I am MJ and the work I am in current conversation with focuses on Black women dealing with grief within the Black community. I believe in creating space for black women to heal and be vulnerable in spaces that don’t require long getaway trips or the over expensive indulgences of self care that is propagandic into believing this is what caring and healing looks like. Grief is real and it is messy and takes time. It is also important to dismantle the detrimental beliefs in the statement of “Moving Forward” for the next generation. There is nothing wrong with understanding and feeling your emotions. I give you that space in my work. I believe in that space in my work. And I am here to change the view and show the tools that can help on a everyday basis in my work.