RETURN TO TOBAGO 2024

Greetings from my ancestral home Tobago.
Once again I am in my happy place. Having completed the manuscript fot my new book, Title 'A Black Empathic Approach to Psychotherapy: Growing from Rage to Compassion'.

I am relieved to have space and time for additional self care. It is 5.30 PM on Sunday, one week after arriving. The. sun is going down. The birds are singing their final  serenade to the daylight. Dogs in the neighbourhood are barking, and soome sheep are calling each other. I can hear steel pans in the distance. Practice for Carnival 2025 , I guess. . 
I am in my happy place.

Those who write will know the feeling of freedom and letting go after submiting a major project. I am glad for a breathing space to reflect and and nurture myself , untill I hear from. the copy editor.
Each time I finish a book, I say, "never again" The intensity that goes with expressing myself on paper, becomes my life. and there is so much tension to release. I said 'never again after each degree, and 'never again' after having babies. Now I am saying 'never again' after four books,  I cant promise myself that I will stay away from writing because there is a poetry collection rolling around inside of me. I started organising this in 2020 and hope that it will manifest in the coming year.

I love writing, It a place where I can express my thoughts openly and honestly and invite readers to connect. Alot went on alongside the journey of writing the book. It is an expression of personal, political and psychotheraputic thaought about engaging with the traumatic impact of racism. I hope that readers will engage with the style and presentaion of the book, and be encouraged to enter into a dialoghue about my approach. I will soon be presenting some online talks about the book. The first talk will be on. November 25th 2024.. to register contact 
Growing from Rage to Compassion – Dr Isha McKenzie-Mavinga
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A talk and diccussion about Dr Isha McKenzie-Mavinga's new book. A black Empathic Approach to Psychotherapy. Growing from Rage to Compassion.