Category: Simply Flava
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65|Protecting Your Peace from the Trouble-Stirrer
Winning Without the Fight: Protecting Your Peace from the Trouble-Stirrer 🌻❣️🌻 We all know that person. The one who thrives on stirring the pot. They might show up at work, in your family, through a friend of a friend, as an in-law, an annoying cashier at the gas station, or even your next-door neighbor. And…
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H&W|The Power of Recharging
The Power of Recharging: Knowing When Your Mind, Body, and Spirit Need a Reset We live in a world that glorifies being “always on.” Work harder. Stay connected. Push through. And yet, both neurodivergent and neurotypical people eventually run into the same truth — if you don’t recharge, you will burn out. Recharging isn’t a…
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H&W|65|Exploring German Health & Wellness — Honoring My Mother’s Quiet Strength
Exploring German Health & Wellness — Honoring My Mother’s Quiet Strength My mother was an only child, quiet, and deeply devoted to our family. She didn’t talk much about her German heritage, and I didn’t grow up knowing my relatives on her side. I always knew she loved me — not through long talks or…
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H&W|65|Exploring the Japanese Approach to Health & Wellness — From Heritage to Daily Life
Exploring the Japanese Approach to Health & Wellness — From Heritage to Daily Life I am half Japanese, but all of my elders on my father’s side are gone now. I often wish I could sit with them and listen — really listen — to their stories, their wisdom, and how they approached health and…
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A&E|65|H&W|My Lady Flava Evolution
From Chasing Numbers to Choosing Connection: My Lady Flava Evolution Once upon a time, I was all in for the indie artist community. Being Lady Flava meant late nights promoting music, attending events, reviewing books, hosting radio shows, and championing unknown talent. I loved it. I loved the artists. I loved the energy. I didn’t…
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H&W|When Every Second Counts: How to Act if You Have a Heart Attack Alone ❤️
When Every Second Counts: How to Act if You Have a Heart Attack Alone ❤️ We often learn CPR to help others — but what if you are the one having a heart attack and you’re alone? Knowing what to do in those first few seconds could save your life. If You Suspect a Heart Attack…
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65|What My Elders Taught Me About Showing Up
What My Elders Taught Me About Showing Up I was blessed to have wonderful adult role models in my life. They truly set the standards for how to present myself to those outside my home. My parents, extended family, church elders, and even the community members around me—they all shaped my understanding of what it…
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65|“Writing Is Healing Me”
“Writing Is Healing Me” Every day for the past 40 days, I’ve shown up for myself through writing. Sometimes it was a deep reflection, sometimes a playful post, sometimes a quiet thought from the heart of Lady Flava. But every word mattered. Writing is helping me heal, inside out. And it’s also allowing me to…
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65|Graveyards & Grounding: What My TikTok Feed Says About Me (what does Bean have to say)
Graveyards & Grounding: What My TikTok Feed Says About Me By Lady Flava 🌻 Let me tell you what TikTok has taught me about myself… I am the kind of woman who scrolls past dance trends and lip-syncs, and lands right in the beautifully odd space between graveyards and grounding. 🕯🌲 On one side of…
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65|The Power of Proactive Wisdom”
“What Years of Experience Have Taught Me: The Power of Proactive Wisdom” A Calm Through the Chaos Reflection There’s something that years of showing up, adjusting, and learning under pressure gives you— a seasoned lens. It’s the ability to pause in a moment of tension or uncertainty and ask yourself: “What’s really needed here… to…

