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How Serena Williams' Boldness Taught Me To Embrace My Body

In the September 2022 issue of Vogue magazine, Serena Williams announced that she would be retiring—well, evolving—from tennis. After 23 grand slams, countless endorsements, and more magazine covers than I can count, the greatest tennis player of our generation is ready to call it quits... Sort of.

When I look back at her coming of age in the limelight, I realize that Serena took so many insults and naive statements to the chin so that I wouldn’t have to. It seemed that with every blow the media sent her way, she would only come back bigger, better, and wearing an even flyer outfit. Her display of unapologetic Black beauty before the world sacrificially made space for my own.

WellnessKindra Mone'August 11, 2022Serena Williams, Vogue, wellness, body image, beauty, tennis, us open, wimbledonComment

Selfie Conscious: When Did We Start To Shrink Ourselves?

I genuinely do love who I am inside and out, and I’ve learned to have confidence in my own skin — but not without a harsh inventory of my physical presence compared to the one I’ve idealized in my mind. I can’t help but feel that my looks are somehow a direct representation of how well I’m doing in life. When I gaze in the mirror, I either congratulate myself for a week well spent at the gym or I feel regret for that second quesadilla.

WellnessKindra Mone'April 15, 2020body image, beauty, self esteem, self care, selfieComment