Homecoming Quotes

“Perfectionism can also emerge from the need to be independent very early in our lives because our parents may have struggled financially, physically, or emotionally.”
― Thema Bryant, Homecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to Reclaim Your Whole, Authentic Self

“Next, figure out who your allies and advocates are on the job, those people you connect with, respect, and value. When things are out of order at work, it helps to at least have someone you can catch eyes with, someone who cares about you and can acknowledge the chaos, even if everyone else has adjusted to it. These people can also be a reality check for you because they know the others involved. Sometimes it is challenging to convey the dynamics to someone who has never been in that specific situation. If you have a friend or someone willing to advocate for you at your workplace, it can make a world of difference. That person can also give you helpful suggestions based on their observations and experiences in the same place. You can work together to stabilize, support, and invigorate each other.”
― Thema Bryant, Homecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to Reclaim Your Whole, Authentic Self

“Howard Thurman, a great African American theologian, once wrote, “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”
― Thema Bryant, Homecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to Reclaim Your Whole, Authentic Self

“Audre Lorde taught us, “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.”
― Thema Bryant, Homecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to Reclaim Your Whole, Authentic Self

“invite you to consider the fact that sometimes success is walking away from people who are destroying you. Stepping away from mistreatment is not a failure; it is a win.”
― Thema Bryant-Davis, Homecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to Reclaim Your Whole, Authentic Self

“Homecoming is a return to authentic living that is based on truth, self-acceptance, and an aligning of action with values and purpose.”
― Thema Bryant-Davis, Homecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to Reclaim Your Whole, Authentic Self

“As a psychologist and a minister, I enter into spaces where people have been wounded when others have tried to define, limit, or erase them. Yet I see people as much more than the sum of the injustices and invalidations they have faced.”
― Thema Bryant-Davis, Homecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to Reclaim Your Whole, Authentic Self

“I wrote this book for all of you who at different points in your life have found yourself living like someone you are not. You may have started acting different because of how you were treated, or what other people told you about yourself, or how you saw others acting. You have not felt comfortable or safe enough to truly be yourself or to feel at home in your identity. The recognized and unrecognized traumas of your past may have taught you to hide your gifts and voice in order to survive. This book facilitates your journey back to who you really are, so you can own your full identity and fly.”
― Thema Bryant, Homecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to Reclaim Your Whole, Authentic Self