You deserve to give yourself the love you’ve been trying to give to everyone else. You're always there for everyone else, putting others needs in front of your own. You've got to stop that. You have to be your first priority. Self-love isn't selfish it's survival, it's necessary. It's not going to be…
Continue reading ➞ To the girl who loves: Self-love is the best love
Tingles...tingles...TINGLES!!! If you don't know what ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) is then let me put you on game. You ever felt relaxed when someone played in your hair? Does watching someone put on makeup put you in a trance? Or do certain sounds make a tingly wave go down your body? …
You've moved away from home, don't have family nearby to spend Thanksgiving with, how do you get your hands on some turkey, dressing and cranberry sauce? I've got some answers. I've spent a lot of Thanksgivings away from family, so I've had to find ways to make my own Thanksgiving special. FIRST Ask yourself what…
Continue reading ➞ How to survive being alone for Thanksgiving
According to the dictionary an empath is: “a person with the ability to sense the mental or emotional state of another individual.” In Liz terms an empath is: someone who consistently puts themselves in the shoes of others and then attempts to sooth that pain as if it’s theirs. We absorb other people’s emotions. …
Last year I got deep into meditation and being aware of the energy around me. My job at the time was stressful and I was around a lot of people, so finding time for myself was imperative. After a busy day at work meditation provided me with the escape I needed to relax and clam…
Disclaimer: The only side I’m taking is mine... I’m Atlanta born and raised, while I’ve grown up in the south my entire life it was a bit of a shock to be in a room of hundreds of people and be the only person who looked like me (besides a couple secret service and videographers).…
Continue reading ➞ On being the ‘only one’ at Donald Trump, Mike Pence rallies
I sat down with Christopher Everett to talk about why he wanted to direct a documentary that puts a microscope on the 1898 massacre of African Americans by an armed white mob in Wilmington, North Carolina. I was surprised to find out the Laurinburg, North Carolina native was so passionate about telling this seldom told…
Continue reading ➞ How ‘Wilmington on Fire’ director Christopher Everett’s hardship fueled his film
