Success is being brave enough to court failure
We do not prepare enough to fail and often we beat ourselves up for it when it happens. For many of us this stops us from even attempting to move forward because, well- Failure is hard.
Overcoming fear and procrastination
Fear convinces us that we’re not ready or capable often making us believe we need to wait until we are ‘ready’ or ‘have that degree’ or ‘have enough money’ or ‘be more prepared’.
Chameleon no more!
I learned that I walked through life like a ‘gift pack’. It is when you always feel the need to show up in any connection or relationship you form with something as compensation for who you are.
Black girl Magic
As we made plans for the next five years of our lives, it was clear to us how different they must look. All of us are closer to our 50’s than to our 20’s. The stakes are different. We planned more carefully
Why forty slurps different
In my perfect world, I was to have been married to a tall, dark, and handsome man. Living in Lavington with two kids who would be in school at Braeburn and taking a holiday out of the country once a year.
Rejection can be a blessing in disguise
People pleasing is hard. Not being true to yourself is one of the biggest burdens of life.
Why do compliments make us so uncomfortable?
What if the hand that giveth and the hand that taketh belonged to the same person? Belonged to you, to me?
A journey through Florence, the City and Me
In 2018, just as I turned 40, I was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome. You can call it burn out. I was empty, depleted, tired and in pain in every way. Of course, on the outside I kept on with the façade
