by Sabrina NDiaye | Oct 9, 2017 | Laugh of Love, Personal Narratives, Soul Stretching
I had spent my entire adult life asking for permission to sit at Mama Africa’s feet. My first request was made when I was a 26-year old social worker and graduate student, fearfully submitting a Peace Corps application. I studied Wolof in the hope that I would be sent...
by Sabrina NDiaye | Apr 21, 2017 | Compassionate Politics, Personal Narratives
A Story of Grief, Mercy, and Power in the Dawn of the Donald December 8, 2016 — My grief over the election outcome had calmed from the loud roar that halted my breath, to a soft whisper of a slight discomfort in my belly. I had begun the work of relationship repair,...
by Sabrina NDiaye | Apr 21, 2017 | Personal Narratives, Soul Stretching
(Originally published on Thrive Global: https://journal.thriveglobal.com/the-invitation-home-9ff5da75ce05) The invitation to travel to Pine Ridge with the Center for Mind-Body Medicine could not have been more ill-timed to arrive at the doorstep of my life. I had just...
by Sabrina NDiaye | Feb 1, 2017 | Personal Narratives
A Muslim psychotherapist reflects on the day she revealed her religious identity to the world We met every Tuesday—to sew under the leadership of master tailor, Bonnie Allen. They were all retired, mostly white women, living in the warm bubble of San Francisco Bay...
by Sabrina NDiaye | Nov 22, 2016 | Laugh of Love
An excerpt from Dr. Sabrina’s upcoming book, The Laugh of Love, based on her maternal grandmother’s ability to transcend trauma, multiple chronic illnesses, and physical disabilities. I sat in the front of the classroom, excitedly preparing to learn the...
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