The TEA & COGNAC Session

HAPPY JUNETEENTH ‼️

#JubileeDay #FreedomMonth

❤️🖤💚

It's been a full month in #SpringfieldMissouri

Of celebrating and learning.

How did you celebrate???

I did my best to be everywhere and do everything -

But we have much work to do.

Community efforts are still struggling because very few want to work together.

My question has become what are you in it for?

#Status #Money #Sex

How can we do better?

Time will tell.

If Hollyweird (Hollywood) didn't do anything else, they let us know how deep this mess runs and reminded us this has always been spiritual warfare.

***Disclaimer***

@Spotify DID NOT make this takeover from @Anchor a smooth transition AT ALL.

No background music AGAIN. And I'm not recording it.

June 1st, 2024

We acknowledge 103 years ago #BlackWallStreet was bombed due to hatred and racism.

So we're STILL HERE - People of Color.

How are you making your money?

Who do you want to be?

As we navigate

#EmotionalIntelligence

#Barriers

#SelfCare

I AM The Jill of MOST of Trades.

Owner/Operator of #OSDLLC of

Springfield, Missouri.

President of TMi The Melanin Initiative nonprofit.

The Host of The TEA and CONGAC Session podcast.

#Home

The Midwest.

The Gateway to the Ozarks.

Queen City...Springfield, Missouri.

Is a beautiful place...but why is it so beautiful.

Because my ancestors were the fertilizer.

The deep dark history STILL haunts this region just as the #OklahomaMassacre

#TheDevilsPunchBowl or the #PhiladelphiaBombing

"If this land could speak, it would cough up blood first."

We haven't come so far. And we're not that far removed from our history.

But to admit the truth is admitting their predecessors aren't the heros they've portrayed them to be.

So let the conversation begin!

6in, 7in, 8in MARCH!!!

LETS TALK ABOUT SEX BABY.

Everybody is so scared of this subject.

Not me.

Alpha vs. Beta

#NapoleonComplex Little Man Syndrome- discussions and conversations MUST be had.

I've gotten too old and tired to play coy or scared.

Part II. A Melaninated Woman raising a young Melaninated Man in Springfield, Missouri- a not so diverse place is a challenge within its self. Taking care of kids in #2024 IS NOT for the faint of heart with cell phones and the internet ruling as King. Hoodies and Attitude is what teenagers have to offer these days. The Mama/Daughter relationship is very different from Mama/Son speaking from my own personal experience. Breaking #GenerationalCurses and #FamilyDysfunction while healing your own childhood trauma is not only hard, but emotional. I found myself in a #existentialcrisis while Teaching my Son #SelfCare #EmotionalIntelligence #FinancialSecurity How are you doing raising these kids?!

Part I| I am a Mother, Professional, and individual. I wear many hats in a day hints the name #TheJillofMOSTTrades. Do you know who you are? Acquiring #emotionalintelligence to better understand my value in my relationships is a necessity. I talk about my lessons and losses in my own journey to reparent myself and setting new boundaries, rather it’s dealing with family, romantic relationships, or colleagues. Do you leave people better than you found them? What are you looking for? Are you a giver or a taker?

When did you create your vices? Was it out of trauma? TELL THE TRUTH, SHAME THE DEVIL!!! Mine was created out of burnout which turned into coping. Operating at a higher frequency requires intentional work and #Selfcare: Acceptance Boundaries Communication and Discipline. This is spiritual warfare people! How are you arming yourself?

How are you filling your cup up in 2024? What does healing and resetting look like for you? For me…I’ve had to focus on my mental health and what I am feeding to it. Are you praying/meditating daily? Exercising? Acquiring knowledge? Being creative? Working in your purpose/calling? As a single parent and Black professional in today’s society, I have to find a healthy balance to life. I recently reconnected with reading through the Libby audiobook app. Books like #DramaFree A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships by #NedraTawwab and #TheSecret by Rhonda Byrne are great starts to identifying where you are in your own journey. But YOU have to do the work in your healing and working on becoming your best self!

Welcome back! Welcome back! WELCOME BACK!!! This is your girl O’Brien aka OB aka O coming to you with Season 5 of The TEA and COGNAC Session. Kansas City raised, born in Springfield Missouri- with Tennessee roots- I AM the Jill of MOST Trades. Over the years I’ve talked a lot about Self-Care, Generational curses, and finding our purpose- and these conversations must continue. This season I’ll cover emotional intelligence, faith, and continuing your self-care work. The goal here is always enlightenment and to Know Thy Self. So let’s get into it!

Welcome back to Season 4 of The TEA and COGNAC Session. I am your girl O'Brien aka OB aka O. Today we're talking about the "Blood Covenant"- The Blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb. Bonds of loyalty and choice are stronger than mere genetics. #GangGangGang #Clique #Squad So many quick to claim titles, but do you you even know how to be a friend? Let alone a partner? Who were your examples? #ADiffierentWorld #InLivingColor #SecretLifeofBees #SetItOff Insecurities ARE LOUD‼️AND DONT GO CONFUSING SISTERHOOD WITH SISTER-WIFE cause this IS NOT that. Let's do better in 2022.