Editor’s Letter: Bossing Up and Standing In Solidarity Against Gender Based Violence.
November is a reset month. It’s the second last month of the year, and we have decided this is the perfect moment to take on the resolutions we set for the New Year NOW! Why wait for tomorrow when we can start today? The chances are by the time…
I have moved out of the shield of my mother’s care
I grew up in conditions that sometimes meant worrying about whether or not I would find food on the table after school. My mother always miraculously found a way to ensure that my siblings and I were always taken care of. However, being a single mother of seven dependents…
Mental health and therapy Stigma within African communities
As someone who was born and raised in an African rural villages, I can confirm that the stigma associated with mental health disorders is as normal as the sound of a rooster at dawn. People who suffer from mental health disorders are often bullied, harassed, shamed, and discriminated against.
I…
The 2021 MET Gala was a reminder to support and honor black creatives in all spaces
I know it has been a couple weeks since the 2021 Met Gala, but there is something that I have been wanting to share about this year’s Met Gala. Like many, I was so excited to see what was worn by the distinguished celebrities and influencers. And as exciting…
Paying bills really Sucks! But having a financial budget makes it suck less
I am a 25 year old girl living alone and having to make some critical financial decisions. Personally, I mostly struggled with allocating my finances for ‘stuff’ I really want without falling short of other necessities that I really need. Making these financial decisions has been a learning curve…
Bite Size: I am grateful for the Gift of Life and More…
I sometimes find myself repeating the same gratitudes over and over, “I am grateful for the gift of life, I am grateful for my health, I am grateful for my family, and for my loved ones, etc…” And yes, I totally understand that these are fundamental gratitudes, but I…
This is what COVID 19 showed me about my marriage
I cannot deny that being a parent has its moments, for me however, if compared to my marriage, parenting seems slightly easier to manage. As far as one can judge, my husband and I are two rather different people. He is a white man from the French countryside, I…
Bite Size: 6 Powerful Affirmations to improve your writing
As a doctoral (PhD) student in the field of law, there is so much pressure and expectations to write ‘excellently’. I recently fell into this ‘pressure trap’ which left me feeling discouraged, insecure, anxious and even amplified the unwanted imposter syndrome. The one thing I started implementing to address…
Let’s talk about poly-pharmacy and drug addictions
Western medicine has become extremely popular. It is well known that such medicine is used for the slightest biological faults in efforts to restore some form of biological and physiological balance. The intake varies from headache medication to medication for chronic pain and for mental health related illnesses.
The indulgence…