About Intimately Divine

Intimately Divine is a spiritually inclined self-care luxury brand where self-care and spirituality meets to help you thrive – mind, body and spirit.

This was a seed planted in me when I was in the deepest anxiety-depression of my life. I had my days of crying for no reason and mood swings that changed direction like the wind. I often had many thoughts of ending it all. I was my own worst enemy and nothing that anyone said to me could help me get out of that sunken place. Sure, I have family that loves me, but no one could understand me to help me. I figured I needed to be in a mental facility after I sat behind the wheel of my car and heavily considered driving into traffic. I thought “Maybe I need medication, a therapist or a psychiatrist”.

I tried two out of 3 early on and they were both terrible experiences. My visit to a mental institution for a consultation let me know that although I was going through my shit, I was mentally stable enough to know this wasn’t for me, when the staff left the room and locked me inside. Maybe that was a safety precaution for myself, the staff and the patients who were roaming around the facility but I did not like the feeling of being locked away. That was a bit traumatizing. After the consultation, it was recommended that I join group therapy and I was sent to see “the money” people. I basically needed to pay an arm and a leg just to have the “privilege” of divulging my deepest darkest thoughts in front of strangers.

Needless to say, I left and never returned. Next, I tried a psychiatrist, she wasn’t any better. We barely spoke for 5 mins before she was ready to prescribe me all sorts of medication. In that moment I knew it was just a money grab and that it also wasn’t for me. Don’t get me wrong, people should seek the help they need and sometimes people require medication to balance themselves out, but that wasn’t the answer for me.

The point is that the entire time I was looking for an external source to help me, but didn’t realize how my energy (inner G – Inner God – Intuition) was guiding me all along. I just had to learn how to hear it more clearly. I later started asking myself “how can I get out of this funk?” I wasn’t happy with myself and I knew I had to make a change quick or I would slowly fade away with many regrets. I started to come across people like Shanel Cooper-Sykes and Iyanla Vanzant who helped me to put a mirror on myself and reflect on all of my pain, disappointment, shame, guilt, self-doubt, negative self-talk and feelings of unworthiness.

The more curious I became about my well-being, the more I gravitated towards uplifting exercises and activities like – meditation walks, speaking positive affirmations, practicing positive self-talk and I also kept a journal as a way to release negative thoughts and feelings, and to have a better understanding of self. This is when I learned about shadow work and kept exploring the labyrinth of self-discovery. It became quite therapeutic and transformative. I had the opportunity to dig as deep as I needed to and uproot all the ugliness that comes with true healing and no one was there to judge me for it.

Additionally, I incorporated aromatherapy – like incense, candles, essential oil blends, etc. in my day to day activities as it also adds a contributing factor to mental wellness when the olfactory system sends a signal to the brain which impacts the area of the amygdala. I became very intentional with myself in these ways of healing, which led to the birth of Intimately Divine (I.D. – Identity).

I eventually sought out more help and spoke with a therapist. At this time I felt brave enough to talk it all out with someone other than myself. I had a great experience and it’s definitely something I will continue to do from time to time. For me, it was like taking a wide-tooth comb and working out the kinks after the process of a shampoo, deep conditioner and a hot oil treatment. Now I just make sure I give myself a good trim between regular maintenance to keep things healthy.

Since having these tools in my arsenal and implementing them intentionally on a regular basis I have overcome 10 long years of anxiety-depression. I have alchemized all that hurt into purpose. Now with Intimately Divine, I look to help others, help themselves with these same tools and more.