Ashley Sowers

What is Self-care Beyond the Hype?

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” -Audre Lorde

6 TIPS TO MOTIVATE YOU TO TAKE THAT SOLO TRIP YOU’VE BEEN DAYDREAMING ABOUT

Solo travel from a leisure standpoint is fantastic because you never know what you may stumble across and there’s nothing like it.

Romnie Cesar–Thoughts of a Black Yoga Teacher

Yoga is personal. Your practice is what you make it.

An Ode to Issa

Forever an Awkward Black Girl, just not so Insecure.

Morning Rituals & How to Create One That Sticks

If you Google “Morning Rituals,” you will eventually discover that some of our most successful favs swear by them. Simply put, they’re just routines you commit to in order to get your day started on the right foot. Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey both make space in their days for intentional mornings, so why notContinue reading “Morning Rituals & How to Create One That Sticks”

4 Things Tiffany Dufu Taught Us in Her Book “Drop The Ball”

“Even though women make up half the workforce, they still represent only 18 percent of the highest-level leaders. The reasons are obvious… mounting responsibilities at work and home leave them with no bandwidth to do what will most lead to their success.” “Drop The Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less” was released by Tiffany DufuContinue reading “4 Things Tiffany Dufu Taught Us in Her Book “Drop The Ball””

SLFSH Mom: Bonita Tyree-Bailey (part 2)

I recently sat down with one of my sage mentors, Ms. Bonita Tyree-Bailey. This is the conversation that followed: When someone asks what you do (as your career), what do you say? I work in healthcare administration as an office manager and to be honest, I know of so many other people who are probablyContinue reading “SLFSH Mom: Bonita Tyree-Bailey (part 2)”

SLFSH Mom: Bonita Tyree-Bailey (part 1)

I recently sat down with one of my sage mentors, Ms. Bonita Tyree-Bailey. This is the conversation that followed: What generation do you belong to? (laughs) I know I should know that, but I don’t even know. (Following our conversation, I checked. Ms. Bonita is a boomer). So what does living SLFSHLY mean to you? JustContinue reading “SLFSH Mom: Bonita Tyree-Bailey (part 1)”

What is Living SLFSHLY?

Welcome to SLFSHLY, a new platform for the everyday Black Woman. SLFSHLY exists as a space for you to be intentional about the way you live your life. So let’s get into it…what is living SLFSHLY? I am actually going to start with what SLFSHLY is not. You may hear the word ‘selfish’ and understandablyContinue reading “What is Living SLFSHLY?”

Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”