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Day 6 of Gratitude -- Rest
Today I am grateful for the ability to rest! Our ancestors couldn't rest with leisure, so I believe that it is my duty to rest for their...

MichelleRena
Nov 6, 20211 min read


Day 5 of Gratitude -- My Voice
Happy Friday y'all! It's a super wet and rainy day in typically sunny South Florida which can play on your emotions if you let it, but I...

MichelleRena
Nov 5, 20213 min read


Day 4 of Gratitude -- Grace
Today I am grateful for GRACE! The ability to give it and the ability to receive it have proven to be monumental in my own growth. I know...

MichelleRena
Nov 4, 20212 min read


Day 3 of Gratitude— Spirituality
“Why are you down in the dumps, dear soul? Why are you crying the blues? Fix my eyes on God— soon I’ll be praising again. He puts a smile...

MichelleRena
Nov 3, 20211 min read


Day 2 of Gratitude
Happy Tuesday y’al! So it’s November 2 and day 2 of my 30 days of gratitude challenge. Yesterday, I noted being grateful for my mind....

MichelleRena
Nov 2, 20212 min read


Sweet November
Here we are in the 11th month of a year that has seemed to zoom by. October was gentle yet quick. The entrance of November welcomes the...

MichelleRena
Nov 1, 20212 min read


Teen Appreciation Post
Happy Tuesday Y’all! This is a teenage daughter appreciation post. Zahra: “Ma, I need you to post my grades so I know you’re proud of...

MichelleRena
Oct 26, 20211 min read


Self Care is doing what me makes feel good…daily!
Sunday is for self-care (at least for me it is)! Sometimes self-care looks like being alone with your thoughts or in the bed! Other times...

MichelleRena
Oct 24, 20212 min read


Comparison is the thief of joy…so is not communicating your expectations!!
Sometimes our needs aren't being met because we aren't explicitly stating what it is that we need. You can't expect people to read your...

MichelleRena
Oct 20, 20211 min read


Run your race at your own pace!
When I woke up this morning, I just couldn't push it. Normally, I am up and out of the bed by 5:15ish and ready to get my workout in to...

MichelleRena
Oct 19, 20212 min read


Meet Stacy Bowers: International Best Selling Author
Yep, you read that right! Y'all I had to run it back for my Dope A$$ Sis Stacy Bowers! If you recall earlier this year, I interviewed...

MichelleRena
Oct 18, 20212 min read


Self Care Sunday: The Power of Self Healing
Here lately I’ve been focusing a lot on freedom, self love, self care, and self worth but I haven’t told you how I arrived to this place....

MichelleRena
Oct 17, 20213 min read


Meet Dr. Sebrina Palmer, CEO and Lead Planner of The Encore Agency
Behind every Dope Black Woman I highlight, there is a story of how we met. I was fresh off the plane from Atlanta in 2007, pregnant but...

MichelleRena
Oct 11, 20214 min read


It’s World Mental Health Day and My 6th Wedding Anniversary…is there a correlation?
I can be honest because it’s what I do and tell you about how these days perfectly align but not without a backstory for how. October...

MichelleRena
Oct 10, 20212 min read


Just breathe…
I don’t know about you but the deeper I get into the week, month, year, the more stress I begin to carry. I started thinking about all of...

MichelleRena
Oct 6, 20211 min read


A Gentle Reminder to Love Yourself!!!
Sometimes we need to be reminded that self love is truly the most important of all the loves. Moment of transparency...I struggled a long...

MichelleRena
Oct 5, 20211 min read


Monday Mantra: Nothing will shake my peace!
I subscribe to Black Females Therapists text alerts and they are always spot on. Today’s message captured my exact sentiment for this...

MichelleRena
Oct 4, 20210 min read


Ain’t No Feeling Like Being Free
Happy Sunday Y’all! It’s the first Sunday of October and new a month of self care Sunday posts will begin. For the past few weeks I have...

MichelleRena
Oct 3, 20212 min read


Hello October…can we talk?
It’s October y’all. Like it‘s really already October. This year is zooming by and I can’t fully comprehend all that has happened in the...

MichelleRena
Oct 3, 20211 min read


Summer left us so quickly…
Is it really the first day of fall? Is summer over for real? Are we really 101 days from 2022? My mind is having trouble computing this....

MichelleRena
Sep 22, 20210 min read
Ain't no way...
Seriously, there's no way these are the same 24 hours that we used to have growing up!!! How is it that every time I wake up, go to work, and blink it's midnight again. So much to do and so little time. Finding joy in the things I get to do! I hope you are too! love you...for real I do! Love, MichelleRena

MichelleRena
2 days ago1 min read


She's back!!
Y'all, I ain't never been this excited to get my period. According to the Cleveland Clinic, " Stress can cause light, late or nonexistent periods — which may eventually create a hormonal imbalance" and baby the way my five o'clock shadow has been increasing over the past few months is a clear indicator that my hormones are imbalanced. I haven't experienced a period in nearly four months. I could feel my body tensing up from chronic stress. The last time I was this stressed ou

MichelleRena
2 days ago3 min read


Book Review: Rome by Grey Huffington
Available via KindleUnlimited, Physical book, and Audible Before we get started, I just want to say that this is the 5th book in the Grey List. Grey Huffington is an author that I found last year, and she has an extensive catalog. There are at least 10 people in this book that have their own books. The Grey List is about the Childers clan: Chemistry, Rather, Rugger, Roulette, Roaman, Range, Royce and Rome. Children of Richie and Rhea Childers. Chemistry has four brothers
Monica Odom
3 days ago3 min read
Not enough time in the day…
Y’all there is legit not enough time in the day. I have been going nonstop since 5 AM. There’s so much that I wanna catch you all up on, but I just don’t have the bandwidth right now. I am just making it to my bed and sitting still (or laying down) for the first time ALL day long. It has been an ongoing saga all day. I barely remembered which day it is but what I do know is that I survived it and I found joy in a lot of things today. I really can’t wait to catch you all up on

MichelleRena
4 days ago1 min read
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