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teryndenae
Oct 164 min read
One Year of Radical Self-Love! 🌀
One Year of Radical Self-Love, from moving to a new city, ending a relationship that no longer served me, bar exams, and releasing my f...
teryndenae
Sep 283 min read
Mindful Moments: Music Matters 🎶
Music has always been something that I was immersed in. I grew up in Atlanta, where in the words of Andre 3000, "the South got somethin'...
teryndenae
Sep 113 min read
Community: The Summer Scrap Up 📔✨
Step into the world of creativity and community at 'The Summer Scrap Up'. Between the hands-on activity, the music, fellowship, and delic...
teryndenae
May 203 min read
How Can Community Impact Mental Health and Well-Being?
Over time, I've seen the transformative effects of music. Whether it's going down memory lane or manifesting that everything is just fine, m
teryndenae
Mar 132 min read
Radical Consistency: Choosing to Do a Thing and Doing it Until It's Done.
"It is amazing what we can do if we simply refuse to give up." -Octavia Butler Octavia Butler said it best, "It is amazing...
teryndenae
Mar 113 min read
10 Affirmations for Springing Forward 🌷
Daylights savings time can be used to "formally" signify the start of a new season, our clocks "spring forward" an hour, springing...
teryndenae
Mar 62 min read
A New Thing.
A new thing for me is being intentional about living in what I have done and accepted in the past and consciously deciding that...
teryndenae
Oct 31, 20233 min read
Transforming Your Everyday Look: Fun and Creative Ways to Make Every Outfit a Costume
If you know me, I am the overdressed friend. Ever since I was little, I absolutely LOVED a costume. Something about a little tulle, some...
teryndenae
Oct 24, 20233 min read
Homecoming Season: What's Your Favorite Part?🏟✨
Homecoming is about remembering where you came from, how far you have come, and how far you still have left to go. Homecoming is ...
teryndenae
Oct 2, 20232 min read
Believe in Yourself.✨
For so long, I have had ideas of who I was, and I knew what people said they saw in me, I even took...
teryndenae
Sep 20, 20234 min read
How To Achieve a Silk-Press @ Home 💁🏾♀️✨
have been doing my hair for years, whether it's braids, silk presses, curly styles, you name it...
teryndenae
Sep 10, 20232 min read
Remember, Pour Into Yourself. ✨
Sometimes the days and weeks become a blur and it can be difficult to remember to pour into yourself. Nonetheless, with a new week...
teryndenae
Sep 3, 20234 min read
5 Lessons From the Past Year...
Honestly, I don't even know why I have not written here in over a year. I would like to say it's because of the busyness of the past year.
Koya Moore
Aug 11, 20222 min read
Do We Talk About “He Has Made?”
As a believer, I have often heard and recited Psalm 118:24, “This is the day that the Lord has made…” and sang the song...
teryndenae
Aug 6, 20222 min read
Black Dollaz Matter: The Lip Bar 💋
I first came to know about The Lip Bar at Target and Essence's Entrepreneur Summit in Atlanta a few years ago, and I have been...
demarieofficial
Jul 28, 20224 min read
“Until you do right by me, everything you think about is going to crumble.”
What happens when we doubt what our purpose is supposed to be? We all have a purpose. A gift. A divine responsibility...
teryndenae
Jul 25, 20221 min read
Affirmations for a Radical Self-Love. ✨
It's only right to start this week off with some affirmations. Affirmations are one of my favorite ways to show myself some...
teryndenae
Jul 24, 20221 min read
A Look at "My Muse" by DeMarie. ✨
My Muse is like reading a love letter. With each page, a story unfolds, and it is easy to get lost in the words.
teryndenae
May 18, 20222 min read
Thank A Teacher! 🍎✨
Join us in celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week! Show gratitude to the educators who shape lives daily. Let's #ThankATeacher this week and
teryndenae
May 12, 20222 min read
Black Girls Breathing 🌬
I don't know about y'all, but it feels like we need to take a collective deep breath. I have struggled with anxiety and depression for as...
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