We have all heard it said that when the student is ready the teacher shows up. I was in a conversation recently with my BFF Sandra Dee and I was sharing with her all of the opportunities that I have been getting to be a panelist and speaker for various events. There have even been... Continue Reading →
020 is a year of completion. The foundation that this nation and other nations of the world were built on are crumbling. They are falling right before our eyes. Social systems, political systems, governments, economic systems and the like are falling apart. People are rising up all around the world and saying they they are no long willing to live under racist systems of inequality. People are coming together all over the world and uniting to demand change and bring down these systems.
"Communities and countries and ultimately the world are only as strong as the health of their women."~Michelle Obama May 10-16, 2020 It's National Women's Health Week and as we navigate the current times, we are mindful of the importance of our physical and mental health and the health of all of the women in our... Continue Reading →
Whether you have given birth to your own children,raised someone else's,or filled the role of mother to your community,I salute you.May your Mother's Day be as fabulous as you are. ~Leisa Monique
Recently I was driving and thinking about the fact that folks in my circlewere saying that they were not feeling the Christmas Spirit. I realized that Iwasn't either. With everything going on around us be it socially, politicallyor otherwise, I can see why we are feeling that way. One thing that I do when I... Continue Reading →
National Dessert Day happens to fall on my favorite day of the week: Monday. Couple this with the Full Moon in Aries and I'm in my happy place. Here at EMDF we believe that Monday, the start of the week for many, is a great day to set the tone for the rest of your... Continue Reading →
Sharing a blog post that was written about a domestic violence event that I was a panelist at a few years ago. It’s a great read.
From right to left Tina, Rhachelle Nicole, Jess Flo, off Black Girls Inspired
Last week-end I had the pleasures off being invited to attend an event hosted by Rhachelle Nicol . The name off the event was the My Scars Chat this was a live panel discussion that focused on Domestic Violence’s on family, children and communities. The panel discussion was between men and women and focused on mental, physical, verbal and financial abuse. The panelists were all experts on the these issues and some off them even had gone through domestic violence themselves.
All I can say is hats off to Rhachelle Nicol for bringing more awareness to Domestic Violence in our community and hosting such an amazing event. It was very empowering to hear all the different stories these men and women shared. There wasn’t a dry eye in the room when it was over. It was so amazing to see so many brave men and women open up and express them…
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When was the last time you told your SELF Thank You? As you've thanked everyone for helping you, encouraging you and supporting you, have you thanked your SELF? It is easy to overlook the very person who dreams, who perseveres, who tries time and time again even when they fail. The person who gets up... Continue Reading →
I saw a post recently that said, "God will make a way." So many of us have been conditioned to believe that the entity that we call God is something outside of ourselves. That's the kind of world we live in, where we are taught that we are separate from each other and from Spirit... Continue Reading →
“Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.”― Maya Angelou
Eat My Dessert First 
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