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Sep 21

LaChristin’s Fitness Journey!

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by LaChristin of Digital Curls Imagine your weight at an all-time high, with your emotional state at an all-time low! This was my reality five years, two kids, and some odd forty-three pounds ago. I became a shell of my former self, spiritually broken and lost. In a world with an abundance of choices I was left with only two:…

Sep 21

If You Ever Think That You Are Hard to Love

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by GG of All The Many Layers I thought I had this self-love thing all figured out. After years of being lost and confused, I finally realized that I was responsible for my own life and my own self-perception. In the words of Ntozake Shange, "I found god in myself and I loved her, I loved her fiercely." When I…

Sep 21

10 Wonderful Ways to Embarrass Yourself

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by GG of AllTheManyLayers “You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” | Eleanor Roosevelt 1…

Sep 21

Spice up your Teeny Weeny Afro (TWA)! Confidence is a Factor!

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She'Kia Renea is fiercely rocking her new TWA! Watch below as she shows us how to spice it up and revel in your confidence! Watch now>>> How do you spice up your TWA? How did you find your confidence in your new self-image, after Big Chopping?

Sep 21

Excuse Me for Living.

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by GG of All The Many Layers Leaning in to see the computer screen, I could smell the man's breath and see the swollen, ingrown hairs on his cheek. I wondered if he was at all self-conscious about those things. He thanked me for being patient, told me that I was his second customer ever; his eyebrows and upper lip…