Give in or Grow? 🌷

Week 6 of writer’s block, and I’ve had enough. I’ve started posts. I’ve deleted posts. I’ve napped, cried, rewatched NCIS more times than I’d care to admit, and still—nothing. I got some unsolicited advice and quickly tossed it to the side. Because…honestly? How can this advice be sound? In actuality…it was the best advice ever….

Pressure on My Toesđź©°

Overthinking.Overworking.Overexerting, and now my toes hurt. I’ve been reading “You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience” by Tarana Burke and Dr. Brene Brown, and reading many of my feelings as shared experiences among other Black people propelled me into self-acceptance. “Shame resilience, according to Brene Brown, “is the ability to…

“Houston, we MIGHT have a problem.” 🤨

When I first decided I wanted to get to know myself, I had the hardest time figuring out where to start. I mean, of course, I know me. I’ve always KNOWN who I am, who I belong to, what I believe in, etc. But what I did not know, well, what I chose not to…