‘GoOD Mornings with CurlyNikki’ Nominated for an NAACP Image Award! Hey hey! Last week, ‘GoOD Mornings with CurlyNikki’ was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Lifestyle / Self- Help Podcast! Thank you for LOVE and for your continued support as I share these daily episodes. The voting is open to the public and I’d appreciate YOURS as we continue to…
Lincoln Celebrates Self-Care and Serenity with Serena Williams and the launch of “Rejuvenation Mood Scents” at Art Basel When an icon like tennis legend Serena Williams teases something, we perk up. So when she posted about the fragrance, Coastal Mornings by Sanctuary on her Instagram account just before the beginning of Art Basel Miami Beach, we were obviously waiting with…
Hair Relaxers Linked to Cancer – Black Women Fight Back by April Preyar I was 25 years old when I did the “Big Chop.” As my silky, jet-black, shoulder-length hair fell away and drifted down to the salon floor, tiny curls sprung up in their place. For the first time in my life, I felt free! The crushing weight of…
Meditations for the 40-Day Walk in the Wilderness (Meditation with CurlyNikki) As promised, find the prompts to the daily meditations , HERE! Find the talks, HERE. Find episodes of Meditation with CurlyNikki (including the replay of 11/29 by 12/2) HERE. The books mentioned in Tuesdays’ episode- The Essene Gospel of Peace Rig Veda Samhita Bhagavadagita or Song Divine by Gita…
We relish late fall and early winter for curling up by the fire, sipping on seasonal specialty drinks, and of course, enjoying the holidays. What we don’t look forward to is the drama of the cold and flu season. According to the CDC website, seasonal flu begins in October and tends to peak right around the December to February time…
Burt’s Bees ‘Style Your Smile’ Makeover Series Celebrates ‘The Power Of The Smile’ Burt’s Bees’ new “Style Your Smile” series is everything we love about a makeover show: the surprise (and emotional) ambush, the peek behind the curtain, and then a magical reveal at the end, where you can literally see the dynamic shift in confidence on full display. Plus,…
The 7 Day ‘GoOD Life’ Challenge – Rules and Tips! Welcome to the GoOD Life! Welcome to our 7 Day ‘GoOD Life’ Challenge! As discussed on yesterday’s Meditation With CurlyNikki, this week (8/31-9/6), we’ll be waking up (at least) 15 minutes earlier, dropping something unnecessary, and picking up our mantra as often as possible. Join us! 1. Wake up 15…
Living Duality- Being “In the World But Not of It” Max’s Preschool Graduation Celebration Joy and sorrow. Hope and fear. Celebration and mourning. In this life, in this Love, both are happening in the same space, at the same time. Yesterday afternoon, while watching and recording Max’s ceremony, I began receiving the devastating alerts about Robb Elementary— simultaneously celebrating with…
American Red Cross Presents Coffee & Conversation “Purposed by Pain”: How Lydia Langford is Sharing Her Story to Encourage Others The American Red Cross recently presented “Coffee & Conversation,” an IG Live discussion focused on sickle cell disease and the impact community and faith-based partners can make by hosting blood drives in diverse communities. Hosted by Rashan Ali, the panel…
Three Things I Learned From BeHer Summit About the Purposeful Pursuit of Entrepreneurship By Kim M. Barfield of Pish Posh Perfect BeHer Summit Presents: BeHer Talks, a series of conversations with women of color entrepreneurs, sponsored by Comcast RISE, had all the elements of an intimate talk with a good girlfriend: a cozy and welcoming atmosphere, a spirit of sharing–even…