A black woman sits in a white jacket, arms crossed in front of her, staring at the camera. Her long hair is braided
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A black woman rests her hand on her chin, her large hoop earrings rest on top of her fingers, she smiles looking downward

BLACK PROFESSIONAL WOMEN ARE LIVING IN A WORLD THAT WAS
NOT DESIGNED FOR OUR WELLNESS.

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If you’re a member of Club Burnout and you’re feeling frustrated and stuck because you can’t figure out how the hell to cancel your membership no matter how hard you try…YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

Let’s reimagine our world (way of being) and start again. Are you with me?

(the patriarchy, of course)

IT’S TIME TO ENTER THE AGE OF LIBERATION AS A RECOVERING STRONG BLACK WOMAN.

You’ve been chasing the bag. The promotion. The degrees. From where I’m sitting, it looks like you’ve given a lot of yourself over the years.

I’m here to help you unlearn that shit.

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I’m going to help you train for the lifelong marathon of chasing your own joy through the lens of work, motherhood, and self, so that you can:

Experience self-trust to be able to build strong boundaries

Show up for the family BBQ fully present, without a worry, and ready to break into your best electric slide

Put as much energy into yourself as you do for the big boss

YOU’RE IN GOOD (AND EXPERIENCED) HANDS.

I’ve been in your shoes and found a way up and out of that cycle. I even centered my entire dissertation around this very topic. I’m not just spouting my opinions for the hell of it (though my perspective is important in this work) - I’ve actually studied this extensively, spoken with hundreds of black professional women, and lived it.

By empowering you with researched-based, practical skills, you, too, will have the roadmap to help you redefine the SBW Schema and tune into your own values to improve your wellness.

HI, I’M DR. CECILY.

Mother, Wife, Doctor (Counselor-Educator), Entrepreneur, and Recovering Strong Black Woman.

In 2020, after my second round of postpartum depression, I knew things needed to change. I had already made up my mind that I was not going back to my job, and I was just going to thug it out until something came my way.

After three months in a pandemic and being at home with two small children, it was apparent that I needed to focus on my health and wellness.

Let’s be honest. So many of us use overworking and overachieving as a form of validation.

Dr. Cecily Moore poses in a purple dress, arms crossed in front of her
Dr. Cecily Moore sits in a t-shirt that reads "unlearn that sh*t" and smiles at the camera

I KNOW I DID.

Frustrated, burnout, and emotionally exhausted, I started digging deeper for some answers. What I learned is that everything pointed to one large and deeply ingrained part of my identity - the Strong Black Woman.

I started the process of redefining what it means to be a Strong Black Woman.

I started going back to therapy, joined an online community for support, and started a business. I buried myself in my studies.

Through my journey, I have developed a passion for helping other Black professional mothers redefine the Strong Black Woman Schema and improve their wellness at the intersection of wellness, career, and motherhood.

A woman sits at a table, her hand on her laptop, but her eyes and face look at the child across from her. The child is playing with toy dinosaurs.

LIFE CAN BE DIFFERENT.

If you’ve begun to recognize a disconnect from your behavior to seek validation and affirmation through your accomplishments and service to others, you’re in the right place.

Whether you’re a high achiever, motivated leader, lifelong learner, critical thinker, healer, helper, or hope dealer, there’s a much more powerful and gracious way to show up for yourself in your mothering, in your work, and in your focus on self.

I'm here to help you redefine the Strong Black Woman Schema to improve your wellness by changing your relationship with yourself and your work. I am passionate about empowering SBW to:

  • meet their own needs

  • rediscover their identity (outside and within motherhood and motherwork)

  • change their relationship with work.

MEET YOUR COACH AND MENTOR

By empowering you with researched-based, practical skills, I know the roadmap to help you redefine the SBW Schema and tune into your own values to improve your wellness. By empowering you with researched-based, practical skills, I know the roadmap to help you redefine the SBW Schema and tune into your own values to improve your wellness.

Credentials: LMHC, LPC-MHSP, Masters of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision (May 2022)

I love trap music

I put my Christmas tree up in October

I want to perform at an amateur night comedy club

Dr Cecily Moore sits, smiling at the camera, as she leans one arm down on the couch below her, and one arm drapes across her lap