Category: Growing In My Understanding
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Real Talk|The Unfinished Rooms We Carry
Sunday Real Talk: The Unfinished Rooms We Carry This morning felt gentle. Cowboy coffee warming my hands, my daddy close in memory, the tower quiet, and a sky that wasn’t trying to impress—just being honest. Blue slipping through the clouds like a reminder: peace doesn’t have to be loud to be real. I heard someone…
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RealTalk| Communication Styles
Sunday Real Talk What Kind of Communicator Are You? I’ve been sitting with this one for a minute. Not just thinking about other people… but really turning the mirror back on myself. Because for a long time, I believed I was a strong communicator. Clear. Direct. Respectful. I listen, I respond, I explain. That’s how…
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H&W |Neuroplasticity
🧠 Saturday Health & Wellness Your Brain Can Change — At Any Age Neuroplasticity simply means this: Your brain is not fixed. It is always learning, adapting, and rewiring itself — no matter how old you are. Every time you learn something new, try something different, or even change how you respond to stress, your…
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H&W|Obesity: Understanding the Why, Not Just the Weight
Saturday | Health & Wellness Obesity: Understanding the Why, Not Just the Weight I’m short and thick myself—and yes, I fall into the obese category. I’ve never claimed the title of “healthy plus-petite.” I know better than that. I live in this body every day, and I’ve been living with chronic pain since 2000. That…
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Sunday Conversation with Jessica|My Mind and Writing Style
Have you ever noticed that a simple conversation can take you on an unexpected journey? This week, Jessica and I started talking about laundry, birds, writing, Carl Jung, and how my mind seems to jump from one topic to another. What we discovered was something I had never really considered before. Maybe my mind isn’t…
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RealTalk|Tone, Words, and the Power We Hold in a Conversation
Real Talk with Lady Flava Tone, Words, and the Power We Hold in a Conversation One thing I’ve learned over the years, both in my personal life and in the workplace, is this: Tone, words, and how they are used hold real power in a conversation. Not just what we say… but how we say…
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H&W|Fasting
Fasting seems to be everywhere these days. Intermittent fasting. Water fasting. Spiritual fasting. Some people swear by it. Others avoid it completely. As someone who can go most of the day drinking water and not feel hungry until evening, I became curious. If eating less is supposed to be the answer, why isn’t it always…
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H&W|Our Brain Is Processing
Your Brain Is Not Broken — It’s Busy Processing I heard something on TikTok the other day that made me pause mid-scroll. You know when something hits and your spirit leans in before your brain catches up? “Our brain is not for storage. Our brain is for processing.” Whew. Say that again… slowly. Of course,…

