Mindset Monday – Accepting & Shedding

Lately the words acceptance and shedding have been appearing in my mind. After sitting down and journaling about what these words mean, I realize the reasons they keep popping up are because I’m beginning to accept who I was as well as my past mistakes while simultaneously shedding these parts of me and coming into […]

Let’s Chat Mental Health – Therapy Is Ok

Peeking around at the room full of patients, I couldn’t believe my mother had dragged me to this place, again. After checking in, we waited to be called back. Finally, the elderly white woman came out and called my name. I was 11-years-old with more attitude than I could handle. Not only did I not […]

Mindset Monday – Seeking Inspiration

Inspiration. It’s something we go looking for when we need a dose of creativity. It’s also something that finds us. A few days ago I took to Instagram to ask others what inspires them. This prompted me to turn inward and journal about what inspires me. Here’s what I listed: Who I am Who I […]

Nostalgia

“I’ve been writing since my mother birthed me.” These are the words that rang in my head as I looked at the piece of paper in front of me. Yesterday I was sorting through papers and came across an award I won in second-grade for creative writing. Reading the paper, I was overwhelmed with a […]

Incarcerated Letters – Letter Five: The Truth

November 11, 2017 10:00 AM The videos Coretta and I have been recording are what got us here. Yesterday we sat down to record our final video. I spoke of the night I tried to kill Aaron but we had to cut it short due to intense flashbacks. Over the past five months, Coretta […]