As Black women we often feel guilty resting because there’s always something that needs to be done. While we pour our souls into others at home and at work, we need to focus on dedicating time to ourselves and rest. We can not show up everywhere. WE CAN NOT BE EVERYTHING.
Read MoreWhat happens when the abusers have left and you are the only person left? What do you call the lingering energy coursing through your body? The never ending criticism and self induced paralysis? It goes far beyond Stockholm Syndrome and way beyond the cookie cutter definitions. When cycles of abuse become a lifestyle, even after the experiences have been marred you find yourself in recurring circumstances because the anguish is more expected than the fruition of our joy.