Women can do almost anything we want, and we have overcome so many obstacles and shown our strength over and over again. But the real truth is just because we can doesn’t mean that we want to. The one thing we were never equipped to do is to be like a man. VIDEO: Check out […]
Having a healthy relationship is a 24-hour job, but ideally, it’s a labor of love. It really does take two – and often, more than that to make it work — family, friends, other couples, counseling, and spiritual guidance all make a difference. Author and “Tom Joyner Morning Show” commentator Jeff Johnson and I get […]
If you want to know what a person thinks, the best thing to do is to ask them, right? At the same time, if you’re not ready for the truth, don’t ask. Women spend much of our time talking about men, but what we think and engage about and how men really feel are not […]
SmartMoney reported that money, above all else, was the main factor behind couples’ arguments. If couples are talking about money more often – and arguing about it more often – there’s a chance they’re divorcing over it as well. According to the SmartMoney study, the number-one starter of fights in marriages is the debt topic. […]
It’s “Take a Loved One to the Doctor” season at the “TJMS,” and we all have ailments of a certain kind that need to be addressed – physical and beyond. Have you ever been in physical pain so bad that you could barely move? The movements and tasks you normally performed became gargantuan projects; you […]
In my most recent “In Deep Waters” series, which features the TJMS’ own Jacque Reid, Sandy “Pepa” Denton and their friends Joumanna Kidd and Kittie Troy, we discuss the top three things that women really desire from their man. Check out this compelling video for yourself. (Click here for Part Three.) Some of the key […]
Girlfriend FM has a new video series on TJ TV called “In Deep Waters.” We will cover many issues that “go deep” for my girlfriends and I, including sex and achieving an orgasm – the Big O, being a cougar a.k.a. dating younger men; interracial dating and more. Click here to watch Part One of […]
“I’m tired of pretending I’m not a total bitchin’ rock star from Mars.” That is my favorite quote from Charlie Sheen! Is he delusional? Probably. But even crazy has a point to make that shouldn’t be completely dismissed. We have laughed, shaken our heads, had plenty of water-cooler discussions and yes, even worried about Charlie […]
When it comes to relationships, we have all been in violation of something: Hurting someone’s feelings, choosing the wrong partners, putting ourselves last, being selfish, having negative energy, being insecure and jealous … the list goes on. Some of us make mistakes and learn from them; others continue to repeat the same mistakes, although maybe […]
As we consider black history and the impact of great black leaders, we’re always reminded of Dr. Martin Luther King’s iconic “I have a Dream speech.” Hopefully, we’re also re-energized to examine and do something about how we make our own black history and fulfill our own dreams. When we grow up as children with […]
What do the Kardashian’s, P Diddy, Queen Latifah, iPad’s and Snooki from the Jersey Shore all have in common? For better or for worse it’s Branding, my dear! It’s a new year, and before you can declare that it’s time for a brand new you, you need to know what your brand is in the […]
“Good morning. I don’t think we’ve met before, although you look familiar to me.” Sometimes you meet someone, and you feel like you’ve known them forever. Other times, you’ve known people for a long time, even intimately, and yet, one day you wake up, literally or figuratively, and realize that you barely know them at […]