We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Sasha Johnson. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Sasha below.

Sasha, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today What’s the best advice you ever gave to a client? How did they benefit / what was the result? (Please note this response is for education/entertainment purposes only and shouldn’t be construed as advice for the reader)

The best advice that I have given a patient is to establish a strong self-love relationship. In most cases, people try to have successful business, family and romantic relationships, without defining equally bonded relationships with themselves. The result is that once a person understands their desires, purpose and goals then they can better set boundaries around the requirements that they need for developing other relationships. There was a moment when I did not possess a self-love relationship, so I settled for toxic relationships that tore down my sense of self.

Sasha, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

Sasha Johnson, M.S. LPC, NCC is a licensed mental health therapist, innovator, author, and motivational speaker that is focused on inspiring and encouraging individuals in the focal areas of trauma, mental health, domestic abuse, healthy relationships, and sexuality. She provides and is known for offering mental health awareness trainings to the police force, facilitating empowerment forums, behavior health coaching and mentoring. She is a fighter and survivor of spousal abuse and low poverty-stricken trauma, which allows her to provide an organic experience, support and awareness to individuals affected by life’s traumas.

Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?

I would love to share my story. I became a mother at age 19 while experiencing spousal abuse. I then had my second son at age 20 and was going through a divorce. As a single mother, I enrolled in college and worked 2 jobs at a time to take care my children. At that point, I was damaged and felt like a nobody. I never thought that today I would have completed my master’s degree and expecting to complete my doctorate as a psychologist in March 2023. I have written a book about my battles with mental challenges such as suicide thoughts, depression and spousal abuse called It’s a Losing Battle, But I Won.

Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?

A lesson that I had to unlearn was that my pain was mine. What I mean is that all of the pain that I have experienced from physical and emotional abuse, low poverty traumas and etc., I had to realize that I experience those challenges to help and encourage others not to give up. I still have to remind myself that I have the power within me to accomplish anything and then I turn, and I spread this same knowledge to help motivate others.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.sashamercedes.org
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/sashamercedesss
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/sashamercedess
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sasha-johnson-ms-lpc-ncc-929658101/
• Twitter: www.twitter.com/sashamercedess
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqmjDSB7H6i2lrxH8vLG42A

Image Credits
Snaps By Ash-Ashley Johnson