Dr. Jameca CooperForensic Psychology Consultant, Emergence Psychological Services · Board Certified Counseling Psychologist and Forensic Psychology Consultant

My journey #healingjourney #selfcareforwomen #therapiststory #mentalhealth #womensupportingwomen

29 Apr 2025 · 3 min

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In this YouTube monologue, Dr. Jameca Cooper recounts her transformation from a troubled childhood in Southeast Arkansas to a board‑certified counseling and forensic psychologist, TED speaker, and Fulbright Scholar. She observes that many high‑performing women, despite outward success, suffer from insomnia, anxiety, depression, stress, and PTSD because societal conditioning teaches them to prioritize others and silence their own needs. Dr. Cooper argues that this phenomenon is a societal crisis that cannot be resolved by talk therapy alone; women need concrete, science‑backed tools and personalized support. To address this, she introduces her "Self‑Care Solution" course, which offers evidence‑based self‑care strategies, one‑on‑one coaching to identify individual triggers, schedules, and barriers, and permission to prioritize personal well‑being. She concludes with a limited‑time offer of $100 off for the first 50 purchasers, urging viewers to take action for their own health.

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How did I go from being a little girl growing up in Southeast Arkansas, getting in trouble, going to juvenile court, to a board-certified counseling psychologist that also works as a forensic psychologist, 20 years in practice, TED Talk, Fulbright Scholar, featured in New York Times, Wall Street Journal, et cetera, et cetera? How? Well, I got here because when I saw that things needed to happen, I did something about it. This is my story. This is who I am. And time after time in therapy, I hear women say, "I give to this person and this person and this person. I do this, that, and the third, and I don't have time for myself. In fact, I don't even know who I am anymore, but you know what? I have a good life and I shouldn't complain," because as women, we've been raised to be quiet. And silent, right? So, all of these women had something in common. They were high-performing, driven, really high-functioning people, but they still suffered from insomnia, anxiety, depression, stress, and PTSD, all because they felt that they couldn't complain. And what I realized is this is way more than burnout. This is a crisis. So then I thought, therapy is great. I love it and it has a place, it's effective, but we can't therapy our way out of this crisis because this crisis is rooted in society's training or educating women to believe that they aren't priorities. So women need more than talk. They need tools, which is why I developed this course. I designed the Self-Care Solution course to give women a science-backed plan that's teaching them tools that they need to improve their self-care, one-on-one coaching with me, and in that coaching, we're gonna be digging deep into your needs, your triggers, your schedules, your barriers for self-care, and craft a plan that's just for you. And then lastly, it's giving women permission to take time for themselves. So if this fits for you, Tap the link in the bio. I'm gonna give the first 50 people that purchase the course $100 off. You know why? Because I think you've waited long enough to take time for you. It's time, and I'm ready. I hope you are too.