
The Sisterhood Sit Down
A healing circle for high-achieving Black women ready to rest, reconnect, and release the pressure of being "the strong one."
Hey Sis!!
You don’t have to carry it all. This space was created for you…
to finally sit down, exhale, and just be.
No pressure. No pretending. Just peace.
Next Cohort - Jan 2026
What is The Sisterhood Sit Down?
The Sisterhood Sit Down is an 12 -week, therapist-led support group designed to create a soft, affirming space for high-achieving Black women to rest, reconnect, and release the emotional weight of always being “the strong one.”
Led by a licensed therapist associate with collaboration with other black therapist, this experience offers a guided space for participants to explore topics like burnout, boundaries, rest, identity, and emotional healing—all within a supportive community of women who get it.
Each session blends therapeutic discussion, reflection, and sisterhood. It's not therapy—but it is deeply healing.
This space was created because too many Black women are suffering in silence—overworked, emotionally depleted, and without spaces where they can simply be without judgment or pressure. Each session offers a safe space for rest, reflection, and sisterhood through guided conversations, grounding practices, and real connection. This isn’t therapy—but it is deeply therapeutic.
This group is for you if:
You’re always holding it down for everyone else but rarely feel held yourself
You’re successful but feel disconnected, exhausted, or emotionally overwhelmed
You crave a space to be soft, vulnerable, and supported without judgment
What We’ll Cover -Weekly Breakdown:
Week 1: Take the Cape Off
We’ll explore what it means to live under the “strong Black woman” narrative and begin peeling back the layers of survival mode. Through guided journaling, storytelling, and cultural reflection, you’ll identify what emotional armor you’ve been carrying—and give yourself permission to begin laying it down.
Week 2: The Weight We Carry
This week centers the emotional labor and invisible load we carry in our families, workspaces, and relationships. We’ll name what’s weighing us down and explore where burnout and resentment show up in our lives—and how we can put some of it down.
Week 3: Rest Is Not a Reward. It Is Our Birthright
We’ll unpack grind culture, guilt, and productivity myths. Together, we’ll explore the relationship between rest and worth, and define what authentic rest looks and feels like for each of us, with practices to begin reclaiming it.
Week 4: Boundaries as Self-Love
Boundaries aren’t barriers—they’re care. This week, we’ll examine our fear of saying no, how people-pleasing has kept us stuck, and how we can establish boundaries from a place of self-respect and emotional freedom.
Week 5: The Burnout Blueprint
We dive deep into what burnout looks like in Black women—physically, mentally, and emotionally. You’ll learn how to recognize your warning signs, regulate your nervous system, and create a personalized care plan for when life gets overwhelming.
Week 6: The Unmasking
Who are you outside of your roles and achievements? This week is about removing the mask and reconnecting with the self that’s been buried under expectations. We’ll explore identity, authenticity, and reclaiming the parts of us we’ve silenced.
Week 7: The Ritual of Receiving
This session focuses on softness, vulnerability, and the art of letting others pour into us. We’ll explore our resistance to help and begin reconditioning our nervous systems to accept love, rest, and ease without guilt.
Week 8: Body Wisdom & Healing
We’ll reconnect with the wisdom of our bodies—the place where stress, trauma, and intuition live. Through grounding practices and reflection, you’ll learn how to listen to your body’s cues and honor it as a partner in your healing journey.
Week 9: Sacred Sisterhood
Healing doesn’t happen in isolation. This week, we’ll explore the power of community care, shared vulnerability, and building support systems that sustain us. Together, we’ll practice what it means to lean on and be leaned on.
Week 10: Reclaiming Joy
Joy is a radical act. This week is about rediscovering play, laughter, and delight—not as luxuries, but as necessary fuel for our wholeness. You’ll leave with tangible practices for weaving joy back into your everyday life.
Week 11: Legacy & Liberation
We’ll reflect on how our healing ripples forward—to our children, our families, and our communities. This session focuses on rewriting generational narratives, breaking cycles, and choosing what we want to pass on.
Week 12: Reclaiming the Real You
In our closing session also known as the Sisterhood Send Off, we’ll reflect on the journey you’ve taken, what you’ve released, what you’ve reclaimed, and how you’ve grown. You’ll leave with an integration plan, a ritual of softness, and a vision for living more whole, more grounded, more you.
