In My Mother's Arms

In My Mother’s Arms is a 8-week virtual support group designed for those that have lost their mom (or mother figure such as aunt, grandma, godmother, etc.). I decided to create this space after losing my mother, LaShaundra Nielly, in 2018. It was the first time that I sought therapy (even though I had been a therapist for a number of years already). Losing my mother shifted my life in a way that I don’t think is

ever fully understood if you have not experienced it. I wanted a space that didn’t necessarily focus on moving me through the stages of grief but that would allow me to feel all of my emotions at any given moment, no matter how much time has passed. I also wanted a space where I didn’t have to show up as the clinician, but that I could connect with others and share my own truth. Because the truth is,

sometimes I am still in denial and I pretend that my mom has only gone to dialysis and that’s she’s coming back. This space is for anyone that wants the support of moving alongside grief knowing that support is available.