Artwork By: Laurie Cooper, “Face Reality (Female)” I’ve always been that girl; loud, sassy and not afraid to speak her mind. Personally I was labeled angry, crazy, and gangsta (Born and raised on a military base, that shit’s real gangsta). As a professional, I struggled with scaling that back. I was labeled aggressive. Hard to…
Category: SELF-CARE
Don’t Forget to Enjoy the Sunlight After a Storm
Sometimes when things get good, after being bad for such a long time, I’m unable to admit when things are actually fine. It’s like my mind has already started planning for the next storm, knowing that it could come any day, and it won’t let me live in the reality that everything IS okay. My mind won’t…
Valentine’s Day: An Excuse to Love Your Damn Self!
Happiness is an inside job and so is self-love. Valentine’s Day gives the world, especially retailers, a reason for us to show who we love, how we love them. And it’s natural for people to forget that the “who” and “how” also includes ourselves. So when people get asked “do you love yourself”, they immediately…
The fight for my vagina
Originally posted on Sweet Tea and Baby Jesus If you’ve ever read anything on this or my Sweet Tea and Baby Jesus blog , you know that I am a proud mama. I have two sons that I absolutely adore. I wanted those two boys more than anything. I planned them like clockwork. The first…
Goodbye FINE Life, Hello DIVINE Life
Life’s timing is always perfect and I’m so excited to discuss something that’s been on my mind. Today’s motivation conversation is all about believing in yourself. I know we all hear the cliché ‘believe in yourself’, ‘love yourself’, and other prolific positive affirmations but sometimes the simplest things go over our heads (guilty!). It recently dawned on me clear…
STOP DELAYING YOUR DREAMS WITH THAT WHOLE “EXHAUSTED” THING
When it comes to life, it never stops. There is always something that’s going on; new job, old job, no job. More money, no money, enough money. Family troubles, family joys, family roles. There are a million in one things that can go on in our lives at one time. Life can wear you out,…
Kinky Curly Me: How My Natural Hair Journey Changed Me From the Inside Out
Photography by: Mambu Bayoh I’m always the first to say it: Hair is our most natural accessory. You don’t need any money at all to change it. Shave it off – it grows back! Change the color… change it back. Straighten it, curl it, iron it, twist it, braid it. Put it in a ponytail,…
H.E.R. Crisis 