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PUTTING DOWN THE CAPE
Putting Down the Cape is a healing space for Black women ready to release the weight of “being strong” and embrace rest, joy, and wholeness. Hosted by author and advocate Tamira Valley, each episode blends heartfelt storytelling, spiritual insight, and practical tools to help you live free from burdens you were never meant to carry.
if you’d like to go deeper, you can grab my book Putting Down the Cape: Letting Go of the Strong Black Woman Motif and Saving your Mental Health now available on Amazon and directly through our website at www.puttingdownthecape.com
You’ll also find journals, affirmation cards, and merchandise designed to encourage your journey toward rest and peace.
PUTTING DOWN THE CAPE
We Were Never Meant to Carry It All
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Tamira opens the series by sharing her own moment of realizing her “cape” was suffocating her. She explores the historical roots of the Strong Black Woman narrative, its impact on health and identity, and offers the first steps toward releasing roles and responsibilities that were never truly yours to hold.