As Told To Veronica Wells-Puoane
- May 8, 2021
- 9 min
My Therapist Taught Me: I Took My First Love Into My Other Relationships
For the first story in our "My Therapist Taught Me" series, Imani shares how she learned she carried her first love into new relationships.
As Told To Veronica Wells-Puoane
- Mar 27, 2021
- 9 min
Why I Left: It Was Only Going To Get Worse
Gabrielle Inés never thought she'd be a Black trans women suffering partner violence. But that's where her relationship was headed.
As Told To Veronica Wells-Puoane
- Mar 20, 2021
- 10 min
Why I Left: I Can't Trust Him Anymore
Monique Jackson thought she and her husband were doing just fine. But when he up and left, she had to face some hard truths.
As Told To Veronica Wells-Puoane
- Mar 13, 2021
- 13 min
Why I Left: I Was Always Losing
Ten years after she began a relationship with her ex-husband, Brittny reflects on why the marriage was a mistake and why she left.
As Told To Veronica Wells-Puoane
- Mar 6, 2021
- 15 min
Why I Left: God Told Me To Run!
Ashanti recounts leaving her 20+ year relationship rife with infidelity and children fathered outside of her marriage.
Veronica Wells-Puoane
- Nov 7, 2020
- 13 min
How To Avoid Fake Friendships & Cultivate Sincere Sisterhood
To end our Black Mean Girl series, we spoke to Shawna Murray-Browne, LCSW-C, about how to build strong, lasting sisterhood with other Black
As Told To Veronica Wells-Puoane
- Oct 31, 2020
- 8 min
The First Mean Girl In My Life Was My Mother
Jazamine talks about the tense relationship she shared with her mother and the fear she has of repeating her mistakes with her own daughter.
Veronica Wells-Puoane
- Oct 24, 2020
- 13 min
How Light Skinned Girls Perpetuate Colorism
Dr. Sarah Webb speaks about colorism and the way many of us subconsciously perpetuate it against dark skinned Black women.
Veronica Wells-Puoane
- Oct 17, 2020
- 9 min
When Mean Girls Go Corporate
Working with Black women this author assumed she would avoid the backbiting associated with corporate America. But she was wrong.
