Heed the Warning

When a person shows you who they are believe them the FIRST time. – Maya Angelou   This has been…

Know Your Worth

I was expressing my work frustrations to a good friend of mine. I told her that I just wanted the…

Secure the Bag

One of the goals that I set for myself this year was to change the way I think about money.…

True life: I’m celibate

It’s not something I like to discuss often. A few of my closest friends know about my journey. I don’t…

Body Goals

I think I was about 12 or 13 when I first noticed that the skin on the back of my…

Where is the Lie?

Deep breath in. Deep breath out. Deep breath in. Deep breath out. I am trying to calm myself. My throat…

Guard Your Heart

At the end of 2017 three people I dated in months and years past decided to pop up on me. …

Therapy for Black Girls

It’s the night before my first appointment, the intake. I’m filling out all of the necessary paper work. I get…

Watch Your Mouth

I didn’t exactly enjoy my first job out of college. To be frank, I hated it. That didn’t stop me…

The Other Side of Goals

I bought my first house. Yay Me! I had been preparing myself for this purchase for about three years. In…