Real Women. Real Stories
Name: Shauna A. Occupation: Marketing Strategist Instagram: @iammakingmoxie Tell us your story: I was never able to get a “real job”. Two college degrees and roughly a million resumes put out into the world, but no one even wanted to interview me. Feeling like all the hard work I put into bettering myself through an…
Name: Lois B. Occupation: Clinical Social Worker Tell us your story: My childhood had ups and downs but from the age of 5 mostly ups. I was a joyful child who had a lot of friends. And even though there weren’t many black kids in my town, I felt accepted and loved. One day when…
Name: Shannon F. Occupation: Healthcare Instagram: @shannon_f_cancer Tell us your story: I read the definition of anxiety over and over before I began to write this. I asked myself two questions. 1) Would I describe how I feel as anxiety? 2) Do I do such a good job at masking my anxiety that I’ve hidden…
Name: Dominique K. Occupation: Legal Assistant Instagram: @Mrskizight Tell us your story: Depression and anxiety have plagued me my entire life. At times, I look back and question if, perhaps, I was born with it. Impossible, I know. I have always struggled with low self-esteem. So bad that I had pretty much stopped looking in…
Name: Kelsey C. Occupation: Photographer Instagram: @kelseyreganphoto Tell us your story: When I started my photography business five years ago, I had the picture perfect situation for a wedding photographer. I married my high school sweetheart and loved being able to relate to my brides, having just gone through the wedding process myself. I documented…
Panic attack: a sudden feeling of acute and disabling anxiety. A simple definition to define a rather complex condition. When I experienced my first panic attack over a year ago I remember the immediate feeling of danger, fear, and debilitating overwhelm. With each attack, there is a sense of dread unlike anything I have ever…
Name: DeNeitra B. Occupation: Event Producer + Boss lady Instagram: @savvyeventsllc and @hertruthproject Tell us your story: Prior to January 2017 I never had a problem with flying. As a Southern California native, I traveled to visit my family in Arkansas and Virginia throughout my youth. While attending college at Howard University in Washington, DC…
Name: Sheree B. Occupation: Higher Education Instagram:@shereebaugh Tell us your story: There are times when the weight of life seems to be within your strength to carry, and other times when it is clear you are in over your head. While living through my dad’s battle with cancer and grief from his eventual passing, a…
Name: Denise C. Occupation: Marketing Director Instagram: @deniseca Tell us your story: I arrived in New York late on Monday, September 10, 2001, and went straight to the Marriott World Trade Center Hotel. The building address was World Trade Center 3. Obviously, the hotel no longer stands. I arrived, around 10 p.m., the hotel staff put…
Name: Katherine C Occupation: University Professor Instagram: @drcayenne15 Tell us your story: Growing up I was felt this immense pressure to not be a failure and back then I was able to channel that pressure in different positive ways. However, fast forward 10 years and I’m now married, with a lucrative career in higher education and…