#black girls living well

[blackgirlslivingwell]

Cicely Tyson Quote | Black Girls Living Well

"I have learned not to allow rejection to move me." - Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson (1924-2021) was an acclaimed American actress and fashion model. She was born on December 19, 1924, in New York City, USA. Tyson's career spanned over seven decades, and she is recognized as one of the most respected and influential figures in the entertainment industry.

Tyson began her career as a fashion model in the 1950s, but her true passion lay in acting. In 1961, she made her breakthrough in theater with a role in the off-Broadway production of "The Blacks." Her performance garnered critical acclaim and marked the beginning of her illustrious acting career. In recognition of her remarkable contributions, Cicely Tyson received numerous awards and honors, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016 and an honorary Academy Award in 2018. She continued to work well into her 90s, solidifying her legacy as an iconic figure in film, television, and theater.

Cicely Tyson passed away on January 28, 2021, leaving behind a lasting legacy as a trailblazer, a consummate artist, and a champion for diversity and representation in the entertainment industry.

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[postitforward]

Mental Health Spotlight: Jasmine Marie, Founder of black girls breathing®

Jasmine Marie is a speaker, breathwork practitioner, and the founder of black girls breathing®. Her work is innovating the wellness, healthcare, and research industry by making mental health services accessible to Black women while filling in the gaps of data and research available on this underserved and underrepresented demographic. Marie plans to impact one million Black women and girls with her work by 2025. She is a serial founder with a past life in global haircare brand marketing and an alum of NYU Stern. The impact and range of her work to date is expansive—ranging from underserved minority communities to stressed-out college students and executives. She’s brought her expertise to elite colleges such as Harvard Business School, Columbia University, and Cornell University, and her client list includes corporations such as Estée Lauder Companies, Under Armour, Capital One, Ford Motor Company, Facebook, and Twitter. Marie has been featured in Oprah Magazine, Good Morning America, VOGUE, Forbes, Harper’s Baazar, Marie Claire, Glamour, Nylon Mag, Wall Street Journal, and Black Enterprise, to name a few.

What is black girls breathing®? And why was it created? black girls breathing® is a safe space for Black women to manage their mental and emotional health and heal trauma in their bodies with breathwork and community.

I created black girls breathing® after finishing my breathwork training and seeing so few facilitators that looked like me yet knowing how much chronic stress and trauma (generational, societal, etc.) and decided to create it. I used my background in business to help me develop a model where we could provide this work accessibly.

Do you have any secret hobbies, skills, or interests?

I don’t think I have any secret hobbies but for a while, I would always feel embarrassed whenever anyone asked that question, as a lot of my hobbies can maybe seem boring to others lol. But I love to read. Reading is one of my favorite hobbies. I love having quiet time…any activity that allows me to feel refreshed, sit with my own thoughts and enjoy my solitude. I think because I deal with so many people’s energy that in my spare time, I just like to spend time with self. I love to cook though…it’s a very meditative activity for me that allows me to unwind from my day.

How did you get started in this work? And why is it important to you?

As mentioned above, after my breathwork training, I realized there were so few Black breathworkers. But before that, I found breathwork while being stressed out after graduating from business school at NYU and working in beauty in NYC. My nervous system was so fried I began having physical symptoms…rashes and an inability to sleep. The doctor would see me and always say, “This is stress. How can you reduce your stress?” Fast forward to me finding my first breathwork class and falling in love with the way it allowed me to just feel more space in my mind and body.

WOW — ONE MILLION Black women and girls breathing by 2025 what an ambitious goal! What impact do you see this having?

It is an ambitious goal, but in 2020, we fundraised $55k to make our work accessible for one year. After the year was done, it was so clear that we couldn’t stop there. So many Black women needed this work, and we would hear that over and over again. So I decided if I was going to do this work, I was only interested in creating real impact and a goal that would signify that. Imagining 1 Million Black women using breathwork as a tool to regulate their nervous systems, heal from compounded trauma and reduce the effect that chronic stress has in our community (health challenges linked to chronic stress: heart disease, high blood pressure, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, fertility issues, and the list goes on) will not only affect them but our community as a whole. Ending the passing down of generational trauma and normalizing healing.

What would you suggest to people who feel like they cannot find the time to breathe or practice mindfulness?

I would first affirm that it’s okay they feel that way. Western society has done a great job of making us feel that anything outside of productivity is not only a waste of time but the least important thing we should make space for. Making time for yourself for any mindful activity can be eased into and it can start with being more aware of the present moment and practicing that action on a daily. Maybe you create a routine where every morning for 3 minutes right when you get up, you take a moment to be still, notice your breathing pattern and focus on each and every inhale and exhale.

Why is Black representation important in this industry?

