Dear Sista Friend, This time last year I was hyping myself up about starting my job search. During my last year of graduate school, “the search” was all that anyone ever really cared to discuss. The “if, when, and where” Faith would find a job. They did not bother to ask me how I was […]
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Therapy?
Dear Sistafriend, Last week Sistafriend Timka shared her struggles with facing her feelings. But how exactly do you begin to do this work? One way that I have found extremely useful over the past two years is THERAPY. Yep, I said it, therapy. There is so much stigma in the Black community regarding therapy: […]
How I Ate My Feelings and then Faced My Feelings
Welcome back! The DSF writers took a short hiatus, but we’re back to continue to challenge your thinking, push you to your “better” (whatever that looks like), and advocate for you to be the BEST YOU! Over the past two years I’ve lost close to 60 pounds. While the physical benefits have been fantastic (I […]
Weight Loss Rollercoaster
Dear Sista Friend, Whew. Okay, this is about to be a real transparent and honest post. I was – and probably still am a little – nervous about sharing it but hopefully my journey helps someone out there! I’ve struggled with my weight for years…so many years. Why? Because I LOVE food with allllllll my […]
Jealousy. Envy. That ugly green monster. (Why is it always described as green?)
Dear Sista Friend, True Life – I get jealous. It isn’t a loud, hateful insecurity that causes rude behavior or meanness, though this behavior definitely did occur at one point in my life. Now (I cannot believe I am admitting this!), I quietly covet lives that aren’t mine and hold on to subtle resentment like […]