Money vs. Meaning. (Spoiler Alert: No you can’t have both. Yet.)
Not too long ago... Twenty seven cents. My available checking account balance is twenty seven cents, I think in disbelief. I can feel tears burning the back of my eyelids and I try not to think … [Read More...]
When am I having kids? Did you really just ask me that?
Note: This is a guest post by Pricilla Martinez-John. Three years ago I was fortunate enough to marry one of the most wonderful men I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. Almost immediately … [Read More...]
Big dreams? No cash? Try launching a crowdfunding campaign.
Most of us have at least one dream that we're deathly afraid to utter out loud. It is the thing we see when we close our eyes after a long, unfulfilling day at work. It is the butterflies in our … [Read More...]
How to deal when you and your spouse are both stressed and needy at the same time
How do you deal when both you and your partner are stressed? What do you do when you, and the person you usually turn to for support and advice - are both going through an extended trying time? This … [Read More...]
Can (black) women get along? (A loving rant + an announcement)
Every summer for the last four years, I’ve packed up my things and headed up to New York City for six to eight weeks to work as an educator and mentor at a feminist leadership camp for high school … [Read More...]
[Weekend Reading] Boston inspiration; Dove’s controversial beauty campaign; Gen-Y “Wedding” alternatives; and all-female film crews
Y'all. It's that time again - FRIDAY!!!! The week is over. The weekend has begun. (And yes, if you're reading this at work with no plans to do anything else for the rest of the day, that includes you … [Read More...]
Are you building a business or just collecting advice?
People loooooooooove to hate on the self-help section of the bookstore. Seriously. Love it. I know because I have been hanging out in bookstores since before I could read. This is in part due to … [Read More...]
Praying vs. Therapy. It’s OK to Need Both.
Black people don't go to therapy. They "pray on it." Or at least, that's what I grew up believing. With several southern Baptist preachers just a stone skip away on the family three, I can vividly … [Read More...]
