Author: Veronica Speaks
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How You Handle Your Emotions Controls Your Life
The reality is, life sucks sometimes. There’s no point in hiding this truth. Despite our holistic advances and more people making more money, rates of depression and anxiety are higher than ever before. Why? How are people still experiencing the overwhelming sense of hopelessness and helplessness that leads to depression? In this article, we’ll have…
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Why you’re having such a hard time sticking to change:
You Can Change, You Just Need to Know How Let’s be so for real right now. You don’t truly believe you need to change. That’s the main problem. To change, you need to be aware, as the first step of changing anything is awareness. Being aware isn’t enough, though. To take change to the next…
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Sexy Intellectualism – Where the Fine, Intelligent Black Men?!
While I’ve worked in Special Education and I, currently, work in Higher Education, I don’t want to teach my man basic knowledge that we learned in college. The only teaching I want to do is when we’re cosplaying age-appropriate teacher and student. He has to earn a good grade in my class. I’ll be sure…
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The Soul of the Matter: How Important Is Spirituality in My Life (and Yours)?
Spirituality is essential for self-development, offering a foundation for mental and emotional well-being. It fosters resilience, connection, and meaning in life. Engaging in spiritual practices supports personal growth and inner strength, as they help navigate life’s challenges. Incorporating spirituality can lead to a more fulfilling, purpose-driven existence.
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When Lust Meets Love: A Review of Kendall Ryan’s Forbidden Desires Series
Why This Series Deserves a Spot on Your “Guilty Pleasure” Shelf Okay, let’s get real for a second. Every now and then, you need a series that isn’t trying to spiritually transform you—it just wants to sweep you into a steamy, emotionally layered love story that still knows how to handle trauma, trust, and growth.…
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When Love Feels Like Labor: You’re Not Hard to Love, You’re Just Tired of Proving It
If you’ve ever felt like love is something you have to earn, this one’s for you.Too many women are exhausted—not from the demands of life, but from constantly proving their worth to people who never learned how to love well. In this blog post, we’re unpacking why love starts to feel like labor, what trauma…
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Emotions Are Messengers, Not Masters
Just Because You Feel It Doesn’t Mean You Own It Hey boo, Let’s talk about that emotional rollercoaster you’ve been riding. You know the one. Up one minute, spiraling the next. Feeling everything. Overthinking everything. Let me remind you with love: you are not your emotions. They are messengers—not your truth, not your identity, and…
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Children Don’t Miss a Thing—Even When You Think They’re Not Watching
You can become the parent who says, “I wasn’t shown how to heal, but I’ll show my children that it’s possible.” You don’t need to have had a perfect upbringing. You need the courage to create a different one. Because healing isn’t just for you. It’s for every child watching you love, speak, cry, fight,…
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Stop Proving Your Peace to People
Your Healing Is Not Performance Art Hey love, Let me tell you something straight from my heart: healing is not performance art. Too many of us are out here trying to prove to folks—especially the ones who hurt us—that we’re “healed,” “better,” and “unbothered.” But that’s not healing, that’s theatre. And real healing? It’s messy,…
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Authenticity is the Most Valuable Trait in Friendship
Because if I can’t be real with you, what are we even doing? Just One Convo at a Time, let’s talk about: The Age of the Filtered Friendship We live in a world of filters—on selfies, social media, and sadly, even in our friendships. Everyone’s busy curating a version of themselves that’s easy to digest.…
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