Shawnti Boswell, MA, CMHC
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Master Certified Mental Health Coach | Mental Health Advocate | Keynote Speaker | Author of “Quiet As Kept” shawntirefugejournals.com
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02/22/2026
If you’re always the strong one… this is your sign.
On February 28th, I’ll be speaking at Black Mental Wellness Day, leading a session called “The Mental Load of Always Being the Strong One.”
Because being strong all the time is heavy.
Because survival shouldn’t be your default setting.
Because you deserve support too.
This virtual experience is creating space for conversations we don’t usually get to have out loud, and that alone makes it powerful.
✨ Come be in the room.
✨ Come put the load down.
👉🏽 Register today Blackmentalwellness.com
Drop a 💜 if you believe lived experience matters.
02/20/2026
National Caregivers Day 🤍
Caregiving is one of the most invisible forms of strength.
It’s the late-night worry.
It’s the appointments.
It’s the emotional regulation when you’re tired yourself.
It’s holding space for someone else’s healing while quietly managing your own.
And what I know for sure is this:
Caregivers are often expected to be strong without being supported.
If you are caring for someone’s mental health, physical health, or emotional well-being. I want you to hear me clearly:
You are allowed to have limits.
You are allowed to rest.
You are allowed to need help too.
Being the strong one does not mean being the silent one.
Today, I honor caregivers who show up even when it’s heavy.
And I encourage you to pour back into yourself the same way you pour into others.
You deserve care too.
— Shawnti Refuge
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