#NoFilter

By Terasha Burrell A few years ago, I went through an extremely tough breakup. What started as a Nicholas Sparks novel had a plot twist called cheating, and it left me broken. One day, I mustered [...]

Y’all. Instagram is my jam. I mean I’m pretty much just into social media in general, but Instagram has my heart in its filter-covered hands. I actually love the idea of taking one [...]

Sitting in the living room with my community group, I started sharing what I’d been learning about myself lately that I wasn’t a huge fan of and wanted to change. I’ve always struggled with [...]

I recently was preparing to have company over to our house for dinner. All I could think about while cleaning beforehand was that hilarious video with the mom shouting “There cannot be any [...]

When you look up the definition of “authentic,” you read synonyms like “genuine” and “true.” But one definition of the term is “of undisputed origin.” This phrase struck a cord within me—it made [...]

Over my life, I’ve been hurt by girls who I thought were my best friends. When my mom died, I had a hard time relating to my friends because they couldn’t possibly comprehend what I was going [...]

Fact of life: The #NoFilter trend does not suit our words. We’ve all experienced the awkwardness that comes with too much being said in the name of “just being real”.  On one [...]

Right before my first day of kindergarten, my mom sat down with me and, over a bowl of chicken noodle soup, she shared the secret of finding great friends. The next day I showed up at school [...]

I love social media. It inspires me to be more creative and to see the world from different perspectives. It also, thankfully, helps to keep me connected to friends and family across the world. [...]

Do you ever spend hours on social media and think that everyone has a better life than you? That you are the only one struggling while everyone else is living their best life? I can’t be the only [...]