No one has your back as good as you do
I’ll get to talking about the trauma, the past I’ve long tried to heal from without facing it.
Why I stopped writing and how I started again
Do I want to write about what’s on my mind or escape the world? I’ve been doing a lot of…
Read this when you’re over 30 and don’t know what you’re doing with life
As I approach my mid-30s I’m beginning to wonder, is it time to settle down? I’m in that weird stage…
Read this when you struggle to do what you love
If you’re a writer you write, right? Even when it hurts. After all, someone said great art comes from great…
Damn. How The Year 2020 Taught me how to Curse
I was staring into the fire in my friend’s backyard, we sat socially distant around her fire pit, and I…
Why being an empath during a pandemic is exhausting but necessary
Empath’s feel the weight of everyone’s pain on our shoulders regularly. But during a pandemic, we feel the weight of…
Even though we’re social distancing, now is the best time to date
We’re in the middle of a global pandemic, who’s thinking about dating right now?! Apparently, many people are and now…
why you should Take a break from social media while social distancing
Whether you call it COVID-19, Coronavirus, or Dat Rona we are ALL in quarantine right now. Being stuck at home,…
Get you someone who inspires you to be your best self
I always joke, “I’m just a girl looking for some bridesmaids” I laugh but I have found them, and some.…
Who is Elizabeth Montgomery? Check out my new bio
Elizabeth Montgomery is a resilient award-winning multimedia journalist, social media maven, public speaker and author. Elizabeth’s journalism career began while…
Why it’s important to get away on a solo vacation
I’m no expert in math, which is why I write, and numbers don’t lie the average person will spend one-third…
Why I am choosing to be single
I was sitting on my bed going through my old journals and I noticed a pattern. Typically when you journal…
10 Love songs you should listen to in first person
My journey to self-love isn’t complete without my first love, music. I was driving in the car the other day…
Happy people get sad too
My whole life I’ve had to answer the question: “Do you smile all the time?” and the answer is yes.…
I didn’t leave my room for 5 days, here’s what I learned
In a world full of FOMO and quotes like “grind never stops” I turned it all off. FOMO is Fear…
How to go out and turn up alone
The days of waiting for others is over! You know you can go out by yourself right? 8 times out…
How to be single and happy
It’s not going to be easy, but it’s going to be worth it. Being single and happy is work. Especially…
Thank you for understanding: Grieving the mom I’ll never have
You ever have those nights were you’re thinking about something and you can’t go to sleep because of it? You…
Grieving the mother you never had
This will be my first full year without my mom. She’s around, somewhere living her best life. I’m trying to…
Burning sage turns my bad days into good ones
I go through great lengths to keep a positive attitude every day, but some days I’m stank. Just in a…
22 daily self-love affirmations that can change your mindset
Affirmations are life changing! Or at least, situation changing… They can shift your mind frame from “everything sucks” to “I…
The joys and pains of moving to a new city alone
Moving to a new city is stressful, even more so when you do it alone. I’ve heard people say “you…
Emontwrites poetry: Never be mine
This is a poem I wrote long ago, but I’ve never had a place to put them besides my hard…
How the best date I ever went on was at Popeyes
We got there on a wing and a prayer let me tell you! I was living in Wilmington, North Carolina…
Michelle Obama’s smile helped me accept mine
For so long my smile has been my insecurity. It’s not straight, it’s not perfect. I had a guy tell…
How being black in Phoenix made me love my culture more
In a city full of 1,626,078 people only 108,846 are Black or African American. In the county, Maricopa, where all…
Rain is rare in Phoenix, enjoy it while you can
I woke up this morning, sat on the wooden stool on the back porch of my house and just watched…
Boy Crazy: You don’t need a man to be whole
We’ve all been there. Dancing in the middle of the club with your head on the swivel trying to see…
Best beauty supply stores in Phoenix for black hair care
The struggle to find hair care products for my hair in Phoenix has been stressful. When moving from the east…
10 tips for moving across the country
Originally from Atlanta I recently moved from “Tha A” to North Carolina, now I’m living in Phoenix, Arizona. Here are…
What to do when you’ve been ghosted
If you’ve never been ghosted before, lucky you. Ghosting is…how do I describe this…ghosting is…horrible! It’s not limited to this…
When my date said ‘black women have bad attitudes’
I thought swiping right on Tinder was finally going to pay off, but I can’t make this stuff up. Moving…
Why cutting people out your life is good for you, and them
It’s a new year and some people got cut off long before 2019. It’s for the best, but I learned…
20 of the best life lessons I learned in 2018
So here’s the obligatory end of the year wrap up we all do. That post you make to talk about…
To the girl who loves: Self-love is the best love
You deserve to give yourself the love you’ve been trying to give to everyone else. You’re always there for everyone…
5 ASMR artists you should know
Tingles…tingles…TINGLES!!! If you don’t know what ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) is then let me put you on game.…
How to survive being alone for Thanksgiving
You don’t have family to spend Thanksgiving with? I’ve got some tips for you. My experience with homelessness and moving…
The life of an empath
According to the dictionary an empath is: “a person with the ability to sense the mental or emotional state of…
4 healing crystals for self love
Last year I got deep into meditation and being aware of the energy around me. My job at the time…
Traveling solo: Sedona, Arizona is mind blowing
Never be afraid to ravel alone. I mean, travel alone.
Migos evolves hip-hop culture in ‘Bad and Boujee’ video
The ladies of Migos’ ‘Bad and Boujee’ video are bad, boujee and CLOTHED!! Hip-hop videos are known for showcasing women…
On being the ‘only one’ at Donald Trump, Mike Pence rallies
Disclaimer: The only side I’m taking is mine… I’m Atlanta born and raised, while I’ve grown up in the south…
How ‘Wilmington on Fire’ director Christopher Everett’s hardship fueled his film
I sat down with Christopher Everett to talk about why he wanted to direct a documentary that puts a microscope…
Why I’m not on the Beyonce ‘LEMONADE’ train
Disclaimer: Before the “Beyhive” drags, tags, or slays me please know, Beyonce will not retweet you. In true Bey form,…
Black boys lives cut short in Wilmington
In less than one month, Wilmington, North Carolina was home to seven drive-by shootings that changed the lives of 15…
The power of Social Media: How Twitter fixed my worst Uber ride
If you don’t know it by now, social media is a beast. It has the potential to make you, like…
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