UA Archive: Do It Before You Regret Not Doing It
If one decides not to do something now, they may find themselves years later, wishing they had done it when they had the chance….
How to Make Social Media Your Safe Space
Mindfulness is absolutely important in all aspects of our lives, but it is also important to understand that social media doesn’t have to be an unhealthy experience …
On the 5 Apology Languages: A How-To Guide in Taking Accountability
…as Dr. Chapman and Dr. Thomas have written, we have a preference of one or two of the five languages with which we express our apologies…
Setting Boundaries as Apart of Self Care
As someone who hopes to combat these internalized tendencies–the ones that tell me that I must be productive all the time–I tend to take that extra time to care for myself, and listen to my mind and body when I know it has reached its limits.
Poetry as Truth Telling, Poetry as Healing
There’s an incomparable beauty in the kind of raw honesty and vulnerability only poetry can forge, yet its usefulness is persistently ignored.
Deja and the Black Girl Box
“she’s loud, uncultured, ratchet, ghetto… that’s the stereotypical.”
Dakota is Un-Associated with Negativity
“I try not to stay in the same spot. Being real is me facing [the situation], and being positive is me moving with it.”
