Dr. Quiana Shamsid-Deen
@drqmsdeen.bsky.social
When we tell stories, we return to the circle , the one our ancestors formed under trees, on porches, in kitchens.
We are wired for healing in community. And every page of Nya’s Shining Star or Nya’s Enchanted Garden is part of that tradition.
www.fempoweredstories.com
#FEMpoweredStories
We are wired for healing in community. And every page of Nya’s Shining Star or Nya’s Enchanted Garden is part of that tradition.
www.fempoweredstories.com
#FEMpoweredStories
August 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
When we tell stories, we return to the circle , the one our ancestors formed under trees, on porches, in kitchens.
We are wired for healing in community. And every page of Nya’s Shining Star or Nya’s Enchanted Garden is part of that tradition.
www.fempoweredstories.com
#FEMpoweredStories
We are wired for healing in community. And every page of Nya’s Shining Star or Nya’s Enchanted Garden is part of that tradition.
www.fempoweredstories.com
#FEMpoweredStories
Today is the day!!!!!! Let’s make Nya’s Legacy an Amazon Bestseller. Get it today!!!
July 31, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Today is the day!!!!!! Let’s make Nya’s Legacy an Amazon Bestseller. Get it today!!!
Do all the things.
Every idea, every dream, every “maybe I could…”
Even the ones you’ve questioned, doubted, or talked yourself out of.
Do it anyway.
For the version of you that’s still hoping it’s possible.
www.fempoweredstories.com
Every idea, every dream, every “maybe I could…”
Even the ones you’ve questioned, doubted, or talked yourself out of.
Do it anyway.
For the version of you that’s still hoping it’s possible.
www.fempoweredstories.com
July 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Do all the things.
Every idea, every dream, every “maybe I could…”
Even the ones you’ve questioned, doubted, or talked yourself out of.
Do it anyway.
For the version of you that’s still hoping it’s possible.
www.fempoweredstories.com
Every idea, every dream, every “maybe I could…”
Even the ones you’ve questioned, doubted, or talked yourself out of.
Do it anyway.
For the version of you that’s still hoping it’s possible.
www.fempoweredstories.com
Some folks don’t mind the village eating as long as the food is served through their hands.
That’s not leadership. That’s ego.
And it’s why community keeps breaking where trust should be built. #okaybye
That’s not leadership. That’s ego.
And it’s why community keeps breaking where trust should be built. #okaybye
July 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Some folks don’t mind the village eating as long as the food is served through their hands.
That’s not leadership. That’s ego.
And it’s why community keeps breaking where trust should be built. #okaybye
That’s not leadership. That’s ego.
And it’s why community keeps breaking where trust should be built. #okaybye
I thought I was protecting her….but I was really protecting myself..
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Pre-Order Nya’s Enchanted Garden Today: www.fempoweredstories.com
July 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I thought I was protecting her….but I was really protecting myself..
Pre-Order Nya’s Enchanted Garden Today: www.fempoweredstories.com
Pre-Order Nya’s Enchanted Garden Today: www.fempoweredstories.com
What happens when grief plants a seed?
It becomes a garden. A book. A space to heal.
Nya’s Enchanted Garden is a story of loss turned legacy.
Order the books: www.fempoweredstories.com
Join me LIVE July 3rd for Stories in Bloom — register here: tinyurl.com/4an7szrt
It becomes a garden. A book. A space to heal.
Nya’s Enchanted Garden is a story of loss turned legacy.
Order the books: www.fempoweredstories.com
Join me LIVE July 3rd for Stories in Bloom — register here: tinyurl.com/4an7szrt
July 2, 2025 at 10:06 PM
What happens when grief plants a seed?
It becomes a garden. A book. A space to heal.
Nya’s Enchanted Garden is a story of loss turned legacy.
Order the books: www.fempoweredstories.com
Join me LIVE July 3rd for Stories in Bloom — register here: tinyurl.com/4an7szrt
It becomes a garden. A book. A space to heal.
Nya’s Enchanted Garden is a story of loss turned legacy.
Order the books: www.fempoweredstories.com
Join me LIVE July 3rd for Stories in Bloom — register here: tinyurl.com/4an7szrt
Sometimes the loudest shade comes from the weakest roots.
We don’t have to attend every debate or defend against every opinion.
If it’s not fruitful, it’s not your assignment.
Ignore shade that comes from empty branches.
You’ve got too much to build.
We don’t have to attend every debate or defend against every opinion.
If it’s not fruitful, it’s not your assignment.
Ignore shade that comes from empty branches.
You’ve got too much to build.
June 19, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Sometimes the loudest shade comes from the weakest roots.
We don’t have to attend every debate or defend against every opinion.
If it’s not fruitful, it’s not your assignment.
Ignore shade that comes from empty branches.
You’ve got too much to build.
