I AM every woman...but do I want to be?
So last week during the IG Live (if you missed it, you missed out), my friend Ashley said "I'm every woman, it's all in me." We all know...
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MichelleRena
Mar 10, 20212 min read
Hustling is overrated!
It’s hump day and I am exhausted. I have been going nonstop for months and I can feel it wearing down on me. Why are we so obsessed with...
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MichelleRena
Mar 9, 20211 min read
Transformation Tuesday: Do it anyway!
Happy Tuesday y’all! A lesson in overcoming fear and anxiety... I never thought I would ever lose weight or get fit. I’m not 100% there...
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MichelleRena
Mar 8, 20211 min read
Happy International Women's Day!
I am so honored to share space with an amazing group of women on a regular basis. From interviewing dozens of Dope Black Women to...
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MichelleRena
Mar 6, 20211 min read
Self Care Lesson: No is a complete sentence and rest is essential!
Monica and I spent a great deal of time this week talking about the importance of leaning into the awkward pause. Sometimes you have to...
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Monica Odom
Mar 4, 20211 min read
The Awkward Pause
Once again, I had a post in mind, and got told no. But obedience is the way. So here we go. I'm in this weird space right now. Where I...
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MichelleRena
Mar 1, 20212 min read
Meet David (Day Vidya) Jackson, Artist, Advocate, and Creative
Some people add to your universe without ever knowing how much they contribute. That is exactly how it has been since the first time I...
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Monica Odom
Feb 26, 20211 min read
Friday Finds Last Friday of February
Happy Friday!! Can you believe February is almost over?!? I hope you have felt the love this month, but more importantly, I hope you've...
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MichelleRena
Feb 25, 20212 min read
ThrowbackThursday TransparencyThursday
It’s #ThrowbackThursday and #TransparencyThursday for me. This is one of my favorite pictures of myself taken by the amazing Lo Messam of...
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Monica Odom
Feb 25, 20212 min read
Healing Love
We talked about love in the three ways that it typically shows up, which is cool and all, but how do we begin to heal ourselves and the...
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MichelleRena
Feb 24, 20211 min read
Meet FlyyMommi Jenene Knox
There are people that you meet who make you look twice and then there are those who simply make you stare. My former castmate, Jenene...
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MichelleRena
Feb 22, 20213 min read
Meet Kiona Wagner of Rocky Soil Family Farm
I am always excited when I have an opportunity to interview my classmates and sorors. This interview was no different. Well maybe it was...
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MichelleRena
Feb 21, 20212 min read
Meet the Neo Hippie Chick Franchella "Frankie" Gordon
I am so excited to share the best kept secret on Facebook...Yoga in Bed with Neo Hippie Chick! Frankie Gordon is starting a small yoga...
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Monica Odom
Feb 19, 20211 min read
Friday Finds: Platonic Love
After reflecting on today's conversation with @iammichellerena, I can't help but to be thankful for friendship. It's so important for us...
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Monica Odom
Feb 18, 20212 min read
Friends? How many of us have them?
So platonic love is one that doesn't get hyped as much as it should, I feel. Your ride or die's, your day 1's (or day 6,300's), the ones...
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MichelleRena
Feb 14, 20211 min read
Happy Valentine’s Day!!!
For me there’s so much to be excited about today! Not only is it one of my favorite holidays, it’s also my half-birthday and it’s the...
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MichelleRena
Feb 13, 20211 min read
BuyBlack365: Meet Chelsey Brown-Stringer, South Florida Event Planner and Entrepreneur
So I am always encouraging people to nominate other Dope Black Women to be highlighted for the blog. This nomination was so timely and...
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Monica Odom
Feb 11, 20212 min read
Comfortable
So now we talking about romantic love. The kind they make movies about. You know. Boy meets girl, macks up girl, she falls head over...
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MichelleRena
Feb 10, 20213 min read
Meet Britney Clark, Owner of Inez Queen Water
So I participated in a Speak Life challenge at the beginning of this year and while engaging in a truly life changing experience I...
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MichelleRena
Feb 8, 20212 min read
Meet Podcaster Jazzmyn Shirley of Let's Talk About It with Jazzmyn Shirley
Nearly six years ago I had the pleasure of working at an elementary school in the rural community of Belle Glade, Florida. There I...
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Monica Odom
Jul 12 min read
Drums Please....
Summer, summer, summer time! We are almost one month into summer break over here. As a child, I hated summer break. Mostly because I...
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MichelleRena
May 272 min read
He Will Rescue Me!
As I continue my reading of Psalm 91, I think about the verse I shared yesterday Psalm 91:15 about calling on the Lord God when I am in...
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