The Effects of Colorism on Beauty Standards in the Black Community

We all participate in projection from time to time. As with most things, projection resides on a spectrum. It is a defense mechanism with the foundation of deflection and shame. What are ways you projection onto others or allow others to project onto you?

I had my second ego death y’all. So boom…

Join me and my homegirl Meredith as we breakdown pretty privilege. Does it exist? Is everyone beautiful? Does attractiveness really determine how we’re treated? TUNE IN!

Tune in!! We’re interviewing Monique author of Hot Girl Summer. Y’all will want to get into this. Black creatives are expanding their crafts and utilizing the digital space!

Tune in to my occasional mental health check in. Emotions. Ego Death. Toxic Positivity.

Narcissism is on a spectrum. We all display aspects of it. Healthy to pathological. Have you recognized any narcissistic traits within yourself?

Y’all know I love my boy!!! But lately yeah, has he gone to far? Did Kanye take the mask off? Is he abusive? A Narcissist?
How do delusions play a role in his life? And yours? ⚡️
We’re talking Yeezy, Pablo, & Ye.

I’ve been peeling back the layers to get to the core. The soft, tear-filled core of my inner child. I’ve returned to myself. Join me.

Black people must give ourselves space to grieve. I have been holding in so much anger and sadness that has boiled to the top. Black people have a pressure to compartmentalize our traumas and to a degree, sweep them under the rug. But, it’s time to let the pain go. In order to heal it, you must feel it.

I was diagnosed with PTSD in 2015. I’m honestly grateful for it. I’m longer holding myself to blame for my symptoms. I am able to give myself compassion and permission to heal. So many my age are functional undiagnosed PTSD survivors. Let’s stop normalizing the abnormal and assigning shame where it has no place!