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Mask off...
So not literally, cause it's still a pandemic in these streets 😷. The above IG post landed on my screen after a conversation about why...
Monica Odom
Mar 25, 20212 min read


I AM every woman...but do I want to be?
So last week during the IG Live (if you missed it, you missed out), my friend Ashley said "I'm every woman, it's all in me." We all know...
Monica Odom
Mar 11, 20212 min read


Hustling is overrated!
It’s hump day and I am exhausted. I have been going nonstop for months and I can feel it wearing down on me. Why are we so obsessed with...

MichelleRena
Mar 10, 20212 min read


Transformation Tuesday: Do it anyway!
Happy Tuesday y’all! A lesson in overcoming fear and anxiety... I never thought I would ever lose weight or get fit. I’m not 100% there...

MichelleRena
Mar 9, 20211 min read


Self Care Lesson: No is a complete sentence and rest is essential!
Monica and I spent a great deal of time this week talking about the importance of leaning into the awkward pause. Sometimes you have to...

MichelleRena
Mar 6, 20211 min read


ThrowbackThursday TransparencyThursday
It’s #ThrowbackThursday and #TransparencyThursday for me. This is one of my favorite pictures of myself taken by the amazing Lo Messam of...

MichelleRena
Feb 25, 20212 min read


Meet Kiona Wagner of Rocky Soil Family Farm
I am always excited when I have an opportunity to interview my classmates and sorors. This interview was no different. Well maybe it was...

MichelleRena
Feb 22, 20213 min read


Meet the Neo Hippie Chick Franchella "Frankie" Gordon
I am so excited to share the best kept secret on Facebook...Yoga in Bed with Neo Hippie Chick! Frankie Gordon is starting a small yoga...

MichelleRena
Feb 21, 20212 min read


Self Care Sunday: Learning to Embrace the "NEW" Me!
Happy Super Bowl Self Care Sunday! It's the Super Bowl of Self Care Sundays for me because I have been doing a lot of self work over the...

MichelleRena
Feb 7, 20211 min read


Buy Black 365: Sirobè Skin
So last year, I decided to go natural and I mean all natural! Not just with my hair but in my skin care products, the products I use on...

MichelleRena
Feb 4, 20211 min read


Buy Black 365: 8Figured Clothing Brand
In honor of Black History Month, I will be highlighting some of my favorite Black businesses, authors, influencers, and entrepreneurs...

MichelleRena
Feb 2, 20211 min read


Chile, Take Your Rest
I have not one, but TWO, topics that I was going to post this week. One is legit ready to go, but I was told to check on my people, and...
Monica Odom
Jan 28, 20211 min read


Self Care Sunday: Dealing with Triggers
So I’m learning how to deal with the things that trigger me. And when I say I’m learning I mean I am at the beginning stages of this...

MichelleRena
Jan 17, 20211 min read
Self-Care: The Most Important Care Of Them All
Real quick. I know I don't normally post on Sunday, but yall guess what?!? I took a nap!! Ok, Ok, it's nothing big to most people, but...
Monica Odom
Jan 17, 20211 min read


Meet Dr. Erica Davis, Dope Black Pediatrician
So when I was a little girl, I was obsessed with everything about the young woman who was then known as, Erica Thomas! She was smart,...

MichelleRena
Dec 23, 20202 min read


Meet Dr. Lisa Flowers, Gynecologist and Cervical Cancer Researcher
When you meet Dr. Lisa Flowers you have met a true force of nature. She is a wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, Soror, and DOPE...

MichelleRena
Dec 9, 20202 min read


Self Care Sunday: Accepting Non-Closure
A few years ago I attended a courageous conversations training and there were a few jewels that really stuck with me. (If you aren't...

MichelleRena
Dec 6, 20203 min read


Meet Stephanie Dort-Brown, Yoni Goddess, Doula, and Creator of She Blends Natural
So for a few months I'd see a few of my Facebook friends posting about Yoni bars, oils, and steams. I noticed that they were all...

MichelleRena
Dec 5, 20202 min read


Meet the HamiltonDavis Mental Healthcare Visionaries
When I met with Charcy "CC" Rogers to discuss all of the amazing things going on with HamiltonDavis Mental Health, I was truly blown away...

MichelleRena
Dec 3, 20202 min read


Meet the Hair Diva: Rokeise "Keisey" Lynch CEO of Diva Styles Elegant Hair Care
Some women are just born with it and others have to work to get it, but what happens when you meet someone who was born with and worked...

MichelleRena
Nov 30, 20202 min read


Through the Chaos
So I just finished a devotion called “Through the Chaos” it was only 10 days long but I started it on July 30th and literally just...

MichelleRena
Oct 93 min read


Renewing Body and Mind
As I endured a 22 minute roast session in the sauna. I had time to really think and the thought that resonated most was “you can’t heal...

MichelleRena
Sep 42 min read
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