- Apr 16
On Developing Your Athletic Identity: 5 Ways to Allow Your Sport to Work for You
Contrary to toxic belief, Sports can’t save you from yourself; It brings out more of who you already are. When you choose sports from a...
- Apr 9
On Developing Your Athletic Identity: The Value of Privacy
We just want someone we can…trust. (If that statement alone doesn't carry a weight with it, this blog article may not be for you) Being...
- Mar 16
Thrown off your game?
When expectations are unmet, When plans change, When things don’t go as you planned, When people don’t commit to showing up, What do you...
- Feb 23
On Being Black & Boundaried
I had the fortunate opportunity to participate in an affirming community that promoted healing for Black Professionals. Within this...
- Feb 16
On Being Black & Excelling
“I’m so elevated, thank God that we made it Manifested every dream and answered all my prayers Every day, I, stay high Say hi to my...
- Feb 9
On Being Black & Triggered
In the previous week, I challenged you to explore your own definition of your Blackness. I take this moment to add even more to that...
- Feb 2
What does Being Black mean to you?
As Black History Month 2022 flows in, we may run into Black images, experiences, narratives, and historical and monumental events and...
- Jan 19
On Being Present
Sometimes it can be tempting to emotionally, mentally, and physically be in three different places. For example, to emotionally be in the...
- Jan 5
On Being Real
As the New Year rolls out and starts the process of creating its on identity, As some sports seasons come to a close, As some seasons...
- Sep 23, 2021
Fear Not Discernment
You’re calling it discernment, when it may really be fear. You'll reject or embrace a thing/emotion/person based on what you have called...
- Aug 25, 2021
Humbling or Healing?
Subtitle: What We Can Learn from Sha'Carri Richardson pt. 2 Empathy doesn't go out the window, because the circumstances change. There's...
- Jun 30, 2021
Dear Black Male Athletes...
I question how much you have been conditioned to equate being loved with being criticized. I challenge the people around you to not say...
- Jun 24, 2021
Elephants In The Room
This one hits home. This is going to piss some people off, and rightfully so; because it’s going to make multiple people uncomfortable....
- Apr 7, 2021
Hiding to Survive
Have you ever felt the need to hide? The need to hide your desires, your authenticity, your identity, your needs, your voice, parts of...
- Mar 25, 2021
9 Ways to Win While Grieving
Grief is not always tied to death or loss of a person. It’s simply and significantly tied to loss. As a Black Athlete, oftentimes, Black...
- Mar 10, 2021
Healthy Chaos vs. Unhealthy Chaos
When we experience chaos, trauma, drama, or adversity in childhood repeatedly, it becomes a part of our norm. Our norm provides a sense...
- Mar 4, 2021
Check the Critic At The Door
Ever received the wrong package at the door? Receiving a message from someone whether in person or via text or another method is similar...
- Mar 4, 2021
Armor is Heavy.
It’s different when you have to be in environments as protected, boundaried, intentional, mindful, mature, aware, and wise; Places where...
- Feb 24, 2021
Why Black Athletes?
As we come to wrap up another Black History Month---the first one after the immense, yet delayed magnification of the Black Lives Matter...
- Feb 18, 2021
Mental & Emotional Quarantine
The experience of being lonely in a crowded room helps us see that connection is not based on physical presence alone. There is also a...
