Welcome home, I'm Dr. Tena, 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 and 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.

And I'm grateful we have a poem submission from Anwari Kassaya, and the poem is entitled

Fading.

At this point, I'm tired.

Believe what you want to believe, baby, take what you want to take, exhausted.

When did you ever ask for permission?

Why do you want to start now?

Is what they want to brand me strong, their favorite comparison, no baby, I'm famished.

I've had to be this way.

There was never another option I'm dying.

You've heard my defeat and had the nerve to call it war cries.

Can you hear me?

I'm not okay.

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