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    A Black Woman's Pain
    A Black Woman's Pain
    A Black Woman's Pain
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    A Black Woman's Pain

    By Michelle Owusu-Hemeng

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    Self-acceptance is the ability to unconditionally value all parts of yourself. This means that you value the good parts as well as the parts that you think need improvement. The process of self-acceptance starts with acknowledging judgements against yourself and softening those judgments, so that every

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichelle
    Release dateApr 3, 2021
    ISBN9781087956435
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      A Black Woman's Pain - Michelle Owusu-Hemeng

      Copyright © 2021 Michelle Owusu-Hemeng

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      Dedication

      My first gift and my last to you

      I dedicate this book of my heart to you

      The only wealth I have

      Just as they are, to you

      I speak the truth in all and say

      I rather bring light to clear eyes,

      Had rather hear you praise

      Then the whole hard world with one consent.

      In one continuous chorus of applause

      Poured forth for me and mine

      The homage of ripe praise

      I write everything with love, and although

      You are no longer here. You will

      Forever be in my heart. Many tears

      Pour from my eyes as I write

      But life goes on . . .

      Rest In Perfect Peace,

      Uncle Nicky

      Table of Contents

      Dedication

      Intro

      Lost In The Image Of Perfection

      Defining Myself

      Losing It All

      Regaining My Voice

      Was It All for nothing

      Constant Rejection

      Hiding Behind The Smile

      Here I Am

      Letter to myself

      Navigate Through Depression

      Friend of a Friend

      It Hurts

      A New Life

      Fix Me

      Intro

      "Don’t spend all your time trying to FIND yourself. Spend your time CREATING yourself into a person you will be proud of’’

      - Sonya Parker

      I wake up everyday feeling like I am all alone. I see no one there. The world is moving at a constant speed, where I am left all alone to try to catch up but fail time and time again. I see my family and friends living with their spouses, kids, and careers in place, and I feel like I am so far behind beyond the level of ever catching up to their speed of life.

      They say go to college, get your degree, and your perfect job will fall into place. I did just that, and here I am, writing from a place of emptiness and depression. Nobody believes a black woman when we say we are in pain and that is what is killing us everyday. My pain is real, and the system we are taught to believe is broken.

      Lost In The Image Of Perfection

      No One is perfect; that is why we have erasers.

      Where do I begin... growing up, I was overshadowed by an athletic D1 bound older brother who succeeded in every sport he played, and an older sister who not only has book smarts but was the leader of her class from kindergarten to twelfth grade as well as the social butterfly that everyone wanted to be around. Between the two of them all my life, I struggled to fit in and become my own person and not be referred to as Lil Sam or Lil Rose. I wanted a name for myself, so what exactly did I do.

      Well, let me take you back to 22 years ago. I was at Johns Elementary. I was already known to my classmates and teachers as talkative. I just loved talking, only because I couldn’t talk for the first five years

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