By: Alicia, Therapist Bae God & therapy can coexist So you want me, a strong black woman, to admit that I have moments of weakness? You want me to show vulnerability and express my truest and most hidden emotions? You’re going to provide me with a nonjudgmental space where I can talk about my trauma without worrying about you telling my secrets? You’re okay with me believing in God and still coming to talk to you? You sure? Because if so, then...

By: Char Patterson Is it too late to press reset on 2020? I basically got whiplash from how quickly January came and went, and February is following suit. I had all of my resolutions and goals listed out and organized accordingly, sitting on ready and just like everyone else, was waiting for the new decade to make its highly-anticipated arrival.  But when the clock struck 12, I didn’t feel that “shift” *insert ‘whoa dance’ here* (do people still do that?). I...

By: Kasia Chatman  If you were like me, the world watched in awe as Ava DuVernay changed the culture with the release of, “When They See Us,” on Netflix. Moreover, your heart possibly broke when you watched, “When They See Us Now,” as Antron described how he hated his father for what he had to endure at his expense. And, it got me thinking. There are times in our lives, if we are being honest with ourselves, that a lot...

By: Janiece Renee "You are worthy of your own love”   I’ve been saying this a lot over the past year. The reason why? Because I’ve needed to remind myself to love me too. In the midst of loving everybody else, I was forgetting to love the most important person in my life…ME.   I think so many of us spend most of our energy on loving other people. We show love to our significant other. We show love to...

First Lady Patrice Meadows We posted on our Instagram asking our sisters to tag your amazing First Ladies in the Atlanta area.  Today, we would like to introduce Patrice Meadows. She is the First Lady of the Embassy Church.  What advice would you give to women new in their walk with Christ? My advice for women new in their walk with Christ is to keep going. Although it may not seem like it now, you have made the absolute best...

First Lady Latoya Williams Godsisters, we asked, YOU ANSWERED!  We posted on our Instagram asking our sisters to tag their amazing First Ladies in the Atlanta area.   First, we would like to introduce Latoya Williams. She is the First Lady of the New Life International Family Church. We contacted her to get an inside scoop on what this role means to her and her advice for women of all ages.  How do you manage to live a healthy lifestyle and stay motivated? My...

By: Janiece Renee “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5  In my family, my dad is the king of baking sweet potato pie! After my grandma passed away, my dad took on the mantle of baking the sweet potato pies for all of the family holidays. As a child, I can remember him making 12-16 pies at a...

By: Jalysa King  “Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.” – Proverbs 13:20   Do you remember being younger and asking your mom if you could hangout with friends and she would say no? Then you would respond with “well (insert friend name) is going; and she would say “if you friends jump off a cliff would you join them?”   I remember those moments all too well, and I never understood the...