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I know firsthand that the path to living your best can be filled with bumps, potholes, twists, and turns — it takes a lot of self-work, self-reflection, and self-care! Shine is where you’ll find blog posts and videos that will guide you on your journey to stand in your power. In these pages, you’ll find articles about everything from living more authentically to finding your voice in the face of oppression to building better relationships to overcoming barriers and challenges in life.

Every word I share here comes from my personal and professional experiences — I have lived this all and I hope that my words inspire you to step into your power! This is the place to explore if you want to live your best. It’s time for you to shine!

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Live Authentically

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The Power of Choice —
Why Our Choices Matter

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How to Overcome Negative Backlash When Living Authentically
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What’s the Secret to Finding Joy When Life is Hard?
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How Do I Know When to Be Authentic and When to Adapt?
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What Is the Adapted Self?
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What is Your Performing Self?
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What Does It Mean to be Your Authentic Self?
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Want to Live More Authentically? You Must Use This Transformative Tool!
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Uncover Your Authentic Self With the Seven Behavioral Dimensions
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So What If I Cuss Like a Pirate? Swearing is Good for You!
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How to Support a Family Member on Their Journey with Alzheimer’s
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Why We Must Prioritize Being Authentic in a Post-COVID World
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Why “Fitting In” Is Different Than Belonging
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Are We All Doomed to be Socially Awkward After COVID Ends?
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The Life Lesson I’m Learning from My Mama’s Journey with Alzheimer’s
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What Does Being Authentic Really Mean?
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Want to Change Your Life? You Must Do This
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The Personal Beliefs that COVID Shattered for Me
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How Losing My Identity Helped Me Find My Truth
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The Three Selves — The Secret to Living Authentically
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Do You Struggle to Ask for Help? You’re Not Alone
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Finding Your Purpose in Life is so Important
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How to Unlock Your Confidence
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How to Be More Patient, Even When You’re Stressed
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You Miss 100% of the Shots You Don’t Take
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What Can You Do When Your Dark Side Rears Its Ugly Head?
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How I Broke My Bad Habit of Procrastinating
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There’s No Such Thing as Perfect! Why You Should Stop Trying to be Perfect and Just Do Your Best
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Why So Many of Us Struggle with Feeling Beautiful
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Why I Don’t Believe in the Concept of Luck
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Live Your Best Life When You’re Single
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There’s No Such Thing as Doing It All – But Here’s What You Can Do
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The 2 Things You Need to Live a Fulfilling Life
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Why Finding Your Meaning and Purpose in Life is so Important
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The Importance of Setting Goals
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7 Things You Can Do When You’re Feeling Miserable
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Finding the Motivation to Work Out During COVID
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You Shine, I Shine
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Don’t Wait for a Special Day! Use Your Nice Stuff Now
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Always Strive to Do Your Best
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How Social Justice is Connected to Personal Empowerment
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What’s it Like to Come from a Culture that Wears Religious Head Coverings?
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My Culture is Not a Costume — Interrupt Racism During Halloween
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Help! My Kid Said Something Racist
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Self-Care is Social Justice
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Language Matters — Why We Should Stop Saying “Suffering From”
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How to Ask Someone the Correct Pronunciation of Their Name
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You Can’t Have Diversity and Inclusion Without Equity
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Why We Need to Talk More Openly About the Challenges of Elder Care
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What is White Fragility?
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Do You Hold the Sexist Belief that Women Go After Men for Money?
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You’re Either Racist or Anti-Racist
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Calling Out Classism – I Don’t Care How Much Money You Have!
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The Importance of Hair for Women of Color
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There’s No Such Thing as Reverse Racism
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The Difference Between Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity
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How I Overcame Racist Childhood Bullying
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Do You Often Feel Like a Fraud and Question Your Successes? You May Be Experiencing Impostor Syndrome
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Help! I Have a Hard to Pronounce Name
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How I Claim Physical Space as a Woman of Color
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How to Silence the Gremlin — the Negative Voice — Inside Your Head
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Why It’s So Important to Stand in Your Power as a Woman – and as a Woman of Color!
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Change Your Life Through the Power of Scripting
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4 Ways I’m Underestimated as a Woman of Color
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How to Fight Better in Relationships
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Should I Break Up With My Friends?
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How to Share Your Feelings
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Improve Your Relationship with the 5 Love Languages
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Dating During COVID – Here’s How to Tell if You’re Sexually Attracted to Someone!
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Want to Communicate Better in Your Relationships? Here’s a Must Do!
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What is Checklisting? (And How is it Keeping You from Finding Love?)
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Stop Asking People Why They’re Single
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Want to Do Better with Relationship Conflict? Try Doing a Do Over
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The One Thing You Must Do if You Want to Find Meaningful Love
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How to Deal with Toxic Relationships
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How to Get Over Heartbreak
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How I Found Love in an Unexpected Place
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Infidelity Broke My Heart — But Here’s What I Learned
Grow Your Career
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Women Deserve to be Paid More: How to Ask for a Raise (And Get One!)
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What to Do When You Hate Your Job
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Do You Hate Your Job? Here Are 4 Things You Can Do to Find a Job You Love
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Want to be an Entrepreneur? Ask Yourself These 7 Questions
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How I Became a Professional Inclusion Speaker
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4 Tips for Taking Your Public Speaking from Good to Great — Whether in Person or by Video
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The Key Practice for Success in Your Career, Life & Everything Else
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How to Become an Entrepreneur
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How To Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking
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The Best Career Advice I Ever Received
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How to Succeed by Being Organized (and Find Time for Self-Care Too!)
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How to Stay Inspired and Motivated
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How to Succeed When Your Boss is Toxic

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