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This is where music meets healing. Through lyric breakdowns & relatable stories, I explore how the songs we love can guide us toward self-love & emotional growth. Each post will give you actionable steps you can implement.
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- Aug 11, 2026
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A Back to School Story on Anti-Racism (opens the original)
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Somewhere right now, a Black girl is getting her hair braided the night before the first day of school. She’s sitting between someone’s knees, wincing a little at the parts, already rehearsing who she’s going to be in that classroom.I know because I was her.I remember the scratchy tip of my braid grazing my neck as we walked through the entrance of the school building. The day before, I got my very first set of “dookie braids.” They were styled in a high ponytail, and the burnt ends of the braid
Big Mama at the Water (opens the original)
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Yesterday I almost drownedDespite my ability to swimIn the space between my lifeand its impending end,I could still seeI could see the waterand the landand the brightness of the sunWhile I gasped for air,I felt my great grandmother’s energy“Your time isn’t up yet,” she told me.“It’s your turn to take up the mantle of this work..you’re ready” she said,as I surrendered to the flow of the waterWith the earth now beneath my feet,I waded to the shore to rest</
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