When writer and feminist Audre Lorde centered caring for herself as “self-preservation” and an act of “political warfare” back in 1988, the self-care movement of today had not yet arrived. However, many responded to the provocative sentiment, especially Black women, who have been historically marginalized through oppressive labor practices …

Throughout my life, I have witnessed the ways that we often choose people or spaces that do not choose us. Sometimes we do this to prove something to ourselves, but most times we do this to prove something to our egos. When we allow our egos to dictate what we…

Everywhere we turn these days, we hear of self-love and self-care, often rooted in conceptions of confidence. The assumption I observe often, is that everyone has an understanding of how to become more confident. Through my coaching practice, I have learned that this is not often the case. In fact…

“We can learn to mother ourselves…” ~Audre Lorde I. The first time I realized my mother was not invincible, is the day my grandmother died. Something suddenly shifted in her Trinidadian-woman invincibility and even her innate charm and gift of gab could not hide that. I remember thinking, “who will…

“Me and you, we got more yesterday than anybody. We need some kind of tomorrow.” ~Toni Morrison, Beloved As I watched 16-year old Ma’Khia Bryant’s TikTok video, I quickly realized she had a talent for making short videos with bursts of teenage-girl flavor. As her eyes dazzled with joy, Ma’Khia…