Sheila D. Boynton, LSW, MDiv, CTCP, CAMS-I  Hello Soul Family, Encouraged by a conversation with a client, I began to reflect on what it means to live in the dash. How we live between the day we are born and the day we leave this earth. The Dash is the phrase that...

Sheila D. Boynton, LSW, MDiv, CTCP, CAMS-I Hello Soul Family, As I scrolled through social media, I couldn’t help but notice how easy it is to get caught up in external demands and cultural trends.  Social media seems to cultivate a culture of more of this or more of...

Sheila D. Boynton, LSW, MDiv, CTCP, CAMS-I Hello Soul Family, Without realizing it, many of us live our lives waiting for the next thing to happen. We are waiting to go on vacation to have fun. We are waiting for someone to agree to something to make a decision. We’re...

Sheila D. Boynton, LSW, MDiv, CTCP, CAMS-I Hello Soul Family, So often I speak with clients about the hurts and disappointments experienced in their relationships, especially romantic relationships. What I’m finding is our emotional and mental health is especially...

Sheila D. Boynton, LSW, MDiv, CTCP, CAMS-I Hello Soul Family, Have you ever felt over it? No, not over life, but over being the go-to person for people you can’t go it. Or over prioritizing the feelings or needs of others at your own expense. In a world that often...

Hello Soul Family, I come from a longline of overachieving women who drove home messages such as “you have to work hard to succeed” or “baby, be an independent Black woman” and “don’t depend on nobody.”  Now, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with being taught values...