Tag Archives: selfcare
Perimenopause Papers 1B: Full Moon in Pisces…I bleed
What if, our menstrual cycles were the blueprint to organize our lives? Continue reading
The Courage to Walk Away
(For clarity on identity, I am a cis- gendered straight woman. In this blog when I refer to “women” I’m referring to cis-gendered straight women dealing with cis-gendered straight men) I’m not a fan of reality TV and don’t watch … Continue reading
The power of Active Silence and Embracing that the Problem…is always Me.
I was a runner. My Mom has always been a spanker. Because of my inability to be silent in the face of perceived injustice…as a kid, I got spankings several times a week. My older brother would come home … Continue reading
#getfree Challenge June- Anger
Last week I went to a yoga workshop. The title…Race, Trauma & Well Being: times that call for love led by Angel Kyodo Williams, Hala Khouri, and Kerri Kelly. Hearing the actual level of wealth inequality between black and white people … Continue reading
Soft Enough to Bend and Grow
I look back at my recent past experiences with relationships and I see how weak I was with the facade of “strong black woman”. Continue reading
My Feminism is connected to my FREEDOM- why I cut my locs and went back to being vegan
I became a vegetarian back in 1998 for my health, became vegan to fit in, started eating animal protein for a relationship. In 1997 I started to loc my hair. I wanted to see how long I could grow my hair … Continue reading
Black voices- We Need Keening
Keening is a tradition all native cultures share. The word is from Ireland and is a tradition where the women wail for the dead. In traditional American African culture has a tradition of using the voice to heal trauma. The slaves … Continue reading
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