I keep telling my co-workers that I’m going to facilitate an entire class in Jamaican Patois. Every time I stand up in front of the class, I forget and naturally fall into my NYC accent. I can’t help it. My current voice has become my default. Here is why: I was horribly teased in elementary school about my accent. So much so that I wished I could take it out of my mouth and throw it in the trash. That is where it all begins—my dissociation from my authentic self. I pushed it

We think we're protecting ourselves. Really, we're just getting better at hiding. I'll never forget the moment my boyfriend called me out for changing clothes in the closet. Not the bedroom—the closet. Like I was sneaking around in my own space. "Why are you hiding?" he asked. And that question hit different because I knew exactly why. I didn't want him to see the holes in my socks. The worn-out underwear I hadn't replaced. These tiny, human imperfections felt like secrets I

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“Margins” LOL as if I’m really writing on paper. It’s 2025 y’all. I’m typing in my notes app on my iPhone LOL. And my back screen is cracked up just like this front one. It’s only being held together by the phone case. Real life ok… But, you get it right? And I do, write on paper 50% of the time. It’s just challenging getting that writing into the digital platform. I’ll have to work on that tech peice to make that transition easier. I know there is a way. I just need

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