Negotiating as a Woman
This post highlights an episode from the Money with Katie Show podcast that unpacks traditionally masculine negotiation strategies and why these techniques may not be as successful for women. With more women prioritizing their careers than ever before, this episode is a tool to help us assert our value at work.
Getting Started on YouTube: The Experience
Getting myself on YouTube has been over 10 years in the making. People have been telling me to get my a** on YouTube since my early teenage days. But, I always had an excuse why it wasn't the right time. It felt like such a commitment. I couldn't officially make the decision to grow an audience on Youtube until I had proven to myself that I had what it takes.
A Look Back at 2023
It was a year in isolation. After recognizing how bad I was at choosing people that actually align with me, I decided to spend 2023 prioritizing my relationship with myself over all others. It was peaceful. No unnecessary drama, no one to judge my actions, no toxicity draining my energy.
Put on a Pedestal (2023 Rewrite)
Imagine a world where everyone treats you as "Little Miss Perfect". Born pretty, polite, and gifted, the world treats you as if you could do no wrong. Placed on a pedestal, you're taught to look down on everyone that could never amount to all that you are.
Girls Can’t Win: Why We Compete in Friendships
I've always been notoriously known for having a bunch of guy friends. Often times, this gained me the reputation of:
seeking for attention
being a flirt or a tease
not valuing myself
not being a girls' girl
The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls
Journalist and activist, Mona Eltahawy, courageously defies our foundations of society in this manifesto against the patriarchy. She challenges her readers to imagine what the world would have been like if girls were raised to embrace the same qualities that are encouraged in boys. Eltahawy demands that the responsibility to deconstruct the patriarchy and build a safer world for our women and girls falls upon us.
What’s So Wrong with Being a Hoe?
Growing up, I didn't believe in sex before marriage. It was taught to me that this wasn't something that "good girls" do, and I considered myself a good girl. Once I reached high school, my opinions on sex started to change. I suddenly wanted the world to see me as sexy and desirable.
Intoxicating
The Narrative Method, Tuesday Night Write - 9/26/23
Today, I wrote a story about a woman who walks into an art gallery and meets a mysterious man.
I Love You, Too
A poem, written when I was 19, about the man who I thought was the Love of My Life. A glimpse of the pain I brought into our relationship and the faulty foundation our love was built on. A statement about our internal battle with self-love and acceptance.
Once a Cheater
The Narrative Method, Tuesday Night Write - 9/26/23
Today, I wrote a story about a man nurturing his heartbreak while on a walk with his dog.
I was Possessed by Regina George
Last year, I was possessed by Regina George. She took over my whole body and my mind. She cut my boyfriend of three years loose then drove her ass to Philadelphia to drop herself in the middle of a brand new social scene. She played musical chairs with all the guys. Was "frenemies" with all the girls. And made her grand exit by releasing her own Burn Book for the entire world's entertainment.
How to Build a Safe Space for Speaking Your Truth
I climbed my way out of depression through the help of YouTube videos and content creators. Like many of us from my generation, watching the lives and hearing the stories of people online helped fill my times in solitude. Whenever I feel the most lost and disconnected, I turn to the YouTube search bar for the answers to all of my problems.
I Found Liberation by Spilling My Secrets Online
2022 was the cringiest year of my life. By the end of it, I was:
unemployed
living back at home with my parents
having trouble with all of my relationships
sleeping my days away
unable to get over my break-up
feeling like a complete waste of space and life.
If You Don’t Like’em, Spit on Them.
It happened so quickly, we never got a chance to process it until the man was gone. It was in the neighborhood I grew up in, on the rooftop of a garage that's been my safe space of stillness for years. It happened in my home.
What They Don’t Tell You About Falling in Love
It's been almost 2 years since I decided to say goodbye to our Forever. I've spent that time carving a whole new future for myself. Now, I'm a person I never thought I had the potential of becoming back when I'd spend my days crying in your arms, feeling absurdly lost.
It’s Not All Men, but It’s 99.99% of Them
It's a conversation that's been had since Adam & Eve. One that's inspired countless traditions across the centuries. An argument that every self-respecting woman has been forced to make and every insecure man has felt the need to rebuke. I'm of course referring to the debate on gender equality.