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Dance Like the World is Watching

For many women asking for help is foreign to them. They are so busy helping others that they don’t think to or even know how to ask for help themselves. Deborah Cohan (see video) gives us a wonderful example of asking for what we need. Moments before she goes into surgery for a double mastectomy

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Be Kinder to You in 2016

How many times a day do you call yourself “lazy” or “stupid”? The words come into our minds without us even realizing it. Special K has a great commercial that shows how hurtful and damaging we can be to ourselves (see video). It shows women in a clothing store reading labels that say “Feeling disgusting”,

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Say No Like You Mean It

This time of year is full of too many things to do any not enough time. You’ve probably said yes to things that you don’t want to do or don’t have the time to do. And you end up kicking yourself and resenting others as a result. Saying no isn’t easy especially for people who

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I Have Superpowers. And So Do You.

I have superpowers. That’s right, bonafide, cape-wearing, extra strength superpowers that make me extraordinary. I know that I’m not supposed to talk about how fantastic I am. I’m supposed to second guess and doubt myself, worry all of the time, and focus solely on others. I’m not supposed to talk about the ways that me

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Clearing Emotional Clutter

by Tonya Ladipo   Emotional clutter is the constant chatter in your mind about everything that you should be doing. It’s the voice that replays old hurts and conversations. Emotional clutter may have been with you for a season or even a lifetime. And now is a good time to clear it out! Before you get to

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Celebrate you & Celebrate often

The more you celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate ~Oprah Winfrey How often do you celebrate you?  I don’t mean when something big happens, like a promotion, or your birthday.  I’m not even talking about when you set a goal to drop 20 lbs. in 2 months and you actually

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4 Ways to Kill the “Strong Black Woman” Syndrome So You Can Be Happy Again

If I could quit my job, buy a pick-up truck with a megaphone attached and spend the rest of my days shouting from the top of my lungs and paraphrase one of my favorite bell hooks quotes ” Strength is not the ability to overcome, but endure,” I would. It is such an important concept

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One Easy Way to Instantly Revolutionize Your Love Life: Renew Your Vows…To Your Self

Randomly, I got a text the other day from a platonic male friend. He wanted to check in and see how I was doing. A few texts in he told me that he thought I was extremely intelligent, hard working and deserving of every thing I set my mind to and other heart warming things.

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