Last week, one of my students asked me, “Why do I not choose to love myself?” I found myself laughing in response. After affirming to her that I was not laughing at her, rather I was laughing at myself with her, I slowly responded to her question. “Shaneeka, I ask that question to myself every [...]
“A Great Relationship is Worth the Work” was one of the most popular messages on my Spoken Words of Love radio broadcast. It certainly takes effort to make a relationship great, but ladies, have you thought about this…? Relationship building is not entirely the man’s responsibility. Hmm. In order for us to experience satisfying and [...]
When positive thinking just isn’t working for you, there is another method that will. Thoughts are powerful. They create feelings and take form in our lives in ways we like and don’t like. One of the aspects of my business is that I pay very close attention to my way of thinking. Since I first [...]
As a novelist, one of the most common conversations I have with people is, “What is your book about?” to which I reply, “An average mom trying to balance ‘momminess’ and ‘sexiness.’” This, of course, is followed by all sorts of reactions, including chuckling, gasping about how I must be in their head, or outright [...]
Congratulations! You made the decision to start a family and are now a Stay-at-Home-Mom (SAHM). So why is this transition so difficult? I can speak for myself when I say I have been there, done that and have three t-shirts to prove it! I had a really hard time trying to figure out what I [...]
Editor’s Note: Since its launch in March of 2010, Pinterest, the image-sharing website based in Palo Alto, CA, has experienced explosive growth and is poised to join the social media ranks of Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. For those unfamiliar with Pinterest, Internet Marketing Inc. explains the service like this: “Imagine if Flickr and Twitter had a [...]
I mindlessly slip on leather shoes all the time. I buy handbags based on the style, not the material. But after coming across this post and watching a heart-breaking video this morning, these will never be “mindless” acts again. I am very grateful to Stella McCartney for raising awareness on the brutality with which cows are [...]
