Self-care and self-love are vital to our health. Self-care is any necessary human regulatory function which is under individual control, deliberate and self-initiated. Some place self-care on a continuum with health care providers at the opposite end to self-care. In modern medicine, preventive medicine aligns most closely with self-care. Examples of self-care include: To learn…
According to research, there are roughly 400,000 U.S. children who are in the foster care system and approximately 100,000 are waiting to be adopted. Purposely Awakened‘s Samantha Pounds, recently sat down with Hazel Walcott author of The Choice which is an inspirational story about a young girl who lives in an orphanage and is waiting…
It has been seven months since marijuana has become legalized in California, as well as a few other states. Since it has been legal many have been joyous, while others have still been skeptical and have continued to raise questions and concerns. This is why it is important to have forums to accommodate people into…
It shouldn’t require a designated day to honor and celebrate our Black fathers. So often they are mentioned in negative terms with derogatory words, such as dead-beat dads, liars, cheaters and more commonly “baby daddies.” As quiet as it’s kept, there are Black men, fathers who do not fit the stereotype. They love their sons…
The word “Artist” by definition is a person who practices any of the various creative arts, such as a performer, musician, poet or a filmmaker. I would like to think that all of these examples embody the true nature of 1st Lady of the West Coast’s artistic medium. She is a vocal artist, when she…
Cannabis connoisseur and owner of Purple Rose Supply, Sid, saw his first cannabis cigar, also known as a cannagar, on Instagram in 2016. From that moment on he was immediately hooked. “My combined love of cannabis and cigars made me feel like I had to get my hands on one,” Sid explained. “When I tried to…
The movie Cat Woman featuring Halle Berry was captivating, enlightening and inspiring to me. It wasn’t until I had my own experience with the feline, that I began a journey and researched the history. A beautiful mysterious black cat, whom I now call Queen Sheba, started purr-suing me. Everywhere I turned she was there, in…
“For purple mountains majesty”, why are you trying to destroy me? Does my skin really bring you that much fear, that you’d continue to take life that I hold dear? “O, beautiful for spacious skies”, why do you keep telling my people lies? You cause stress and strife, claim you feared for your life, that…
When it comes to running, especially as a Black or minority woman, we have not really been on the forefront on mainstream media, but this is changing. There are movements out there, such as RUNGRL, that are changing the narrative on how we think and view distance running. Established in 2017, RUNGRL is a new-media…
For those suffering from various forms of anxiety, PTSD to bipolar, depression and all the other diagnosis in between, who are tired of being limited by traditional drugs that leave you feeling empty and offer little relief, this is for you. Medical marijuana is a natural grown plant that has a combination of chemicals that…
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