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 […]
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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 […]
Stepping Out On Faith
Dear Sista Friend, As my first year in my doctoral program comes to an end I’ve been reflecting on everything that has happened. I have experienced so much change! I graduated with my masters, quit my full-time salaried job (I miss my coins), moved across the country, started a doctoral program where I didn’t know […]
Race First or Gender? You Don’t Have To Choose
Dear Sista Friend, People often ask “are you Black first or woman first?”, as if those identities somehow exist in two separate vacuums. As if when I walk outside each day, I can cover up my Black skin or willingly hide the fact that I am a woman. I have no desire to do either…I […]