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 the world.

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

We spend 8 hours a day at work, at least an hour getting ready for work and an hour in […]

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’ve moved away from home, don’t have family nearby to spend Thanksgiving with, how do you get your hands on […]

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 […]