We recently connected with Gloria Osborne-sheeler and have shared our conversation below.

Gloria, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. We’d love to hear about the things you feel your parents did right and how those things have impacted your career and life.

My parents (mother, father, and stepfather) instilled the notion of “treating other people like you want to be treated.” Not only did they teach me this but they also modeled it through and through. My parents additionally taught me about love and being connected to the work that you chose to do on a daily basis. They were all very proud of me when I chose to pursue social work and become a therapist to assist others with mental health challenges.

Gloria, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

My name is Gloria Osborne-Sheeler, LCSW and I identify as a First Gen Immigrant, Afro-Latina from Panama. I own and operate Glow in Therapy, Inc, a virtual private practice space that focuses on assisting BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) and Women of Color glow up their relationships and self-care and self-love practices. I also own and operate Glow In Practice, LLC which serves as a place for folks to grow and glow their business, healing, and spiritual practices. I am most proud of creating a private practice that assists others to glow up both personally and professionally. I say that I am where curanderismo (shamanism) and mental health meet as I provide services from a holistic and spiritual lens. When I am not working, you can find me in a crystal shop, a coffee shop, or making a great playlist to workout to.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.

I was once in a relationship that was no longer serving me in body, mind, and spirit. I had let that relationship and my then fiance’s family members really impact the way I was thinking, feeling, and acting. I had allowed the relationship to turn me into someone I was not and had very little support from my then fiance throughout the process. I finally mustered up the courage to give back the ring and walk away from the relationship that had completely broke me down. When I walked away from that previous relationship, I had no idea what the cards had in store for me for dating. Fast forward to lots of healing, therapy, and crying, I was reconnected with the love of my life from college. Today we are happily married and have the most handsome 3 month old baby boy. It all turned out for the best!

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

Coming from a Latinx background, one of the notions that’s often instilled in us is “El Que Diran” (What will people say). I feel that I come from a family who was often hyperfocused on “El Que Diran” and it negatively impacted me in college. I often fell victim to thinking about others or putting others’ needs before mine. After going on a serious soul searching and healing journey, I was able to break out of “El Que Diran” and learn to prioritize myself and my needs first. I also learned to shift the focus to myself and reframe my thinking to “How will this make me feel?” vs. “What will people think or say about me.”

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• Website: https://www.glowintherapy.com/
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