Empress,
Empress Project
the
Have you ever felt the yearning for a space to untangle the complexities of your journey as a black woman - where your emotions, stories, and joys as a black woman can find expression and true understanding?
Look no further.
space
where we can
Exhale
I created this space because I needed it too.
Our world is shaking up, unearthing injustices, truth, and ________
AND
our healing is being called to the forefront.
Do you feel it?
Your body cannot help but to respond to the jarring nudges of____. But, we as black women are uniquely equipped for this landscape, we dun know how to armour up and push through to surthrive.
it is ingrained in us. As Caribbean Diaspora Women our lineage showed us how.
This is our power and our shadow. There's an unseen cost for US women holding it together. Untended armouring breeds an exhaustion, a soul fatigue. A sense of feeling off, but not being able to name it.
the Empress Project is my love movement for us. This is an invitation to reclaim your wholeness outside spaces built on whiteness.
Here, healing, culture, creativity, and ancestral wisdom meet — because liberation begins in our bodies, our stories, and our communities.
Come be with me
Daughter of the diaspora.
BOLD
&
UNAPOLOGETIC
“Just walking through this life as a Black person, and actually surviving that,
was and still is an ovation-worthy performance.” ~ cicely tyson.
WE ARE:
Here We Choose
Theories that See Us. Healing Modalities that Support us
Born of Caribbean Heritage, living outside of our cultural home. The Caribbean Diaspora. In all its richness and beauty we live with a distinct experience of West Indian tradition and beliefs, dual belonging to our roots and the white spaces we move in. Losing connection to our power keeps us stuck in cycles of doubt, fear, and burnout.
WE :
POSSESS A DISTINCT
STRENGTH,VERSATILITY & BOUNDLESS BEAUTY
"If you have the privilege of being born a black woman, it is my belief, that it is a part of your divine mission to liberate yourself from all external and internalized oppression and thereby liberate the world". ~maya angelou
For women of the Caribbean diaspora ready to reclaim what belonging & surviving & thriving taught us to forget.
How do we do it?...
the Empress Pathways
we take you as you come.
 Empress Creativity for the Soul. |  Home Retreat~St. Vincent & the Grenadines March 2026 |  Empress Notes: Saltwater & Mango |
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 The Empress Sessions: Soulove Coaching |
WE ARE:
WARRIORS IN
BROAD DAYLIGHT
It’s not the load that breaks you down; it’s the way you carry it.
–Lena Horne
MEET OUR FOUNDER
Denise
I was raised in a time of assimilation, where a contortion of one's identity, and how one moves, & thinks was required in order to belong to the mainstream. I like many of my Caribbean sis were taught to harness our West Indian ways -our accents (colloqualisms), mannerisms, our passionate expressions and even our hearty laughs. ..., Read More
It is your birthright to feel safe in your own skin.
Come home to your body & liberate your Empress
HEAL - GROW- LOVE INTENTIONALLY
what dem say
"the empress project is transformative and exposed me to a part of myself that had never been given a voice - retrieving a sacred piece of myself." ~ S. Cole, Calgary AB
"this is a must for every black woman" ~ M. Osagiede, Calgary AB
powerful. I was apprehensive at first, I am so glad I did it! i was able to work through stuff without coming apart. Stuff I didn't even know I had, and through it all my painting is BEAUTIFUL. ~ C. Brown, Calgary AB
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looking forward to being with you
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