No-Bullshit Coaching for Black Queens

Supporting Black-Bodied Women as They Step Into Their Power

Black-bodied women are rising. We are seeing and hearing one another, and realising that we’re not alone.
But there’s still a narrative that upholds the idea of Black women as the servers, nurturers, educators, caregivers, and doers. Rather than well-rounded, whole individuals.

Life Coaching for Black-Bodied Queens

Black women are often seen as “human doings” rather than human beings—an example of the intersection of misogyny and racism (misogynoir) that is uniquely experienced by Black-bodied women.

Black women are unable to just be. For centuries, we’ve been told to be strong and silent, but I’m going to help you to just “be.”

When you work with me, you have space to grieve and breathe, where it’s okay to show up as you.

Why do I use the term “Black-bodied”?

The term was coined by Resmaa Menakem in the book “My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies.” I use it for a couple of reasons.

  • One, it makes people stop and think about what I’m talking about before responding.
  • Two, the things that make us human are the same regardless of the levels of melanin.

Meet Mars, the Goddess of F*cking War

Although my name might make you think of the sweet, chocolatey, comforting candy you’ve grown up with, I’m more like the Roman god of war. When people ask what coaching with me is like, I tell them “I’ll be holding you safely whilst kicking your butt”.

The first half of my career was spent working as a doula and birth activist, working for better outcomes and more equitable treatment for Black- and Brown-bodied women.

After decades of coaching pregnant women and other doulas, my work evolved to coaching those outside of the childbirth year too.

I have a knack for helping women find their voices and take the leap to create positive change in their lives, and my work has—and always will— centre the elevation of Black women.

“IT’S NOT ABOUT SUPPLICATION; IT’S ABOUT POWER. IT’S NOT ABOUT ASKING; IT’S ABOUT DEMANDING. IT’S NOT ABOUT CONVINCING THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN POWER. IT’S ABOUT CHANGING THE VERY FACE OF POWER ITSELF.”

— Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

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