Curvy Corner

I wanted to take some time during my journey and talk about something I have been going through for most of my life. This is gonna be taboo no one wants to talk about women’s issues but I’m gonna rip off the bandaid. So let’s talk about Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). This isn’t to be confused with PMS. This is PMDD which is PMS on steroids. It is super hard to get diagnosed because most doctors don’t believe in it or understand it. There isn’t a lot of research but they are doing more and more. Basically in a nutshell...

All my life I was told do this, don’t do that, be this, don’t be that. Wear this, don’t wear that. You are too fat, short, pale to wear that. Your hair is too short, long, curly, straight. My favorite was don’t be different. The list goes on and on. Everyone has an opinion about you and what you should be doing. You hear these things day in and day out going through life. But what does your heart say? Who are you? What do you like? What makes you tick?Until recently I couldn’t tell you what made me tick....

"Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death." — Auntie MameAs I sit in this quarantine I've been doing a lot of soul searching, or as I like to call it, having a conversation with my inner self. My conversations are about my past, my inner voices bringing me down and why do I listen. And lately I've been really feeling this shift in my being, my soul. This yearning, hunger for more and to be free of the negativity. You see, I used to be this free person, happy, goofy, fun loving and somewhere along...

Things change on a daily basis and your head is spinning. You start getting headaches, joint pains, fatigue, heart palpitations, insomnia, loss of appetite, you feel as it is all going to blow.