002: Your Power Lies in Being Naked and Unashamed w/Contessa Cooper

 


Episode 002  of Get Naked LIVE features
Contessa Louise Cooper, Speaker, Writer, Advocate
& Autism Mom.  In this episode, Tessa and I
chat it up about being an autism mom, how being
“strong” took her to her breaking point, and how
she now freely embraces EVERY emotion by being naked and
unashamed.  She goes on to say how important being
vulnerable is to our emotional health.   She also
gives  us a few strategies on how to stay in an emotionally
healthy space when life is coming at you from every direction.


 
Some of the episode’s defining moments
include:

 


How Contessa thought giving birth to a child with autism was
punishment for becoming a teen mom

How her therapist ignored her pain and how she used that as
motivation to heal herself

How important forgiving yourself and others is to your
emotional health

How to effectively process your emotions and free yourself
from negative self-talk using “naked meditation”

The importance of self-care and how it’s not just about
manis, pedis, and massages

The necessity of destigmatizing the words, STRONG BLACK WOMAN

and you DO NOT want to miss here rapid fire questions at the
end of the show

There is so much goodness in this episode.

When I tell you Contessa Louise Cooper came to bring
it!!! She CAME TO BRING IT! Contessa is NOT faking the funk!! She
gets naked and makes no apologies for it!  So, if you’re
ready to get on the naked and unashamed train
and “get you some healing”, this episode is for
YOU.


 
ABOUT CONTESSA

Contessa Louise Cooper is the unlikely advocate. Her rise to
notoriety and influence is inspiring. Several years ago, she was
an everyday consumer. She took an opportunity that changed her
life forever. She kept journals, adding to the everyday
experience of raising a family with an autistic son. She had just
three days to turn her chronicles into a book.


She reflects a day in the life of being a single parent while
challenging the educational resources available to autistic
children. She pens every parent’s love for a child of theirs
while overcoming unique obstacles underestimating the support for
children such as hers and others.  Parents who have children
with disabilities came to recognize Contessa as a resource aid
and a champion.


Her first book, “Mad At The World: How To Move On And Find Peace
When You’re A Special Needs Parent” made it the top of the Amazon
Best Sellers list. She is currently writing a Handbook to Modern
Dating and Sex for individuals with High Functioning Autism and a
Parent’s Guide to assist with discussing sensitive topics.

You can find Contessa in the following online spaces:

Website:  www.contessalouise.com.


Facebook:  fb.me/ContessaLouise


Twitter:  @ContessaLouise 


Want to know what kind of strong black woman you
are?
Check out Tessa’ s Strong Black Woman quiz HERE


Also  be sure to check out the Self Care Lounge for
strong black women HERE. Self Care Lounge for
Strong Black Women is a community for all women of color 
who are ready to
focus on self-care, ask questions, share your journey and get
what you need.

Tessa’s MOST Quotable Moment:

“Instead of being your biggest
cheerleader, you’re your biggest hater. When you start replacing
every negative thought with something positive, you’ll learn to
walk in the fullness of your power”


 


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