Meet the Founder

DeHeavalyn Pullium is a licensed marriage and family therapist, educator, and diversity & inclusion consultant. She is passionate about helping people experience greater alignment between the life they are living, and the life they envision for themselves.

DeHeavalyn completed her Master of Science in Family Therapy at the University of Massachusetts Boston in 2016, and has a private practice based in Seattle, WA. Through her work, DeHeavalyn has seen the effectiveness of self-reflection and journaling as a tool to live a value-driven life that honors one’s time, relationships, and personal growth.

As the Founder of Musingly, LLC, DeHeavalyn has combined her love of journaling with her desire to increase access to culturally adaptive mental health services.

The Vision

Vision:

To inspire humanity to "Live Life Musingly." To live an empowered and value-driven life that is guided by a regular practice of deep reflection and thought.

Mission:

Guided by therapeutic expertise, musingly is a go-to source for mental health tools that support a value driven life.

Core Values:

Wellness, empowerment, and generosity.

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Core Values

Wellness
Individual and collective healing matters. At Musingly we believe that the foundation of an empowered and value-driven life is a regular practice of reflection. Musingly journals support reflective practices that impact wellness in your time, personal growth, and relationships. These wellness tools can be used alone, in partnership with a counselor or coach, and in group settings.
Empowerment
You can experience greater alignment between the life you are living, and the life you envision for yourself. Our focus on personal growth, relationships, and time is intentional. When we become clear about the vision we have for our personal development and our community, we can more effectively invest our time in experiences that actively fulfill those goals. Musingly journals will help you to create the vision. You have the power to live it out.
Generosity
There is no limit to what a community of reflective and generous humans can do together! A portion of Musingly profits will contribute donations to programs that increase access to representative, culturally adaptive, and affordable mental health services for members of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) communities who have been traditionally underrepresented in the mental health field.

The Story of Musingly

Name: Reset: A Vision Journal for Time Management
Brand: Musingly
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Hello, my name is DeHeavalyn, and I am the Owner and Founder of Musingly, LLC. I founded Musingly for two reasons. First, I love to journal. I have filled many pages with worries, hopes, and visions for the future. Journaling helps me to re-center my values when I need to make decisions. Journaling helps me to stay on track with my plans. Journaling helps me to work through anxiety, and practice gratitude, amid being a human, a therapist, and an entrepreneur. Therefore, my first intention for founding Musingly is to share this love of journaling with others. Especially with those who are interested in using this practice to create greater alignment between the life they are living, and the life they envision for themselves. My vision is to help humanity to "Live Life Musingly." To live an empowered and value-driven life that is guided by a regular practice of deep reflection and thought.

The second reason for creating Musingly is to make an impact. There is a significant need for mental health care that is representative, culturally adaptive, and affordable. As a therapist who identifies as a Black Woman, I am often sought out by Client’s who desire to see their cultural heritage reflected, and integrated, in the therapeutic process. I am grateful to be counted amongst the 4.24% of professionals in the psychology field who identify as Black/African American (American Psychological Association, 2020). However, 13.6% of the US population is Black or African American (United States Census Bureau, 2020). This gap in representation is present in other communities as well. A combined total of 13.82% of professionals in the field identify as American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (American Psychological Association, 2020). While those communities make up 24.2% of the US population (United States Census Bureau, 2020).

In addition to issues of representation in the mental health field, there has also been a lack of training for counselors to adapt therapeutic approaches in ways that are appropriate for client's cultural context (Pappas, 2022). Therefore, accessing a mental health counselor who is culturally adaptive, representative of one’s background, and affordable is a challenge.

As a Therapist, I can only see so many clients. As a business owner, I can only provide so many discounts for services. Yet, I find hope knowing that there is no limit to what a community of reflective and generous humans can do together.

A portion of Musingly profits will contribute donations to programs that increase access to mental health services that are representative, culturally adaptive, and affordable for members of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) communities. Musingly will also support efforts to increase representation in the mental health field through education and scholarships.

When you join this community, you are contributing to a vision of individual wellness and communal healing. Thank you in advance! I could not pursue this dream without you.

References

American Psychological Association. (2022). Demographics of U.S. Psychology Workforce [Interactive data tool]. Retrieved November 29, 2022, from https://www.apa.org/workforce/data-tools/demographics

Pappas, S. (2022, November 1). Psychologists are working to diversify the undergrad curriculum and make classrooms more inclusive. Monitor on Psychology, 53(8). https://www.apa.org/monitor/2022/11/inclusive-undergraduate-psychology

United States Census Bureau (2020) -https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045221