Where is the love?
Growing up, my self-esteem was low. I was tall, lanky, and to make matters worse, psoriasis covered 90% of my body. I also dealt with the pain of abandonment issues due to my parents' challenges with...
My 2 Psoriasis-Related New Year’s Resolutions
In December I had a bad breakup—not with a particular person, but with my psoriasis treatment. After 2 years of being on a treatment I considered unbreakable, it decided to stop working. This caused...
It was my sophomore year at Alabama State University, and I was stuck on campus for Thanksgiving. Typically I was okay with being a school for the holidays. However, this time around things was different. I really wanted to...
Do You Fear Discrimination at the Spa?
It was 2014, late fall, and I was stressed. I had just separated from my soon-to-be ex-husband a few months prior, I was living with a friend trying to pick up the...
For me, 2014 was a year of defeat that led to significant growth; financial struggles, a separation from my now ex-husband, job loss, homelessness, and the death of a dog. Thus far, it has been one of the most...