Life can be challenging when you are carrying extra emotional baggage that you never deserved and never asked for. BUT, we recorded this short message to encourage you to take a few more steps on your journey.

To level up and be the new you.

It's important to note that while music can be a powerful tool for healing emotional pain, it shouldn't replace supportive friends, hobbies, active healthy living,

Affirmations for days when the voice of self-criticism are so loud that they are keeping positive thoughts at bay.

Some days, staying positive is a struggle. This affirmative and positive read is meant to build up those struggling to remain positive.

Affirmations on self-love for those who need it on some of life's most challenging days.

Parent's have a right to guard their children's safety. Here are affirmations to remind and empower parents of that right on difficult days.

Published in 1997, lessons from Gavin de Becker's The Gift of Fear have saved lives. This book is a must-read!

Here are some of the most well-known quotes and lessons from "The Gift of Fear":

“I encourage people to remember that "no" is a

“No” is a word that must never be negotiated, because the

“Niceness is a decision, a strategy of social interaction;

“It is understandable that the perspectives of men and women on safety are so different--men and women live in different worlds...at core, men are afraid women will laugh at them, while at core, women are afraid men

“There’s a lesson in real-life stalking cases that young

“Denial is a save now, pay later scheme.”

“If you tell someone ten times that you don’t want to talk

“The solution to violence in America is the acceptance of

“Believing that others will react as we would is the single

“We must learn and then teach our children that niceness

“Only human beings can look directly at something, have all the information they need to make an accurate prediction, perhaps even momentarily make the accurate prediction, and then say that it isn't so.”

Maya Angelou's quote in Glamour Magazine 2012 got us thinking. Why do women sometimes find it challenging to put ourselves first. To prioritize our own needs. And to be on our own side, just for our own benefit. Without exception. Without apology.

MAYA

“I'm interested in women's health because I'm a woman.

"I'm sorry to say that has been the problem with a number of women. They're not on

And so I think that every woman should be out there thumping the drum, first for

And many might think that’s selfish but the truth is you can only help somebody else if you’re in a position to help yourself.”

Maya

This episode is dedicated to:

Kenneka Jenkins, Alexis Crawford, Tamla Horsford, Shanquella Robinson, Stephanie Hartwell....young Black women who were murdered among friends.  This episode challenges society and communities to examine some of the ways that we may be discouraging girls and young women from building boundaries that could save their lives. 

Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorEye.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders. Her goal is to support and validate the voices of women and girls navigating a violent and abusive world.

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