Today we're reflecting back on the interview that took place earlier this week with Bobby Brown on the Red Table Talk show, and the importance of healing and dealing with trauma and breaking inter-generational addictions. On the show, Bobby candidly shares the struggles he's gone through, the addictions, and the insurmountable amount of loss he's experienced over the past years.

His mom passed in 2010, his dad in January 2012, Whitney Houston in February 2012, his daughter Bobbi Kristina in 2015, and his son, Bobby Jr. in 2020. That's enough to make anyone go crazy.

The discussion reveals, what I’m sure we already know, that it’s not always going to be easy. I think that’s why too many people avoid the work altogether because it’s an uphill battle to really dig deep and deal with the emotions manifesting in ways that ultimately hurt us. Emotional avoidance is a form of self-preservation. But unfortunately, that form of preservation isn’t genuine. Only when you do the work to be free and deal with the trauma and the hurt can you preserve yourself for future generations. Making the conscious effort to heal, both emotionally and physically (from alcohol addiction in Bobby’s case), is no doubt an act of self-love, and realizing that the importance of healing is not only for oneself but also for those around you.

Self-love can look a number of different ways, the important thing is that it's practiced. And what better day than Saturdays to take that little extra time to treat yourself? We're always going to be busy to one degree or another, so it's not about finding the time, but rather making time.

Encouraging you all to really take care of yourselves, especially during these trying times. The pandemic alone brought on a lot of mental health challenges. Add onto that, all the recent tragedies and shootings and you’ve got yourself one bad recipe for mental health.

So whatever feeds your soul, do that. As often as you can. ♥

Grace & Peace!