YOU Should Pay Me......

said one of the attendees of the Inaugural Ch8serversary Day of Healing Celebration,

September 20, 2025 at Lula Lake Land Trust. As we began concluding the day in the sacred sister circle, sharing sentiments, emotions, grace and compassion, these words were emotionally expressed by one of the beautiful attendees of this awe inspiring experience. She's a huge supporter of our vision and shares our mission often and always.

After a unreasonable decline in event registration for our annual weekend campout, and in lieu of cancelling, we pivoted to a single day event that proved more powerful than our experience team or myself could have ever imagined.

Behind the scenes with months of planning, sleepless nights, countless prayers, hours of calls and incredible support, we found ourselves unfolding one of the most powerful events imaginable. What started as the fourth annual Ch8serversary Campout resulted in the most incredible single Day of Healing we could have ever asked for. Unknowingly as I spoke the words Inaugural into the atmosphere, little did I realize I was setting us up for future Ch8serversary Day of Healing Celebrations.

Upon arrival the attendees were greeted with warm smiles by our phenomenal team members THE Queen Champion of Ch8sers, Lynn, our amazing SiStar, Reesie and presented with by far the dopiest swag bags ever, powered by GirlTREK. Check out our socials to see how dope they were. The women were led down the lush and beautiful tree lined trail of Lula Lake Land Trust that guided them to the welcoming meadow where tents dawned the area, banners hung on the pavilion, and on the HaulHer (the Ch8se trailer), the Ch8se tent protected the lunch space, and kept the beverages cool, as our team directed traffic and welcomed our guests.

Each SiStar brought both their yoga mats, and bag chairs and placed them as directed by our team. The phenomenal Catherine, founder of Clatchet Yoga, stretched us out, warmed us up and got us ready for the Ch8se, (hike). Our team member, Rosenita yielded a lovely introduction of your's truly and I opened space to a force far greater than myself.

I shared our Ch8se Story and invited the women to fully #Embr8ceTheCh8se. You had to be there! Our Ch8se Champion, KayCee spoke on safety and our team member, Renee spoke on leave no trace. It was Camille who shared the details and expectations of the Ch8se and after several dozen hugs, laughs, and Facil-a-tree visits, the nearly three mile adventure began.

There were so many connections made on the trail. There was support and encouragement, motivation and comradery. The trail was filled with laughter and compassionate conversations.

Ladies connected and reconnected, and made life changing steps towards healing. The waterfall welcomed each with an embr8ce that only a waterfall can give. Reflection unfolded, peace blanketed the air, joy surrounded the Sistars and each found their space. When the boots and socks came off, the grounding, and energetic transfer proved undeniably amazing, cold, yet amazing. The journey of healing has its own gateways and I choose to believe that each of the women entered theirs in that incredible space.

Unfortunately, I have an ankle injury that prevented me from joining the ladies on the Ch8se; however, Don, my mini me, and I stayed at the meadow and we set up the next phase of the experience. If ever a daughter protected, cared for, supported, cheered for, and policed their mother, mine owns the crown, cause baby, not only does she not play the radio about me. She takes excellent care of me, and does the same for my Ch8se family, her aunties.

Prior to the women returning for lunch, Camille phoned to let us know they had reached the bridge where Don drove me, where had the opportunity to encourage the ladies in some empowering and healing exercises. Again, you had to be there! Just know that they will never thing of G-Spot the same.

Don and I make it back in time to greet the ladies as they return with bubbles, congratulatory cheers, claps, and hugs. But did I say, you had to be there?

Lunch is served and the next invitation of the healing journey begins. (Pause) I AM NOT a healer, nor do I claim to be! I am; however, obedient to my spirit, my gut, or "that something" that tells me how to move. I simply share what works for me and has proven to work for others as well. What I know is what I know, so don't go twisting this thang.

Now where was I? Oh yeah. We are in our safe space. We have created a circle in the meadow where the vitamin D is plentiful and free. And yes, the ReleashIT fire burns. We break bread and award gifts to those who participated in our fundraising raffle. I felt a lil like Oprah, you get a prize, you get a prize, you get a prize! Thank you to our amazing donors, supporters, friends for adding value to our event.

If transparency, authenticity, support, sisterhood, unity and community was a group of healing beautiful, black women, then that was us! The vibrations, the intentions, the bravery, the undeniable power in that SiStar circle was absolutely incredible. It was dynamically outstanding in a way that words seem inadequate to explain. Say it with me now - you had to be there!

Listen, as the first to admit to being a recovering bag lady, please save yourself and release that shit! Yeah, I said what I said! There are so many things, be it people, places, experiences, heartaches, emotions, or thoughts, that we have no business holding on to, no business carrying, and no business trying to fix. SiS, that's not mine, and it's not yours, please release it and let it go.

ReleaseshIT™ is OUR movement, it is OUR mission, it is OUR vision and it is OUR desire for you! Whether you join us or you simply support and follow alone, allow me to encourage you to breathe deeply, pause, visualize yourself at the base of the waterfall, hear the roaring sound of the waterfall, and with one more deep breath, release that shit and let it go!!!