Carrie
“I’m grateful that my children have the chance to see their community—the Black community—coming together, loving each other, being there for each other, and providing for each other.”
When Carrie’s two young sons lost their father to cancer in 2017, she didn’t know where to turn.
Suddenly, she was the sole provider for her grieving family. At the same time, she was dealing with her own trauma and trying to run a busy massage therapy and yoga business. Then, someone suggested she schedule an appointment with a counselor at KYFC’s BIPOC-led Behavioral Health Center.
Carrie agreed to give it a shot, and made sure to sign up both her kids as well. She was thrilled that all three of them, her boys especially, would have a Black therapist. Since their dad passed away, she worried about a lack of strong African American role models in their life.
But for Carrie and her family, a single therapy appointment quickly became much more. A door opened through KYFC to a larger community of folks eager and ready to support them. Carrie also watched as, session after session, her sons grew more open with her and closer to each other. Every day, they seemed more confident in themselves and more comfortable expressing their true feelings. Carrie felt a weight lift from her shoulders.
Between her parenting responsibilities and the need to take care of her business and herself, she started to find balance. Now, Carrie’s hopes for her family’s future are high.
