Keep Your Stride® Limited Series: Ep. 3 - Mindful Evolution

Evolving to your professional best is a journey that will lead many of us to assess the need to honor your mental wellness. Mental wellness awareness is year-round, and small actions can ignite transformation to take better care of ourselves. Determining a pattern of how to prioritize self-awareness, practicing mindfulness to foster a growth mindset that supports setting meaningful goals, and engaging in positive self-talk is a journey that may require a few reboots. We must work to celebrate our efforts to care for ourselves consistently. Valerie Carmel Dorsainvil is next up in the series, discussing mindful evolution. Valerie Carmel Dorsainvil, LCSW, CCTP, is adding her insight to the series by discussing the importance of building a healthy relationship with yourself. When you're as passionate and knowledgeable as Valerie Carmel Dorsainvil, guiding high-achieving Black women's stress and trauma to their highest selves is all in a day's work. As a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and founder and CEO of Valerie Carmel Therapy, LLC, Valerie has providedcountless African-American and Caribbean-American professional women with the tools they need to reclaim control of their narratives. Her uncanny ability to deeply see, hear, and guide her clients empowers them to thrive mentally and emotionally beyond their therapy sessions.Show Notes:[00:03] Michele shares her mental wellness journey.[02:37] Valerie shares her interpretation of what "mindful evolution" means to her as a therapist.[03:21] Valerie addresses the misconception and usage of the term, healed.[04:18] Michele and Valerie chat about career grief.[05:58] Valerie chats about taking time and making space to experience a purposeful life.[09:25} Valerie shares her awareness of how she presents as a therapist who is a black woman in workplaces and her suggestion of how to select to participate in different experiences.[11:45] Valerie speaks on the power of affirmations and the power behind asking for help.[13:54] Valerie informs of the importance for black women incorporating therapy as a part of their ongoing self-care routine.[16:56] Valerie shares her journey to therapy and how panic attacks impacted her becoming a therapist. [23:04] Valerie explains strongholds and how to release them.[30:58} Valerie talks about the power of a win-wall.[33:40] Valerie chats about the importance of taking time for yourself.Valerie Carmel's Mental Health Therapy Site: https://valeriecarmel.com/