Shame, confusion, fear—these are the words that summed up my day-to-day existence for 14 years. “How did this happen to me?” “Am I the only black girl dealing with this?” Will I ever be normal again?” Endless questions with no answers, because, simply put—no one was talking about eating disorders in the black community in…
While most girls were prepping for prom, doodling their crush’s name in their notebooks and hanging out at the mall, I was dreading what size my prom dress would be, doodling in my notebook about how many calories/days/weeks it would take to be a size 3 and the only hangouts I would frequent were the…
Oh my goodness, this past winter was the absolute worst! I promised myself that once higher temperatures made their debut again, I would burn my bubble coat and lighten my #Athleisure load in style. So since those days are finally here, I wanted to share the three essential top layers that you should totally rock this spring, plus…
Calling all insomniacs. Back in the day, I would fall asleep anywhere and in any position without any shame. But nowadays my relationship with slumber is far more complicated and infrequent. I love to sleep and especially appreciate the health benefits (duh who doesn’t). Research shows that people with insomnia are much more likely to experience associated…
You diet, you exercise, you lose weight – get it boo! But then you miss your favorite foods, kick exercise to the curb and one day off turns into weeks, months and before you know it, you’ve gained the weight back – here we go again right!? Back to another trendy diet you go and the torturous cycle…
I eat more popcorn than Olivia Pope. True story. I don’t know if it’s the fascination with a little kernel transforming itself into a white fluffy treat or the fact that I can throw it in the air and catch it in mouth that gets me. But I do know that this low calorie snack…
