Drop the Cape. Reclaim Your Body.
Reclamation is an 8-Week Somatic Program for Black Women Ready to Reclaim Their Bodies from the Toll of Constant Strength.
Being a Strong Black Woman, has a cost
Society expects you to be strong, resilient, and unyielding, but the constant demand to be strong leads to chronic stress, disconnection from your body, depression, and exhaustion.
And while this is a rational response to a world that demands your labor but rarely offers support, you need another way to forward.
Reclamation is an 8-week program where Black women reclaim their bodies, reconnect with their emotions, and prioritize their nourishment.
This 8-week program will help you:
Learn to distinguish between stress, anger, and exhaustion, and other emotions by tuning into your body’s cues rather than ignoring them until you burn out.
Build an emotional vocabulary beyond “fine” or “tired,” using neuroscience to understand how your brain constructs feelings from bodily sensations.
Practice taking up physical and emotional space through movement, helping you set boundaries that feel natural, not forced.
Use guided movement practices to physically release the chronic holding patterns caused by years of performing strength.
Develop the capacity to sit with difficult emotions like grief or anger without pushing them down or numbing out.
Create a personalized toolkit of nourishing habits and routines that support your well-being long after the program ends.
What’s Included
16 Live Virtual Sessions: Two 90-minute sessions per week for 8 weeks. One session focuses on psychoeducation and discussion; the other focuses on guided somatic practice.
Small Cohort Size: Limited to 8 women per cohort to ensure safety, intimacy, and supportive care.
Private Community: A dedicated space for daily check-ins, resource sharing, and peer support.
Digital Toolkit: Access to guided somatic practices, art explorations, movement videos, and reflection journals.
Physical Book: A copy of "Dear Strong Black Woman" mailed to your home.
Tiered Pricing $697-1197
Payment Plans Available
THE JOURNEY
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Learning to recognize what you're actually feeling.
Identify how chronic stress and the "Strong Black Woman" role manifests physically.
Learn to distinguish between anxiety, anger, exhaustion, and other emotions using body awareness.
Practice gentle body-based tools to befriend your nervous system
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Building emotional vocabulary beyond "fine.”
Use neuroscience to understand how emotions are constructed from bodily sensations and context.
Build an emotional vocabulary beyond "fine" or "tired."
Explore how systemic oppression shapes our emotional responses and suppression patterns.
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Practicing presence with difficult feelings
Engage in guided dance/movement practices to release tension held in the body.
Learn to stay with difficult emotions (like rage and grief) without pushing them down.
Practice taking up space and setting boundaries through physical movement.
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Focus: Sustainable Care and Nourishment
Explore food as an act of nourishment, self-respect and cultural pride.
Receive quick, nourishing recipes rooted in Black culinary traditions.
Build a sustainable daily practice of somatic care for life after the program.
Reclamation Is For You If…
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You are a Black woman who feels physically exhausted and emotionally disconnected.
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You are a caregiver, professional, or mother who has prioritized others’ needs at the expense of your own well-being.
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You want more than "talk therapy.” You want practical, embodied tools to manage stress and reclaim your body.
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You are ready to commit to an 8-week journey of deep, active change.
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You value intellectual depth and want a program rooted in Black Feminist Thought and clinical science.
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You want to be in community with other Black women
I’m Jennifer Sterling, a dance/movement therapist.
I’ve spent over 20 years helping Black women understand that their exhaustion is not personal failure. It’s the result of carrying systemic burdens.
As a therapist, holistic nutritionist, and chef, I believe healing happens when we engage the whole person — mind, body, and spirit.
My work is informed by Black feminist scholarship, neuroscience, somatic theory, and personal experience.
know the cost of holding everyone else together while falling apart inside. I also know the way through isn’t working harder.
It’s finally having a space where you can practice softening, moving, and nourishing yourself with intention.
What’s Included
16 Live Virtual Sessions: Two 90-minute sessions per week for 8 weeks. One session focuses on psychoeducation and discussion; the other focuses on guided somatic practice.
Small Cohort Size: Limited to 8 women per cohort to ensure safety, intimacy, and supportive care.
Private Community: A dedicated space for daily check-ins, resource sharing, and peer support.
Digital Toolkit: Access to guided somatic practices, art explorations, movement videos, and reflection journals.
Physical Book: A copy of "Dear Strong Black Woman" mailed to your home.
Tiered Pricing $697-1197
Payment Plans Available
Frequently Asked Questions
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All sessions are recorded and available within 24 hours. That said, the live community experience is where the deepest work happens, so we encourage you to attend live when possible. If you need to miss a session, you won't fall behind.
If you have to miss more than three sessions, please avoid registering until you are able to attend consistently. -
No, but this complements therapy beautifully. Many participants continue individual therapy while enrolled in Unburdening.
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You don't need any dance experience. This isn't about performance or doing it "right."
All practices are gentle, accessible, and guided. You move in ways that feel good to YOUR body. Many participants barely move at all in early sessions, and that's completely ok. -
Honest answer: You don't. But if you have the capacity and curiosity to try something different, I’d love for you to join us.