PinnedRecovery Impossible: The Financial Impracticality of Recovery for the Average FamilyAs life returns to the post-2020 normal here in the U.S., one question sits firmly on my mind. How will people who lived paycheck to paycheck and struggled financially through the pandemic, going to regain their financial footing? When 2020 threw us the mother of all curveballs, our lives stopped…Financial Recovery4 min readFinancial Recovery4 min read
Nov 20, 2020We Survived: Abuse UnmutedThe silence and lonely experience of any form of sexual abuse, can leave its victim confused, ashamed and guilt ridden, which can find them being victims over and over again. Continuing a vicious cycle that can break the most beautiful of spirits. This reality is one had by 35-year-old author…Sexual Abuse8 min readSexual Abuse8 min read
Nov 18, 2020WE SURVIVED: ABUSE UNMUTEDOver the past 20 years a trend has been emerging and gaining traction. Alcoholism in women. Most notably among moms as we now live in the ‘mommy wine culture’. This struggle never begins as a struggle, instead, usually it starts guised as a way to wine down after surviving the…Substance Abuse7 min readSubstance Abuse7 min read
Nov 16, 2020We Survived: Abuse UnmutedAbuse. That one word just made your heart beat a little faster and caused your body to shift uncomfortably. Think of it for a second, if the word ‘Abuse’ made you uncomfortable, imagine what the children, women, and men enduring abuse feel every day of their lives. It is a…Sexual Abuse Survivors6 min readSexual Abuse Survivors6 min read
Aug 14, 2020More Than Statistics: A Conversation on Postpartum Depression and Maternal WellnessAcross the U.S, clinical postpartum depression is reported at a rate of 10%-20% among new mothers. 1 in 7 women will experience postpartum depression in some form and 70% — 80% of mothers experience ‘Baby Blues’. This is adapted from Postpartum Depression, one of the many sites I came across…Postpartum Depression8 min readPostpartum Depression8 min read
Jul 11, 2020Breaking Point to Elevation: Education and Racial Disparities across AmericaI had the most thought-provoking couple of weeks as I got to sit and chat with five people of color all from varying backgrounds, sharing their individual views on the topic of racism and inequality. …Diversity In Education7 min readDiversity In Education7 min read
Jun 21, 2020Breaking Point to Elevation: Encounters and Conversations on Racism Beyond America — Pt. 2The shift is being felt — as passion meets purpose and focus, our voices are one. Be it spoken or written, together we work as parts of a simple yet intricate whole, all with one goal — To ensure that all are treated as they were created…Equally. “Being born in…Microaggressions7 min readMicroaggressions7 min read
Jun 15, 2020Breaking Point to Elevation: Encounters and Conversations on Racism Beyond America — Pt. 1The topic of racism is a thought provoking, emotionally invoking, live ongoing plot, of a very tragic autobiography for people of color globally. Across America today, we have witnessed all people collectively ban together to say, ‘Enough is Enough’. The same can be said for the voices heard across nations…Profiling7 min readProfiling7 min read
Jun 6, 2020Breaking Point to Elevation: History As It Reflects TodayYoung man, who are you? Young man what are you? Young man what is your desire? I am an educated, insightful, strong young man who happens to be black, in America. This carries with it, a distinction of being ‘lesser’, than my less melanated brothers. This pushes me, to aim…People Of Color7 min readPeople Of Color7 min read
Jun 1, 2020Breaking Point To Elevation: Black Voices on Racism and Inequality Today“I believe our current climate is one that is perpetual, it is cyclical in nature” those were the words spoken by Ms. Dara N. McCoy — Certified Holistic Wellness Specialist and a Candidate for a Masters in Spirituality Culture and Health. As the President of her undergraduate chapter of the…BlackLivesMatter6 min readBlackLivesMatter6 min read