About Us
As Co-Creators, our lived experiences as Black Women, has led us to seek out safe spaces
to gather and be free to explore healing, joy, connection and sisterhood in judgement free spaces.
We found workshops for women, but not explicitly for black women, and the ones we found didn't focus on the mental and emotional needs of black women. That’s when we knew that we needed to CREATE that space for ourselves and others.
When we started this work we thought about how we speak to a group of women that Malcolm X referred to as “The most disrespected...unprotected... and neglected person in America”. Something that was said in 1962 and in many ways still rings true today. A population whose voices and emotions are often minimized, silenced, and disregarded.
Ednesha Saulsbury
Ednesha Saulsbury, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker and therapist. She’s worked with women who have experienced trauma from family, friends, intimate partners, racism, and sexism. She is especially passionate about working with women of color to help them understand and overcome their struggles to get to a point where they feel happy, healthy, and loved. Ednesha has been featured in Allure, Forge, and The Lily.
Kimberly Moore
Kimberly M. Moore spent over 15 years working with nonprofits to elevate fundraising, cultivation, strategy and events. In 2018, she decided to transfer her skills to help women of color, and began hosting events to educate on mental and financial health. The intersection of her skills and passion, led her to team up with Ednesha. Kim’s business acumen and creativity helped to bring the dream of BWBW to fruition.
The group setting we wanted to create is about sisterhood and a shared experience of growth, no matter where women are in their personal development. We wanted a space that would elevate, engage and inspire black women to hold space for each other while being present and attentive to their own thoughts and feelings. We knew incorporating therapeutic best practices to help women heal, and develop a new language to communicate their needs in a space where sisterhood could be explored would be beneficial. story online can make all the difference.
We invite all women who identify as black to be a part of “experiences”, retreats and workshops that are designed for you by women who understand the many nuanced needs of a black woman. We're not saying that healing looks the same for all black women but there are elements due to the intersection of our race gender and societal positioning that creates a perfect storm of mental and emotional vulnerability. We’re hoping “Black Woman be Whole” will start women on their journey to self reflection, growth and healing.