Wellness Archives | Cocktails and Ambition

Why I reject the “Strong Black Woman stereotype”

Deborah — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 12:30:00 +0000

The stereotype of “the Strong Black Woman” has become deeply ingrained in culture. There seems to be a script detailing the role that Black women must play. This role includes being a supporting character with no emotions, no expressions of wants and desires, yet always happy and eternally grateful to be in the background. Black…

The post Why I reject the “Strong Black Woman stereotype” appeared first on Cocktails and Ambition.

Important ways to Invest in yourself

Deborah — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 19:26:13 +0000

There are so many articles out there on the topic of self-improvement . Some articles and advice focus on ways to become a more productive, coffee drinking, all nighters pulling, brand new version of yourself! WELL, I like that kind of hype and buzzwords just as much as anyone else but recently, I’ve been thinking…

The post Important ways to Invest in yourself appeared first on Cocktails and Ambition.

Signs you need a break

Deborah — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 20:47:56 +0000

We all need breaks from time to time because life will never stop being overwhelming and exhausting. Maybe you are running a full-time job and working hard for career growth, or you are building a family, running errands, and also keeping up with increasing laundry and chores while caring for a smaller you. Whatever the…

The post Signs you need a break appeared first on Cocktails and Ambition.

Everything you need to know before getting a life coach

Deborah — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 20:26:27 +0000

Life coaching is a booming business especially on social media. It seems like every day a new coaching account pops up with pretty quotes, a cohesive feed and absolutely no credentials. Despite this, people follow these accounts en masse, sign up and prepare to shell out hundreds(sometimes thousands) of dollars to a complete stranger in hopes…

The post Everything you need to know before getting a life coach appeared first on Cocktails and Ambition.

How to unlink productivity from your self-worth

Deborah — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 17:48:56 +0000

Productivity and self-worth are things that we often conflate together. I’m someone who always has to be busy and for the longest time, I wore this as a badge of honour. To me, being busy meant that I was taking my life seriously. That I wasn’t a slacker but was it really did was mask…

The post How to unlink productivity from your self-worth appeared first on Cocktails and Ambition.