The wellness industry isn’t unlike other industries where Black representation is lacking. I think it’s important to see other Black women caring for themselves because, historically, we’ve been taught to do the opposite for oh so long.

Where do you find joy?

I find joy with my family and my loved ones, in intimate moments with friends, in good food and conversation, and in being able to create something and see it grow, shift, and evolve.

Want to learn more about black girls @blackgirlsbreathing?

Check out their website!

Breathe with us on March 27th @12pm EDT during their Mindful Monday Breathwork for Anxiety session on Tumblr Live

Ask black girls breathing all the questions on your mind for IssueTime on Navigating Anxiety in an increasingly digital, lonely world

Take the pledge with black girls breathing®

#meditation #mindful monday #mindfulness #mental health #well being #tumblr live #black girls breathing x tumblr #black girls breathing #self care #healing #take the pledge #mental health matters #menhealthmatters

[mattodore]

you can break, throw yourself away, leave it behind. and, if you need to, you can break me too. you can disappear, but please just take me with you when you go.

#ts4 #ts4 edit #sims 4 #simblr #river dipping #matthias evanoff #theodore doe #echthroi #a burning house to live in #🦇 #this part of the song... aches and aches and aches #the 'i want the parts of you that you only show to the birds outside your bedroom window' line from spiracle seriously almost won out tho #it makes me crazy bc. well if you read theo's questionnaires then You Know. but the rest of the song rlly doesn't fit the vibe of the edit #runner ups were also: watch you sleep by girl in red / i will by mitski / i'm with you by vance joy / nothing's gonna hurt you baby by cas #anyway... #a rare moment wherein matthias catches a break from his insomnia and falls asleep while with theo in the morning #theo is watching the birds outside the window as they land where matthias threw bird seed out just before #ugh... i really like this photo. no resizing on it either (tho i did crop it) so again feel free to zoom <3 #update a full DAY LATER.......... was no one going to tell me i forgot to fix his ass.................. jdknghjdnfghk i fixed it now but #i straight up forgot to recolor his little handfuls black like i did the insides of his shorts... see this is why i shouldn't let #my excitement for edits get ahead of me djghnfkhj always double check your work friends

[jiraikeibabes]

Since black women are so hyper sexualized I feel like no one will believe me. No one will see me as a victim of sa. I’m supposed to be this strong black women but I’m not, I couldn’t fight back.

#black mental health #black mental wellness #jirai kei #jirai #landmine #bpd mood #bpd thoughts #borderline personality disorder #jirai girl #landmine girl #bpd vent #jirai onna #sa victim #sa awareness #sa vent #bpd blog #bpd problems #borderline blog #borderline personality traits #borderline things #living with borderline #borderline pd #borderline thoughts #being borderline #actually borderline #bpd splitting #bpd meme #bpd tag #borderline #bipolar depression

[palilious]

[OCs] Night on the Catamaran

#WAH OC ART JUMPSCARE #wanted to put something together for astrofinus for my bday #its been a while since i drew my kids! #for those still unfamiliar #the girl closest to the cam is Aylin #and the lad is Griffin #Griffin lives on this catamaran rather than in the city #and Aylin often goes and visits him in her off time #the planet they live on is called Aenigma #and Aenigma is made up of several floating islands over a core of a black hole #the 'ocean' is actually a forcefield to keep the black hole well from sucking the islands in #and only specialized boats and lifevests can float on top of it #just a bit of lore posting #i promise more astrofinus will be coming soon #oc #art #originalcharacter #originalartwork #character design #original series #series development #astrofinus #astrofinus aylin #astrofinus griffin #pali draws astrofinus

[nonokoko-draws]

Do you guys see my vision

#bucchigiri?! #bucchigiri #marito jin #jin marito #nonokoko's art #my edits #I hit him with the trans beam. Mahoro is trans too btw #Their parents expected a boy and a girl and they sure had them lol #sorry if the top surgery scars are weird it's my first time coloring them instead of letting them in black so idk what I was doing #I just complicated my life x10 harder by giving him more tattoos? Yeah I did now I'll have to remember them and draw them *le sigh* #trans headcanon #not entirely convinced in letting his lower tattoo have the same colors as the butterfly. May change that detail #not proud of the result it looked better in my doodle phase tbh like what's up with that arm. Oh well #giving snake inspo features to characters related with snakes on their design in some way is my passion. Long live animal characteristics #♡ — my art #artists on tumblr #character headcanons #IMPORTANT FACT: the scars are supposed to resemble the S from Siguma that's why they are rounder than normal scars would look like

[gabriela-liar]

From: l.slowlivingjourney

#aesthetic #moodboard #girlblogging #go girl go #home decor #girl boss aesthetic #black and white aesthetic #studying #living room #slow living #home & lifestyle #lifestyle #wellness #study blog #beauty #minimal fashion #fashion #minimalism #minimalist

[b-courageous1010]

Day 20: Shower Affirmations

So I bought a selfcare subscription box and one of the items was a pack of affirmation cards that you can stick on your shower. I absolutely love them, here are some of my favorites: 

These can be helpful for you Self worth:

I am unique and special. I add value to the world. 

