Taking total responsibility for my life is my SuperPower

WHAT IS YOUR SUPERPOWER?

My life is unrecognizable today compared to 4 years ago. I was that girl, stressed out, suffering in silence, smiling while dying inside, poor sleep, drinking too much, isolated, and couldn't see my next.

I completely lost my passion. I was bored. And living a life for my then husband, child, clients and community.

I lost myself. And was miserable. I had to take action. I had to chose me. And I was able to turn my life around completely.

I got tired of hearing myself complain and for damn sure was tired of spending $200 a session for my therapist to tell me what the fuck I already knew.

Change came with responsibility.

As much as I was perpetrating as

a strong black woman

I can do it all by my damn self …nonsense;

I was a hot flaming mess of excuses and too damn busy blaming people for the poor decisions I was making.

I surely was not down with victim mentality, however, I was the only...

The Happily Obsessed Podcast is a passion project for me. My mission is to empower fiercely ambitious creatives, innovators and entrepreneurs ready to take a stand for their self-care.

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The Happily Obsessed Podcast will bring you thoughtful and motivating information that will transform your mental health, mindset and spiritual practices so you can start living your best life now.

This show features in depth conversations with soulful entrepreneurs who share  intimate glimpses of their lives and work.

Desi Wenzel is your host- Entrepreneur, Transformational Coach and Author of The Fearless Action Guide.

The introduction episode shares my vision for this podcast and a little about me.

My mission is to help fiercely ambitious women express compassion, care, and concern for themselves as they build their businesses.

I believe women can fully live an abundant and inspired life while on the path to success.

When us women are...

Instagram is Changing The Game

Have you heard the news that Instagram is going to remove likes? Yep. In fact, as we speak it is currently being tested in Canada.  

“To like or not to like,” as Shakespeare once said.

Actually, Shakespeare never said that.

But I certainly have a thought. So here goes:

I support this change one-hundred percent given the countless studies showing Instagram users having major struggles with anxiety, depression, loneliness, sleep quality and negative impact on body image.

Instagram’s biggest reason for wanting to remove likes from public posts is tied to all of the recent media attention around people using them as an evaluation of themselves in terms of self-esteem and acceptance.

To put it bluntly, these behaviors are making people depressed because of the tendency of people to compare themselves to an idealized or aspiration lifestyle that may or may not be real.

This, in my opinion, is a big deal

It’s a decision,...

Shine bright like a diamond.

I am catching all of this natural light today and am beaming just as bright on the inside.

I woke up this morning in love with myself. I felt rested, energized and excited about my life.

I even said, “you are looking mighty good as well”, and chuckled to myself.

Never had I imagined my physical health being a part of my self care and self love routines.

I have always taken my body for granted and to be honest, I have been disconnected from my body for many years.

Disconnected because I was holding on to being pissed off about breast cancer and not accepting the scars it left behind.

Disconnected because  I was pissed my body was attacked by this ravenous disease and I had to go through the invasive process of treatment.

Disconnected because I decided that I didn’t like my new body and I could hide behind frumpy clothing.

I tried to pretend for many years that I was okay...