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You Are Being Grown Differently
The Sacred Work of Slow Becoming There’s a kind of growth that doesn’t look like growth at all. It’s quiet. Hidden. Deep beneath the surface where no one can applaud you. This kind of growth doesn’t come with applause or likes or instant results. It’s not loud, and it’s rarely comfortable but it’s real. And lately, I’ve been learning that this is the kind of growth I’m in. “Not every season is meant to bloom in public. Some are meant to root in silence.” When Recognition Feel
Takia Thompson
Oct 262 min read


The Fallacy of Forgiveness: The Rage That Heals
How many times have you been told to forgive when you were simply naming your fury? How many times were you told that wanting someone to...
Takia Thompson
Oct 95 min read


Rituals of Return, Post 4: When We Are Ready to See
Rituals of Return, Post 4: When We Are Ready to See There are moments when the veil thins. Moments when clarity doesn’t arrive through...
Takia Thompson
Oct 63 min read


Rituals of Return: The Body as Threshold
On Cords, Release, and Remembering Some years ago, I began seeing cords. Not literal cords, but fleshy, sinewy ropes in my inner vision....
Takia Thompson
Oct 23 min read


Rituals of Return: Reclaiming Grief as a Sacred Passage
Rituals of Return: Post #2 Reclaiming Grief as a Sacred Passage Grief is not always about death. Sometimes, grief is about the lives we...
Takia Thompson
Sep 292 min read


I Had to Burn It: Ancestral Knowledge Remembered
This summer I received a card in the mail. No name, no signature, but I recognized the handwriting — my mother’s. On the front: red and...
Takia Thompson
Sep 224 min read


Rituals of return: healing for black women
There have been seasons in my life where I felt scattered, untethered, and unsure of how to move forward. Grief pressed against my chest,...
Takia Thompson
Sep 162 min read


Empowerment is Not a Buzzword: It’s a Birthright for Black Women
For Black women, empowerment isn’t something we need to hustle for — it’s something we’re returning to. Empowerment isn’t just a...
Takia Thompson
May 193 min read


Discovering the FRAY Method: Ancestral Healing for Black Women
Before The FRAY Alchemist became a coaching practice rooted in ancestral healing, it was a personal ritual. It started as a...
Takia Thompson
May 143 min read
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