(ThySistas.com) One of the greatest gifts we can give each other as sistahs…as black women is empathy. Out ability to understand the pain and needs of others is amazing. However, we don’t always offer this grace to each other, in part because we don’t give ourselves grace. If a sistah ...
(ThySistas.com) Trauma can come in many different forms. It is very important to make sure we don’t judge trauma by individual experience. What is traumatic for one might not be the same for another, or it might manifest itself in a unique way. Pain and trauma go hand in hand, ...
(ThySistas.com) A new phase in life is wonderful, full of adventure, newness, and fun. Meeting someone that matches you in every way is a blessing indeed. It can quickly become the center of the universe. This isn’t hate at all; trust me your village gets the joy and the time ...
(ThySistas.com) Recently, I had to edit the column of someone who is vastly different from me. The column in question came from a white, CIS-gender male Baby Boomer and it was filled with images of America that do not resonate with me. It also highlighted some of the inequities that ...
(ThySistas.com) I took the time to read the lyrics of the Star-Spangled Banner. The last line of the first stanza is the following: “O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?” I never knew there was a question mark. Every time I heard someone sing that ...
(ThySistas.com) Children are a blessing that can motivate one to want better so that they can provide better for their children. This is the bare bones of the love of a parent. We want every good thing for the babies. Sometimes we might find that, prior to becoming a parent, ...
(ThySistas.com) Cannabis has been a subject of heated debate in recent years. It has even pushed the brink of becoming mainstream. For years, the federal government has been asked the pot question and the resounding answer has always been for those who partake to wait. The waiting has potentially paid ...
(ThySistas.com) My daughter was given the assignment to write about an experience when she felt like “a stranger in the village.” Try as she might, she really struggled to find a time, good or bad, when she didn’t feel as though she belonged there. Quietly, I was rather proud that ...
(ThySistas.com) The hamsters in the old Kia Soul commercials knew the power of choice. They knew if you had to choose between the Soul and a toaster that you would probably choose the car. That illusion fueled by choice led to Kia selling millions of cars that were better than ...
(ThySistas.com) I admit I got Covid-19 vaccination the moment the vaccine became available. I felt that I didn’t have much of a choice due to my health. I had already survived a very close encounter with the virus, and I was not willing to tempt fate. I knew the vaccine ...