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8 Things Mentally Tough Black Women Don’t Do
“Step into the fire of self-discovery. This fire will not burn you; it will only burn what you are not” Mooju As a self-proclaimed mentally tough and resilient Black woman, I strive daily to live a principled and spiritually authentic existence that honors my Melanin Rich DNA. Living as such, the things I DON’T do…
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Bish Don’t Kill My Vibe: How Carrying the Dumped Baggage of Others Holds You Back
“And then I suddenly realized that I was not obligated to carry the suitcases that I didn’t pack and didn’t have my name on them” A. Nichole For years I allowed people to dump their low-self-esteem, feelings of unworthiness, unhealed childhood traumas, failed relationship wounds and anything else they didn’t want to carry or deal…
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The Black Woman’s Womb, The White Man’s Playground: The Truth About Hysterectomies
“History, despite its wrenching pain cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage need not be lived again” Maya Angelou Hysterectomies run in my maternal line. My grandmother, mother and aunt have all had partial or full hysterectomies. And no one seems to think it’s a big deal. They appear to be just as insignificant…
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The Message of a Migraine
“Every feeling, every thought-every emotion we experience sends a message to each cell in our body” Unknown I started experiencing headaches when I was 16. My father used to tell me, “you think too much. That’s why your head hurts. Stop stressing”. That’s a man for you. Simple, rational, and with the enviable ability to…