Category: Self Love
Braids, Locs, and the Right to Be: The Truth About Black Hair Discrimination
We need less focus on aesthetics—less chatter about who’s worn braids, [...]
We Carried the Battle. Don’t Rewrite the War.
Black American women do not own braids. Braids have lived on many he [...]
They Mock You, Then Expect You to Serve—The Trap Ends Now
May you never again fall into the trap of using your labor for an indi [...]
Quick Tips for When You’re Tired of Pretending You’re Okay
(For When You Can’t Fall Apart, But Can’t Keep Faking Either)[...]
When Pretending You’re Okay Is Wearing You Down
What to Do Instead of Faking It All the Time
Some days, pretending to [...]
You Don’t Have to Keep Fighting. You’re Allowed to Heal.
There comes a time when the world will keep handing you more work to [...]
Weight Gain After Trauma Isn’t Just Emotional—It’s Biological
Let’s stop lying to Survivors.
Let’s stop telling people who have liv [...]
You Don’t Have to Stay Where You’re Not Safe
Some of us are trying to bloom in gardens that were never planted for [...]
No, Feminists Didn’t “Give Up a Happy Home.” We Fought to Escape a Cage
And the walls of that cage were built with silence, shame, [...]
You Were Never Meant to Carry What He Refused to Unpack
For the woman who’s been told her standards are too high—stand taller. [...]