Messages of joy, love, cheerfulness, and family togetherness seem to be synonymous with the holiday season, and while this time of year can be all of those (and more) for some, it can also be a time of year when deep sorrow, sadness, and grief abound for others.

November is National Adoption Awareness Month and we're taking this opportunity to share the platforms of those who so generously offer their voices, insights, stories, and adoption experiences online through various mediums including social media, art, writing, poetry, podcasts, and community organizations.

As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, we wanted to share a few helpful resources for expanding awareness about the Native Peoples of North America and understanding more fully the complicated and nuanced history of this national holiday.

At Nashville CCC we believe healing happens together, and so much of healing requires looking deep into our wounds. It’s hard work. And that’s why we don’t do the work alone. Thank you for joining us on your healing journey. We’re grateful to be a part.

October 15 was Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. Amy Green, NCCC’s Founder + CEO, also heads the local nonprofit, The Rooted Bridge, which helps increase access to mental healthcare for parents throughout the Southeast region of the United States.

Nashville Voyager interviewed NCCC’s founder and CEO, Amy Green, recently. Read more here about how Amy’s dream of opening a group mental healthcare practice has been alive and well since she was in her teens, NCCC’s rapid growth, and Amy’s hopes and dreams for the future.

Whether you read the choreopoem or are lucky enough to see a production of it, I highlight Shange’s work during National Suicide Prevention Month because for entirely too long, suicide rates among Black girls and women have been too high--evidence of the interconnected plagues of misogyny, misogynoir, patriarchy, and white supremacy.

In the midst of a long journey to a second pregnancy when I was in and out of doctor’s offices and acupuncture visits and staring at a pile of books on fertility and wellness that came highly recommended from trusted companions, I penned the poem above during my morning prayer time.

Effective Monday, August 9, 2021 we ask all staff, clients, and other guests of Nashville Collaborative Counseling Center to adhere to the following COVID-19 guidelines: