Apr 22, 2021Addressing Psychic RageRage, psychic rage at that, alienates you from compassion. Compassion, for self and for others, is the doorway to accountability, expansion, and personal power. It matters that many of us who have been marginalized walk around hating our building blocks. I specifically want to talk about Black Psychic Rage. Many…Spirituality3 min readSpirituality3 min read
Mar 16, 2021Therapy, Respectability, and Room for HealingClients often come to me after or during a therapeutic journey that has seen them make some progress but not all of the progress they’d like. I’ve often wondered why this is, but I can recall my own therapeutic relationships and the dynamics therein. …Therapy3 min readTherapy3 min read
Nov 28, 2020Divine Dust — Excerpt from The Bloom-Space: Thriving in the Wake of TraumaThis is an excerpt from my forthcoming book. All material is proprietary and not to be reproduced without consent. © Copyright 2021 by Keylee Miracle Sampson — All rights reserved. It is not legal to reproduce, duplicate, or transmit any part of this document in either electronic means or printed…Personal Development4 min readPersonal Development4 min read
Nov 11, 2020Projecting Outcomes and CodependencyIf you’re worried something will happen again, remember that you have to allow it. “I’m scared it’ll happen again!” How many times have you told yourself this or heard this from a loved one? While it is entirely reasonable to be trepidatious about experiencing a certain pain or inconvenience again…Codependency2 min readCodependency2 min read
Oct 29, 2020Don’t Jealous MeSome folks will be envious of you not because of anything you’ve done but because of the choices they’ve made (or haven’t). …Jealousy2 min readJealousy2 min read
Sep 24, 2020A Black BenedictionFor Breonna, Aiyana, Sandra, those whose names we do not know — for us. There is a rising tempest that will not be ignored. Our seasons of bitterness, of being honey-sweet in spite, will end. “End this night, if it be Your will.”* We are divine dust, alchemized into sentience…Breonna Taylor2 min readBreonna Taylor2 min read
Sep 10, 2020“Get” Your Life: The Art of Receiving — A Love Letter to Black Femmes*As written for The Harambee Collective, August 2020* You already have your life. It was a gift to you from your ancestors. “Getting” is a ferocious alternative to aligning with all that is already in store for you. Black femmes are continuously told that we have to fight for everything…Joy3 min readJoy3 min read
Jul 2, 2020Let the Reckoning Commence Vol. 2So, I went to college. There were times I wished I hadn’t, but not going was never introduced as an option in my family. I loved, and still love, learning, and I had large ambitions. I wanted to be a healer, closing the equity gap in women’s healthcare for Black…Reckoning5 min readReckoning5 min read
Jun 22, 2020Let the Reckoning Commence Vol. 1Consider this my primal scream. I’ve spent years unpacking the traumas I experienced during my adolescence and early adulthood, and some days, I wake up in a room full of bulging suitcases. The difference is now I have the tools and the bandwidth to deal with the task at hand…Academia5 min readAcademia5 min read
May 29, 2020The Hottest TearsI am used to being in spaces that need me but do not want me. I am used to being in spaces that need me but do not want me. I am used to being in spaces that need me but do not want me. My hottest tears come when…BlackLivesMatter2 min readBlackLivesMatter2 min read
