personal growth – like black butterflies

So Anxious.

By: jé judson February 23, 2020June 28, 2022

Reflectmental health, on my mind, personal growth, self careLeave a Comment

Several times a week I find myself sitting down to work on the things I decided were my priorities for the day and all of a sudden unable to sit still. I start seeing something that needs to be washed or organized or another project idea that comes up that I should tackle. It’s a…

Cachoeira to New Orleans

By: jé judson August 17, 2018February 26, 2020

WanderAfrican Diaspora, Brazil, personal growth, study abroad, travel, wanderlustLeave a Comment

Maybe a year ago, maybe more, I was going through old photos and I stopped to look through the images taken while I was studying abroad. In 2009 I spent a semester in Northeastern Brazil, my first time really living in another country. I’d visited other countries before, but for a matter of weeks, not…

On a Year’s Sobriety

By: jé judson August 13, 2018June 26, 2022

Reflectbody love, health, Journey to 30, personal growth, self care1 Comment

In exactly one week I will break my year-long commitment to sobriety. In exactly one week I will be 30 years old. Over the course of the year being sober has been revealing, but maybe not in the ways that people would expect. But backing up, how did I get here? Why would I decide…

On My Yoga Journey

By: jé judson July 24, 2018February 27, 2020

ReflectJourney to 30, personal growth, yogaLeave a Comment

Almost a year ago to the date, I stepped out of my introverted comfort zone and went to a yoga class held by a yogi woman of color that I follow on instagram, who was doing her annual tour that happened to stop in New Orleans. That woman is Sanàa Jaman, PhD, aka “Ladydork,” who…