We don’t have to attend every debate or defend against every opinion.
If it’s not fruitful, it’s not your assignment.
Ignore shade that comes from empty branches.
You’ve got too much to build.
They’re back!
Micah and Aya are stepping into Nya’s world again, and this adventure? It’s a special one.
Come along as we bring Nya’s Enchanted Garden to life, one page, one word, & one healing moment at a time.
Pre-Order is Available Now at Barnes & Noble.
www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Nya's%20En...
Micah and Aya are stepping into Nya’s world again, and this adventure? It’s a special one.
Come along as we bring Nya’s Enchanted Garden to life, one page, one word, & one healing moment at a time.
Pre-Order is Available Now at Barnes & Noble.
www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Nya's%20En...
June 17, 2025 at 4:18 AM
They’re back!
Micah and Aya are stepping into Nya’s world again, and this adventure? It’s a special one.
Come along as we bring Nya’s Enchanted Garden to life, one page, one word, & one healing moment at a time.
Pre-Order is Available Now at Barnes & Noble.
www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Nya's%20En...
Micah and Aya are stepping into Nya’s world again, and this adventure? It’s a special one.
Come along as we bring Nya’s Enchanted Garden to life, one page, one word, & one healing moment at a time.
Pre-Order is Available Now at Barnes & Noble.
www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Nya's%20En...
You never have to apologize for:
• Resting
• Forgiving without reconciling
• Setting boundaries
• Starting over
• Growing past what no longer fits
• Choosing silence over chaos
Your peace is sacred.
Your healing doesn’t need permission.
open.substack.com/pub/fempower...
• Resting
• Forgiving without reconciling
• Setting boundaries
• Starting over
• Growing past what no longer fits
• Choosing silence over chaos
Your peace is sacred.
Your healing doesn’t need permission.
open.substack.com/pub/fempower...
6 Things You Never Have to Apologize For
A Soft Guide to Protecting Your Peace, Honoring Your Healing, and Choosing You
open.substack.com
June 8, 2025 at 9:28 AM
You never have to apologize for:
• Resting
• Forgiving without reconciling
• Setting boundaries
• Starting over
• Growing past what no longer fits
• Choosing silence over chaos
Your peace is sacred.
Your healing doesn’t need permission.
open.substack.com/pub/fempower...
• Resting
• Forgiving without reconciling
• Setting boundaries
• Starting over
• Growing past what no longer fits
• Choosing silence over chaos
Your peace is sacred.
Your healing doesn’t need permission.
open.substack.com/pub/fempower...
We can workout, eat clean, take the meds and still be unwell inside. Let’s prioritizing healing how people experience us, not how they see us. #FEMpoweredStories #HealingHer #MoreThanFine #NyasShiningStar #NyasEnchantedGarden
May 23, 2025 at 12:37 AM
We can workout, eat clean, take the meds and still be unwell inside. Let’s prioritizing healing how people experience us, not how they see us. #FEMpoweredStories #HealingHer #MoreThanFine #NyasShiningStar #NyasEnchantedGarden
Softness. Spirit. Sisterhood.
Not by might, not by power—but by something greater.
We need healing in our womanships.
Let the breath of restoration begin.
#BreatheOnUs #SisterhoodHealing #FempoweredStories
fempoweredstories1.substack.com/p/breathe-on...
Not by might, not by power—but by something greater.
We need healing in our womanships.
Let the breath of restoration begin.
#BreatheOnUs #SisterhoodHealing #FempoweredStories
fempoweredstories1.substack.com/p/breathe-on...
May 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Softness. Spirit. Sisterhood.
Not by might, not by power—but by something greater.
We need healing in our womanships.
Let the breath of restoration begin.
#BreatheOnUs #SisterhoodHealing #FempoweredStories
fempoweredstories1.substack.com/p/breathe-on...
Not by might, not by power—but by something greater.
We need healing in our womanships.
Let the breath of restoration begin.
#BreatheOnUs #SisterhoodHealing #FempoweredStories
fempoweredstories1.substack.com/p/breathe-on...
My plus one was the perfect companion. Proud of the opportunity to work with the SMHF. #MomandDadDayOut #Client #Consultancy #CelebrityTopGolf #Steve&MajorieHarveyFoundation
May 14, 2025 at 4:42 AM
My plus one was the perfect companion. Proud of the opportunity to work with the SMHF. #MomandDadDayOut #Client #Consultancy #CelebrityTopGolf #Steve&MajorieHarveyFoundation
Reposted by Dr. Quiana Shamsid-Deen
A new study estimates that 19 million children in the U.S. have a parent with a substance use disorder and that alcohol is the most commonly used substance by the parents.
