Might it be possible that I am here to do more than survive? Could it be true that I can actually find pleasure and thrive in my life? As a Black woman, I have had to craft my vision for wellness within a society that systematically denies me optimal health....
“I want to talk about an activity you were always warned against as being wasteful, impractical, hopeless. I want to talk about dreaming. Not the activity of the sleeping brain, but rather the activity of a wakened, alert one. Not idle wishful speculation, but...
I no longer play the role of the Strong Black Woman. It feels blasphemous to admit it. It almost feels like a slap in the face to the powerful figures who mothered me, mentored me, preached to me, and handcrafted the foundation I stand on today. Those Black women who...
