3 Ways to Overcome Fear of the Unknown
Can you overcome fear of the unknown? Absolutely.
This lesson came alive for me while still volunteering at my mom’s job at the mental hospital where she was working. The campus, in my opinion, was huge with several buildings all over the…
One Often-ignored Key to Having a Healthy Mind and Body
When I was a teenager, I learned first-hand to appreciate having a healthy mind and body.
I was privileged to volunteer at my mother’s job. At the time she was working in a mental hospital. The hospital had a volunteer program for teenagers.…
Learn from the past. Don’t dwell on it.
“Learn from the past and don’t dwell on shortcomings” has been a major lesson for me throughout my life.
As I continue sharing the lessons learned that I wrote at the end of each chapter of my memoir, Life After Birth, I reflect on…
They Called Me Boy and Beaver: 3 Tips to Stop Bullying
When I decided it was time for me to share my story of how I became a teen mother yet beat the statistics, I began to reflect on my life. And how I got to a place where my self-esteem was so low that I felt that just because this boy told me…
How Sharing My Story Became a College Course
"Dreams Do Come True...Even the Ones You Didn't Even Know You Had."
The S.O. What! Foundation presents Self-esteem, Sex, and Success was a huge SUCCESS!
Feels amazing to use time, talent, and even trials to transform the lives of others.
This past Saturday, the S.O. What! Foundation hosted nearly 50 awesome teenagers at the Fogelman College of Business and Economics at the University of Memphis.…
It’s MINE…A College Course that I Created
When I came to the University of Memphis in 1997, I was a scared but excited freshman with a two-year-old son. Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever imagined the amazing things that would happen for me through this school. Miss UofM,…