This is a healing community space for Black Women, specifically those of us who have encountered challenging often traumatic work experiences. We share, validate, and support in this space as we "lift as we climb"*.
Through my professional experiences as a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and personal traumas as a Toxic Job Survivor, I focus on uplifting as many Black Women as I can as a Toxic Job Liberator™.
I pray that any Black Woman who watches my videos will know that she is not alone in having challenging work experiences and that there are resources (many of which I provide) that can help her create a life that she deserves (and still pay her bills).
Sis, I see you, I hear you, and I am here to support you...Dr. Kimani
*"Lifting As We Climb" is the motto of the National Association of Colored Women (NACW) which was founded by Mary Church Terrell and other powerful Black Women in 1896 with a focus on addressing social and political issues impacting our communities.
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Dr. Jason Arday was celebrated for his brilliance.
Then came the public humiliation, dogpiling, character attacks, and institutional silence.
His story is a pattern.
This Sunday — we are calling it out.
Tomorrow, I am hosting a panel conversation with:
Dr. Leah P. Hollis
Professor & Author
Dr. Tara B. Blackshear
Associate Professor & Author
Dr. Brian Culp
Professor & Author
The questions we are asking:
Can a university hold someone accountable without becoming part of the workplace mob?
Does race and disability change the level of protection the academy provides to Black academics?
Do our identities determine whose errors become career-ending public spectacles?
This conversation is for every Black professional who has watched this happen
to a colleague and/or who has lived it themselves.
Because the accumulation of rumor, exclusion, and repeated public attacks that makes removal look justified is not an accident.
It is a pattern.
Join us LIVE or watch the replay right here.
📅 This Sunday, September 13, 2026
🕐 8 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. CT/ 5 p.m. PT
🔗 youtube.com/live/eGdo8aJo2wY?si=YcNxQ2utKfwbLT1V
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CORRECTION: My apologies...The Colorism Panel with @DrSarahLWebb @ColetteElizabeth and @flylikemephd is scheduled for Sunday, September 27, 2026 @ 8 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. CT/ 5 p.m. PT.
During the LIVE today, I mentioned the wrong date.
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My very first toxic relationship was with my Black female boss. And what she taught me — nobody was ready for.
"Just because someone looks like you does not mean they are good for you."
This Sunday, I am sitting down with Elise Durham, C-Suite Advisor, Communications Executive, Strategic Partner, and Television News Veteran for a conversation that
so many Black Women have lived but rarely see named in professional spaces.
What happens when the person making the workplace toxic looks like you?
When sisterhood becomes competition.
When unresolved hurt influences the way Black Women lead other Black Women.
When shared identity does not automatically guarantee shared values.
Please note...this is not about generalizing or stereotyping Black Women.
This is about having an honest and necessary conversation about our interpersonal dynamics and the healing required for all of us to truly lift as we climb.
Join us LIVE or watch the replay right here
📅 This Sunday, September 6, 2026
🕐 8 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. CT/ 5 p.m. PT
🔗 youtube.com/live/TiPhwfTX6I8?si=1y0cWdfWcydtGFNQ
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If you are a Black Woman who enjoys reading books, a Members Only Virtual Bookclub is one of the perks of joining my Butterfly YouTube Community For Black Women*.
Our next book selection is "Love, Me: A Letter to Black Women in a Toxic Country, Career, and Relationship"** by Tiffany Cross.
We will be discussing the book via ZOOM on Thursday, October 29th @ 8 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. CT/ 5 p.m. PT.
To join my Butterfly YouTube Community For Black Women, which includes not only Members Only Virtual Bookclub meetings but also Members Only videos and Sisterhood Check-Ins (via ZOOM and not recorded), please click the "Join" icon on my YouTube Channel.
*The monthly fee is $2.99.
**Sharing a photo of me purchasing the book at a Black Woman Owned Bookstore, Reparations Club (www.instagram.com/reparations.club/?hl=en), let's support Black Owned Bookstores.
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What if everyone having a problem with you at your job is actually part of the problem?
Workplace mobbing occurs when multiple people such as colleagues, supervisors,
and institutional processes do things like isolate, discredit, undermine, and ultimately push a Black Woman out of the workplace.
It often starts the same way.
A Black Woman enters the job highly qualified, productive, and respected.
However, when she becomes more visible at the job suddenly she is labeled as
"Difficult to work with" and/or "Not a team player."
She also becomes labeled as aggressive, angry, intimidating, and difficult.
When multiple people at the job repeat the same words, the bias starts to look like consensus.
This Sunday, I am sitting down with Dr. Leah P. Hollis, Professor in the College
of Education at Penn State University, for a conversation that goes beyond telling Black Women to simply be resilient.
Join us LIVE or watch the replay right here
📅 This Sunday, August 30, 2026
🕐 8 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. CT/ 5 p.m. PT
🔗youtube.com/live/eZ7pBkB6jPM?si=IKmzMaIE_K0tVKB2
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Support Black Owned Bookstores...
Sharing a picture of me purchasing "Colorism: The Politics of Skin Tone and How We Get Free" by Dr. Sarah L. Webb at Reparations Club (Black Woman Owned Bookstore
www.instagram.com/reparations.club/?hl=en ) today.
*Keep an eye out for a panel discussion about this book with the author, @DrSarahLWebb , @flylikemephd , @ColetteElizabeth , and I on this channel.
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My Summit Co-Founder, @marissapriceheals , is hosting a pop-up community workshop this Sunday at 2pm ET/11am PT if you are interested in exploring the power of sensual movement for healing and reembodiment. All abilities welcome, come as you are. Take an hour or so on Sunday for yourself to appreciate your body and awaken the power of your sensuality in safe community. 🦋
Register here: tinyurl.com/bodylove2026
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Something happens to Licensed Black Women Mental Health Professionals that the field often ignores.
This Sunday, it gets named.
The degree is real.
The license is real.
The clinical hours are real.
The expertise is real.
And yet, something in the room shifts in a way that has nothing to do with any of those things.
Recently, a situation on social media struck a nerve across the Black mental health community because Licensed Black Mental Health Professionals are already fighting every day to have their credentials taken seriously by clients, colleagues, and supervisors.
This Sunday, I am sitting down with Dr. Kyran Ray, Licensed Professional Counselor,
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and Clinical Director of Keep Your Peace, PLLC —
to name what has been ignored out loud.
Join us LIVE or watch the replay right here
📅 This Sunday, August 23, 2026
🕐 8 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. CT/ 5 p.m. PT
🔗 youtube.com/live/iRDTrwLouio?si=7sGMG5Vr4CHgqCYk
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A layoff does not just disrupt a paycheck.
It can shake everything built around a professional identity.
The title.
The salary.
The benefits.
The retirement.
And when all of that disappears in a single meeting or email...
"What do I do now?"
Not just practically.
But personally.
Today, I am sitting down with Kamika T. Dillard, MBA, Tech Strategist, Entrepreneur,
and Leadership Coach, for a conversation that every Black Woman who has ever received that layoff notice or who is living in fear that it is coming needs to hear.
She knows every one of those questions from the inside out.
She lived them.
And what she did on the other side is what we are talking about today.
Join us LIVE —
or watch the replay —
right here
📅 Today, August 18, 2026
🕐 8:30 p.m. ET/ 7:30 p.m. CT/ 5:30 p.m. PT
🔗 youtube.com/live/GqO4DYIcPY4?si=eB3NOLOktDgc53ON
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