Welcome to Dropping Gems with Tracey! I aim to provide you with my view on various topics, encouraging words, psychoeducation tips, de-stressor techniques, and much more!

January

Happy New Year! Many Blessing to you & your family in 2024 and beyond from My Family to Yours!

As we celebrate the new year, There can be a lot of high and low emotions in planning and executing areas of our lives for 2024.

I believe the most important is to walk in faith, and believe there is more in store for you than your current situation. I heard a sermon back in 2023 that continues to encourage me as I manifest, plans and execute my next moves for 2024. It was " Facts aren't Final & My Future is my focus. -Rev Furtick.

Although these were tittle from past sermons of 2023 - they spoke value to me. They are encouraging and have enough energy to ignite manifestation to begin 2024 with zesl!

Facts aren't Final, At this moment No matter what's happening in your life good or different, you have the means and power to achieve a different outcome.

My future is my focus” -For me, speak into existence what I want for 2024. keep creating and manifesting materials for my private practice, my personal life, my family, my friends, and the community at large.

Post Covid, like most staying encourage, being present, and purpose-driven come with challenges. You got this!

I know this will encourage someone. I hope you allow grace to walk with you into 2024. Be patient, not pressured. Plan, don’t panic.

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February

A month full of inspiration & Love!

Every year in February, we honor Black History Month. I always wonder why BHM was in February. From what I learned, BHM started as a week called" Negro History Week." In the '60s, various colleges expanded the recognition of African American history to the entire month of February. According to People magazine Andrea Wurzburger, In 1915, historian Carter G Woodson and minister Jesse E Moorland founded what is today known as the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History to bring awareness to the African-American people who had made contributions to society". This information was a gem for me.

I also love this quote which is a fact in my eyes "I am my ancestors' wildest dreams" If you take a moment and think about your family's journey up to today. I'm sure the ancestors, yours and mine, prayed for a better day for whatever reasons. Here we are the same but different, trying to make sense of life.

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March

We are celebrating Women all over the World. From our Grandmothers to our daughters to the Women who serve in the Military to the Women in the White House.

Calling all Social Workers -You Are Awesome. We at E.C. Love you & Celebrate All your Hard Endless Work!

I'm Celebrating my 10th year as a Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Survivor.

I hope to stand as a testimony to whoever struggles with anything holding them back.

I created a timeline for the past ten years of things that I have overcome and celebrated. 

✨The good, the scary, and the indifferent!

1-Had a false read mammogram in 2012.

2-Find a lump by self-exam & diagnosed with TNBC in 2013.

3-Resigned from my job to take care of myself.

 4-Survived Surgery #3, a mastectomy in 2013.

5-Completed 10 Rounds of chemotherapy in 2014.

6-Survived surgery#4~ 9-hour- tram flap reconstruction surgery 2015.

7-Landed a promotion and returned to the workforce in 2016 as Dir of S.S. Dept in D.Vshelter.

8-Separated and Divorce commended in 2017.

9-Sold my Brownstone and rented a luxury apt in 2019.

10- Relocated & brought a Beautiful Home in 2020. ✨ And the Blessing continued. In 2021, I started my Mental Health Private Practice ~ Easton Consultant PLLC.

✨When I tell you, it wasn't easy.

✨Did I feel like the rug was pulled from under me-absolutely! 

✨Did I have distorted thinking- of course, I did!

✨Did I experience heartbreak and frustration- that's not half of it! 

✨ I kept praying, pushing, and shifting my mindset to create what I deserved and desired. It's an ongoing process.

✨ I'm here to help!

✨Looking forward to 2022 & Beyond!

April 

Spring Time ~I love Spring; it is colorful, the excitement of warmer weather, and the beautiful flowers bloom.

The Celebration of Resurrection Sunday~He has Resin! Blessing to us All.

May

Is Mental Health Awareness Month 1 in 4 People suffering from mental illness? Please check on your friends and family. Many people suffer in silence. Let's break the silence and get the help we need.

June

Happy Pride Month! #LGBTQ+ community

Let's Welcome Summer; we miss you and are so ready for all the summertime fun!

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Happy Birthday 6.0 To Me! Yes, as I enter into what I’m calling my 6.0, it is essential to make time and celebrate ourselves even with life's highs and lows. 

