She is walking into me, we are becoming.

“Who knew a little unbounded sensual self-touch could lead to such liberty?”

I am a woman in her twenties with big dreams en route to a beautiful destination and carrying her shitty ovaries, unwillingly, but happily with her.

I’m relearning how to love and honor my inner voice and spirit; I’m reprogramming the negative thought patterns and destructive self-talk that triggers self-doubt to rear it’s ugly head.

Feel empowered in your own skin.

“Strengthening my relationship with my hijab was key to fostering a healthy relationship with myself. And by doing so, I learned that being a hijabi is about recognizing the strength it takes to look past the surface to uncover true beauty.”

The most important search of my life…

Dissected, chopped and carved, like a butcher’s plaything / I am repeatedly punished everywhere I reside. 

Not everyone has a perfect relationship with their mother. That's fine.

Note to self: Do not allow them to evaluate and quantify your melanin. You are wise, adequate, and pure just as God made all of us.

From a negative mindset around my melanin features to fully embracing my body and beauty after pregnancy…

At age thirteen, it had grown almost to the size of my fist. / I began to resent it.

Written in my time with God in the morning, I hope it blesses someone.

Who knows, your greatest weakness might turn out to be your strongest motivation!

Self-love is beautiful and I never truly grasped the meaning behind it until two years ago.

Allowing the wrong person into the inner chambers of your heart is dangerous. Probably the most dangerous thing one can ever do.

To all the others like me stumbling bravely on this dark road, I’ll think of you.

“I don’t have AIDS...I’m just thin.”

A Dominican girl’s journey finding identity and strength through her nappy, coily hair

Wellness comes from within. Self-care is an important part of wellness as it produces positive feelings, boosts your confidence and self-esteem!