Home
About
Podcast
Books
Contact
💰 Tip Jar💰

Thank You!

My ‘Gram

nakolewatson

Suicide Prevention Superwoman ✊🏾
Snatching lives from the brink of destruction since 2012. 🙌🏾
I empower YOU to do the same! 💜
👇🏾 Daily INspiration 📲

Hey hey, my love! Long time no talk. I hope you've

I mean folks are really out here expecting Black w

Can we be real? Happy Thursday, by the way.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Growing up, I was often labeled as a "problem child". Growing up as a little brown girl, I wasn't able to do a lot of things that my lighter fellow students could do. My responses were always considered "aggressive" even when I wasn't being aggressive at all. I was constantly accused of "having an attitude" no matter how I responded. Chile, I couldn't even wear SHORTS because my legs were so long that my shorts always failed the "fingertip test". Mind you, my fingertips went past my knees because I have long arms and long legs. *sigh*⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Anyhoo, I was MISlabeled as a "problem child" a lot. It transferred over to my young adult life. From church to church, people would always treat me like a problem. Forget reaching in to see why I acted the way I acted. Forget using a little bit of wisdom and maybe a bit of grace to sit with me and try to understand where I was coming from.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Nope! They slapped a label on me and kept it moving. And so for a long time, I thought I really was a "problem child". I thought I was hard to love.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
And then, one day it dawned on me. Sometimes it's not that you're the problem. It's that the people around you lack the range (the bandwidth, the wherewithal, the education, the knowledge, the grace, the compassion, you name it) to be able to meet you where you are. So instead of putting in the work to reach you and find common ground, they would rather label you and keep it moving. It's easier for them.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Let me tell you something, though.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
You are not a "problem child". You are not a burden. You are not hard to love. You just need to be surrounded by people who have the range to meet you where you are and journey with you to common ground.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I refuse to let you go another day thinking it's you. It's not you.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Save this message for when you need a reminder!

This whole sermon blessed me, but especially this

Imagine being a church girl who was in one abusive

Stop beating yourself up, sis! You are right whe

Good Morning ☀️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Our friends and family really do mean well (most of the time) when they try to encourage us... but a lot of times, what would make someone with a normal brain feel better actually makes us feel a whole lot worse. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Let’s talk about it. Having a mental illness is exhausting. And it’s very tricky because some days you’re absolutely fine, and then, out of nowhere, BOOM! Here comes depression. And sometimes it’s all you can do to simply choose to stay in this world. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Your family may never understand it. Your friends may never understand it. But their lack of understanding doesn’t make your situation any less valid or real. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
You are doing the best you can with what you have. And that’s okay. Mental illness is not an excuse for bad behavior. At all. But it’s also something that can absolutely impede the progress we try so hard to make. There is a balance there that we must find FOR OURSELVES, even if our family and friends never “get it”. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Stay in your truth. Your truth is valid. You don’t have to perform for your family and friends. Acknowledging your mental illness and getting the help you need for it is all you’re required to do. You’re not a circus animal. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Have an amazing day, and know that if all you can do today is exist, your existence matters, and it is enough. Take care of yourself, and when you’re ready, try again. Don’t let mental illness control your life - and don’t let the expectations of others control it either. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Share this with someone who needs it. 🤗 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Much love! 💜

Reclaim your headspace. You are valid. So are your

I don't know who needs to hear this, but I promise

Its not Sunday, but I have a sermon! If there is o

I really have to remind myself that what I'm doing

Can I keep it real?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀

Load More... Follow on Instagram

Home
About
Podcast
Books
Contact
💰 Tip Jar💰

Na’Kole Watson is a highly-experienced and professionally certified suicide prevention coach who helps individuals overcome suicidal thoughts and live the life they were born to live. She also advocates for the prevention of bullying and the rehabilitative care of bullies. Na’Kole is determined to make an impact in the world using products and services that INspire.