Self Development Journals

Your Story, Your Strength: Find Your Voice with These Empowering Journals

How Did I Get Here?

How Did I Get Here?

A Beginner’s Guide to Understand How Trauma Creates Anxiety and First Steps to Getting Better is a comprehensive guide to understanding the roots of anxiety. Written with everyone who has ever experienced trauma or struggles with debilitating or life-altering anxiety, this book offers a deep dive into the connection between anxiety and trauma and provides practical tools and techniques for reclaiming control of your life.

Each chapter provides an opportunity for you to:

  • Explore the connection between anxiety and past trauma and how those experiences can impact your mental and emotional health
  • Implement techniques for self-care and self-compassion
  • Learn how to challenge negative thought patterns and develop a more positive mindset
  • And read case studies and personal anecdotes to illustrate key concepts
With a compassionate and understanding approach, How Did I Get Here? A Beginner’s Guide to Understand Trauma Creates Anxiety and First Steps to Getting Better is a valuable resource for anyone struggling with anxiety and its connection to the trauma you experienced. Whether you’re looking to better understand your own experiences or support a loved one, this book provides the guidance and support you need to make lasting changes and find peace of mind

Samanthia Clarke | Blog

Why Do Women Experience Anxiety Differently?

Imagine standing at the edge of a cliff, your heart pounding as you peer into the abyss below. This visceral image mirrors the sensation of anxiety that many women grapple with daily. However, the reasons why women experience anxiety differently are as varied as they are complex. From the interplay of hormones to the invisible weight of societal expectations… 

Pretty Hot and Thick (PHAT):

Every woman wants to fill out her jeans just so. Wearing a sexy little dress that fits just right and accentuates natural curves is a dream for many. But for some that dream isn’t attainable without a little work. Pretty Hot and Thick (PHAT): A Weight Gain Journal for Black Women aims to help you attain the curves you crave, create an hour-glass figure, and transform from a slim beauty to a slim-thick queen.

This journal provides ample room for you to:

  • Track your journey from slim to fabulously curvy
  • Track your measurements
  • Log your weight
  • Store your before and after photos
  • Keep track of your meals and snacks
  • Write down your wins and losses along the way
  • And journal your progress

With four full months of pages (112 days), you’ll have a guide that will keep you motivated, help you celebrate, and show you the progress you’ve made while creating a long-lasting, stable, and healthy habit that you can sustain for years to come.

As a bonus, you’ll also find weight gain tips that will accelerate your weight gain and help you reach your goal. Forget the gimmicks. Skip the lotions and potions and so-called miracle supplements and gain weight the healthy and natural way with proven steps, tips, and motivation that you’ll find on every page of Pretty Hot and Thick (PHAT): A Weight Gain Journal for Black Women

Samanthia Clarke | Blog

Slim Vs. Curvy: 5 Ways Women Navigate Beauty Standards Across Cultures

Let’s delve into a topic that’s been on my mind lately: the diverse ways in which women navigate beauty standards across different cultures, particularly focusing on the contrast between being slim versus being curvy. It’s a journey filled with complexities, contradictions, and a myriad of societal pressures…

Self-Reflection Journal for Black Parents

Self-Reflection Journal for Black Parents

You don’t need anyone to tell you about the difficulties of raising children in today’s environment. You live with the sometimes-harsh realities of it. You know the highs, the lows, and everything in between. Carrying your fears, observations, worries, and a lifetime of experience can be a heavy burden to bear if you don’t have a healthy outlet for it.

Self-Reflection Journal for Black Parents provides a safe space for you, the parent, to write your innermost thoughts, reconnect with your parenting and family goals, hash out any negative feelings you may be having, and reflect.
SELF-REFLECTION JOURNAL FOR BLACK PARENTS: A Space to Self-Reflect, Manage Stress, Stay Grounded & Be the Best Parent You Can Be is designed with Black parents and their families in mind. It touches on the Black experience from racism to discrimination to culture and heritage to finding your place in a world that doesn’t often make you feel like you’re a part of it.

The prompts on these journal pages open a dialogue and aim to help you dig deep, tap into emotions, and most importantly, use the lessons learned in your life to become the best parent you can be.
A sampling of some of the prompts posed in this journal include:

  1. Some lessons that I learned from my parents during my childhood that I still use today are…
  2. Some things I do to try and lessen the impact of racism on my children are…
  3. The way I talk to my children about their interactions with the police is…
  4. I have thought about whether my children will be viewed as sellouts if they’re high achievers and I think…
  5. The most beautiful thing about the love I have for my children is…

The journey to self-reflection, healing, and most importantly, reinforcing your resolve to rise above the hate and raise strong, resilient children who know they are worthy of all the best that life has to offer, begins on page one of this journal

Samanthia Clarke | Blog

For Black Parents: How To Discipline With Love And Respect—Building Stronger Family Bonds

Discipline within the Black family is a tapestry woven with threads of love, resilience, and history. As you navigate the journey of parenting, it’s essential to reflect on how the legacy of slavery and systemic challenges have shaped approaches to discipline. This post aims to explore ways to discipline with love and respect, ensuring that as parents…