Neurodiversity in Black Families with Rosemary Sanders-Price of Rose in Bloom Therapy

Ep 128: Neurodiversity in Black Families with Rosemary Sanders-Price of Rose in Bloom TherapyPart of noseyAF's 31 Days of Black Business series 🖤She spent twenty years in retail management. Then a friend asked her one question in church.Rosemary Sanders-Price went back to school to become a therapist because when her son was diagnosed with autism, she couldn't find anyone in her corner with the information she needed. She figured other mothers were in the same place. Now she runs Rose in Bloom Therapy and wrote a book about raising him.What We Talk AboutWhy she wishes people understood that neurodiversity in Black families isn't a curse and isn't something to cureWhat effective advocacy actually looks like day to day, including what it means to give a kid a place where they don't have to maskWhat shadow work really is, why it's not a witchcraft girlies thing, and how to forgive the version of you who didn't know better yetThe unexpected turn: she was sitting in church listening to a pastor tell mothers that autism was their fault, and she started thinking about every woman who went home carrying thatIf you love second-act reinventions that don't skip the hard part, this episode is for you.All about Rosemary Sanders-PriceYou're gonna love Rosemary; she's a straight-shooter with a wise voice. A licensed mental health therapist, author, and mom, she founded Rose in Bloom Therapy to make mental health support more accessible, affirming, and culturally responsive. She works with individuals, couples, and families, specializing in trauma, anxiety, depression, neurodiversity, personality disorders, eating disorders, and LGBTQIA+ affirming care. Her belief: healing happens when people feel seen, supported, and empowered to bloom at their own pace.Things We MentionedRose in Bloom TherapyHer book, Different Not Deficient: Raising a Black Son on the Spectrum, available directly through her websiteHealing Spaces, the group she co-founded, and their restorative justice projectPsychology Today, where she's also listedInternal Family Systems (IFS) therapyCarl Jung and shadow workChapters:00:09 - Introduction to Black Business Month01:03 - Introduction to Rosemary Sanders Price12:37 - The Journey of Advocacy and Understanding Neurodiversity19:38 - Challenges of Community Health and Entrepreneurship25:44 - Navigating Mental Health in the Community28:42 - Understanding Shadow Work32:32 - The Impact of Motherhood on Therapy37:30 - Healing and Grief: A Continuous JourneyThis series is supported by Off the Grid, a podcast for small business owners who want to leave social media without losing their clients. Find them at offthegrid.fun 🖤Connect with Rosemary Sanders-PriceIG: @rose_in_bloom_therapyWebsite: Roseinbloom.comStay Connected📬 Get the noseyAF Dispatch → Subscribe here🏡 Grab the Good Neighbor Playbook → Download it freeMore ways to connectEmail: [email protected] on IG: @stephaniegrahamListen to more episodes: noseyaf.comSupport & FeedbacknoseyAF is listener-supported; thank you for being here. 💛🫶🏾⭐ Rate & Review the Show📣 Share noseyAF with a friend who needs to hear thisEpisode CreditsProduced, Hosted, and Edited by Stephanie GrahamLyrics: Queen LexInstrumental: Freddie Bam FamCover Art: Emma McGoldrick