Te-Erika's Blog: Let's Hear It For My Boys

My boys are on Spring Break this week. They went to spend time at their Daddy's timeshare and go to Disney World and all that jazz. I wish they knew how blessed they are, but they don't, they think it's regular to go to Disney, have cell phones and have a Dad who's a lawyer and all of their parents friends are young Black professionals. It's good to see a life change in the future of my children.I dream about giving them more. In my mind, when I'm done with this life they will never really HAVE...

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She's Got Skillz: Pagan Erotica Novelist

MySavvySisters celebrates women who love to showcase their personalities through the creative arts. This Pulitzer Prize nominated Pagan Erotica novelist is one of the most intriguing women we have had the chance to encounter.In this interview we get to know her in a very profound way as she shares some of the obstacles she had to overcome in her quest to share her erotic writing, the importance of lust and love and why she believes Paganism empowers her life. She calls herself a sex witch, but...

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How To Survive- A Divorce

It's over.You knew it when the final papers were signed. You moved out. Your ring finger is now bare. There's an empty space where your spouse used to be. What do you do now?Working through the after effects of a divorce is much like dealing with a break up. You will spend some time mourning the loss but what you are really mourning is the loss of your projected future. You thought that you would grow old together. That is what you hoped for years ago when you stood in your white dress promising...

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My Savvy Sister of The Week- LaShanda Henry

LaShanda HenryGreenville, North CarolinaLaShanda Henry owns over 15 web properties with an interest in developing positive websites for people of color. She also offers her services as both a web developer and marketing coach to online entrepreneurs. Today she is a widely respected figure among African American women, a success story among success stories that no female internet entrepreneur is afraid to admit that she has studied and gained wisdom from.Her passion for teaching women how to prosper...

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Take Control of Your Career Now

By Darcy Eikenberg, ACCAuthor, Bring Your Superpowers to Work: Your Guide to More Clarity, Confidence & ControlA client recently said to me, “I’d love to stay at this company, but I don’t see how I can grow unless my boss leaves. It’s sad, but really, I have no control.”I looked at her, aghast. Here was a smart, successful professional whose outward appearance would never hint that she felt she had no control over something as important as her career growth. And somehow, she had no idea of how...

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