Navigating Triggers: A Black Woman’s Perspective on Self-Awareness and Relationship Dynamics
In this journey we call life, we encounter various experiences that shape our perspectives and emotions. As a black woman, your existence is entwined with a unique set of challenges, opportunities, and triggers that can profoundly influence your relationships. Understanding and acknowledging these triggers is vital for cultivating healthy connections and nurturing personal growth. As…
The Power of Argument: Why Healthy Debates Strengthen Romantic Relationships – A Black Woman’s Perspective
In any romantic relationship, it is common for disagreements and arguments to arise. While many may perceive arguments as detrimental to a relationship, I firmly believe that healthy debates and constructive arguments can actually strengthen the bond between partners. As a Black woman, I am aware of the unique challenges we face in relationships, and…
Embracing Self-love: A Journey Before the Journey of Loving Your Spouse
As a Shift Relationship Strategist for Black women, I often see a common theme: the struggle to fully love one’s spouse due to a lack of self-love. Sis, it is essential to understand that true love for another blossoms from a place of self-acceptance, self-love, and self-understanding. Many years ago I was in the same…
How to Make Your Man Feel Needed… Even if You Do Not Need Him
For generations, women and men have been taught that the man is the provider in the sense of making the money for the household but these dynamics are changing. According to the updated version of Breadwinning Mothers are Increasingly the U.S. Norm, 41 percent of mothers were the sole or primary breadwinners for their families,…
How to Pivot Your Relationship and Change Things Around
How would you pivot your relationship when things are not going the way you envisioned them? Let me define what pivot means. According to Oxford languages, pivot means the central point, pin or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates; turn on as if on a pivot. In your relationship this means that point…
How Personal Growth Enhances Your Relationship
What comes to mind when you think about personal growth? It is usually centered around oneself, which is correct but what if I told you it was so much more. Personal growth is a where a person recognizes themself and continually develops themself to reach their full potential. It refers to various techniques for improving…
7 Things You Need to Throw Away in Order to Get the Relationship of Your Dreams
How do you get the relationship of your dreams? Many people would focus on the material things that money can buy but what if I told you that was wrong? Research has shown that the more a person is materialistic the more they are found to be dissatisfied in their marriage. So if gaining the…
What Does Working on Your Relationship Really Mean
When most people refer to being in a relationship I often hear “relationships take work” and sometimes this statement is true. Other times I believe relationships do not take as much effort as we believe. I know. I know, but hear me out. I believe when two people have healed from their past trauma, see…
How to Stop Sabotaging Your Relationship
When you think about self sabotaging behaviors, what comes to mind? Let’s define self sabotage. Self sabotage is when we take counterproductive actions which prevent us from reaching our goals. These goals can be anything from your career, your life’s goals and of course your relationship goals. Why would someone sabotage themselves? There are plenty…
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