Story Time – Healing [Deep Dive Story Time]

Pour a glass... Today we're continuing the discussion of healing, patterns of behavior and the work it takes to keep moving forward. https://youtu.be/PYFD1rlkoyw

Healing-An Open Conversation

Today I'm chatting healing and navigating medical trauma, mental Healthcare and practicing gratitude intentionally. Circles Support Group App (open September 11) -https://circlesv.page.link/SCyP5fyFU7muAhJK9 https://youtu.be/OoSsmfVmewQ

#YouTube: Hip Replacement- FINALLY!

https://youtu.be/aNmn0FTHwbE Today I'm chatting about finally reaching my ultimate goal of hip replacement, what's on my agenda with business and how therapy is helping me be more intentional.Blog: http://atomic-temporary-80270484.wpcomstaging.com Podcast: https://anchor.fm/a--j-podcastInstagram: @apybeautyllc

3 Lessons I Learned While Single

3 lessons I learned while single might be a little misleading. I definitely learned more but these were the lessons that stuck out the most. Being that I'm married, I usually refrain from offering up advice on dating because it's been quite sometime since I've been un-partnered. I exist as a listening ear for my...

Healthy Habits: Avoid Trauma Comparisons

If there ever was a time in our lives where many are opening up about their trauma and their healing; it is now. And I've got to say, it's been refreshing to see a generation of people willing to be transparent about the things so many of us have experienced. Trauma can be physical, mental...

Interview: Ashley Nell Tipton

Hey boos and baes! Today is a special interview that I had the pleasure of conducting with Ashley Nell Tipton. Many of you may know her as the Project Runway season 14 winner and fashion forward plus size designer who partnered with JC Penney's. However Ashley is now sharing her new journey via her new...

Healing Isn’t Linear

When we experience trauma in our lives whether emotionally,mentally or physically; somewhere in our minds we have the desire to get over or to heal from said trauma. Self help books, talk show therapists and self proclaimed gurus alike often tell us that we can get over our pain. And they are correct, we can...

Reminder: Mental Health Illness is Nothing to Be Ashamed Of

May is Mental Health Awareness month for those of you who don't know. Across social media; informational posts and testimonies are being shared in solidarity with normalizing mental health and ending the stigma. Because I write so much about mental health on this blog; I was going to skip writing an official Mental Health Awareness...

Moving On: The Journey of Healing

A month ago I sat down at the very laptop I'm typing on right now, and explained that I needed to focus on my health journey and my healing. I was in the depths of a depressive episode and didn't feel compelled to be blogging a la Carrie Bradshaw. And though my depressive episode is...