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Continue reading →: 6 Ways To Make Time To ReadLet’s face it: this life is busy! Whether you are a stay-at-home parent, an entrepreneur, part-time or full-time employee, life is just busy. That being said, we need to be intentional and make time for anything that is important to us. Unfortunately, we often consider reading just as a…
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Continue reading →: 10 Tips To keep developing ourselvesLearning and becoming a better version of ourselves is an ongoing process. In fact, it is a life long process. The day we stop learning is the day we stop growing. However, learning and developing ourselves require discipline and intentionality. This is especially true for those of us who are…
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Continue reading →: Talking beauty and self-esteem with NYC model Seynabou CisséSeynabou Cissé is a Fashion Model who was recently featured on the Oprah Magazine. In March 2018, I discovered her through a video on Facebook. It’s a pretty short video (see at the bottom of this page) in which she addressed the lack of representation of black women in the…
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Continue reading →: Tamara Dulièpre (doula), shares her own chilbirth story in the most beautiful wayI remember being criticized by few people in my surroundings, telling me I could never deliver a child without an epidural, or that I’m crazy to have a home birth rather than going to the hospital. But all that didn’t phase me. I realize and understand that we all have…
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Continue reading →: When a doula shares her own pregnancy storyFor numerous years, prior to ever conceiving a child, I was constantly tormented at the thought of being pregnant, more specifically at the thought of giving birth. As a teenager, being hypochondriac (excessive worry about one’s health) made matters worst, especially when watching pregnant mothers on television, whether in movies…
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Continue reading →: Josie et Jacques, because they make each other feel like royaltyVous savez à quel point j’aime partager avec vous des petits bouts d’histoire de couples inspirants. Cette fois ci vous irez à la rencontre d’un couple dont j’admire la complicité et la simplicité. Josie et Jacques sont deux jeunes amoureux et parents d’un magnifique garçon, Lukas. Lorsque je les ai…
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Continue reading →: Retour sur le premier évènement Réalise-ToiLe 24 Février dernier Josiane (Petiteandbold.com), Vanessa (Couronnenoire.com) et moi avions l’honneur de recevoir des participantes extraordinaires à l’Hotel Zero1. C’était la première édition d’un beau partenariat entre femmes : Realise-Toi. Nous étions dans un cadre très chaleureux et intime, sur tout un étage que nous avait réservé l’Hotel Zero1. A cela…
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Continue reading →: Les étudiants et l’argent, discussion avec une jeune diplômée : Arlette EhodeLa vie étudiante est un grand parcours d’apprentissage. Pour les jeunes immigrants, cette période est aussi marquée par une grosse coupure du confort familial. Du jour au lendemain, on se retrouve plus ou moins laissés à nous même, dans un nouvel environnement où l’on devrait se comporter comme l’adulte que…
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Continue reading →: From pregnancy to childbirth and more | Interview with a Doula named TamaraPregnancy is a wonderful yet very challenging experience. It puts us in this very powerful yet vulnerable position: a new life is being created in our wombs, and oh do we have questions about all the magic happening in our bodies? No matter how we experience it, we can all…
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Continue reading →: Love the skin you’re in | Interview with #darkskinqueen Aida SockFormer model in Miami; Aida is now putting most of her passion and energy into her singing career. She is a very talented singer / songwriter, and if you haven’t heard of her yet, check her out (all the links you need are at the bottom of this article). Aida…
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