Jasmine Marie > Quotes

“To every Black girl breathing, always remember: this joy we have—the world didn't give it, and the world will never take it away.”
― Jasmine Marie, Black Girls Breathing: Heal from Trauma, Combat Chronic Stress, and Find Your Freedom

“Many Black women experienced harsh childhoods in which we did not receive a lot of affection or feel seen or welcome to fully express our emotions, thoughts, and opinions.”
― Jasmine Marie, Black Girls Breathing: Heal from Trauma, Combat Chronic Stress, and Find Your Freedom

“Detaching our identities from the work we can do and the pain we endure creates something of an identity crisis.”
― Jasmine Marie, Black Girls Breathing: Heal from Trauma, Combat Chronic Stress, and Find Your Freedom

“It's one thing to understand what you need and mentally process the trauma you've endured. It's another thing to embody it.”
― Jasmine Marie, Black Girls Breathing: Heal from Trauma, Combat Chronic Stress, and Find Your Freedom

“Our dreams exist outside of our comfort zone and the way we're used to doing things.”
― Jasmine Marie, Black Girls Breathing: Heal from Trauma, Combat Chronic Stress, and Find Your Freedom

“A common theme for heterosexual Black women participating in our healing circles and communal dialogue is that when they begin to unpack long-unaddressed trauma, they often find the root of that trauma in a man—either her father / father figure growing up or a man with whom she had a romantic relationship. That realization is both enlightening and deeply painful, as many of us have wanted nothing more in our quest for love and security than to be seen, heard, and protected by our Black men.”
― Jasmine Marie

“Allowing your body to be present and take up space—rather than always existing in fight-or-flight mode—is true freedom. We deserve to harness and cultivate this freedom for ourselves and in community while we await the opportunity to be fully free in the world.”
― Jasmine Marie, Black Girls Breathing: Heal from Trauma, Combat Chronic Stress, and Find Your Freedom

“Our society doesn't actually benefit from our healing, from a Black woman recognizing her innate worth and living from that truth.”
― Jasmine Marie, Black Girls Breathing: Heal from Trauma, Combat Chronic Stress, and Find Your Freedom

“Children crave order, affection, and affirmation.”
― Jasmine Marie, Black Girls Breathing: Heal from Trauma, Combat Chronic Stress, and Find Your Freedom

“Your are more than how others experienced you. You are even more than the limitations you may have placed on yourself.”
― Jasmine Marie, Black Girls Breathing: Heal from Trauma, Combat Chronic Stress, and Find Your Freedom

“Your ability to manifest dreams that our ancestors sacrificed for by making it to another day is one thing, but building up the strength to protect that dream once you've accomplished it is another.”
― Jasmine Marie, Black Girls Breathing: Heal from Trauma, Combat Chronic Stress, and Find Your Freedom

“The reality is that many Black men in the household are conditioned to see that their sole responsibility as a parent is to provide financially, so they are unable to connect emotionally and vulnerably in romantic relationships.”
― Jasmine Marie, Black Girls Breathing: Heal from Trauma, Combat Chronic Stress, and Find Your Freedom

“You cannot dream as a Black woman without a strong sense of self, a guiding light, and a personal community to pour back into you when the world switches from applauding your hard work for filling in the gaps and raising the bar in your industry to suddenly perceiving you as a threat.”
― Jasmine Marie, Black Girls Breathing: Heal from Trauma, Combat Chronic Stress, and Find Your Freedom

“An important part of the unlearning phase is to affirm your own truths. Seek deeper understanding and solace for your own healing by creating emotional distance from your parents' response, acknowledging your different perspectives, and offering them forgiveness and understanding that they truly may have done the best they could with the tools they had.”
― Jasmine Marie, Black Girls Breathing: Heal from Trauma, Combat Chronic Stress, and Find Your Freedom

“Healing isn't a linear path, so focus on progress over perfection.”
― Jasmine Marie, Black Girls Breathing: Heal from Trauma, Combat Chronic Stress, and Find Your Freedom