Self-Love Guided Meditation

06.22.22
10:44am

I recently read bell hooks’ book All About Love and it inspired me to create this guided meditation. This book changed me. I keep thinking about it and how I have, do, and want to love. bell hooks states “life-affirming thought patterns and behaviors” create the foundation for self-love and that “affirmations work for anyone…
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A ‘let that shit go!’ breakthrough

08.04.21
10:35am

I had a huge shift in my thinking and it feels so damn good!  Once again, I learned I’ve just gotta let that shit go! Since the COVID-quarantine began, I’ve consciously worked to release the limiting beliefs, misaligned values, resentments, and unhelpful behaviors that have stood in the way of the thing I really want –…
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I Have To Tell The Truth

01.12.20
7:07pm

I am a black woman.  In case you forget, I AM a black woman. You may be thinking, “Why does this matter? Why is Marva telling me this?” For 45+ years, I have spent most of my days navigating majority white spaces, and in order to do that, I’ve suppressed my voice, my thoughts, my…
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A New Year’s Toast: To Your Joyous Success

01.06.16
10:14pm

  So long to exhaustion, disconnection, and feeling overwhelmed. Hello energy, balance, and JOY! “Joy is the difference between thriving and striving.” – Maya Angelou I love this quote from Maya Angelou. As a WOBO woman who hit-the-wall, I read this often to remind myself of a basic life ingredient. Joy had often been missing…
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When You Finally Say “I’m Done!”

09.09.15
9:22am

  Recently, I met with a fellow WOBO woman who said, “I’m done!” and promptly left her successful professional career. Her mind, body, and spirit were utterly depleted. We discussed the factors that led to her exhaustion—lack of self-care and self-awareness—and I provided ideas for her WOBO recovery. A young woman at a neighboring table…
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