Laqwanda Roberts-Buckley, LMSW

Executive Director/Founder 

​From my experience, nighttime seems to be when the mask falls off. The strength that would carry me through the day finally leaves. And I found myself sitting with my thoughts. During this time, you may become engrossed in how much you miss them, how much you just want to see them and lay next to them. After breakups, I dreamt about placing my head on their chest and drifting carelessly to sleep.

Laqwanda Roberts-Buckley, LMSW

Executive Director/Founder 

​I know what it is like to wake up in the middle of the night and feel as if the weight of the world is pushing down on your chest so hard that you are unable to breathe. I know what it feels like to lay upon pillows soaked with tears and filled with screams. The countless hours praying that a forgetful sleep would remember your name and call to you gently and place all of your worries to rest. The worries that seemed to haunt you night after night.

Laqwanda Roberts-Buckley, LMSW 

Welcome to the 2015 Memory/2020 Insight Series. This Relationship Series includes exerts from articles, written by Laqwanda Roberts-Buckley, that reflect experiences & emotions as they occurred in 2015 due to a failed relationship. In 2020, Laqwanda revisits these articles to share helpful tips and insights for anyone dealing with similar situations.  Her 2020 Insight is located below the 2015 Memory.

2015 MEMORY ​ Today, I cried harder than I ever had since he told me. For some reason, it felt like I would be able to just hop onto my computer write some amazing things to say and walk around feeling great. I was wrong. The fact that I was even considering making myself emotionally unavailable for the next year brought me to tears. The saddest thing is I’m not ready to let go of him. I want my memories to remain fresh. I want to laugh when I think about him. I want to smile when I see his picture. I want to carry on the happily ever after I created inside my mind.

Laqwanda Roberts-Buckley, MSSW 

​Relationships of any kind can be difficult to maintain at times. We can expect there to be up and downs that we may face. Because relationships require the interactions of more than one person, we cannot control various components.

Laqwanda Roberts-Buckley, MSSW