If you are serious about improving your quality of life, gratitude is a significant element, and I don’t just mean on Thanksgiving. Gratitude is the comforting emotional response towards the world as well as the people and experiences that we encounter in our lives. There is also deepreverence and an Continue Reading
Soul Food Sunday: Setting Intentions for Achieving Goals
So many of us are focused on taking the necessary steps needed to achieve our goals. Whether that includes starting a business, taking a course, receiving a promotion, planning a pregnancy, or just being a better human being, the energy towards that goal is in full motion. I love to Continue Reading
National Self Care Day 2020: Three Ways To Keep Your Vibes High
Today is National Self Care Day and I’m sure we could all think of a million ways to celebrate. Although this year will be a little different, there are still a number of creative ways to integrate self-care into our routines. Some of us now actually have the bandwidth to Continue Reading
Mompreneur: Tamara McNeil of the Just Like Me Subscription Box
If you are not hip to the Just Like Me subscription box, then you are truly missing out on an amazing educational tool created specifically for children of color. Mompreneur, Tamara McNeil, is a wife, mother of three, and the Founder & CEO of Just Like Me. Just Like Me is monthly subscription box Continue Reading
Celebrating Nature: National Picnic Month 2020
The entire month of July is known as National Picnic Month. So many of us are craving a change of scenery, yet we are still a little hesitant about dining in at restaurants. Throughout July and the rest of the summer, why not pack your favorite snacks and take the Continue Reading
Soul Food: 24 Powerful Affirmations for Black Women
This Mama thing can get tricky. There are moments where I have to remind myself that Mamahood looks different for everyone and that’s okay. Although we have a number of parenting books, magazines, and guides accessible to us for assistance, we still have to manipulate the information to fit our Continue Reading
Father’s Day 2020: Mind, Body, and Soul Check-In
Black fathers, Black brothers, Black sons, Black men, these words are for you. With the weight of everything taking place within our Black communities, it is so necessary for us all to take a moment to recharge our minds, bodies, and souls. Although this is a revolutionary moment in history, Continue Reading
May is Lupus Awareness Month: Here’s What You Need To Know
The focus of Lupus Awareness Month is to increase awareness and educate others on its impact among all populations, but particularly those who are at a higher risk for developing the life-altering disease. Lupus can develop in both men and women. However, women, ages 15 – 44, in certain racial-ethnic Continue Reading
Fun and Interactive Activities for Kids of All Ages
Fun and Interactive Activities for Kids of All AgesWith recent notice of the school year ending early, moms and caretakers are researching ways to keep the kids busy this summer. Regardless of the uncertainties of what’s to come, it is important to keep the kids engaged, their minds exercised, and Continue Reading
Quarantine Mom: Tips to Maintain Your Mental Health
Motherhood has its challenges, but when COVID-19 became a World-Wide pandemic we gained the newest title of the “Quarantine Mom.” Mama’s everywhere are now forced to turn households into full time work stations, classrooms, and biohazard waste zones. The impact has also caused so many Mama’s to face increased stress, overpowering Continue Reading