I'm Dr. Tamer, a minister, licensed psychologist and sacred artist.

And this is Homecoming, a podcast to facilitate your journey home to yourself.

While I will provide weekly inspiration in mental health tips, this podcast is not

the same as personalized therapy.

I'm so excited you're on the journey.

If you want to request specific topics or to submit a poem for me to read on the podcast,

email me at homecomingpodcastsatgmail.com.

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Let's begin.

Welcome home co-journers.

I'm so glad you're here for another episode.

And I'm excited that we have a poem submission on today.

If you write a poem about your homecoming journey, please send it to me at homecomingpodcastsatgmail.com.

And today's poem comes from Dr. Rushme, Carnard Johnny, who lives in Toronto, Canada.

And Dr. Rushme would like to dedicate this poem to all those who do the mothering work

for students in our educational institutions and families we are born into, we create

and to the ones we choose.

And this poem is called, Can I Grieve Now?

Can I Grieve Now for all that's lost and all that never was?

All that could have been.

Can I Grieve Now?

Is it time yet or are there dishes to clean and food to buy and cook, eat and clean

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