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Relationships

Here’s Why You Feel Emotionally Unsafe In Your Relationship And How To Change It

Vulnerability is a key component of every relationship. I’m not just referencing a romantic relationship either. In any relationship, whether romantic, familial, or friendship, fostering emotional safety cultivates genuine intimacy. However, people often feel emotionally unsafe in their relationships. The foundation of intimacy is emotional safety. When there is emotional safety, it creates a climate for closeness by allowing a person to feel internally relaxed … Continue reading Here’s Why You Feel Emotionally Unsafe In Your Relationship And How To Change It

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Motherhood, Relationships

20+ Family Traditions For The Millennial Family

When I was younger, I didn’t understand the importance of family traditions and how they contribute to the health of the family well-being. In family traditions, when a family places high focus outside of the nuclear family, they create what is called an entropic family. The entropic family is a nuclear family that loses its emotional ties and bonds with one another. This happens when … Continue reading 20+ Family Traditions For The Millennial Family

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Relationships

Dating and Relationships EP3: Are Most Black Men Sociopaths?

Let’s be real, we have to do better. Allow me to explain. According to Harvard psychologist Martha Stout, author of The Sociopath Next Door, it is estimated that sociopaths are four percent of the U.S. population. This is about 1 in 25 people, but to be fair, there are others that put it at about 1 in 100 people. There is an ongoing debate on the exact percentage, … Continue reading Dating and Relationships EP3: Are Most Black Men Sociopaths?

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Relationships

Dating and Relationships EP2: Chemistry Versus Compatibility

Let’s be real, how often have you had amazing chemistry with a person, but literally had nothing in common with them? In dating, it has happened to all of us at least once (or twice). Chemistry and compatibility are very two different and distinct things the often get confused for one another. Chemistry is that emotional, passionate connection you have for a person; this can’t … Continue reading Dating and Relationships EP2: Chemistry Versus Compatibility

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Relationships

Dating and Relationships EP1: What Is A Situationship?

Let’s be real, if you are a millennial and dating, then a situationship is the new normal. How many people do you now that are in relationships? You know, where a guy/gal has been introduced to the friends and family, with a formal title of introduction, and it’s clear the they are in a relationship. Not many, right? In fact, the line has been blurred … Continue reading Dating and Relationships EP1: What Is A Situationship?

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Let's Be Real, Relationships

Why Ambivalent Friendships Will Ruin You

Let’s be real, I want you to recall a time where you sat with a friend and felt safe, understood and valued. While conversing with this friend, you didn’t feel you needed to hide certain pieces of yourself. While sharing with this friend, you didn’t feel you needed to always explain yourself because they can articulate your patterns better than you. While engaging with this … Continue reading Why Ambivalent Friendships Will Ruin You

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