Ancestry & the Roots of Healing on GLP-1
Ancestry & the Roots of Healing on GLP-1.
Ancestry & the Roots of Healing on GLP-1.
I first came across Dr. Frances Cress Welsing’s work back in college, but honestly, I dismissed it. At that time, I didn’t think it had anything to do with me. Later, when I began searching for material that truly fed me — that built my confidence and sharpened my mind — her work resurfaced, and this time, it hit differently.
Dr. Welsing revealed how culture, ancestry, and systemic forces shape not only society but the patterns within us — our habits, our thoughts, our health. Her research helped me see that many of my beliefs, even the quiet limitations I put on myself, weren’t just personal. They were inherited stories passed down through generations.
As I dug deeper, I noticed how family messages and cultural expectations influenced how I saw myself — how I ate, how I loved, how I protected (or overextended) my energy, and how I approached wellness. Some of those inner voices I thought were “just me” weren’t mine at all. They were echoes — ancestral whispers shaped by survival, resilience, and sometimes pain.
Dr. Welsing’s lens taught me that transformation isn’t just physical. It’s spiritual and psychological too. It’s not only about changing what I eat or how I move — it’s about reclaiming my power inside these inherited stories. Recognizing the patterns. Honoring my lineage. And then consciously deciding what serves me now.
That realization helped me see my GLP-1 journey, my mindful rituals, and even my shadow work as more than wellness tools — they became acts of reclamation. Of freedom.
Reflection Corner
Dr. Welsing helped me understand that healing is both personal and ancestral. But I didn’t stop there. Her work opened doors that made me question the spiritual narratives I’d been handed — who I was told I was versus who I actually believed myself to be.
You ever have that moment where someone says, “That’s wrong” or “That’s evil,” but something inside you whispers, “Is it though?” That was me. I started asking questions.
I wanted to understand African religions — their roots, their power, and why they had been painted as dangerous. Reading The Black Jacobins by C.L.R. James cracked something open for me. It revealed how colonizers and enslavers fought to suppress African spiritual practices because they knew the strength they carried. Those same practices — rooted in spirit, unity, and discipline — fueled Toussaint L’Ouverture’s victory over Napoleon Bonaparte, ensuring that Haiti would never again be enslaved.
Now, if you’re anything like me, that’ll make you wonder: What did they know? What spiritual depth and connection have we forgotten? Not to bring harm, but to bring strength — to rebuild the human spirit that so many systems tried to break.
That search led me to Of Water and the Spirit by Malidoma Patrice Somé. His storytelling about the Dagara people and their initiations was breathtaking. It reminded me that true transformation doesn’t just live in our habits — it’s rooted in ritual, remembrance, and the deep knowing that our spirit carries wisdom older than our pain.
[Read Next → Patrice Malidoma Somé: How Ritual & Ancestry Anchor Transformation in Spiritual Depth]
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