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Generational Healing
I wrote this piece to highlight the urgency and importance of generational healing. It speaks to the reality that trauma does not always end with one person—it can be passed down quietly through behaviors, beliefs, emotional patterns, and survival habits. When wounds go unaddressed, they often reappear in future generations in different forms, such as unhealthy attachments, toxic relationships, fear of vulnerability, or distorted views of education, success
Delphia Simmons (Founder of Thrive Detroit)
9 hours ago2 min read
Confessions of a Lonely Girl - Victory Boyd
I saw Victory Boyd perform with her siblings at Detroit’s Majestic Theatre in November 2018. The Broken Instrument album had just dropped. Her performance alone was captivating and left me wanting to know more about the artist I had just seen in my Facebook feed earlier that
Martti Peeples
11 hours ago5 min read
Mom: Her Courage Still Speaks
I was about eight years old when my mom gathered her six girls on the living-room sofa in our Arkansas home to tell us some “very important news.” My oldest sister and I listened intently while my four little sisters were squirming and uninterested.
Mom sounded excited. “We’re moving North! We’ll live there from now on,” she told us. “Your father
Delphia Simmons (Founder of Thrive Detroit)
May 266 min read