2022 Closeout
The new me was birthed earlier this year, I'm just waiting on the new year to catch up. As I reflect on 2022 and prepare to enter the new...
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MichelleRena
- Nov 15, 2022
- 1 min
Grateful for Self Control
Hey y’all hey!! Today (and most days truthfully) I am grateful for self control. I have come a long way from allowing my emotions to...
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MichelleRena
- Nov 8, 2022
- 1 min
Grateful for the pivot
Riding in to work today minding my Black Girl Magic filled business and I get a call from one of my team members who needed me to step in...
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MichelleRena
- Nov 4, 2022
- 1 min
I’m Grateful for my Unconditional Friendships
Can we talk about how amazing it is to have unconditional friendships… You know what I mean…the friendships that aren’t contingent on you...
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MichelleRena
- Nov 2, 2022
- 1 min
Thank You God! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
In the spirit of gratitude, I can't move forward without acknowledging the source of my strength. As they say in the old school Baptist...
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MichelleRena
- Nov 1, 2022
- 2 min
Tis the season to be thankful…
Happy November y'all! I make a promise each month to blog more but the way life been lifing...I have only been able to drop a few one...
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MichelleRena
- May 7, 2022
- 3 min
My first Mother’s Day gift…Zahra
Fourteen years ago today, I was preparing to become a mommy. I’d read the books and taken the classes and by all accounts I was ready,...
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MichelleRena
- May 3, 2022
- 1 min
Transparency Tuesday…everybody ain’t ready!
So as I continue to reflect on my own mental health and wellness and that of those around me I was reminded today by a colleague that...
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MichelleRena
- May 2, 2022
- 1 min
Monday May 2…a mental health moment
Had a post planned. Wrote it out. Felt good about it. Day went on. Feelings changed. Deleted it. this is my life and daily battle… Starts...
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MichelleRena
- May 1, 2022
- 2 min
May is giving…
April was a whirlwind. I am in awe of the blessings and depression that came as a result of the past 30 days. April 1 I attended the...
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MichelleRena
- Apr 19, 2022
- 2 min
Transparency Tuesday: Teaching My Girls How to Be a Friend By Being a Friend
I am learning that while I truly value transparency and the freedom of openness that it affords me, it is critical that I narrow down...
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MichelleRena
- Apr 5, 2022
- 1 min
It’s my Joy season…
The word says “Weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning!” Sometimes joy is hard to recognize. We often sit waiting to...
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MichelleRena
- Mar 28, 2022
- 5 min
Everyone is talking about Will Smith...
I rarely get into pop culture on the blog, yet here we are. There is so much to think about and all of it is not about the slap. But, yes...
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MichelleRena
- Mar 23, 2022
- 2 min
Meet Demetrius Dorn of A'Dorn Scrubs & More
Every woman has a story and honestly the more I interview these amazing DOPE Black Women the more intrigued I become with learning the...
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MichelleRena
- Mar 21, 2022
- 2 min
Spring has sprung and now it’s time to blossom…
I took some time off to enjoy spring break. During what felt like the shortest week ever, I really enjoyed not going to work, waking up...
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MichelleRena
- Mar 11, 2022
- 2 min
Dream Without Fear
Someone said "sometimes you just have to do it scared" and honestly for me that couldn’t be truer. A lot of times we are so hyper focused...
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MichelleRena
- Mar 4, 2022
- 2 min
Fear is keeping you from being the best version of yourself
So I have been working on overcoming my fears for a while. Honestly it’s a daily goal to not let fear keep me from doing the things I so...
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MichelleRena
- Mar 2, 2022
- 3 min
Meet Dr. Tommie "Tonea" Stewart Retired Univ. Prof/Dean/Actress/Museum Exhibit Director
When Dr. Linda Holloway shared with me that she was referring some Dope Black Women for me to interview I was so excited. When I found...
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MichelleRena
- Mar 1, 2022
- 2 min
Happy Women’s History Month
One thing for certain, two things for sure…we are advocates for all things Black and woman over here. I am always honored to share space...
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MichelleRena
- Feb 23, 2022
- 2 min
Meet Deidra Wilcher, Our Favorite Neighborhood Homegirl, NurseBAE, and Podcaster
We are still celebrating all things love this month and I figured why not close out this month’s Dope Black Woman series with another...
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Monica Odom
- Jan 4
- 2 min
Parenthood...the toughest hood
Yall...tomorrow I will have been a mother by birth for 13 years! (I've been a mother by love for about 20.) Nothing in life could have...
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MichelleRena
- Jan 3
- 4 min
Transformation begins in your mind…
This is a pic of my knee brace...here's why it matters to me. So to give a little background to the pic this year will make year three...
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