Dr. Thema Bryant

Yeah, thank you for the question. And the first thing I want to speak to is the younger version of you.

Yeah, thank you for the question. And the first thing I want to speak to is the younger version of you.

And that part of you who has been disappointed, the part of you that was not chosen, the part of you that was not embraced, the part of you that has never been sistered, the part of you that misses being mothered, the part of you that feels you have to be perfect and that people will abandon you or leave you or reject you if you are not perfect. And I want to say to you that that is a lie.

And that part of you who has been disappointed, the part of you that was not chosen, the part of you that was not embraced, the part of you that has never been sistered, the part of you that misses being mothered, the part of you that feels you have to be perfect and that people will abandon you or leave you or reject you if you are not perfect. And I want to say to you that that is a lie.

And that part of you who has been disappointed, the part of you that was not chosen, the part of you that was not embraced, the part of you that has never been sistered, the part of you that misses being mothered, the part of you that feels you have to be perfect and that people will abandon you or leave you or reject you if you are not perfect. And I want to say to you that that is a lie.

that you are worthy of friendship, that you are worthy of sisterhood, and that real sisters do not require your perfection and they will meet you where you are. And so instead of hiding or being afraid to consider what it will mean to be known, to be seen, to be heard, to be validated, to be celebrated, to be appreciated. There are women in your city waiting to sister you. There are women.

that you are worthy of friendship, that you are worthy of sisterhood, and that real sisters do not require your perfection and they will meet you where you are. And so instead of hiding or being afraid to consider what it will mean to be known, to be seen, to be heard, to be validated, to be celebrated, to be appreciated. There are women in your city waiting to sister you. There are women.

that you are worthy of friendship, that you are worthy of sisterhood, and that real sisters do not require your perfection and they will meet you where you are. And so instead of hiding or being afraid to consider what it will mean to be known, to be seen, to be heard, to be validated, to be celebrated, to be appreciated. There are women in your city waiting to sister you. There are women.

in your city, waiting to sister you authentically. And so what happens is our anxiety causes us to isolate and to hide and to block our blessing. And so you affirm to yourself, I will not block the love of a sister that is trying to find me. And I will not have to be perfect for them You know, with strangers, we have to do public relations. How are you? I'm fine. How are you? I'm blessed.

in your city, waiting to sister you authentically. And so what happens is our anxiety causes us to isolate and to hide and to block our blessing. And so you affirm to yourself, I will not block the love of a sister that is trying to find me. And I will not have to be perfect for them You know, with strangers, we have to do public relations. How are you? I'm fine. How are you? I'm blessed.

in your city, waiting to sister you authentically. And so what happens is our anxiety causes us to isolate and to hide and to block our blessing. And so you affirm to yourself, I will not block the love of a sister that is trying to find me. And I will not have to be perfect for them You know, with strangers, we have to do public relations. How are you? I'm fine. How are you? I'm blessed.

I'm better than blessed. But with my sisters, as you said, I can unfold and say, you know what? I'm tired. You know what? I'm confused. You know what? I'm fed up. And so that is what your soul desires. So I'm so glad by you questioning it. It means you're ready. It means you're ready to stop fighting it, ready to stop running from it. You're ready to receive it.

I'm better than blessed. But with my sisters, as you said, I can unfold and say, you know what? I'm tired. You know what? I'm confused. You know what? I'm fed up. And so that is what your soul desires. So I'm so glad by you questioning it. It means you're ready. It means you're ready to stop fighting it, ready to stop running from it. You're ready to receive it.

I'm better than blessed. But with my sisters, as you said, I can unfold and say, you know what? I'm tired. You know what? I'm confused. You know what? I'm fed up. And so that is what your soul desires. So I'm so glad by you questioning it. It means you're ready. It means you're ready to stop fighting it, ready to stop running from it. You're ready to receive it.

And so this is your season for that.

And so this is your season for that.

And so this is your season for that.

And I want you to know transparency is contagious. So if you meet people and stay very surface about brunch or about shopping, that's where it will stay. But as soon as you deepen it, there are people who will meet you there at the level of your depth. And then they'll say, me too, me too. So be open to it. But then as you're connecting with people, let them actually meet you, not a performance.

And I want you to know transparency is contagious. So if you meet people and stay very surface about brunch or about shopping, that's where it will stay. But as soon as you deepen it, there are people who will meet you there at the level of your depth. And then they'll say, me too, me too. So be open to it. But then as you're connecting with people, let them actually meet you, not a performance.

And I want you to know transparency is contagious. So if you meet people and stay very surface about brunch or about shopping, that's where it will stay. But as soon as you deepen it, there are people who will meet you there at the level of your depth. And then they'll say, me too, me too. So be open to it. But then as you're connecting with people, let them actually meet you, not a performance.