Category: Flava Sharing My Life
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H&W|Who’s Experiencing Stiffness
Why do our bodies get so stiff as we age? 😭🌻 One minute you’re sitting comfortably… The next minute you stand up sounding like an old wooden staircase. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve definitely noticed how my body reacts when I stay in one position too long. Hips, knees, legs, back… everything suddenly needs a…
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ATasteOfFlava|Quiet and Focused
Some mornings don’t arrive loud.They arrive quiet… with gray Seattle skies, manageable pain, a squirrel named Chip putting on an acrobatic performance outside my tower window, and a reminder that your voice is still reaching people. ☕🌲🐿️🌍 Today I learned that Lady Flava News has now been viewed in 50+ countries. That touched my heart…
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ATasteOfFlava|My Body is Struggling 🙁
Sometimes the hardest thing to admit is that your body is struggling while your mind is still trying to stay strong. Today’s A Taste of Flava is raw, honest, and personal. I talk about pain, discouragement, physical therapy, finally accepting that I needed a walker, and what it feels like when you think you’re making…
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A Taste of Flava|Me and My Peace
Sometimes healing looks like physical therapy, warm Seattle sunshine, a Ross bag full of little treasures, and spending the day with someone who feels like peace to your soul. 🌻❣️ Tomorrow’s A Taste of Flava is about love that stands the test of time, rebuilding strength, aging with grace, and the comfort of being truly…
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A Taste of Flava| Truth & Transparency
There is a reason truth and transparency matter so much to me. Life taught me that honesty may hurt sometimes… but confusion, silence, hidden truths, and pretending everything is okay can hurt even more. I have always been someone who will respectfully speak up, especially when it comes to people I love, fairness, patient care,…
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ATasteOfFlava|Vegas back Home to Seattle The Different Climates
Seattle rain and Vegas desert heat taught me something important… My body responds differently depending on the environment I’m in. Lately, I’ve been paying attention to warmth, stiffness, fatigue, movement, and the little things that seem to help my body soften instead of brace against pain. This morning, sitting in my tower with my small…
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H&W | My Hips Are Talking
Some conversations with yourself hit differently. This week, after starting a new approach to physical therapy, I found myself processing more than just pain. I started thinking deeply about mobility, quality of life, possible hip replacement surgery, recovery, and what it means to intentionally support my body instead of simply surviving in it. As someone…
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Wednesday A Taste of Flava|Patient Advocacy
She knew the medical side… but needed help seeing the whole picture. Sometimes clarity is what brings peace.
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