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A lot of us went straight from a childhood where safety was not guaranteed into an adulthood where we assumed it never would be. So we got competent instead. We got impressive. We built whole careers on being the person who holds everything, and we never noticed that we had quietly agreed to go without.

This week, Adrienne introduces Dr. Della V. Mosley, a counseling psychologist who has spent her career building healing ecosystems for Black, queer, and trans folks. In adulthood, after an unspeakable betrayal, Della had to go find safety for herself, on purpose – work that took her into conversations most of us spend decades avoiding. What came back to her on the other side of that is the part almost nobody tells you about.

Learn more about what Della is healing from in this article.

Watch Della's TEDx talk, "Moving from Woke to Working for Black Futures."

Subscribe to Whole Wayves, Della's Substack, where she shares the practices that hold her own healing.

Visit Della's website to explore her healing-centered ecosystem for Black women, non-binary, and queer folks.

Support The WELLS Healing Center, the non-profit she leads, offering coaching, workshops, and courses grounded in counseling psychology and Black feminist principles.

Learn Academics for Black Survival and Wellness, the initiative Della co-founded with Pearis Jean.

Find Della on Instagram: @dvmosley

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ABOUT THE HOST

Adrienne Michelle, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist, speaker, and the host of The Audacity to Heal. She is signed with Looking Glass Literary for her forthcoming memoir. She is a regularly featured expert in Essence, Cosmopolitan, and Betches, and the first lesbian therapist featured on Therapy for Black Girls. The podcast and the retreats are the on-ramp, and the memoir is where it all lands. Find her on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠TikTok⁠ and at ⁠adriennemichelletherapy.com⁠.