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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 1d

Last but not least- everything is not about winning or losing. Ask instead; what is the opportunity to listen& release here? What am I defending against in myself from having to feel? The way to heal the pain is to feel it. The only way is through. All the projections are just distractions.

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 1d

Boundaries are sometimes a blessing that keep us from hitting our heads against brick walls. Trying to force alignment keeps us feeding a lie.

If u are craving a fight with someone- make sure it’s these systems & not ur comrades. Pushing pain out to whoever is closest to us is killing community.

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 1d

Know this: some folks will not be able to see themselves. You may not be able to see yourself. This is why pulling in community is critical. But when the evidence is clear know and accept when things are misaligned—-and know it is never a reflection of your worth.

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 1d

Does this story sound like one I have told before? Is it a trauma narrative I believe and is rooted in this moment or is it being projected onto this moment?

Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 1d

A lot of the lack of self reflexivity people are experiencing now is rooted the overwhelm we all are living in. Take time to pause, breath, consult God, consult ancestors, consult elders before u make any decision fam. Consult the people who will hold u responsible. That’s how we will get thru.

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 1d

Some questions to consider:
Am I considering the context and history of my actions?
Am I telling the full story? If it is black and white its likely missing the grey. Am I trying to honor the energy of misalignment or fight for power or control? Do I want to be right or do I want to be honest?

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 1d

Everyone I am speaking to is dealing with more folks who are struggling with self accountability and discernment. It’s directly linked to the energy of the moment and the hyper vigilance we all are experiencing with the powers that be.

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 4d

I wish you a healing so deep, you can never ever be held hostage by your own delusions.

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 4d

Sometimes saying the “No” is necessary.

But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt.

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 4d

I wish you a love that never lets your survival strategies excuse you from accountability; nor allows your misperceptions to poison your own vision of your self.

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 4d

Sometimes we have to say “no”. Even when the no hurts. Even when we care about people and wish it could be a yes. Even when the no will lead to false perceptions & half stories. When the elders, the ancestors & the outsiders have been consulted; when the evidence is clear. No is the way forward.

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 4d

Grief, insecurity and unexamined and triggered wounds— will take every experience you have ever had; and contort them to fit a story —anchored in a narrative where the problem is everybody else, and never ever your own behaviors and choices.

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 4d

There are few things more difficult than having to make a boundary when the behaviors of people you care about are creating hostility and chaos from their trauma responses and survival strategies.

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 5d

There are few things more difficult than having to make a boundary when the behaviors of people you care about are out of dignity.

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Soren 🌱 they/them @sorenable.bsky.social · 16d

“An old tape ran”, very helpful phrase for un-learning shame. 📼

@yoloakili.bsky.social @drdoylesays.bsky.social

Yolo Akili
@YoloAkili
Sometimes I wake up & have to remind myself: "There is nothing wrong with me. I have patterns to unlearn, new behaviors to embody & wounds to heal. But there is nothing wrong with the core of me & who l am. I am unlearning generations of harm and remembering love. It takes time."

Dr. Glenn Doyle
@DrDoyleSays
Unexpected things hit us right in the shame bone. We'll be having a decent day, and something will creep up on us, and suddenly we're feeling utterly inadequate.
Easy does it. You got triggered and an old tape ran. That's all.
Breathe, and talk yourself through it.
5:51 PM - 3/12/21 • Twitter for iPhone

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · Sep 1

ATL! Black Masculinity Reimagined Leadership Institute is coming September 14th!

Join us for an integenerational space with Black men and masculine folks focused on healing beyond patriarchy and much more. Great food and gifts will be given.🙏🏾

www.eventbrite.com/e/black-masc...

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · Aug 16

To support our AltaDena/Pasadena community, BEAM’s monthly Healing circle will now relocate to Pasadena. Hot food, healing strategies and community care held by us. If you know folks in need of space, share with them and join us next week. 🙏🏾
www.eventbrite.com/e/heart-spac... #HealingCircles

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Aug 15

“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.

The Invention of “Sesame Street”

Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.

www.newyorker.com

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · Aug 15

NYC join me with the people next week. Looking forward to this conversation on Black men, boys, & children & the very real issue of sexual assault.
All Black children deserve a world where they are honored & protected.

Let’s heal &reimagine together.🙏🏾 metoomvmt.org/me-too-psa-pre…

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Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective @beamorg.bsky.social · Aug 4

Protect Trans youth. Period.

Trans and nonbinary young people deserve safety, joy, and futures full of possibility—not policies rooted in fear and control.

Whether it’s at school, at home, or in the community—we all have a role to play in making sure Trans youth are seen, supported and protected.

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Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective @beamorg.bsky.social · Aug 5

Leadership rooted in healing hits different.

Join us tomorrow, Aug 6th for Emotionally Intelligent Leadership 101 — a virtual training for Black leaders & organizers who are committed to healing justice!

1–3PM PT / 4–6PM ET

RSVP: beam.community/events

#HealingJustice #LiberatedLeadership

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · Aug 6

From the cuts to vaccines, research, HIV care, trans and reproductive care- to FURTHER criminalizing mental conditions— our health and well being are under attack on a blatant level unseen for generations. We can’t keep actin like it’s business as usual.

It is not business as usual!!

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · Jul 31

This is one of my favorite conversations I have had this year!!!

Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective @beamorg.bsky.social · Jul 31

The last Episode of Season Two is here fam, and Dr. Evan Auguste is bringing us home!

Join us for this brilliant episode where Dr. Evan joins our Executive Director Yolo Akili and breaks down the legacy of healing in Ayiti, Ancestral healing, Black Masculinity and much more.

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Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective @beamorg.bsky.social · Jul 24

"Don’t let the news mislead you. Across the world, in every hood and in every borough the people are fighting back."

from the desk of @yoloakili.bsky.social

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · Jul 28

Divestment in Public Health will continue and it’s our informal community networks
that will show up for our folks. Sharing new writing by me:

The UnderGround Wellness Network and The Future of Care

medium.com/@_BEAM/the-u...

The UnderGround Wellness Network and The Future of Care

Yolo Akili Robinson, Executive Director and Founder of BEAM

medium.com

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