Cherish My Daughter

Hey Mocha Family, Sometimes the struggle with our hair is coming from within.  I am so proud of Bekah for candidly sharing about her experience with delivering a professional ballet bun as a trainee of the Light of the World Ballet Company. Be blessed!

Merry Christmas!

I can be busy and thrive? Who knew? Hey Mocha Family! I love doing these car chats.  I feel like I can be comfortable and just share what's going on with me.  I hope you like them too.  I  appreciate a weekly shooting schedule, but I also want to be free to throw in some wild cards.  I hope you enjoy this new format. Be blessed!

Hey Mocha Family, How are you doing with your hair?  These days I'm feeling free in a way I've never felt before.  Some things I thought were so important in the past just don't matter to me anymore.  I'm in a good place. Be blessed!

Hey Mocha Family, Has it always been this hard or is my busy life crowding out my passion for natural hair?  I am so glad I decided to do a set of box braids for my girls.  For some reason I thought up dos fashioned with big braids, were more dedicated and creative.  They didn't last as long as box braids, and I was constantly beating myself up when the take down was long overdue. It's back to basics for me, ya'll. I'm still learning a lot. Don't over complicate things.  If it works do it.  Admire the crowd, but do your own thing. Be blessed!

Hey Mocha Family, If you are experiencing hair loss while doing intermittent fasting, I'd like to share some thought with you in this video. Be blessed!

Hey Mocha Family, I can't believe it's already been a year.  When I started these locks I didn't want to become too attached, after being utterly ready to chop my first set.  One morning, I got up, walked into my bathroom and started chopping.  With little warning,  I was done and had no regrets.  I didn't know if that feeling would return before hitting a year with my second set.  Nope.  I'm good. Be blessed!

Hey Mocha Family, I am so glad not to be going through the natural hair blues right now, but I've been there so many times!  Is this you?  Let me know in the comments below. Be blessed!

Hey Mocha Family, When a friend apologized for describing another friend as African American to me in conversation, I knew I wanted to make this video. Be blessed!

Hey Mocha Family! The above diagram of what our stomachs looks like when bloated is really gross!  No, Ma'am! The intermittent fasting has been going well, but I am struggling not to rush through my meals with all of our activities.  Planning nutritious and calorie rich fare must improve going forward.  While having a shorter window of time to eat yields great benefits for my body,  a struggle is accessing bigger and more high quality portions.  Since school started, I find myself rushing through my day, scarfing down my meals only to suffer sluggish digestion and bloating.  I am still tweaking things. Be blessed!

Hey Mocha Family, I'm really glad my daughter isn't bald after this one! Be blessed!

Hey Mocha Family, We've been really blessed by our experiences with umbrella school, but it hasn't always been easy.  I hope you find our pros and cons helpful if you are trying to make a decision.  Let me know if you have any questions in the comments section. Be blessed!

Hey Mocha Family, We've been really blessed by our experiences with umbrella school, but it hasn't always been easy.  I hope you find our pros and cons helpful if you are trying to make a decision.  Let me know if you have any questions in the comments section. Be blessed!

Hey Mocha Family, I am so excited about this set of locks and my enthusiasm is coming through in this video.  I really struggled with managing my flaky scalp for years.  What worked with my first set of locks was to shampoo every three days, which was daunting in the cooler months.  I knew that an omega three fatty acid deficiency was at the root of my issue and incorporated flax seeds into my diet.  This helped greatly, but if I stopped washing even for a week, the flakes would come back with a vengeance. I've had a tremendous break through this month.  My regimen to heal subclinical hypothyroidism includes taking a tbsp of cod liver oil with my meals (twice a day).  At the same time, my locks have looked so good I had stopped rinsing altogether.  After nearly a month of random rinsing and weeks without washing with shampoo, you can imagine my amazement to discover a flake free and healthy scalp. Be blessed!

Hey Mocha Family, This is just a quick check to answer a question from one of my viewers.  If you've been here for a while, you know I followed the Tupler Technique to treat my Diastasis Recti, which is a separation in my abdominal wall commonly caused by pregnancy.  In this video, I get on the floor and check to see if the gap is back. Be blessed!