Tasha Bailey: How I Turned Silence into Healing and Redefined What Wellness Looks Like for Black Women
In a profession that usually frowns on therapists being too human, I chose to let people in — breaking the rules I was taught in my training.
In a profession that usually frowns on therapists being too human, I chose to let people in — breaking the rules I was taught in my training.
Most people don’t want to hear the real secret sauce to success — but it’s not what you think.
Asking isn’t weakness; it’s courage in motion. When you ask with clarity, life meets you halfway.
The biggest challenge I have encountered is losing a baby. In 2013, my husband and I lost our daughter at 20 weeks of pregnancy. I had to go through labour and delivery, except she was born still.
I edited myself out of my own life, little by little, afraid that visibility meant vulnerability.
It’s never too early to start living like you’re dying... I came very close to losing everything. Anything after that point felt like a win.
The expectation to always be "strong" left little room for vulnerability, and I knew something had to change.
I reached a point where I decided I wouldn’t let anyone else set the bar or define my worth... By healing and affirming myself, I was able to extend that healing outward.
Teachers told me I would never go to university, that I wasn’t intelligent enough. I believed every word, and it was my belief in them that held me back.