A quarter of children have a parent with substance use disorder, a study finds
A new study estimates that 19 million children in the U.S. have a parent with a substance use disorder and that alcohol is the most commonly used substance by the parents.
www.npr.org
May 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
A new study estimates that 19 million children in the U.S. have a parent with a substance use disorder and that alcohol is the most commonly used substance by the parents.
Grateful to serve on today’s panel tackling mental health disparities. Honored to share space with brilliant minds committed to healing our communities. The work continues.
May 11, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Grateful to serve on today’s panel tackling mental health disparities. Honored to share space with brilliant minds committed to healing our communities. The work continues.
I aspire to experience the type of Freedom #Andre3000 is experiencing. Wow
May 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I aspire to experience the type of Freedom #Andre3000 is experiencing. Wow
Sometimes people would rather believe an assumption than seek the truth, and that tells you everything.
Real relationships ask. They don’t assume.
Because truth requires care.
And clarity? That’s peace.
Proverbs 18:13 “To answer before listening, that is folly and shame.
Real relationships ask. They don’t assume.
Because truth requires care.
And clarity? That’s peace.
Proverbs 18:13 “To answer before listening, that is folly and shame.
April 20, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Sometimes people would rather believe an assumption than seek the truth, and that tells you everything.
Real relationships ask. They don’t assume.
Because truth requires care.
And clarity? That’s peace.
Proverbs 18:13 “To answer before listening, that is folly and shame.
Real relationships ask. They don’t assume.
Because truth requires care.
And clarity? That’s peace.
Proverbs 18:13 “To answer before listening, that is folly and shame.
“Trauma doesn’t make you an expert on healing, it makes you a survival expert. You still need to heal, Beloved.” #HealForReal
April 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
“Trauma doesn’t make you an expert on healing, it makes you a survival expert. You still need to heal, Beloved.” #HealForReal
Have you met Nya?
A little girl whose light never faded — and whose story still shines.
Nya’s Shining Star is a gentle, magical story about love, memory, and the bond that never breaks.
📚 Available now:
👉 Scan the QR code
👉 Or visit: shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?wQ73Vn...
A little girl whose light never faded — and whose story still shines.
Nya’s Shining Star is a gentle, magical story about love, memory, and the bond that never breaks.
📚 Available now:
👉 Scan the QR code
👉 Or visit: shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?wQ73Vn...
April 3, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Have you met Nya?
A little girl whose light never faded — and whose story still shines.
Nya’s Shining Star is a gentle, magical story about love, memory, and the bond that never breaks.
📚 Available now:
👉 Scan the QR code
👉 Or visit: shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?wQ73Vn...
A little girl whose light never faded — and whose story still shines.
Nya’s Shining Star is a gentle, magical story about love, memory, and the bond that never breaks.
📚 Available now:
👉 Scan the QR code
👉 Or visit: shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?wQ73Vn...
How
This arrest is the latest in an alarming pattern to stifle civil liberties.
The Trump admin is targeting students with legal status and ripping people out of their communities without due process.
This is an attack on our Constitution and basic freedoms — and we will push back.
The Trump admin is targeting students with legal status and ripping people out of their communities without due process.
This is an attack on our Constitution and basic freedoms — and we will push back.
Tufts PhD student on visa arrested by immigration authorities, school says
Rumeysa Ozturk is a Turkish national, according to her lawyer, Mahsa Khanbabai.
abcnews.go.com
March 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
How
Reposted by Dr. Quiana Shamsid-Deen
Right now, there’s an important race happening that will shape the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the next 10 years. Judge Susan Crawford is ready to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of all Wisconsinites.
Make a plan to vote early today — don’t wait until April 1st: wisdems.org/vote
Make a plan to vote early today — don’t wait until April 1st: wisdems.org/vote
Find Your Voting Locations | WISDEMS Voter Protection Team
This searchable map shows you early voting and dropbox info for hundreds of villages, towns, and cities across Wisconsin. Enter the address you're registered at and your options will pop up!
wisdems.org
March 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Right now, there’s an important race happening that will shape the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the next 10 years. Judge Susan Crawford is ready to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of all Wisconsinites.
Make a plan to vote early today — don’t wait until April 1st: wisdems.org/vote
Make a plan to vote early today — don’t wait until April 1st: wisdems.org/vote
Reposted by Dr. Quiana Shamsid-Deen
When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll be highlighting the advocates and everyday Americans from across the country whose stories helped make the Affordable Care Act a reality. Take a listen to some of those stories:
March 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll be highlighting the advocates and everyday Americans from across the country whose stories helped make the Affordable Care Act a reality. Take a listen to some of those stories:
It’s important to know the difference between a partner and a project.
March 15, 2025 at 2:24 AM
It’s important to know the difference between a partner and a project.
Do it!
I wanna make a classical jazz rap flute album
Is there a genre of music that you’d love to make a song in that you normally wouldn’t?
March 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Do it!