July

Is BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month highlighting and recognizing the unique, emotional, and mental struggles Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color face?

Here is the latest news for the U.S. Mental Health Hotline- The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is now 988 Suicide & Crisis LifeLine 24/7; you can be more easily reached by calling or texting 988 or chatting on 988lifeline.org.

August

 I'm thrilled to announce I’m launching my very first workbook on Amazon, "More Self-Care!" As a Mental Health Therapist, I've shared my expertise and personal experience in this powerful workbook, which is designed to help you overcome past challenges and traumas. If you're feeling stuck and need a tool to shift your mindset and navigate through tough situations, this book is the perfect starting point. It's time to prioritize your self-care journey. Whether you're just starting, revisiting self-care, or continuing your progress, my workbook is here to guide you every step of the way. Let's embark on this empowering journey together!

September

On Labor Day, we were honoring and celebrating those who were the backbone of American labor. The labor movement led efforts to stop child labor, give health benefits, and provide aid to injured or retired workers.

October 

Let's welcome this new season called Fall. This year when change is upon us. Summer lovers like me may try to hold onto the warm weather, but change is happening whether I like it.

Fall Back!

How are you preparing for this season of change?

Are you using what you have?

Have you thought about resetting, revisiting, or repurposing what is in your toolbox? A lot of times, we have what is needed to get us through a season. We have drafts of things we started and blueprints of ideas, but we put them down for one reason or another. We even have situations, opportunities, or relationships cultivated that have been successful. Is it possible to apply what worked then in this new season?

Let's Fall back and embrace what we have in our toolbox.

 Breast Cancer Awareness 

As a TNBC Survivor in my 14th year cancer-free, I stand as a testimony to how Good God has been in my life. I'm grateful to share my story and encourage women to get their yearly mammogram; it can save their lives. I find a lump conducting a self-exam, which is recommended when showering. I informed my GYN doctor, who sent me to a specialist to assess the node further.

I'm grateful to my GYN doctor, who knew to refer me asap. Many mammograms, surgeries, tests, Pets can, chemotherapy more surgery. I am here to share my story.

To encourage you to get your yearly medical checkups, and your mammogram, and make that appointment to see a therapist. Your mental health is as important as your annual checkups or mammogram.

As far as a therapist, If not me, let it be someone else.

You don't have to deal with Life stressors, Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, D.V., or any other discomfort that may prevent you from living your best life.

Make that call; you matter!

Alzheimer's Awareness 

There's a saying until you walk in the shoes of someone or a situation, you may not understand the impact of it. For me, Alzheimer's has a whole different meaning now. I'm currently a part-time caregiver for my mother, soon to be full-time. This year I walked with others to help bring awareness to this particular disease. As I learn about ALZ and try to provide support to my mom I want to encourage others to take care of themselves. As a caregiver it comes with levels of emotions seeing your loved one deteriorate from adulthood to childlike behaviors and emotions can become overwhelming without support and knowledge of the disease. The emotions you may experience can mirror someone who is grieving. I say this because as time goes on, the person you once knew, while their appearance may be the same for a while as you know them but that changes as the disease progresses.  

My main point of sharing is to lremind you ,that you are not alone, there is help available for you and your love ones.

Domestic Violence Awareness & Survivor Day

Domestic violence is a pervasive issue that affects individuals, families, and communities worldwide. Raising awareness about domestic violence is crucial in fostering understanding, support, and action to address this pressing societal challenge.

DV can include physical, verbal, or sexual abuse of a partner (intimate partner violence), a child (child abuse), or an older adult (elder abuse).

Here are some behaviours that are criminal offences, such as stalking, physical assault, sexual assault, threats, animal abuse, property damage and theft.

Purple Thursday (October 17, 2024): Purple Thursday, celebrated on the third Thursday of October, is a day where people wear purple to show their support for survivors of domestic violence. This simple act of wearing purple helps raise awareness and lets survivors know they are not alone.

DV can happened to children, teens , women ,men and the elderly.

Here is the D.V. hotline:1-800-799-7233, or text “start “ to 88788,  

If you are in an emergency situation , immediately call 911.

Domestic Violence Hotline, 800-799-7233, 24/7.

~Tracey