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Empath in Today’s World
It is really hard to be an empath in today’s world. I’ve been the individual that feels way too much especially for others. There have been a lot of things that have been said to me all my life. “You take things too personally” “Why are you so sensitive?” As someone who is an empathetic…
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Loneliness As An Unwanted Guest
I never had a problem with being by myself. That is what an introvert like myself has always done. However, the feeling of loneliness waltzed in and out of my mind and even sometimes worsened my depression. The people I am surrounded by do not fully comprehended my overall complex. My depression does not cause…
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Stand With Us Black Women
Everyday our black community is under attack. Not only just our race , our bodies, our hair and our livelihood but our reproductive health. As black women, our access to safe sexual and reproductive health care is in jeopardy. Black women has been the backbone of social movements in this country for such a long…
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My Actions and Opinions Are Not Because I Did Not Have A Relationship With My Mother
I am told that the actions I display and the way I think is due to the actions of my mother, her not being around and not having a relationship with her at all. The actions I display and the way I think is indeed through experience but not because of someone else. It is…
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Sometimes The Woman Who is Always There for Everyone Else, Needs Someone There for Her
When you are that kind of woman who is always there for others, you feel a lot. You have depths within you. You give without a second thought, tearing pieces of your soul into the smallest fragments to make sure everyone else is okay. You hurt and ache just like everyone else and wondering if…