Black women deserve the love we keep searching for in others and the love we keep pouring into others.
What if your soulmate is actually… you? I used to dismiss this as a form of toxic positivity. Then I realized that people were on to something.
If you haven't been able to make new connections with a possible romantic interest or even get to be around family and friends whom you love most due to COVID-19, the day of love that Valentine's Day is supposed to be can instead become a tough reminder of how alone one might feel during these tumultuous times.
“When you love yourself more, it helps you to take other peoples’ actions less personally. So you’re no longer stuck in a trigger/shame spiral,” says Francesca Hogi.
"What I want to get across to people is that joy is your birthright. You need to put it in the same bucket as getting dressed, eating, making sure you’re safe, washing your body. Before you work for anyone else, every single day of your life, choose yourself first," she said.
I didn’t grow up hearing the term self-love, but I got a great example of it the night my mom left my dad.
When I was in a toxic relationship years back, I heard a very helpful phrase from a good friend. I was telling her that my boyfriend at the time was depressed a lot, that he wasn’t very optimistic about the future, and I couldn’t help but find myself attracted to other guys—happier guys, ambitious guys, […]
In light of the fact that it's National Masturbation Month, it's time we all get over ourselves and get to know ourselves better.