* Written by Ashleigh Owens for YettiSays Self-Love Month | “For Black Girls” post series I want you to know that mental illness doesn’t discriminate. This isn’t something exclusive to those who don’t look like us. I want you to know that you don’t have to show up as the “strong black woman” all ...
For Black Girls Who Just Got Healthy and Are Afraid It Will Not Last, or That It Will Not Be Enough
* Written by Gabrielle Ione Hickmon for YettiSays Self-Love Month | “For Black Girls” post series Maybe it was a heartbreak. Maybe it was an addiction. Maybe you don't know what it was, you just woke up and felt broken one day. None of that matters here. None of that matters anymore because you ...
For Black Girls Living Through The Dark Sh*t, Your Light is Already There
* Written by Nikki Lewis for YettiSays Self-Love Month | “For Black Girls” post series I love you. So much. I am deeply sorry for causing you any hurt, embarrassment, or pain. I know that I am imperfectly perfect but in my perfection, there are things I have done that I am not proud of. Please ...
For Black Girls Who Feel Like They’re Running Out Of Time
* Written by Brittany Langford for YettiSays Self-Love Month | “For Black Girls” post series I spent the majority of my twenties setting goals for myself – goals I wanted to accomplish by 30. I thought I would have a house, husband, and a child by now. Coming from a family where children were not ...
For Black Girls Who Can’t Find Love
* Written by Jasmine Pitts for YettiSays Self-Love Month | “For Black Girls” post series I see you over there scrolling through Instagram, getting emotionally overwhelmed with all the #couplegoals posts because that was supposed to be you at 24 and now, you’re over 30 and still single. You feel ...
For Black Girls Who Are Afraid To Be Themselves
* Written by Damola Ogunjobi Ndukwe for YettiSays Self-Love Month | “For Black Girls” post series * photography credit - Park Street Weddings Growing up as a Nigerian American woman, I constantly felt the need to conform to who I was “supposed to be.” At home, I was “my little doctor Ogunjobi.” ...
