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My name is Kamiah Vickers — I’m a NYC-based playwright and actress. As a creative, it’s important that my mental health is prioritized, as so often it’s easy to forget about it in a fast-paced industry. My goal is to help fellow creatives understand their creative conscious, and prioritize mental wellbeing. I think a lot—there are rarely moments when my …
As the clock strikes midnight on December 31st, a whole new year begins. Perhaps you, like me, often find yourself making grand resolutions, promising to improve your self-care life in significant ways. THIS IS YOUR YEAR FOR SELF-CARE! But, what happens after the initial excitement fades, and the real work begins? It is not like you wake up at 7 …
Your dreams are still in view, they are just covered by some clouds, but the view is still there. My therapist reminded me of this recently. When 2025 started, I was so full of hope. I kept saying how 2025 was going to be my year. 4 days in, everything flipped upside down on me. My ex had lost his …
Bennett Turan Self-care shouldn’t be defined in a certain manner. Self-care means a lot of different things. Finding the right self-care routine for myself felt like a struggle for a long time. Everyone had their own input on what would make me feel better. For a long time, self-care was a foreign concept. I was always on the go. Whether …
My therapist today asked me what I want my future to look like. We talked about many things, but at the end of my session, I realized that what I want my future to look like is to have the ability to come back to the me that I want to be and begin reclaiming myself and my voice and …
My name is Cofi. It’s pronounced just like the beverage, and we share a few things in common: I am bold, I am strong, and I am Black. Like coffee, I wake people up—not with caffeine, but with truth. I am a 44-year-old woman who resides in Cincinnati, Ohio, and I own and operate a lifestyle brand intentionally named By …
This is your sign that even the endings in your life deserve to be celebrated. I threw myself a divorce party this weekend and it was one for the books!! Some people may question why I would want to celebrate something that completely shattered my expectations for the future and turned my world upside down. But why not celebrate? Why …
Working through grief during the holidays. This is the fourth Christmas without my mom, the fourth Christmas with an empty chair at the table, the fourth Christmas when the air has just felt more empty without her loving presence. Grief around this time can be challenging, especially because my mom made Christmas feel so special growing up. It’s easy to …
By: Ashlee Cook, known as Ask Ashlee, is a beacon of inspiration and empowerment for women. A TV personality on FOX19 and the visionary author of the empowering ebook “I Am Who I Say I Am,” she encourages self-positive talk and personal growth. Ashlee is the creator of “The Girlfriend Experience,” a curated community where women embrace self-discovery and self-care and …
Unpopular opinion: Time alone doesn’t heal. I do believe that as time passes, we think less about the challenge we faced. We don’t obsess over it as much. We don’t feel as controlled by it anymore. We get stronger. But so often, we decide the way we are going to move past our challenge is just by ignoring it and …
