Your hair your rules #naturalhair #authenticity #selfempowerment #blackhair #hairjourney #confidence

You don't know what to do with your hair. People are telling you that what you're doing isn't good enough to be where you want to be. How do you show up as yourself?

I decided about 20 years ago I was going to wear my hair in its natural state. It's been a game changer for me because I decided to embrace myself and my hair in its natural state. And I didn't give a damn about who said what about it. They didn't think it was professional or blah blah blah. At that point, I had a PhD. I was figuring I'mma get a job somewhere. But I've learned that you have to be yourself. Present authentically as who you are, not what you think looks good or what you think looks sexy or trendy, but be you. And for me, I didn't want to spend the time straightening, curling, rolling, doing all that stuff that I was doing in the morning to prepare for work because it drained me. I finally found something that worked for me. And for me, my hair has been part of an empowering process for me.