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6 days ago
6 min

5 ways your preparation season will set you up for success

There is so much focus on success as a final destination and not enough emphasis on preparation. Without preparation, you cannot position

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Mar 3
8 min

My twin story and 5 lessons I have learned as a twin mom

My sweet twins turned 5 this March! I can't really internalize that because in my mind they will always be newborns or at least toddlers....

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Nov 8, 2020
5 min

What Joe + Kamala's win means to me as a black woman raising a black girl

It has been a riveting few days awaiting the US election results. The entire world has held it's proverbial breath waiting to see what...

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Oct 10, 2020
7 min

The second wave of covid19 is taking a bigger toll on us because we know what's coming

The world shut down entirely in March 2020. It was so unexpected and so shocking and no one knew for how long, how it was going to pan out.

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Aug 14, 2020
5 min

7 ways to handle waiting seasons of life

Wedding season is at its peak and thankfully marriage and love is not cancelled. I have been in the waiting season when everyone seems to be

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Jul 29, 2020
7 min

Women can't have it all. Here's why.

Listen, its 2020. Enough with the games and the niceties: women can't have it all. We might as well come to this conclusion. Read on...

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Jul 21, 2020
7 min

From people-pleasing to a purpose-driven, joy-filled life

I am recovering box-checker and people-pleaser. I can't quite tell you when I started people-pleasing but I suspect that it has a lot to do

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Jul 14, 2020
7 min

But God: the power of prayer in the delivery of our son

My first, my heart, my boy, my sweet first born turned 7 this week. They say when a child is born, a mother is also born.

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Jul 7, 2020
5 min

7 ways to overcome self-doubt as a young professional

One of the biggest challenges I faced as a young professional was feeling inexperienced, feeling too young and constant bouts of self-doubt.

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Jun 24, 2020
4 min

Thinking "it's too late" is holding your career back (do this instead)

I turned 40 a few months ago. I thought that the big 4-0 would descend with a confidence and a sense of wisdom with the parting of the skies

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Jun 22, 2020
4 min

Should #BlackLivesMatter change my parenting as a Dad?

Career Slay Mama Blog is being taken over by our very own Career Slay Papa a.k.a my hubby.

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Jun 14, 2020
8 min

So you're raising black children in the age of BLM, now what?

I am finally speaking to my fellow parents raising a black boy or girl in the current age of Black Lives Matter

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Jun 3, 2020
5 min

7 ways to choose joy as an act of defiance

As women, as mothers, as culturalized and racialized women we have been taught and conditioned that joy is a luxury.

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May 25, 2020
3 min

Dear undergrad student: failure does not define you

Fifteen years ago, I graduate from undergrad. This was probably one of the toughest programs for me to finish - yes even tougher than PhD.

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May 19, 2020
5 min

5 ways to prepare for the next storm after COVID19

In 2018 I had a car accident that placed my life on a painful hold for over a year. I am sharing 5 lessons I learned from that season.

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May 10, 2020
3 min

Welcome to Career Slay Mama

Grab a coffee and your laptop, phone or tablet and snuggle as you dive into Career Slay Mama, a blog about faith, career & motherhood

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May 9, 2020
2 min

5 Career Reflections During Quarantine

It has been more than 7 weeks now since covid-19 took over our lives in more ways than we ever thought possible.

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