There’s something strange about social media interactions with celebrities that people don’t really talk about enough. Not the obvious fan moments. Not the meet-and-greets, the photos, the reposts, or the excitement of being noticed by someone whose music may have shaped parts of your life. I mean the emotional gray…

If you had met me in my twenties, you would’ve met someone who thought she had to have all the answers before anybody found out she was still making them up as she went along. I walked around believing adulthood came with some secret handbook that everyone else received except…

There is a quiet kind of heartbreak that doesn’t crash loudly. It doesn’t always come with screaming, betrayal, or dramatic endings. Sometimes, it arrives as a slow realization… the undeniable truth that you were loved in pieces, but never fully chosen. That has been my recent revelation. I won’t tell…

The last ten-plus years of my life have taught me that being a “Strong Black Woman” is kind of overrated. Especially when we’re not in spaces that allow us to be weak, messy, or vulnerable without guilt. We live in a world that romanticizes our resilience. It praises our ability…

I’ve gone through many weekends without being with my man because of his demanding career. At first, I didn’t realize how much of an adjustment it would be. I thought weekends would be our time…you know…dinner dates, concerts, walks at the park, or just doing absolutely nothing together. What I’ve…

When it comes to attention seekers and egotists, they sometimes are both ends of the same coin. Although both are driven by a pursuit of recognition and admiration, a closer look reveals subtle nuances that separate these seemingly synonymous personas. I had a recent situation that played out online and…