It's a new day in our 'Celebrating Women Through Poetry' series. Missed the first? 'A woman is not a potted plant' by Alice Walker is a must-read. 'Wombed Man' is another special read curated just for you. Enjoy! 'You look so girly' You say that as though it's a crime to be girly. I'm a … Continue reading Wombed Man
The Drug Epidemic is the new plague. How did we get here? How can we get out? JT's story is one of many. Like JTL, so many kids in our secondary schools are into hard drugs. So many youths now believe they can't function unless they are on these drugs. While we spend time complaining I will love us to take a minute and see what actually goes on
We have talked so much about self acceptance, setting personal standards, challenging stereotypes and many other cool stuff. Most of us found several new and challenging ideas that we need to work on. So we've all learnt a lot. But here's the thing: it's ok to say all these things. We have all the building … Continue reading Building Self Confidence
Everyone has those days, you know the ones where you don't just feel like getting out of bed and when you finally do, a stranger greets you in the mirror. You look horrible; like did all that acne just sprout up over-night?? or did your eyes always look so blood-shot? And it doesn't end there. … Continue reading My Five Best Songs to Heal the ‘Body Blues’.
Feeling a Little lost? 😦 Start here: Revisiting #10DaysofBodyTalk This was soo my 'Day' lol and to say it was a hit is an understatement. I started by sharing some content I adopted from my favorite go-to source: The Mantra How we feel about ourselves is often related to the reflection in that mirror or … Continue reading Day 3: Do I look Fat??
What is the colour of beauty? Depends on where you are really. As a young black woman in West Africa there has been a quiet trend that has become amplified over the last few years: the 'Bleach' trend. When I was growing up, I knew of only a couple of women who changed their skin … Continue reading Day 2: The Colour of Beauty
