Dear Renii, I appreciate you, the person you are becoming, and your heart. It has been a long road for you to get to a place of comfort with yourself and feelings of wholeness. Indeed, a season that does not let fear paralyze you but instead motivates you to move forward. First, I appreciate your… Continue reading
Category: Mental Health & Wellness
Love Language: Words of Affirmation
Leading with love is essential at home, with friends, and in the workplace. With this in mind, for this post, I want to unpack leading with love with the most important person, myself. First and foremost, I need to love myself before I can love others, including leading with love in conversation, thought, or consideration.… Continue reading
VALUE Season
Welcome to the VALUE season! Like hurricane season, it is full of trials and tribulations, but what’s for sure is that VALUE is possible. During hurricane season, tropical storms may occur, resulting in rain, blown leaves, and potential destruction. While also offering days of beautiful skies and rejuvenation of nature. VALUE season, for me, changes… Continue reading
Encouragement: My Pathway to Creativity
Exploring my inner child has been healing. In fact, I’ll continue the work of ensuring the little girl within has a voice, and is protected. Along with cultivating a healthy and safe space as I continue my healing journey. As this series comes to an end, I want to write about the two teachers that… Continue reading
Loving Me In Spite Of: My Journey of Exploring My Inner Child
My journey to self-love began with changing my mindset. As I explored my inner child, I discovered unfortunate incidents buried deep within me, and they lay dormant until a triggering event happens in my life. The triggering event is the catalyst for how I respond. Loving me includes healing from these things, ridding myself of… Continue reading
My Healing Journey: Believe In Me
I’ve been self-critical. Constantly judging myself. Often, I’ve wondered why I inflicted so much pressure on myself. As if I had little or no belief in myself. Almost like fleeting belief. Mixed emotions. Little self-trust while no one knew of my struggle while on my healing journey. Finally, with the help of a therapist, I’ve… Continue reading
Acknowledge Me: Exploring My Inner Child
As I prepared to write this post, I asked myself, “why is acknowledgment important?”. Immediately, I thought I want to acknowledge the little girl within -my inner child because being recognized feels good. As well as, the internal appreciation that comes from the words “I see you”, or “you got this.” Acknowledgment equates too many… Continue reading
ABLE: Exploring My Inner Child
As a child, I looked forward to summer break. Sleeping in. Playing outside. Riding my bike. Going to Dairy Queen on 5th Ave. Recreation at West Side. Being outside until the streetlights came on. It made me happy. Brought me excitement. Honestly, I didn’t have a care in the world. Meaning that when I flipped… Continue reading
Health and Wellness: Snarky Snacks
On July 9, 2016, I had type 2 diabetes and hypertension. I recall going to church that day knowing my blood sugar was over 300. Not feeling well- my health and wellness in question. The choir was singing “Worth” by Anthony Brown & Group Therapy. Immediately, God told me to change my life. Get healthy,… Continue reading
Mental Victory Vibes
This week, I ventured into reels. I was so nervous about recording a video. Partially because it evoked the moments of what I didn’t see in myself. Mental health is a tricky thing-repeatedly hitting record while asking 17 questions that started with “what if.” I was getting in my way by seconding guessing, third rethinking-… Continue reading