Monica D. Vance is a mental health therapist (LICSW), a writer, a poet and a speaker. She wears multiple “hats,” but she enjoys motivating creatives online and offline.She has been practicing as a therapist since 2017. She currently works at a community health center in which she counsels from both trauma and attachment-focused lenses. As a creative, she enjoys sharing her original poetry at open mics in Rhode Island and the New England area. She has been a poetry feature at poetry open mics in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. If you want to keep up with Monica’s motivational nuggets, you can check her out on Instagram: @themonicadvance  . You can also check out her website: monicadvance.com