Dear Sista Friend, I used to think it was only God that had to deal with a lot of mess and then be strong enough to take it, change it and then brace for more. God has strong strength, the kind that’s so strong that we, knowing it’s an endless supply, submit to sucking and […]
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How I Developed A Growth Mindset
Welcome to 2018! Our feet are firmly planted in the new year. Some of us have already fallen off the bandwagon of resolutions and our resolve has softened some. That’s ok. It happens. Instead of focusing on resolutions – there are ways to create life – shifting habits this year, ones that will change your […]
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: […]
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 […]
Does diversity really matter?
Dear Sista Friend, A 2015 study from the March of Dimes notes that 13% of Black children are born premature – as compared to 9% of White and Hispanic children. The national average for deaths per live births in the U.S. is 6.1 per 1,000, but the report finds it’s much higher for unwed, poor […]