Productivity Over Procrastination

Welcome to the Figuring Things Out series where I discuss my practice in giving myself grace as I grow and make mistakes. This week I discuss procrastination and the steps I’m taking to increase my productivity on a weekly basis…

4 Steps to Setting Boundaries

It’s no secret that Black Women are often expected to do more, offer more, and sacrifice more at no benefit to themselves. This is evidenced in the way mothers are expected to be the backbone of the family, and daughters are expected to be the runner-up for the role. It is evidenced in bosses casually…

14 Self-Care Activities You Should Try in 2022

You may have heard the saying that “Self-love is a journey, not a destination”. In order to support this journey, Black Girl Existing hosted a challenge called 14 Days of Self Love where we provided activity or journal prompts every day for 14 days so we could give you this inclusive list of 14 self-care…

How to Mentally Prepare for 2022

The past few months I’ve been really invested in my self-care, I’ve connected to my community, checked in with myself, and decided what I really wanted out of 2022. I’m prepared *knocks on wood* for the second year in a row, and it feels good. Here are some tips that got me through last year…

7 Reasons Why Every Black Woman Should Indulge in Self Care

One thing I always prided myself on growing up was my ability to learn from other people’s mistakes. I just knew I’d never hit rock bottom because my powers of observation would save me from making the same mistakes as everyone else. Then I hit my sophomore year of college where my mental health plummeted…

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