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Transparently tasha
“Texas bred, Indiana cornfed.”
Natasha Cheatham is the name given. Tasha is preferred.
As a Peer Support Specialist and Social Entrepreneur, I embody a person-first approach in all that I do. I aim to use my training as an Addictions Peer Recovery Coach (CAPRC I), Certified Community Health Worker / Certified Recovery Specialist (CHW/CRS), Reiki II Practitioner, & Sound Healer to help as many people, as I can, to rest more and live well.
I have dedicated my career to end the stigma in my community around addiction and mental illness. I believe it is our willingness to share our experiences of both failure and success that will ultimately lead us to liberation. Through advocacy, collective rest, and storytelling, my ultimate goal is to help eradicate the disparities that leave my community exhausted and exploited.
Facilitating It’s Just Pills: Opioids in the Black Community (2019)
Official Bio
Natasha “Transparently Tasha” Cheatham is a Social Entrepreneur from Nap (Indianapolis, IN), who specializes in embracing the simplicity of life through her businesses: Intimate Oasis and Minority Recovery Collective Inc. (MRCI, “mercy”). With over 15 years of life and work experience, Natasha believes ease and peace are a more natural way of living than chaos and hyper-productivity.
Through her work, Natasha aims to bridge the sectors of hospitality, public health, and recovery together to provide culturally curated programs and services that support, affirm, and help to sustain the wellness of people across the African diaspora. She leads as an advocate for the recovery of Black people, Black families, and Black communities from colonialism and white supremacy.
Natasha currently serves as President of the Board of MRCI and is an advisor and mentor with The Antidotes program.