Black Women
RE-imagined
7-month cohort to help Black Women dismantle the persona of the strong black woman to embody rest, recovery and receiving.Â
Cohort starts March 6, 2024
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Testimony from Adia, member of Ancestral Elevation Coaching Program
You're here because you're TIRED of being the strong black woman BUT you desire to keep your power!Â
Feeling helpless as if Black women can't exist outside the strong black woman persona leaves you feeling UN-human, unsupported, and disrespected. And the only way to be seen, respected and supported is within a performative narrative popularized by systems rooted in whiteness.
Not feeling supported, being unseen and unheard doesn't mean your healing or liberation is impossible. It means you've realized your healing and liberation is vital and DEPENDS on structures outside of whiteness.
Cuz, the fact is everyone benefits from Black women being strong Black women EXCEPT Black women!
Not enough people understand the liberation practices found within ancestral wisdom and elemental practices, which allows you to root yourself in the power of your humanity with the support of your ancestors, the elements and a strong spiritual court. Â
- Ancestral wisdom is water to our bodies. Our ancestral practices is a deeper spiritual practice because dismantling the strong Black woman persona is ancestral work and healing.
- The land, wind, fire and water hold memory. Â Learning the wealth of elemental practices through a womanist (Black woman) lens will save us.
- Womanism saves everybody. In Black Women RE-imagined, we center a womanist ethic because it was created with Black women, first!
Testimony from Kyana Palmer, member of 44-Day Healing Cohort
''My experience with Dorothy’s House has been amazing. I came across Mama Cody’s page on TikTok and I’m so glad I did. Since joining Dorothy’s House, I’ve become more confident with trusting my intuition, I had a better understanding of the power of vulnerability and most of all, I’ve learned to make peace with decisions I’ve made. My healing journey has been long and often, I’m in my head about things that honestly, happened the way they happened. I made decisions in the past that weighed on me. The very first lesson was about making peace with decisions because essentially, it can impact the frequency that you operate in. It was simple, smooth and to the point. Quite profound. Since the very first lesson, I’ve applied this way of thinking in my life, and it has had a profound impact on a lot. I have less anxiety and guilt about certain things. Also, I have a very hectic work schedule, so, the option to be able to go back and review recorded sessions is so awesome! I’m so grateful for Dorothy’s House. It is a safe space to help you heal and have a deeper, better understanding of somethings on deep soul/spiritual level. If you join, you will not be disappointed. Infinite blessing!''
Here's what we're offering in Black Women RE-imagined!
For 7-months members receive:
- Bi-weekly, 90-minute book club session from Sisters Of the Yam: Black Women and Self-Discovery
- Monthly Mother-Wound Healing Session
- 3 Emotional Wellness sessions AND focus groups throughout the month for emotional support/sustainability (all three aren't mandatory)
- Monthly Elemental Magic and Relationship Sustainability Workshop
- Monthly session Basic Hoodoo For Humanization
- Access to Mama Cody, curator of Black Women Reimagined
- Access to records in the community space
MEET OUR PRACITIONERS
IMANI ROUSE
FOUCS GROUP LEADER AND COORDINATORÂ
Hello! I am Imani Rouse. While I am a licensed master social worker (LMSW) & I have experience as a therapist, you all are meeting me in a very transformative time. During this transformation so far, I have discovered a passion for walking alongside black LGBTQ+ folks during their healing journeys. But instead of a social worker or therapist, please consider me to be more like a spirit detective. My goal is to help you with the reconnection of you to your heart & emotional body as well as investigate with you how & why you lost connection in the first place. My goal is to also aid in the transformations you are facing & integration of the lessons that come with them. No matter how long our journey working together lasts, I hope to leave you feeling empowered & more connected to your heart & emotional body. Thank you for trusting me! I look forward to working with you!
