December, 2020 - Awakened Lounge

Dating Tip Tuesday: Top 5 Winter Dates

by Shauntay DunbarDecember 29, 2020

https://youtu.be/OWnpfe3Drt8 This week is all about top 5 Winter Date ideas because it’s lock down and it’s the holidays and ya’ll need something to do. Whether you’re in a committed relationship, situationship, or just dating your dam…

11Dec

Black History, Creatives on the Go

C. Nicole Breaks Down the Hidden Truths About the Africa Diaspora

by LaTanyaScottDecember 11, 2020

La’Tanya Scott @LScott3257 is a social media personality who graciously conducts interviews for Purposely Awakened. In her daily life she is an environmental science educator for the Cahaba River Society, which is located in Birmingham, AL. If…

10Dec

Mental Health

Been in my Circle But You’re Not in My Corner

by C.K. McGheeDecember 10, 2020

Deep down inside, it’s not a matter of pride but I had a funny feeling you were not on my side. You’re a wolf in sheep’s clothing…filled with self loathing, can’t mess around with you, I’ve been…

Dating, Relationships

Soul Connections: Karmic, Soulmates, & Twin Flames

by Shauntay DunbarDecember 6, 2020

https://youtu.be/STJfs1yVc5U There are three types of Soul Connections, which are the Karmic partner, the intimate soulmate and the Twin flame. Karmic partner: Sounds blissful, but it is actually toxic. It’s more of a means of covalence, selfish…

04Dec

Mental Health

Author Acknowledges Pain to Know Her Worth Writes Book of Healing

by EvanHueyXWheelerDecember 4, 2020

Writing is therapeutic and healing, especially for Lattifa “Author Queen”. At the age of 25, she published her first book and started her own publishing company. Her writing journey was sparked at just two-years old. Since then…

04Dec

Mental Health

Joy in My Tears

by C.K. McGheeDecember 4, 2020

Eyes leak in pain, teardrops filled with disdain, breathing in and out, never to be the same. Heart break and heartache, how much can you take, before the walls come crashing down for heavens sake. Weeping endures…

04Dec

Mental Health

The Bounce Back

by C.K. McGheeDecember 4, 2020

Don’t call it a comeback, cuz it’s deeper than that, going through life’s changes and at life I clap back. Built Ford tough, know that I’m a survivor, my bones picked clean, mistaken for a cadaver. Sometimes…

03Dec

Wellness

Derra Howard Chats Epilepsy Awareness

by Destinee PorterDecember 3, 2020

There are about 3.4 million people with epilepsy nationwide: 3 million adults and 470,000 children. Among these who suffer with epilepsy is Derra Howard. But she is definitely not staying silent and is on a mission to…