Dr. Tina Armstrong is a licensed clinical psychologist, researcher, and founder of Living Connected Psychological, Inc., helping to reshape the future of mental wellness for Black women. Through her work of integrating faith, science, and cultural healing, she creates spaces where women move beyond chronic stress and into flourishing, freedom, and generational restoration.Labor Day has come and gone, and just like that, the ease of summer gives way to the quickening pace of fall. Calendars fill up, “casual Friday” feels like a distant memory, and the pressure to perform — at work, at home, and in our communities — starts to build again. For many high-achieving Black women, this transition can be especially heavy. The expectations to show up strong, carry others, and keep everything together can leave us stretched thin, running on empty, and silently battling chronic stress.
But here’s the truth: you don’t have to leave the freedom and flow of summer behind.
Think about what summer gave you — longer evenings filled with laughter, time outside soaking up the sun, maybe even a trip that allowed you to breathe differently. What if you could take those same rhythms of joy, ease, and presence into the fall? The picture you see in this blog is now hanging over my computer. It reminds me to "carry my summer flow" into this current season.
Carrying summer’s flow into this season doesn’t mean ignoring your responsibilities. It means weaving intentional pauses into your day so you can show up to your work, your family, and your purpose from a place of wholeness instead of depletion.
Here are three simple ways to do that:
Reset Daily. Take 2–3 minutes before jumping into the next meeting or task to pause, breathe deeply, and invite God’s peace to settle you. Those short resets can shift your body out of stress mode and back into calm.
Notice and Nurture. Fall is full of beauty — the changing light, the crisp air, the return of rhythms. Slow down enough to notice what brings you joy. Write it down. Share it with a friend. Let it anchor you in gratitude.
Protect Your Energy. Just because the season is busier doesn’t mean you need to say yes to everything. Choose the commitments that align with your values and make space for what nourishes your spirit.
As we enter this season, my encouragement to you is simple: don’t forget the lessons of summer. You are not meant to live in constant overdrive. You are meant to flourish, to breathe, to be grounded and whole.
Suppose you’re ready to explore practical, psychologically sound, and faith-informed tools to release stress and reclaim your peace. In that case, I invite you to connect with me through Living Connected Psychological, Inc.. Together, we can create rhythms that sustain you — not just in summer, but in every season of your life.
Dr. Tina Armstrong
Founder, Living Connected Psychological, Inc.
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