Dr. Thema Bryant

Correct? So true. Yes. And that's how often we're trained to like chase significance. Like if I do enough things, I can outlast the statistics. I can outlast people's assumptions. I can outlast my own fears. Like we're trying to outrun ourselves. Yes. And so having to actually slow down so I can be whole instead of chasing wholeness.

Correct? So true. Yes. And that's how often we're trained to like chase significance. Like if I do enough things, I can outlast the statistics. I can outlast people's assumptions. I can outlast my own fears. Like we're trying to outrun ourselves. Yes. And so having to actually slow down so I can be whole instead of chasing wholeness.

And so then your armor becomes like your resume. Right. She got the degree. She got the position. And so now you're saying, if I lay down my armor, like, how will I know I'm enough? Right. How will I know I'm worthy if you like strip these titles for me? You know, it's like the first time I moved when I first moved to Los Angeles, I moved here without a position.

And so then your armor becomes like your resume. Right. She got the degree. She got the position. And so now you're saying, if I lay down my armor, like, how will I know I'm enough? Right. How will I know I'm worthy if you like strip these titles for me? You know, it's like the first time I moved when I first moved to Los Angeles, I moved here without a position.

And so then your armor becomes like your resume. Right. She got the degree. She got the position. And so now you're saying, if I lay down my armor, like, how will I know I'm enough? Right. How will I know I'm worthy if you like strip these titles for me? You know, it's like the first time I moved when I first moved to Los Angeles, I moved here without a position.

And before that, I had been like, oh, Duke University, Harvard Medical Center. Princeton University. And so then I came here and it's like, so who are you without all of that? You're enough.

And before that, I had been like, oh, Duke University, Harvard Medical Center. Princeton University. And so then I came here and it's like, so who are you without all of that? You're enough.

And before that, I had been like, oh, Duke University, Harvard Medical Center. Princeton University. And so then I came here and it's like, so who are you without all of that? You're enough.

So at first when I came here, I was urgently, urgently on this job hunt. And I always say to people, if I knew then what I know now, I would have enjoyed the break. Because it was like, just slow down and enjoy it. You know, you're going to find it. So that was hard because it was the first time in my life where I didn't have an affiliation, an institution.

So at first when I came here, I was urgently, urgently on this job hunt. And I always say to people, if I knew then what I know now, I would have enjoyed the break. Because it was like, just slow down and enjoy it. You know, you're going to find it. So that was hard because it was the first time in my life where I didn't have an affiliation, an institution.

So at first when I came here, I was urgently, urgently on this job hunt. And I always say to people, if I knew then what I know now, I would have enjoyed the break. Because it was like, just slow down and enjoy it. You know, you're going to find it. So that was hard because it was the first time in my life where I didn't have an affiliation, an institution.

And so then, OK, without that, just who are you? And so having to come to terms with that.

And so then, OK, without that, just who are you? And so having to come to terms with that.

And so then, OK, without that, just who are you? And so having to come to terms with that.

You feel that way because there was not someone to fill in the gap and you filled in the gap, but you get to resign from being the mother sister. You resign, you turn in your resignation, and now you will be solely the sister. And when we change and when we heal, some people don't like it. When people have been depending on you, they will not appreciate the boundaries.

You feel that way because there was not someone to fill in the gap and you filled in the gap, but you get to resign from being the mother sister. You resign, you turn in your resignation, and now you will be solely the sister. And when we change and when we heal, some people don't like it. When people have been depending on you, they will not appreciate the boundaries.

You feel that way because there was not someone to fill in the gap and you filled in the gap, but you get to resign from being the mother sister. You resign, you turn in your resignation, and now you will be solely the sister. And when we change and when we heal, some people don't like it. When people have been depending on you, they will not appreciate the boundaries.

They will not appreciate the no. But it is not for their benefit or for yours for you to continue to carry people who it's time that they learn the strength of their own legs and the strength of their own wings. Nothing you do will be enough for people who see you as their resource and don't see you as their sister.

They will not appreciate the no. But it is not for their benefit or for yours for you to continue to carry people who it's time that they learn the strength of their own legs and the strength of their own wings. Nothing you do will be enough for people who see you as their resource and don't see you as their sister.

They will not appreciate the no. But it is not for their benefit or for yours for you to continue to carry people who it's time that they learn the strength of their own legs and the strength of their own wings. Nothing you do will be enough for people who see you as their resource and don't see you as their sister.