by Jessica Dunston | Jan 21, 2021 | Blackness, Healing, Politics, Race, Reflection, Society
As we move through inauguration week, there are and will be many things to reflect on. This new administration is monumental and groundbreaking in certain ways, at least visually or performatively. We of course still have not yet seen most of these individuals...
by Jessica Dunston | Oct 20, 2019 | Healing, Love, Mindfulness, Reflection, Society, Womanisms
Oriola settles in to discuss expectations, what they are and what they may mean for our interactions with others. Self awareness and boundaries are key. Accept and release, to continue our journeys… The Exhale Podcast @ Oriola Speaks Episode 001: Expectations If...
by Jessica Dunston | Jul 4, 2018 | Gender, Healing, Love, Reflection, Womanisms
One of my closest male friends, honestly more like my brother, just got married. He wants me to finally cut the crap and settle down. I know we hear a lot of women nowadays, say that they are single by choice. I don’t want to use that language in particular, but...
by Jessica Dunston | Jun 9, 2018 | Blackness, Gender, Reflection, Womanisms
Smile, mah…. For what lmao People don’t just smile to be smiling. What is the logic behind this? Have any of you actually thought about that? Why do you do that? What are we smiling at or about? What were we going to smile at or about before you said...
by Jessica Dunston | Apr 23, 2018 | Healing, Reflection, Womanisms
I want to take a moment. To be grateful for the new space that I call home. Out loud. My first apartment was a space that I basically threw myself into. I wasn’t sure of where I was going. I just knew I had to move. I was still living with Nana at the time. I...
by Jessica Dunston | Apr 11, 2018 | Healing, Love, Reflection
I try not to live in absolutes or give much energy to them. The universe is balance. African traditional culture and spirituality is balance. Multiplicity. Both/And. There come times when we find ourselves at crossroads. Even if not that drastic, we find ourselves at...