I Can Be Extroverted On Social Media And Have Social Anxiety

Let’s be clear, Summer Walker is shedding light on what a lot of black women have been struggling with for their entire lives. Social anxiety, or social phobia, is a misunderstood mental health condition. Social anxiety disorder has the ability to cause a person to avoid doing very “normal” things — like going to a friend’s party, making small talk with a stranger or even … Continue reading I Can Be Extroverted On Social Media And Have Social Anxiety

Dating And Relationships EP4: How To Navigate Baby Mama Or Baby Daddy Drama

Let’s be clear, blended families are not new phenomena. We see it talked about online and now we have this belief that elders didn’t have entire families (or children) that we did not know about until we hit adult age. Nothing about this is new. I repeat, blended families and co-parenting relationships were not started with the dawn of millennial families. I personally have friends … Continue reading Dating And Relationships EP4: How To Navigate Baby Mama Or Baby Daddy Drama

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?

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

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?