Why This Healing Circle Matters?
As a Black woman, therapist, and someone who has walked the line between overachieving and emotional burnout, I know what it feels like to carry it all and still feel like you can’t put anything down. The pressure. The roles. The expectations. The need to be “strong” all the time. Too often, Black women are overextended and under-supported. They pour into everyone, work, family, community but rarely have a space to just be held. Support spaces like this are out of reach for the very women who need them most.
Black women are often expected to be everything to everyone… strong, capable, and constantly composed. But behind that strength is often exhaustion, burnout, and a deep longing for rest and real connection.
Why the Name The Sisterhood Sit Down?
The name of this support group was born from two truths:
First, Black women deserve sisterhood and community—not just friendship, but deep, affirming, culturally rooted connection. A space where you don’t have to explain your exhaustion, where your silence is understood, and your softness is honored. That’s what this group is about. It’s a sacred gathering of women who see each other.
Second, sometimes we need to be invited to sit down—not in shame, but in rest. To pause. To breathe. To stop holding it all and finally let something hold us. This isn’t a place where you come to “fix” yourself. It’s a space where you come to remember yourself. Together. In community. In stillness. In strength.
Because Black women are tired of being the strong one. And this is the soft landing you’ve been waiting for.
Details at a Glance:
Next Cohort Begins Jan 2026
Meet on Thursdays Virtually
Time: 7:30 - 9 PM EST
Duration: 12 weeks
Cost: $497
Meet the Organizer
Elvery Tinsley
CEO- Harmony Counseling Network
The Sisterhood Sit Down is organized and facilitated by Elvery Tinsley, LMHCA, a licensed mental health counselor associate, therapist, and wellness advocate deeply committed to the emotional healing and well-being of high-achieving Black women.
Elvery is the founder of Harmony Counseling Network, a private therapy practice based in Indianapolis that centers the mental health needs of couples and high-performing individuals navigating stress, burnout, and emotional disconnection.
Her work blends clinical expertise with culturally grounded care, helping Black women reclaim rest, emotional safety, and joy—without guilt. Through workshops, digital resources, and community-rooted spaces like The Sisterhood Sit Down, Elvery is creating room for Black women to feel seen, held, and heard.
She also leads a growing online wellness community and frequently creates content centered around relationship health, self-worth, boundaries, and the intersection of identity and mental wellness. Her work has supported hundreds of women in shedding survival mode and stepping into soft, sustainable living.
Elvery is passionate about building safe spaces where Black women can take off the cape, exhale, and come home to themselves.
Support A Sista Donations/Sponsors
Why Give?
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You're helping make mental wellness more accessible for Black women—women who are often overlooked, underserved, and expected to carry it all with a smile.
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Investing in emotional rest and resilience for women who are pillars in their families, workplaces, and communities.
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Removing financial barriers that keep Black women from getting the support they deserve.
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Affirming that softness, slowness, and support are not luxuries—but necessities.
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Creating a culturally rooted healing space where Black women don’t have to explain their experience—they’re understood.
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You’re not just helping someone attend a support circle, you’re helping a Black woman reclaim her peace, her voice, and her right to heal.
FAQs
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This is a therapist-led support circle focused on emotional healing and connection. It is not therapy and is not intended to replace individual, couples, or group therapy. If you are in need of clinical mental health services, you are encouraged to seek support from a licensed mental health provider in your area.
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Yes. This group is intentionally created as a culturally affirming space specifically for Black women.
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While consistency matters, we understand life happens. Materials and check-ins will help keep you connected.
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We are actively working to secure donor-supported seats through our Support a Sista Campaign. While we cannot guarantee availability at this time, we encourage you to express your interest in financial assistance during registration. We’ll do our best to accommodate as support grows.
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At this time, donations are not tax-deductible.
The Sisterhood Sit Down is offered through Harmony Counseling Network, a private practice, not a registered nonprofit. -
Our goal is to make this support group as accessible as possible. Donations will help cover the costs of therapists and materials, allowing us to offer this service at no cost or reduced cost to participants.
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Our goal is to offer this group a few times throughout the year. Your donation can help us raise more funds to bring in additional therapists, which could allow us to offer more support groups and accommodate more participants in the future.