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25 Daily Affirmations for Black Women
The words we speak give us power we never imagined we could have. I encourage you to take the chance and speak one (or all) of these phrases into existence.
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How To Start Your Self-Love Journey
“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.”~ Thich Nhat Hanh *Disclaimer: This is not professional advice. I am only speaking from my personal experiences. You are free to try any of the activities I describe, or not. “You’ll never truly love…
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5 Ways to Reduce Your Social Media Use
However, once I deleted the app I had no desire to redownload it. This is what began my 30-day social media detox.
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Financial Stability as a Form of Self-Love
“I want freedom and stability… a very big life made up of the very small things.” ~ Meg Fee I came to college with the understanding that when I turned 18 I became an adult, and have spent the past four years learning how to act like one. I’ve made substantial progress, going from wasting…
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Let’s Talk About Disordered Eating (NEDA AWARENESS WEEK!!!)
To wrap up NEDAwareness Week (National Eating Disorder Awareness Week) I wanted to share a bit of my experience with disordered eating. Now, the two are NOT the same, but related and its important to discuss both.
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I’m Living in a Fantasy World
I’m living in a fantasy world, within myself. I go to my happy place through shower karaoke, Coconut oil on freshly shaven skin, Digital snow while I sit warmly under the quilt my mother made me. I am reminded of the physical realm every time I open my eyes I see sunshine cloaking an endless…
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Let Me Take a Moment to Be an Emotional Black Woman
Let me take a moment to be an emotional Black woman. Let me close my eyes for only a moment and blink. Let me breathe To stop myself from cursing Like a witch. Let me take a moment to be an emotional young woman. Let me close my eyes for only a moment and feel…
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Headed In the Right Direction
Something about feeling genuinely happy motivates me to keep this feeling alive. I’ve finally found myself all over again. After four months of starting full-time work and finally getting my own apartment (May) + beginning my mental health journey (June) + practicing self-care and exploring social media (July) + advocating for myself and figuring out…
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How I Moved On With My Life
“You can spend minutes, hours, days, weeks, or even months over-analyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what could’ve, would’ve happened… or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move on.” ~Tupac Shakur It’s hard to let go of the past, especially when you have anxiety. My anxiety causes…
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I Made Self-Care a Priority as a College Senior
“Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” ~Oprah Winfrey Can you believe that we only started classes last Monday? It feels like it’s only been a week, while also a month at the same time. I spent the first week of classes…