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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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Black Health IS Resistance
“There are many issues facing the African American community, but if we don’t have our health, not much else matters” In the wake of the heinous violation of our community, and the subsequent murder of 10 Black individuals at the hands of a white supremacist in Buffalo, NY, the burdensome question I ask myself is,…
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My Intermittent Fasting Journey
This is Chapter 1 from my upcoming book, “The Black Girl’s Guide to Intermittent Fasting and Nutrition“ “My gran told me that people are supposed to struggle. If you don’t, how would you know that you won” K. Zauditu Selassie I’m no stranger to fasting. Growing up in the COGIC church, I learned all about…
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Birth Control & Black Womanhood
“They are afraid a woman can be this strong. This color. This soft. This powerful” Ijeoma Umebinyuo In 2016, I decided that I was done with birth control. I did not want to put anything that was man made or altered by man in my body any longer. I had stopped putting a perm in…
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Establishing An Ancestor Altar: The Melanin Rich Wellness Way
These ancestors become your guardians, and by communicating with them directly, you are giving yourself access to the past, present and future. These spirits live in realms where there is no time” Medicine Man Setting up your ancestor altar is your opportunity to pierce the veil between the physical and spiritual realm and the earthly…
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Seasonal Depression in the Black Community
“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn, or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, gratitude” Denis Waitley Seasonal depression, also called Seasonal Affective Disorder is a real condition that affects many Melanin Rich people. Understanding what is going on with our bodies and minds in relation to…
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You Don’t Need to Forgive to Be Free
I’ve always had a serious issue with the concept of forgiveness. It never made any sense to me and it never resonated with my spirit. Why should I, the one who was done wrong offer anything, especially forgiveness to one who has wronged me? Why does the onus now lie on me? Since when did…
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It’s Not Personal: It’s Just the Law of Energy
There are some people you simply cannot be around. It’s not personal, it’s just the law of energy. Imagine two energies, one being higher than the other. One would assume that the higher energy would bring the lower energy up to its level. But the opposite is true. One of the fundamental laws of energy…
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I’ve Been Intermittent Fasting for 961 Days: Here’s the #1 Reason Why
“A diet changes the way you look. A fast changes the way you see” Lisa Bevere I have been intermittent fasting for 961 days. I have an excel spreadsheet which lists the day, date, and number of hours fasted. I started my intermittent fasting journey on July 24, 2018. You know how Forrest Gump said…
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Encourage Yourself: Tips to Avoid Slipping into Depression
“Not that I am happy with the suffering; I simply refuse to be defeated by it”. Huey P Newton I am prone to fall into depressive states. When a depression hits, all I want to do is eat, sleep, and feel sorry for myself. There are certain triggers that if not handled immediately, can send…