Lasha Bea

I have a complicated relationship with social media these days. Lately, I see the dwindling pros and the increasing cons of the networks. Fortunately, they keep me connected to a lot of good people. There’s a high chance you found this article through social media. That’s the conundrum. I don’t want to lose this lifeline to people in my life, especially those who live far away, or the chance to connect with new like-minded people. I have many “we should go for coffee sometime” friends. We...

New momentum is upon us. I can only ask, how do you want to participate? Change is scary, yet it arrives whether we feel ready or not. If I told you that you have the opportunity to take part in imagining and reshaping a new world, would you believe me? Or would you lock your doors and try to hide until the messier parts are over, maybe watching it all unfold on TikTok? Think about a home renovation. Before anything new can be built, something has to come apart. During the teardown, you might...

We are shaped by our environments and often carry things that were never truly ours: patterns of survival, layers of social conditioning....