I love, support and believe in myself 

I live in a universe where I am loved and supported

I am open to receiving the love I am worthy of. 

These can be helpful for thinking abundantly:

When I follow my heart, I am abundant, successful and free

I am wealthy in more ways than one. I naturally attract good fortune. 

I am open and ready to receive amazing opportunities 

I manifest abundance by being grateful for what I already have 

I trust the Universe. It gives me exactly what I need at exactly the right time

#soft black girls #leveling up #black women in femininity #self love #self care #wellness journey #wellness #positive affirmations #self affirmation #100 days of mindfulness #mindful living #mindfulness #gratitude #personal growth

[enbysiriusblack]

remus loves folklore books, lily loves fantasy books, regulus loves classical books, peter loves comic books, emmeline loves detective books, dorcas loves poetry books, mary loves romance books, james loves sci-fi books, marlene loves rock magazines, sirius loves play scripts

#sirius would read beginnings and ends of loads of books to seem more well read than he is #but he does not have the patience for an entire novel. loves reading/acting out plays tho #he'd love duchess of malfi fr and anything tennesee williams #marlene hates reading. finds it hard. and boring. magazines are as far as she's willing to go #james is a sci fi kid!! he also reads really fast but then loses attention after like 10 minutes and takes a break for a day or so #aroace mary who loves fictional romance <333 so real #emmeline tries to work out the mystery before the book detective. she's usually wrong. the girl's a failure and i love her for it #comic book peter is so me. dc not marvel!! okay he can read some marvel. occasionally. only spiderman tho. #regulus is a snob. never read a non classical book for leisure once in his life #fantasy lily!! she's such a hobbit/lord of the rings fan btw #remus is living up to his name and his boyfriends nickname #marauders era #marauders #remus lupin #lily evans #regulus black #peter pettigrew #emmeline vance #dorcas meadowes #mary macdonald #james potter #marlene mckinnon #sirius black

[cocoabubbelle]

“UGH THE PLOT OF ELEMENTAL IS LITERALLY AN ASIAN GIRL DATING A WHITE GUY—!”

The “white” guy:

Are you sure about that?

#is it though? #is it really? #let’s pretend we didn’t see him and the rest of his family with varying textures of kinky textured curls #or that his mom is wearing an african styled caftan dress #are you telling me that a black male love interest can’t be a sweet awkward dork who lives with his family in an upper class dwelling #can’t handle hot-spicy food #and be the one to introduce a semi sheltered girl ‘a whole new world?’ #and maybe it turns out he’s biracial or something but so what? #so what? #are we not past the point in society yet where we put people of all racial and ethnic types in boxes? #i am well aware #i am in the minority #but #this movie looks fun and cute #pixar animation studios #pixar elemental #mamoudou athie #leah lewis #shenanigans

[susanaesono]

Just be the person you are ⚡️

#photography #ootd #style #fashion #illustration #picoftheday #love #art #me #girl #ootfashion #beyourself #selfies #r and b #wellness #tumblrpic #natural hair #pretty #living in the moment #ootdstyle #black tumblr #african #afrobeats #melanin game strong #my upload #lipstick #social media #up close and personal #peace #selflove

[blackgirlslivingwell]

Alice Walker Quote | Black Girls Living Well

"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any."

Alice Walker is an acclaimed American writer, poet, and activist. She was born on February 9, 1944, in Eatonton, Georgia, United States. Walker is best known for her novel "The Color Purple," published in 1982, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and was later adapted into a critically acclaimed film and Broadway musical. Her work often explores themes of race, gender, and social justice, with a focus on the experiences and struggles of African American women. Walker's writing is characterized by her distinct style, rich storytelling, and powerful exploration of complex human emotions. In addition to her novels, she has also written poetry collections, essays, short stories, and non-fiction works. Walker's contributions to literature and activism have earned her numerous awards and recognition for her literary achievements and her commitment to social change.

