designer purse, yo-yo dieted, worked extra hours every night, right down to how she complained about her boss. I inherited it all from her. And in turn, she inherited it from her mother.
Plagued with fibroids, breast cancer, colon cancer, congestive heart failure, diabetes, depression, and obesity, I had seen firsthand what stress and confinement could do to a black woman in my family. I had to look into the mirror first to know that I had become the outcome of a repetitive cycle.
Once I realized that I had to end it. The next day, I resigned and never looked back.
I didn’t do it for myself. I didn’t do it for my mother. I did it for my future children and the cycle that had to finally be broken.
Tia Muhammad, BS, is an award-winning freelance content & media creative, copywriter, blogger, digital designer, and marketing consultant. She owns the boutique content and digital media company, jackieGLDN|studio.