“…grieving is healthy… NECESSARY, even… as long as it’s GOOD GRIEF…

I turned 30 four months ago. (Crazy, right?) As I do before most birthdays, I contemplated life, accomplishments, failures, goals, and dreams. While I usually celebrate my birthday in some shape, form, or fashion (I am a Leo after all), this year felt different. I’m the last in my group of friends to turn 30. While most of them dreaded the milestone, I was excited! To me, 30 felt like a new beginning. It felt like an opportunity to relearn and redefine myself. I sensed a refr

Wow. It’s 2017, y’all. For many, 2016 was ROUGH, to say the least. Death, loss, heartache, division, drama, problems, crisis, distress, and disappointment permeated our lives. Some of us reached our lowest points physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, or even financially due to the circumstances we faced in 2016. But it’s a new year. A young man recently slid in my DMs (for my more seasoned or un-hip readers, someone sent me a private message online), saying how intr