In two thousand and thirteen I took my first international flight. I was terrified. I was headed on a service trip with my university and we were visiting Guatemala. I excitedly signed up for the trip. I was ready to learn about a whole new culture. I remember heading out. I was as organized as…
She’s a soft black girl She cries almost everyday Her emotions are her strength Her tears carry her deepest hurts and fears As they fall she is healing She rebukes the notion that she can only exist in one way Because she is also a strong black girl And one can’t exist without the other…
I was at my therapy session this week and my therapist asked me a question that made me think. She does that super often for the record, if you ask me it's money well spent. I was explaining to her a complicated friend dynamic that I haven't been able to let go. She asked me…
Self-care which has become somewhat of a buzzword over the last three years has always been somewhat of a source of internal conflict for me. I love talking about it, sharing about it, fantasizing about it, and planning it out because in theory self-care is beautiful, ideal, pretty and instagrammable. In practice? Self-care if you're…
Continue reading ➞ Monday Night Thoughts: The Tough Parts of Self Care
Every once and awhile, recently more often than not I get these moments where I feel incredibly anxious and discouraged. Let me tell you, it is not fun. My inspiration and motivation goes right out of the window and I sit (or scroll) with despair. As a business owner/entrepreneurial spirit/ and musician it does not…
Continue reading ➞ A Few Reminders For When You’re Feeling Down
Jubilee Renee 