#quote #quotes #quotes about life #quotes tiktok #alice walker #alice walker quotes #black women quotes #black woman quotes #black women #black woman #black twitter #black tiktok #black tumblr #black girl magic #black girls rock #black girls living well #famous black women quotes #african american women

[bonafidehero]

Photos I took of my pets as a child in the 90s

#it’s so hard to look at these photos #I’m hoping maybe putting them here will help me face the pain and trauma associated with them #I think it’s especially painful because they were all such sweethearts #actual angels who were so gentle and patient with baby me #if i could go back in time and save all of them I fucking would 😭 #max the malamute 🖤 #best boy in the world he was such a good dog #my cousins family gave me him as a puppy #the torties were named Romeo and Juliet (even tho they were both boys 🤣) #(yeah boy torties are from the same litter! idk what happened! 🤣) #Garfield was the orange cat (and mama to the torties) #best girl in the world so sweet. she was almost completely deaf and blind #German shepherd was buddy #sweet playful boy 🖤 #I didn’t get to know him very well because he (all my pets did) lived with my dad and at that point I stopped going to his house a lot #bear was the rottie #sweet boy he died really tragically my dad loved animals but was fucking stupid sometimes #and the black puppy… also died really tragically. never even lived long enough to get a name. #some of these might be pushing into 00-4 maybe #the ones of buddy are probably from then because I’m pretty sure we got him while I was in middle school #I drafted this post a few months ago and honestly doing this + writing about them really did help me process my feelings towards them #so now I’m ready to share :) #I just love the idea of seeing the world through a child’s eyes #this is what little me thought was important! lol

[rimouskis]

hi yeah trying to find a way to garner the energy to positively change my life when my daily life is seemingly perfectly constructed to drain me of energy and willpower and a general will to live

#girl................ I'm not taking the time change well #it's fucking PITCH BLACK OUT WHEN I GET HOME. WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO LIVE LIKE THIS

[moregraceful]

put 712 of the worst words ever put in a google doc tonight BUT! it is 712 more words in the google doc than i had yesterday. this fic will be more than 2k, so help me god

#the past six months have been so weird after posting over 200k last year (including the longest fic i've written since bandom) #i think i would have been fine continuing to post 1-3k one shots all year if i had not just had to request extended time off of school #but between that + having no idea if i have a regular schedule at the library + my nonprofit boss sending a harrowing welcome back #i'm like by god jason robertson we are going to take a couple of leisurely 7-10k+ strolls to get you a boyfriend or two this summer #well all that + being horrendously writers blocked on the other two longer projects lmfao oh my god #10k deep in one and every time i open the google doc a portal to hell opens up in my living room #0k into the other bc every time i open my outline another different portal to hell opens up in my shower #i get no rest. i get no peace. every morning i wake up and 5 more demons are- oh my god #bro my fucken train of thought just got completely derailed by spotify. i know i'm the last person in the world to know this but #3oh!3 and big freedia remixed rebecca black's friday?? and it's completely unlistenable?? girls what did you do #3oh!3 kill me bc no time traveler ever took their faces in hand and kissed them gently on the forehead and looked into their eyes #said ''please focus on coloradosunrise it will literally course-correct the trajectory of your career from frat house gimmick to #rowdy but respectable indie edm artists. you can remain true to your warped tour dirtbag origins but you HAVE to develop THAT sound'' #like the chainsmokers are a joke but i feel like THAT + ANGRY EMO GIRLS + THEIR TOTAL DISREGARD FOR MARKETABILITY... could have been THEM #when the piano drops?? hello?? i had so many mental breakdowns in college listening to that song they could have defined a generation #like who else is gonna get noah cyrus and ashe and gayle and olivia rodrigo's vision. only warped tour dirtbags. #me @ myself [so lovingly]: what are you talking about. how old are you #me @ myself: talk to me abt earth 2 in which 3oh!3 remixed i got so high that i saw jesus....and it whipped ass #also. i had to google how old i was. THREE TIMES last week. #the minute i turned 32 apparently i was like i'm in my mid-30s now the rest of this decade is NOT my business until i turn 38 #this post was supposed to be an uplifting reminder to myself to keep pushing forward and trying hard and to not let the rot consume me #but i think i just drove off a cliff like fully my god #i need listen to big freedia more she rules #fresno oilers.txt #another banner day in the tags with kasper moregraceful

[bunabi]

truth be told team I’m a little tilted today because some young folks were complaining about their apartment being ghetto and like cringed faux-apologetically & giggled when I walked past them

every other day I step outside I can feel the memory of I Have A Dream disappear from my mind like Sora entering Castle Oblivion but Ill keep it a buck: its a small price to pay for takoyaki being in walking distance

#at this point -- yknow seven years into living in this neighborhood -- ive accepted that there is quite simply something wrong with people #and since it wont be fixed in our lifetime or before climate collapse I might as well live my best life and eat until I busttt lets go #loosely related but like when people say these antics will somehow end when baby boomers die I laugh like girl stoppp playing #its not enough to teach your kids not to say hard r nigger you need to incorporate anti-racism and understand black people have feelings fr #looked at me and giggled like I was a punchline to a silly joke girl im lifting my hands off the keyboard