Category Archives: Reflections

How to Embrace Change

Recognize that change will change you—and that’s empowering. Expand your possible selves. Practice self-compassion when change feels hard.— Take Action This Week: When you catch yourself resisting a change or feeling stuck, ask yourself: “Who might I become on the … Continue reading

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you are a writer

Some of the best Black women writers I know have journals no one has ever read. They write in the margins, notes apps, memos, diaries, scraps of paper and on the back of envelopes. Not for likes. Not for attention. … Continue reading

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Life Lessons

A little Monday reflection for you because, at 61, I can honestly say every experience, good, bad, or heartbreaking, has been a teacher guiding me to this moment. When you’re young, failure feels final. But I’ve learned that failure is … Continue reading

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beautiful walk

Set aside 20 minutes to take a walk outside by yourself every day for a week. Try to stick to this schedule unless the weather is extremely bad. You can still do this exercise in a light rain—provided you have … Continue reading

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Partnership in Practice

I feel like this trickles down into parenthood as well. Kids force you to be the best version of yourself because now you have little mirrors. Everything you say, everything you do, they’re going to absorb and embody. We’re not … Continue reading

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