Dr. Thema Bryant

So it becomes not valuing myself because everybody else is saying good job. But when I lay myself down at night, then what do I say and what do I feel? And I choose to pour into myself so that it can actually be well.

So it becomes not valuing myself because everybody else is saying good job. But when I lay myself down at night, then what do I say and what do I feel? And I choose to pour into myself so that it can actually be well.

So there are.

So there are.

So there are.

So one of the things that we pour in is rest and stillness. And many of us don't know how to be still. And we will say to ourselves, I don't have time to be still. I don't have time. Right? I have to do a million things. And the reality is that if we don't stop ourselves, our bodies or minds will stop us. And that's what we see happen time and time again. Bodies meaning illness. Yes.

So one of the things that we pour in is rest and stillness. And many of us don't know how to be still. And we will say to ourselves, I don't have time to be still. I don't have time. Right? I have to do a million things. And the reality is that if we don't stop ourselves, our bodies or minds will stop us. And that's what we see happen time and time again. Bodies meaning illness. Yes.

So one of the things that we pour in is rest and stillness. And many of us don't know how to be still. And we will say to ourselves, I don't have time to be still. I don't have time. Right? I have to do a million things. And the reality is that if we don't stop ourselves, our bodies or minds will stop us. And that's what we see happen time and time again. Bodies meaning illness. Yes.

So we get sick and we know, you know, one of the things that research shows is the way our autoimmune disorders and systems for women, when we suppress our anger, we suppress our feeling, we neglect ourselves and it shows up in the body. And so then now you have to be still. Now you have to be still.

So we get sick and we know, you know, one of the things that research shows is the way our autoimmune disorders and systems for women, when we suppress our anger, we suppress our feeling, we neglect ourselves and it shows up in the body. And so then now you have to be still. Now you have to be still.

So we get sick and we know, you know, one of the things that research shows is the way our autoimmune disorders and systems for women, when we suppress our anger, we suppress our feeling, we neglect ourselves and it shows up in the body. And so then now you have to be still. Now you have to be still.

And then it shows up in our minds and our mental health. So you mentioned prayer, and our spiritual practice is important, and it has to come from an authentic place. Sometimes we're doing public relations in our prayers, like these and thous, and we want it to sound holy. But in order for it to be effective, it has to be honest.

And then it shows up in our minds and our mental health. So you mentioned prayer, and our spiritual practice is important, and it has to come from an authentic place. Sometimes we're doing public relations in our prayers, like these and thous, and we want it to sound holy. But in order for it to be effective, it has to be honest.

And then it shows up in our minds and our mental health. So you mentioned prayer, and our spiritual practice is important, and it has to come from an authentic place. Sometimes we're doing public relations in our prayers, like these and thous, and we want it to sound holy. But in order for it to be effective, it has to be honest.

Right. And so for us to be true in our prayers and I'm going to say even for meditation and some people say, oh, I don't know if meditation is against my religion being still. Being still and silent is against your religion. So for us to tune into our breath and into our bodies, and then our food affects our mood. And so what do I nourish myself?

Right. And so for us to be true in our prayers and I'm going to say even for meditation and some people say, oh, I don't know if meditation is against my religion being still. Being still and silent is against your religion. So for us to tune into our breath and into our bodies, and then our food affects our mood. And so what do I nourish myself?

Right. And so for us to be true in our prayers and I'm going to say even for meditation and some people say, oh, I don't know if meditation is against my religion being still. Being still and silent is against your religion. So for us to tune into our breath and into our bodies, and then our food affects our mood. And so what do I nourish myself?

And I like to say, I'm eating this because I love myself. I'm eating this because I want to live, right? And so then feeding myself loving relationships, right?

And I like to say, I'm eating this because I love myself. I'm eating this because I want to live, right? And so then feeding myself loving relationships, right?

And I like to say, I'm eating this because I love myself. I'm eating this because I want to live, right? And so then feeding myself loving relationships, right?