Superwoman Complex Part 2

I brought my girls Shana (IG: @ShanaSpeaksLCSW), Jasmine (IG: @Jymmyyy) and Tiyana (IG: XO.Tiyana) back for Part 2 to finish up the “Superwoman Complex”, which is how African American women normalize everything...including trauma and trying to hold on to the society vision of "you gotta be strong" "you gotta keep the family together" "you'll get through it" while trying to manage every day life. With that being said, we discussed self approval, and the mental and emotional well-being of self-acceptance verses not having it and different ways we can encourage women who struggle with self-belief and how to move away from it. Understanding and describing what self love is to you and how caring for ourselves should be our highest priority in life. Les Brown, motivational speaker said, “Ladies have been groomed to be sacrificial lambs, putting their selves on the back burner in deference to their children’s dreams, husbands dreams and families [....] then become resentful, angry and bitter." Why aren’t we taught to love and take care of ourselves? Why is meeting the needs of others more important than self love? I want to break down the barrier of self love vs selfish. Also we raise the question of self sabotage. What is self sabotaging? Are we guilty of self sabotaging behaviors in our own life? Procrastination, temptation, food cravings, substance abuse, sex, unhealthy relationships. How do people overcome self sabotaging. If you have any questions or comments about this topic or have any topics you'd like for us to discuss, email me at [email protected]