Let the Journey Begin!

Hey Family! It’s your girl, Dr. P.  And I am beyond excited to go on this new journey with you to Live, Love, and Learn. As many of you know, I have been blessed to use my voice and gifts to empower, educate, challenge, and encourage audiences to be their healthiest self. Be it in a pulpit, in a therapy session, on a stage, or even in a boardroom, for almost 20 years, I have been privileged with being entrusted to speak life over and into God's people. Insert feeling slightly old here, lol.

But let me ask you a question.  Have you ever been called to do something?  Not something quick or easy.  But something big, something intimidating, something grander than you ever imagined? Well, this is where I find myself.  As a psychologist and a preacher, speaking life is what I do.  It almost feels as natural as breathing.  Speaking life is as much a part of me as the smile on my face or the laugh in my heart.  Yet and still, in receiving this life changing call to teach others to Live, Love, and Learn, fear and anxiety have tried to creep in and run the show.  And maybe it is just me, but the fear and anxiety that runs through my mind does not feel regular.  Instead, it feels as though it drinks water, eats its veggies, and goes to the gym at least 4 days a week!  I don’t know about you, but in the midst of this calling, fear and anxiety have knocked on my door like I owed them good money, and they were not interested in a payment plan. That my friends, at times, feels overwhelming.

Yet, after almost 20 years of using my voice to empower, educate, challenge, and encourage audiences to be their healthiest self, I find myself at the beginning of a beautiful journey to Live, Love, and Learn out loud and on a daily basis.  Despite the fear and anxiety, I am determined to walk courageously into this next chapter.  The way may not be clear, but the pull is real.  I want to use this blog space to not just share my thoughts and insights, but to empower readers to actively love and care for their authentic selves.  Who you are today, right now, deserves love and care.  Your worth is infinite and who you are to the world is needed and important.  So I want to invite you to get out your journals, take some much needed, and well deserved, time for yourself and join me on this journey.  Let’s make a commitment today, to slow down, listen to our hearts and spirits, and water the dry places in our lives. It may not be easy, but I promise that it is worth it!  Because at the end of the day, you are worth fighting for!

Love and Blessings,

~ Dr. P