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Hey sis,
Your Word of the Week is witness.
And no, we are not doing church today.
..Well. Maybe a little. 😄
Witness means to see yourself clearly. Without judgment. Without immediately saying “I’m fine” before the question even finishes.
Just pausing long enough to ask,how am I actually doing right now?
Not managing. Not performing okay. Actually checking in.
With yourself. Like you matter.
Because love — you do.
Try it once this week. Just once.
She’s been waiting to be seen. 💛
This is what devotion looks like, sis
05/25/2026
Hey sis — your Word of the Week is witness.
And before you scroll past thinking this is about church — stay with me for a second. 😄
Witness (verb): to see clearly. To observe without judgment. To be present for what is actually happening — instead of rushing past it, explaining it away, or telling yourself ”I’m fine” with your eye twitching.
Here’s the thing, love.
Most of us have never actually witnessed ourselves.
We’ve criticized ourselves. Analyzed ourselves. Pushed ourselves. Compared ourselves. Performed for everybody else.
But witnessed? Sat with? Seen without shame?
Honey. That’s a whole new practice.
And I’m not talking about anything complicated. I’m talking about the moment you catch yourself — in the middle of the group chat, in the school pickup line, at 11pm doing everybody else’s mental load — and instead of pushing through, you pause long enough to ask:
Wait. How am I actually doing right now?
That pause? That IS witnessing.
Not fixing. Not explaining. Not justifying.
Just... seeing.
She’s been there the whole time, sis. She just needed you to stop long enough to notice her.
This week, try it once. Just once.
Before you say “I’m fine,” witness yourself first.
This is what devotion looks like, sis.
We just dropped Episode 4 and sis… this one did something to us. 🤍
We talked about the roles we perform for people who didn’t even help shape us — and sometimes aren’t even in the room to see us do it.
Conditioning. Caretaking. The strong Black woman myth. Adapting yourself away piece by piece until you don’t recognize who’s left.
And the five questions we all need to ask ourselves:
✦ When did you first learn that being yourself wasn’t safe?
✦ What role do you perform most, and who made that your job?
✦ What’s the difference between adapting and losing yourself?
✦ Who are you when no one needs anything from you?
✦ What would it really cost you to stop performing?
Enjoy the replay and then come back and tell us which question hit hardest. 👇🏽
05/20/2026
You’ve been saying later for a long time, love.
Later when the kids are sorted.
Later when work slows down.
Later when everything is under control.
But sis — later has arrived.
And she looks exactly like you. Right now. In this moment.
I left something for you in my bio. Go get it. 🌿
This is what devotion looks like, sis.
Hey sis. 🌿
You are the most present person in every room.
For everyone else.
But presence for yourself — that’s a different thing entirely. And for a lot of us, it’s the thing we’ve been putting off the longest.
This week we’re changing that.
Swipe through and tell me — which slide felt like it was written just for you? Drop the number below. 👇
I left something for you in my bio. Go get it. 🌿
**This is what devotion looks like, sis.**
This week’s word is PRESENCE.
Presence (n.) — Showing up for yourself the way you’ve always shown up for everyone else.
Not for your kids. Not for your job. Not for the group chat.
For YOU.
This week — one moment a day. Five minutes. Just you and you. No guilt. No rushing.
You deserve your own attention, love.
I left something for you in my bio. Go get it. 🌿
This is what devotion looks like, sis.
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