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I Didn’t Forget Where I Came From; I Just Couldn’t Stay There.
I was raised to be great but play small. I was raised with the understanding that it is NOT ok to shine too bright. I am learning to not live with those lies…
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Adapt or Die: Why Many of us Won’t Make It Through the Pandemic
Many of us won’t make it to the end of 2021. It’s Adapt or Die. Our ancestors survived the Middle Passage and the deep oppression of slavery because they were able to adapt. Will you adapt or die?
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The Liver: The Seat of Life
The heart has become the focus when it comes to our overall health. And while the heart is vitally important, there is one organ that is often forgotten and ignored: the liver. It is believed that the word liver is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word “to live”. And rightfully so because there is no life […]
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Slave Quarter Conjure: A Message from Beyond the Veil
There is so much to learn from our enslaved ancestors. If we would shift our focus from the present and simply take a moment to look back, we would find solutions to problems that cause us anxiety, worry and fear. We have become so preoccupied with further integrating with white society and pleading with a […]
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The Grace of Gratitude
“And one of life’s gifts is that each of us, no matter how tired and downtrodden, finds reason for thankfulness” Unknown My brother and I now joke about the infamous “Ungrateful” speech we would hear growing up from our mother. She would get on us whenever we demonstrated an attitude of ungratefulness. She would remind […]
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Defining Your Worth
“Protect your value for all its worth” Marc Leder There are many things we use to measure our level of value and worth in the world. Our physical and sexual attraction, body shape, health status, how we dress and what we wear, our level of education, socioeconomic status, career path, the car we drive or […]
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The Helping Hand of the Ancestors
“We might think that the confusion we experience in our daily life happens in isolation, but in reality, it has something to do with our lack of connection to our ancestors”. Sobonfu Some “How can I do it all” were my nagging thoughts all morning. How am I going to work, go to school, help […]
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In the World, Not of the World: Staying Black, Light and Free in this Society
“It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell” Buddha March 16, 2020 was my last day in the office. That Friday prior was my daughter’s last day of school. COVID-19 had […]
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The Black Girl’s Guide to Healing: 10 Ways to Achieve a Healthy, Pain Free Period
My latest book, The Black Girl’s Guide to Healing: 10 Ways to Achieve a Healthy, Pain Free Period will be available for download on 8/14/2020. Here is the introduction! I will be sharing excerpts from the book over the next week. Thank you for reading! Introduction “We don’t want our wombs to hurt us any […]
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White Jesus vs Your People: The Price Jonathan Isaac Paid
7 minute read “No religion will ever make me forget the condition of our people in this country…No God, no religion, no nothing will make me forget it until it stops, until its eliminated. I want to make that point clear” Malcolm X I rarely make social media status updates about trending topics and I […]