Shades of Strong
The Blog
Thoughtful reflections and cultural conversations
about support, strength, and being a Black woman.
FROM THE PORCH
Some Conversations Need More Room.
When a conversation needs more than a social post, it usually ends up here. This is a blog for Black women who want more room for thoughtful conversations about support, strength, relationships, family, culture, and everyday life.
At Shades of Strong, the porch is where the longer conversations happen. It’s the place we come back to when something deserves more time, more questions, or a closer look at what Black women are actually experiencing. The podcast, emails, and this blog each bring those porch conversations to you in a different way.
Here, I write about support, strength, relationships, family, culture, and the expectations that shape our everyday lives. Some pieces are personal. Some are cultural commentary. Some begin with something I saw, heard, or noticed and wanted to look at more closely.
You don’t have to read in any particular order. Start with whatever sounds like a conversation you want to have.
LATEST MUSINGS
Read the Latest From the Porch.
Why I Kept Hiding Even While I Was Doing the Work
I was talking to my friend Chelsea recently about how long I have been doing this work. I told her about the writing, the podcast, and the years I have spent creating a body of work around Black women and support. I told her about Support Languages™, the framework...
Asking for Support as a Strong Black Woman: How I Got to Women & Words
I didn’t always know how to ask for support as a strong Black woman. For years, I carried everything alone but I’ve been doing a lot more of that lately. So, let me tell you what happened…The subject line said, “Invitation to Women and Words.”I opened...
Reclaiming My Voice: Blogging Like No One’s Watching
It’s been a minute since I blogged. But today I’m reclaiming my voice. I’ve been sharing my voice in so many places — Substack, Instagram, the podcast, book pitches, writing a whole entire book — but it’s been a minute since I’ve sat down in my own little corner of...
Navigating Societal Pressures: The Black Female Experience
Navigating Societal Pressures: The Black Female Experience When it comes to my mental and emotional well-being, I often feel like Oprah in The Color Purple, lamenting, “All my life I had to fight.” Fight to be seen. Fight to be heard. Fight to be understood....
You Don’t Know Me Like That
Often times we look at others taking in to account only their outward appearance and form the opinion that things must be going pretty good for them. I mean she looks happy, right? I know this to be true because I’m frequently looked at in disbelief when I...
Christianity and Emotional Pain CAN Co-exist
OOO WEE!! I don’t know if y’all ready for this one. There will probably be some pearl clutching going on, so brace yourselves because it’s about to get real. So, errm can we talk about emotional pain and Christianity for a minute? My mom...
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