Self Love

At first, you felt flattered.He spoke highly of you. Said you were different. Said you were “better” than the women of his own race. Smarter. Softer. More loyal. More attractive. …

The betrayal no one wants to talk about—but every Survivor remembers. There’s a kind of betrayal that lives in the silence.In the sideways glances.In the excuses.In the celebrations and dinners …

A gentle truth for the days when healing aches more than harm ever did.   We don’t talk about this part enough. The part where healing hurts. The part where, …

I know. This is sensitive territory. This is my battle too.    As a Survivor, I know how heartless, cruel, and unkind people can be to those of us on …

A truth spoken from generations who endured, to those rising now. I will not apologize for surviving.Not for growing wiser. Not for finally speaking the truth that once sat like a …

And why you’re not “mean” for wanting peace It starts with a bad decision. Maybe a DUI.Maybe losing another job.Maybe a fight with the neighbors, or yet another bill they …

My Granny used to take us to the sewing shop, her eyes scanning the rows of threads, fabrics, and patterns like she was looking at a shelf of dreams.Prom gowns. …

Move With a Flow That Honors You (inspired by your closing words—soft, powerful, rooted in survival and self-worth) We don’t always know what to call it when love starts to …

“My mouth had no words, but my body remembered everything.” There’s something we don’t talk about enough—not in hospitals, not in public, and certainly not in Survivor spaces. What happens …

“We don’t warn one another how hard this part is.” Sometimes setting a boundary feels less like self-care and more like you’re about to get in trouble. You feel it …