BRITTANI PALMER
BOOK STUDY CO-LEADER AND COORDINATORÂ
Reverend Brittini L. Palmer is a freedom writer, preacher, communications professional, and spiritual guide to many. She is a graduate of Virginia Union University, Mercer University - McAfee School of Theology, former Public Theologian Fellow with the Interdenominational Theological Center (Sankofa Center) and Princeton University Black Theological Leadership Institute. She has written for various outlets including Judson Press, Sojourners, Richmond Voice Newspaper, The Witness, Wear Your Voice Magazine, and Penn Live.Â
Her consultation work with organizations and religious institutions has allowed her to write and think about the future of the Black humanity. Her vision is rooted in an urgency to help people navigate their way out of oppressive systems and practices in order to thrive. She currently consults with the RISE Together Mentorship Network- an Initiative of Union Theological Seminary that connects women of color ministry leaders, activists, and lay leaders across the nation. She also works with the Interfaith Children’s Movement, a multi-faith grassroots advocacy coalition that works to create a Georgia where all children thrive.
YOLANDA WILLIAMSÂ
MOTHER WOUND HEALING FACILITATOR AND COORDINATORÂ
Yolanda Williams is a Conscious Parenting Coach, Social Justice Instructor, and most importantly a single Mom to one amazing toddler. Yolanda empowers parents with tools to be more intentional, conscious parents in order to raise the next generation of emotionally-well, liberated, free-thinkers and in the process, form deeper more intentional relationships with their children. Through her podcast, conferences, webinars,and writings, Yolanda curates critical and candid conversations about race, social justice, and parenting with authenticity, truth, and compassion and helps people find tangible tools to create personal and collective transformation
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All members of the Black Women Reimagined community will...
Get Answers.
Learn through our bi-weekly gathering where members will explore the different dimensions of dismantling the strong black woman to embody rest, recovery and receiving without dismissing fear.Â
Develop a Practice.
Grow in community through our book studies to receive guidance to cultivate sustainable relationships with the elements to expand the depth of our humanity.
Pass it on.
Give back! Dismantling the strong black woman persona is ancestral work that benefits young black girls watching us.
Will we learn from Black femmes only?
We will have access to resources for life?
Is the membership contractual? Can we cancel?
What books are we reading?
Are you ready to Black Women Reimagined?
Contrary to popular beliefs, the strong black woman persona isn't mandatory for your humanity, survival or birthright to thrive as a Black woman! We're here to help you strengthen your ethics and justice praxis around ancestral wisdom and elemental praxis to sustain and support your humanity and therefore your desires! We're equipped to assist in suppressing your fears, but to live above those fears with ethical, and sustainable support.
CLICK HERE TO APPLY!
Testimony from Selena B, member of 44-Days Healing Cohort
''Mama Cody and Dorothyshouse helped me through one of the hardest times in my life. After the murder of my brother I was lost, angry, depressed and completely in survival mode. The sessions had with Mama Cody gave me something to look forward to each week. Helped me out the darkness and helped me to start to see a glimpse of my own power. Even as a reiki master, sound healer and overall spiritual woman, there were still so many gems shared and a lot of lessons and wisdom offered. If you are truly seeking growth or help in your journey I highly recommend working with Dorothys House.''
Key benefits from Black Women Reimagined:
This is a space of salvation. Your presence provides hope to your sisters as well as Black women watching you from afar.Â
The resources and community are always growing. Ancestral wisdom is a living practice. It's garden is always fresh with roses and lilies of knowledge. There will always be ease and pleasure available for us to continue our liberated journey with joy and happiness.
There is always a fresh fountain here. Whenever you need support, this space will have the resources in its archive for you to browse in your own time and the people to collectively learn and grow together in real time.
Love Letter to Black Women
It’s not about being strong or weak. It is about being human. Our humanity is the gift to ourselves. In our humanity is the expansion of our liberation. I recall Jade T. Perry saying, 'our body is earth, too.' From birth we've had the advantage to be in alignment with nature. Due to whiteness, conformity and capitalism, our bodies has been exploited instead next to nature. Our bodies sustain our humanity. Whether you join this program or not, what practices are you willing to embody that holds you accountable to the fact that your body sustains your humanity? That your divinity needs your humanity so you can thrive in dis here life? Allowing the persona of the strong black woman to consume your body, and  humanity will not get you there.
Sincerely,
Mama Cody
Do you want to consistently receive this kind of healing and liberation?
Inside of Black Women Reimagined? You can!Â
CLICK HERE TO APPLY!