years old seeing you and we would see you on the news. Yes. And then see you at church, which is such a great example for us to know what's possible. Wow. That this reflection is more than attainable.

Thank you so much. And you were just an itty bitty. I was a little bitty. That's why like seven, eight years old seeing you and we would see you on the news. Yes. And then see you at church, which is such a great example for us to know what's possible. Wow. That this reflection is more than attainable.

It is everything. Community is so important for us healing. And so that was a part of when we talk about like the broken heart. When I was a college student at Duke University, I came home to Baltimore for a visit and a member of our church sexually assaulted me. You talk about heartbreak. Yes. Heartbreak. It is that break of trust when you think you're safe in someone's presence. Absolutely.

It is everything. Community is so important for us healing. And so that was a part of when we talk about like the broken heart. When I was a college student at Duke University, I came home to Baltimore for a visit and a member of our church sexually assaulted me. You talk about heartbreak. Yes. Heartbreak. It is that break of trust when you think you're safe in someone's presence. Absolutely.

It is everything. Community is so important for us healing. And so that was a part of when we talk about like the broken heart. When I was a college student at Duke University, I came home to Baltimore for a visit and a member of our church sexually assaulted me. You talk about heartbreak. Yes. Heartbreak. It is that break of trust when you think you're safe in someone's presence. Absolutely.

Or we assume, you know, if you're in a faith community, everyone is going to be caring and loving. And so that was like a disruption. I'll say before that, I was a straight A student. And for the first time, like I couldn't focus. I couldn't concentrate. I had to go speak to a dean. And there was one black dean at Duke University who had the same last name, Dean Bryant.

Or we assume, you know, if you're in a faith community, everyone is going to be caring and loving. And so that was like a disruption. I'll say before that, I was a straight A student. And for the first time, like I couldn't focus. I couldn't concentrate. I had to go speak to a dean. And there was one black dean at Duke University who had the same last name, Dean Bryant.