Photo by Monstera Production So….currently working through a mini heartbreak – which sounds dramatic at my age – how about disappointment? I think people underestimate what a risk it is to dare to hope. This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do it. Far from it. The exhilaration of possibility, especially if it goes right, is a…
I do that thing that wellness experts tell you not to do. I picked up my phone immediately after opening my eyes this morning and saw a WhatsApp from a journalist friend of mine. It was an article by an American woman called Shauna Knox called The Impossible Dilemma of Black Female Leadership: The Tragedy…
So I finally turned 40 this past Sunday. If you knew how long I’ve been going on and on about this particular birthday because it seemed to promise a whole level up in the person I could be. Im not sure if it’s the birthday or just where I am at the moment but the…
Happy New Year! Whooo! I’ve got three half written pieces that I wanted to start the New Year with but they didn’t quite feel right. With the first week of 2024 behind me I realised that the countdown to my 40th birthday has officially begun. So as someone who typically focuses on others, I’ve decided…
Inspired by the writer Vanessa Walters (@vanessawaltersb) last November, I decided to start writing a political drama and began my journey to 50k words. Writing on the blog, I get up to at least 1000 words per post, so I definitely (and comfortably) have something to say! I didn’t hit my initial target of doing…
Photo by Etienne Girardet I was invited for drinks to celebrate a friend’s birthday. When introducing me, he said, “This is Juanita, and if you need any branding or marketing done, she’s the person to speak to.” Had this happened a few months ago, I would have considered it normal. I think that’s what we’re…
All photos taken be meeeeeeeeeee! So I just returned from a trip to Jamaica after a friend offered me a last-minute opportunity to go. Now it’s not every day you get blessed with a trip to the Caribbean – in fact, that is never my portion. So by the time the sixth or seventh person…
15. 15-years-old. That’s how old Elianne Andam was. A beautiful young Black woman. We don’t know much about her, but we do know that she’s someone who believed in defending her friends. An honourable belief that would lead to an untimely, incomprehensible death. I’ve been watching social media as this story continues to grow like…
One of my favourite magazine segments in life is Stylist magazine’s 5 minute philosopher. Usually on the last page, it always felt like a satisfying morsel to finish the magazine on. As I was reading the latest issue, I thought let me hijack some of the questions posed to British actress Naomi Harris and do…
I was listening to an interview with actor and rapper Ashley Walters, where he talks about his relationship with his father. In the Diary of a CEO episode, Ashley talks about his fractured relationship with his father and how his dad spent a lot of time in prison, often being told by his mother that…
