Artemis
first experienced the desert as a five year old visiting her
godparents home in the desert. And again, a few years later on a
visit to see her stepbrother in Nevada. Artemis remembers staring
out the car window, admiring the stars and the quiet open
spaciousness.
Sep 14, 2020
Artemis is a licensed marriage and family therapist,
pursuing her doctorate in clinical psychology, specializing in
trauma informed care education. She is also a women’s empowerment
coach, yoga teacher, writer and poet.
About
three years ago, Artemis lost her career, her relationship and was
homeless. In flight mode, she was hopping from place to place
before landing at her godparents home in the desert.
What
began as a week and a half ‘visit’, turned into a couple of years
when Artemis finally faced herself. She discovered she had
unresolved trauma and had developed an eating
disorder.
Compelled to stop in at a desert church, divine
intervention took over setting Artemis on a two-year journey,
stripping away her masks and rebuilding a solid foundation for
herself.
In
those two years Artemis spent a lot of time in the desert alone.
She stepped into her gift of spoken word, writing, performing and
hosting a radio show. While getting back on her feet, there was a
lot of grieving, before eventually moving into her own
place.
Artemis was hired by a private therapy practice and
obtained her non-profit management certification.
In this
episode, Artemis
describes the desert as a safe place where she was able to
surrender, heal and step into who she is – which included coming
out into her queerness.
She
is particularly passionate about ensuring disenfranchised,
low-income folks have access to quality mental health care. To that
end, Artemis joined he the ‘It’s Your Time Program’ sponsored by
the Coachella Valley
Women’s Business Center. The program helps female entrepreneurs lay the
groundwork to start their businesses off on the right
foot.
Artemis recently left the desert and returned to
Sacramento. Being closer to the state capital will allow her to be
more involved in the policy work necessary to make real social
change.
Check
out the coaching from Artemis at: Embodyucoaching.com
And
follow on her on Instagram
Listen
to the Let's Talk About Race Podcast with Diane Wong
here
If
you’d like information on the Racial Justice Collaborative
visit: racialjusticecollaborative.com
Tickets to the
September 26 event (10a-3p) can be obtained at this
link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sitting-in-the-fire-ii-restorative-circles-tickets-118061782971