the break-up is only the beginning
And I’ll get to the now what, I promise. But first, this perspective… Last week, someone retweeted a column I wrote for the Charlotte Observer for Love Your Body day […]
Today, you are arriving.
Stop. Right now and get off the ride. Get off the ride that self-hate and defeat and apathy have taken you on. Walk away. You are not quitting. You are […]
Get coached!
Are you ready to live out loud? If so, then I want you to meet someone. My friend, Amanda, to be exact. Amanda is a life coach. She helps […]
I AM…
“I AM SHONTAE SMITH.” It was the first day of a summer enrichment program where I was serving as a counselor. We asked each young person to stand up and […]
Saturday Senses
a way to capture the senses of each week… tasting :: so many good things including mint chocolate chip brownies hearing :: a fabulous book on tape that is making […]
Plant the Seed
So, over the past few days in my Women in the Media class, we’ve been talking about women, sexuality and the media. Naturally, with these discussions, our conversations have moved […]
My Basta! List
You know how you’ve never heard of something before and then you do hear about it and, all of a sudden, you notice it everywhere or how you bring up […]
Making time for a time margin
This semester, I am fortunate to be partnered through a mentoring program with a thoughtful, funny college senior who is interested in writing. I find in these programs that the […]
