Have you ever believed you’ve loved someone more than you’ve loved yourself? If so, then this one’s for you. I was tired. I mean tired… TIRED. I was emotionally, mentally and physically drained from a relationship I’d given all of myself to. More than I’d given to me. More than I’d given to anybody. I [...]

“You get a good man, then you b*tches act simple.” – Troy to Robin in the movie Waiting to Exhale If you’ve seen this movie, you know Troy wasn’t really a good man, but his point still stands. Women out there are getting good men and then acting SIMPLE. It’s equivalent to buying a toddler [...]

Dear Sixteen Year Old Self, “You’re fine just the way you are! Signed, the adult you.” For as long as I can remember I had always dealt with some form of insecurity. I’m not sure where it started nor why, but I never felt the same as everyone else. I felt different, but, in some [...]

something I’ve been cussing about lately… I’m tired of being black. I park in my garage in my affluent white neighborhood. I live near a restaurant. Every few days someone tries to kindly tell me “you can’t park there for the restaurant” despite the sign we can all see that says ‘no restaurant parking.’ I [...]

Does stripping give Rihanna more confidence? Well, kind of. Not actually stripping of course. In a recent interview with British’s Women’s Fitness magazine, the singer reveals dressing sexier and more revealing on stage has certainly boost her confidence. She says, “The more I got naked, the more comfortable I felt. I just had to face [...]

Unless you’re a get up an go kind of personality, it’s a drag to wake up in the morning without hitting the snooze button. Waking up is a drag, and knowing it’s because you’ve got to head out to work to earn a living is an even bigger drag! Well, I’m with you. Here are [...]

Spanx designer, Sara Blakely, 41, has been named the youngest woman to become a billionaire according to the Forbes top 25 ‘Billionaires List’. According to the magazine, Spanx is valued by several Wall Street Banks at an average $1 billion. Amazing considering the then 27 year old Blakely couldn’t have predicted how successful her business [...]

Something about taking a break from romance makes you focus on self. There’s no longer strong arms to hide behind. Instead I stand in the mirror and face reality…I need to get my life together. So now that I’ve declared I’m “doing me” and out “doing my own thing” I had better get busy. Exercise [...]

(Photo: Psychology Today/Charles M. Shulz) The six year old looks at me as though he’s lived this life a thousand times. He clutches his crayon box like it’s going to save him. The teenager with different colored knee high socks shuts the world out with earbuds and texting. Her father sighs. He looks weary from [...]

(BlackDoctor.org) — Many aspects of our health are genetically linked. According to researchers from the Institute of Cancer Research at the University of London, there’s a 57 percent chance that a girl will start menstruating within three months of the date that her mother began. Here are 9 other women’s health conditions that experts say [...]

(Michael N. Todaro/Getty Images for AKOO) The saying, “Nice guys finish last,” especially when discussing matters of the heart, may hold true. Mary J. Blige‘s latest single “Mr. Wrong” speaks volumes on the many Mr. Wrongs women choose on a daily basis. The song’s intro “Bad boys ain’t no good, and good guys ain’t no [...]

Five days ago, Janet Jackson made the official announcement that she has become the new Nutrisystem spokeswoman. Now, the 45 year old, who’ve dealt with body image issues all her life, wants to help you get in shape and are sharing some of her secrets. In a recent interview with ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ she [...]