Listen, I am fully aware that it is November and that Breast Cancer Awareness month was October. I intentionally waited to make this post because Breast Cancer and breast health are too big of issues to be restricted to one month. With an estimate of over 260,000 women diagnosed with Breast Cancer this year, it is important to push messages of self-checks and mammograms for early detection and the ... View Post
How Fibroids Almost Killed Me And Saved My Life
Fibroids are currently trending, and I couldn’t be happier. Conversations on platforms like the Today Show, XONecole, and Essence are helping to shed light on the health issue among women. For years, women have silently suffered from fibroids because according to society, women aren’t supposed to have personal conversations about our bodies. Thank God that we have evolved and been ... View Post
Confessions Of A Fat Girl: I Decided To Have Gastric Bypass And I Don’t Give A Damn Who Doesn’t Like It; Here’s Why
I think it is fucked up that one of the things that makes me great is trying to kill me. All my life I have known that my superpower was me, a girl who survived trauma and evolved into a woman filled with passion. Being a woman allowed me access to God’s greatest gift, motherhood. However, after serving its greatest purpose, my uterus is trying to kill me... LITERALLY! Many of you may have ... View Post
MY STYLE JOURNAL: #INMYFEELINGS
Hey PHAT Girls, happy Monday! I know that many of you are thinking... HEY GIRL, where have you been! Honestly, I can’t blame you, because I have been out of pocket for what seems like FOREVA (in my Cardi B voice). Well, I am back but please don’t call it a comeback because like LL Cool J... I have been here for years! Oh and, just so you know, I’m #INMYFEELINGS. In keeping ... View Post
HOW I’M USING NUTRISYSTEM TO HELP ME KICK CANCER’S BUTT
** This post is sponsored by NutriSystem but all of the opinions are my own** HEY PHAT Girls! I am sure you remember me sharing my cancer diagnosis with you in a post entitled, “I Have Cancer, But Cancer Doesn’t Have Me.” That was the beginning of what has been a life altering chapter in my life. Yes, the initial shock brought on fear and depression but now all I can think about ... View Post