On 14th June, I'll be hosting a very special Cocktails & Conversations. This time we'll be looking at parental migration and the impact on the children left behind. At the center of this Cocktails & Conversations will be the screening of Scars of Our Mothers' Dreams. Scars of Our Mother's Dreams is a documentary that explores the impact of parental migration. The ... view the post
Domestic violence and self care – An interview
Last night I did a Facebook Be Live with Mellany Paynter of Mellany Motivates. Mellany is all about promoting self-care among women of color. In my last post, I shared an audio interview I did with her. Last night, we turned the tables. We talk about the catalyst behind FemmePowered, my abuse story, self-care, and women of color. This is the first-ever video interview ... view the post
Writing unsent letters
We were always at it with each other. The last fight was the nastiest. I said some hurtful things I did not mean. After all, it was a fight. I got the call a few weeks later. He was dead. He died and I never got to tell him I was sorry. He died believing I meant all the mean and hurtful things I said to him. Since starting my work as a story coach to women, this by ... view the post
Wine + Journals – A FemmePowered Event
This event will be hosted in Trinidad on 29 April 2017 - 3-6 pm Unwined Wine Bar, 80 Eastern Main Road and Henry Street Arouca, Trinidad. I love stories and recognize their importance. I find solace, comfort, and hope in them. I believe that all our stories matter and they are worth sharing. We do ourselves a great injustice when we don't see the significance of our ... view the post
If you can feel, you can write
Life has a funny way of making us yearn for tangible proofs. The need to touch, to see, to hold—this has often guided my perception of what's "real" and what's not. Because of this bias, emotions, those ethereal and unseen waves of feelings, often got pushed to the background in my world. Yet, as I've come to learn, emotions are the colors with which we paint our lives. ... view the post