An unidentified clinical psychologist and long-time SYT participant delivers a brief personal introduction — openly disclosing her own anxiety, PTSD, and major depressive disorder — before performing an expressive dance piece to the song ‘Breaking Point,’ framing creative movement as both a personal and therapeutic tool. The host notes she has attended since the event’s first year and once performed days after giving birth, underscoring her deep commitment to the SYT community.

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[01:12:09] Wow, wow, wow, wow.

[01:12:19] I was not expecting that.

[01:12:21] I was not expecting that, but…

[01:12:24] You good?

[01:12:26] Thank you, sir.

[01:12:27] I kind of actually wanted to sit there.

[01:12:31] It’s like a throne of some sorts.

[01:12:34] I didn’t say take that mic away.

[01:12:36] Just follow me here.

[01:12:41] Just follow me here.

[01:12:43] Wow.

[01:12:44] How you doing?

[01:12:48] How are you feeling?

[01:12:53] Man, I wasn’t expecting that, but thank you.

[01:12:55] Y’all sound great.

[01:12:56] Yeah, you sound real great.

[01:12:57] We’ve had before where folks have been like,

[01:13:00] yeah, we’re good, we’re all right.

[01:13:01] But you guys are rock stars.

[01:13:04] You guys make the show.

[01:13:05] You guys, and I’m so disrespectful.

[01:13:09] I’ll stand.

[01:13:11] You guys make the show.

[01:13:12] Talk about the throne.

[01:13:14] But still, it’s nice.

[01:13:16] It’s really comfortable, so if y’all need to use it, please.

[01:13:21] Are we ready for this wonderful doctor

[01:13:26] who has been with us since day one?

[01:13:28] We’ve been at this for seven years.

[01:13:30] I will never forget and will never stop sharing

[01:13:33] that she had just given birth,

[01:13:35] ended up in leaving the hospital, and listen,

[01:13:40] hey, not following medical advice.

[01:13:43] Let’s throw that out there, but yeah, yeah, yeah.

[01:13:47] And she performed for us.

[01:13:49] And it really, really took me to just really understand

[01:13:55] how powerful being here is for everyone.

[01:13:59] So I want to introduce Dr.

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[01:14:14] Come on stage.

[01:14:23] Hi.

[01:14:27] It’s me.

[01:14:28] I have five minutes.

[01:14:29] I’m going to make this quick because I have to dance.

[01:14:31] But I really enjoyed being here.

[01:14:33] Yes, I did give birth and got.

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[01:14:35] here and it’s because speaking your truth is something that’s important to

[01:14:38] me I’m a clinical psychologist but I’m also a girl who is an anxious baddie

[01:14:42] neuro spicy PTSD major depressive disorder so cocktails for everyone and

[01:14:50] dancing or creative movement is what I use in therapy and what I use with me

[01:14:54] and sometimes my therapist and this is a story about how I had to break up with

[01:14:58] myself

[01:15:05] you

[01:15:35] you

[01:16:05] I don’t want to go

[01:16:17] nowhere

[01:16:18] it’s hard for me to listen

[01:16:30] when there’s miles and miles of distance

[01:16:35] your heart is drifting but you’re right there

[01:16:41] I ain’t got you home

[01:16:46] but I might be alone

[01:16:50] I can hear it in your soul

[01:16:53] when the danger’s on

[01:16:55] when the danger’s on

[01:16:59] way past the breaking point

[01:17:04] when the danger’s on

[01:17:05] cause I can’t turn down the noise

[01:17:09] you are my only choice

[01:17:13] and we’re both just feeling bored

[01:17:17] way past the breaking point

[01:17:22] cause I can’t turn down the noise

[01:17:26] you are my only choice

[01:17:31] and we’re both just feeling bored

[01:17:35] way past the breaking point

[01:17:39] way past the breaking point

[01:17:45] way past the breaking point

[01:17:49] they told me love was fragile

[01:17:53] they told me love was breakable

[01:17:55] I thought that I could handle

[01:17:57] but that is still debatable

[01:17:59] I thought that this was for me

[01:18:01] but it’s been an impossible

[01:18:03] but it’s been an impossible

[01:18:05] breakin’ point

[01:18:07] breakin’ point

[01:18:09] oh

[01:18:11] oh

[01:18:13] oh

[01:18:15] oh

[01:18:17] oh

[01:18:19] oh

[01:18:21] breaking point

[01:18:23] breaking point

[01:18:25] thoughts

[01:18:27] running

[01:18:29] through my head

[01:18:31] …

[01:18:35] how bad

[01:18:37] No, I’m not the type of man

[01:18:46] To run off on a bed

[01:18:50] Show my heart for me

[01:18:55] Read my place for you

[01:18:58] What am I gonna do?

[01:19:07] What are we going through?

[01:19:12] Our love is my only proof

[01:19:14] That this is what I’m supposed to do

[01:19:16] They told me love was fragile

[01:19:19] They told me love was breakable

[01:19:21] I thought that I could handle

[01:19:23] But that is still debatable

[01:19:25] I thought that this was for me

[01:19:27] But it’s been an impossible

[01:19:30] Breaking point

[01:19:32] Breaking point

[01:19:34] Breaking point

[01:19:37] Breaking point

[01:19:48] Breaking point

[01:19:53] Breaking point

[01:20:06] Breaking point

[01:20:06] Breaking point

[01:20:06] Breaking point

[01:20:06] Breaking point

[01:20:06] Breaking point

[01:20:06] Breaking point

[01:20:06] Breaking point

[01:20:07] Breaking point

[01:20:07] Breaking point

[01:20:07] Breaking point

[01:20:07] Breaking point

[01:20:07] Thank you, boys.

[01:20:09] Thank you, boys.

[01:20:12] Thank you, boys.

[01:20:16] Oh, ah.

[01:20:37] I’m such a fire for you

[01:20:42] I do that three, four times again

[01:20:44] I test the fire for you

[01:20:46] Wow.

[01:20:56] Powerful stuff.

[01:20:58] Hey, give it up for her one more time, y’all.

[01:21:00] That was dope.

[01:21:01] Thank you.

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