• The Joys of Being A Black Woman *Insert Sarcasm Font*

    The Joys of Being A Black Woman *Insert Sarcasm Font*

    I recently took a bit of a social media hiatus because of an especially trying week on both Twitter and Facebook. With defenders of Bill Maher saying n*gga and Bill Cosby rape apologists, my soul could bear no more and I had to take a step back. I titled this post what I did because…

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  • I’m Not Strong 

    I’m Not Strong 

    I’d like to push back on a compliment I often get. This isn’t a sort of self deprecating type of post, but a post for clarity. Whenever I share my experience living with a mental illness, I’m routinely told that I am strong. I’m absolutely not. I routinely crumble into a self loathing ball of…

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  • Growing Up Is A Sham

    Growing Up Is A Sham

    It’s early morning on the Monday of Memorial Day Weekend and I’m in bed nursing an upset stomach. Not because I was out drinking heavily all weekend, not because I have food poisoning, but simply because I’m old. All of the foods I once enjoyed and could eat in copious amounts have all now turned…

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  • AJ Crimson Liquid Lipstick: Ruby Who?

    AJ Crimson Liquid Lipstick: Ruby Who?

    This was an IMATS buy, and no I haven’t just been too lazy to get around to writing this review. It’s actually just been on back order for that long because of how popular it is. And it’s popular for all the right reasons. AJ Crimson happens to be one of my favorite makeup artists…

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  • Internalized Stigma: Showing Up and Showing Out

    Internalized Stigma: Showing Up and Showing Out

    I talk a lot about working to end the stigma around mental illness regarding the general public, but I never thought about addressing the internalized stigma that many diagnosed with a mental illness struggle with. I actually never even made the connection until recently. For months I’ve been depressed, but at a level where I…

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