Photo by DISRUPTIVO on Unsplash Healthy Relationships: Why I Left – God Told Me To Run! As told to Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com I was with him since I was 15. We’re from a small town in Louisiana and we met when I was in the ninth grade. By the time I was in the 10th grade, I got pregnant with my first…
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When Outside Opens Up, I’m Still Gon Be Choosy By Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com Black people are truly special. And in the midst of this pandemic, it’s been our humor that has lightened the load of some of this. But levity is not my forte. I have a tendency to take things too seriously and look for the deeper meaning…
Black Women and Relationships- Avoiding Fake Friendships & Cultivating Sincere Sisterhood by Shawna Murray-Browne via NoSugarNoCreamMag.com When we’re talking about Black women to Black women relationships, the way that we treat each other is usually a reflection of how we feel about ourselves. And so an underlying thing that has to be addressed when we’re talking about folks being mean,…
What I Said To My White, Male Coworker Who Asked If My Black Hair Was Dirty Black Hair, Microaggressions, and Corporate America As told to Veronica Wells-Puoane NoSugarNoCreamMag.com I’m always trying to be diplomatic in these racial situations, especially when they happen at work because I like my job and also my reputation is me. So I don’t want to be…
Reparenting Yourself- Give Your Adult Self The Things You Needed As A Child byVeronica Wells-Puoane NoSugarNoCreamMag.com Reparenting 101: We can extend the love we needed. We can provide the safety that was taken from us. This past week, my husband and I were watching a documentary on Netflix called The Mind Explained. It’s a series of episodes about the functions…
Photo Illustration by Veronica Wells-Puoane As told to Veronica Wells-Puoane NoSugarNoCreamMag.com My friend used her marriage to feel superior to the women around her. Natalie reflects on the ways in which her friend used her marriage to feel superior in her relationships with the women around her. We also discuss the problem with placing worth in a relationship. NSNC: Has…
Why I Left: I Can’t Trust Him Anymore As Told To Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreammag.com We met when I was really young. I had just started working in the entertainment industry at 19. I was taking college classes but I needed a job that was going to be easy money and keep me in the know. So I went and…
Do Light Skinned Girls Perpetuate Colorism? by Veronica Wells of NoSugarNoCream.com Sisterhood is something many Black women strive for. But despite our best efforts, we all fall short from time to time. Sometimes we intentionally choose words we know will cut. Other times the disregard, disrespect is less sinister and due to years of consuming Eurocentric beauty standards, internalized racism,…
Mean Girls: The First Mean Girl In My Life Was My Mother As told to Veronica Wells of NoSugarNoCreamMag I noticed that the relationship I had with my mom was different from other people’s when I was like in fourth and fifth grade or middle school time. The talks most young ladies have with their mothers I didn’t really have. Even…
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