There is NOTHING BETTER than watching the world fall in love with the man you prayed next to for 20 plus years. 🙏🏽 I don’t know if we even prayed this big brother… but God said “I’mma Blow Your Mind!” Congratulations @alldaynicco on all the blessings for #emmys and MORE! 💕#pvalley #uncleclifford #emmys2023 #letsgo
MARRY THE ONE THAT GETS YOU THIS BIRTHDAY CAKE‼️😂😂 #hollering rp Trey Alston
💞HOPEFUL 💉MOTHERS💞 There is something uniquely special about the SPIRIT behind the ones we call Mother. Whether that Mother housed us in a womb, nurtured us outside of another, watched over us from a heavenly place, signed a document that declares we belong to each other, or simply said, “I will take care of you”… it is the SPIRIT that I define as Mother. Today I honor the spirit in all hopeful Mothers as we journey onwards. I honor the spirit of the cries and fears that wonder if a day of birthing will ever come to pass. I honor the BRAVE SPIRIT that takes every shot, transfer, and painful exam with eyes shut and palms pressed. 🙏🏽 I honor the spirit that restores after loss or recognizes its limits and says “no more.” I honor the spirit that carries the weight of the wait, and refuses to look at it’s circumstances and believes in its God. I am that spirit. And I walk alongside every Hopeful Mother SPIRIT my heart can hold as I proudly proclaim I see you, I’m with you, and I honor all of you! 💕 #mothersday #infertilitycommunity 📸 @damu_malik_photo Makeup @allinadayswerk @naimajamalmua
🥚🤰🏽EGG SHOWERS on @fox5ny ‼️ Thank you to Tashanea Whitlow for her dedication to being light to our health and to the whole team at FOX 5 NY for this beautiful piece on Egg Showers, Evite’s new Parenthood Journey, and the importance of celebrating our steps to parenting! Big thanks to my friends at @laurelfertilitycare for co-hosting the FIRST public egg shower with me and GENEROUSLY gifting TWO winners with FREE egg freezing cycles and 1 year storage!! 💃🏽💃🏽 Special appreciation to my fellow advocate and friend @coachgessie for the FOX 5 introduction and for fiercely making room and driving these important conversations to the broadest platforms! I so appreciate you sis! To my SHEro @rflick0904 I love you! Thank you to Egg Shower designer @wpmillermoments and @damu_malik_photo 📸 Continued love to @eggsovereasyfilm streaming now on @disneyplus 🧡 Your Journey Deserves A Shower too! #eggshowers #eggfreezingjourney #eggfreezing #fox5 #fox5ny #evite #mothersday #journeytoparenthood #infertility #infertilityawareness #infertilitysupport #ivf #ivfjourney #ivfsupport #adoption #adoptionjourney #rainbowbaby #surrogacy #surrogacyjourney #womenshealth #celebration #babyshower
A POWERFUL WORD‼️ “Prayerfully it gives you the means to get the help you need and pay it forward.” @michellewilliams 🙏🏽 #therapy year 3 in the books ✔️ #payingitforward ✔️✔️ 🥚🤰🏽 #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthawarenessmonth
Screaming THANK YOU to @blacklove 🖤 for highlighting my EGG SHOWER 🥰, my #eggfreezingjourney and my new partnership with @evite to create PARENTHOOD JOURNEY – a NEW CATEGORY of invitations that supports the #infertility community and those on the journey to parenthood. Team #blacklove on @owntv has always amplified voices that powerfully uplift our love and our own definition of family. Fertility and health is a huge part of that conversation and I’m forever grateful to @codieco for making room to spread light through the shadows where we sometimes hide our pain. #grateful🙏🏽 to you sis!! 😢❤️Check out blacklove.com for this emotional read by Yasmine Jameelah @yasminejameelah as I send her and Lauren Hamilton a huge thank you with love! And check out Parenthood Journey on Evite.com to find my very own EGG SHOWER invite along with invitations for IVF SHOWERS, ADOPTION SHOWERS, RAINBOW SHOWERS, and SURROGACY SHOWERS. Link in bio. Extended thanks to Team Evite! 📸 @damu_malik_photo #blacklovedoc #blacklove #fertilityjourney #infertilityawareness #infertility #surrogacy #surrogacyjourney #eggfreezing #eggshower #rainbowbaby #ivf #ivfjourney #ivfsupport #parenthoodjourney #evite #babyshower #party #celebrateyourjourney
Screaming THANK YOU to @blacklove 🖤 for highlighting my EGG SHOWER 🥰, my #eggfreezingjourney and my new partnership with @evite to create PARENTHOOD JOURNEY – a NEW CATEGORY of invitations that supports the #infertility community and those on the journey to parenthood. Team #blacklove on @owntv has always amplified voices that powerfully uplift our love and our own definition of family. Fertility and health is a huge part of that conversation and I’m forever grateful to @codieco for making room to spread light through the shadows where we sometimes hide our pain. #grateful🙏🏽 to you sis!! 😢❤️Check out blacklove.com for this emotional read by Yasmine Jameelah @yasminejameelah as I send her and Lauren Hamilton a huge thank you with love! And check out Parenthood Journey on Evite.com to find my very own EGG SHOWER invite along with invitations for IVF SHOWERS, ADOPTION SHOWERS, RAINBOW SHOWERS, and SURROGACY SHOWERS. Link in bio. Extended thanks to Team Evite! 📸 @damu_malik_photo #blacklovedoc #blacklove #fertilityjourney #infertilityawareness #infertility #surrogacy #surrogacyjourney #eggfreezing #eggshower #rainbowbaby #ivf #ivfjourney #ivfsupport #parenthoodjourney #evite #babyshower #party #celebrateyourjourney
Screaming THANK YOU to @blacklove 🖤 for highlighting my EGG SHOWER 🥰, my #eggfreezingjourney and my new partnership with @evite to create PARENTHOOD JOURNEY – a NEW CATEGORY of invitations that supports the #infertility community and those on the journey to parenthood. Team #blacklove on @owntv has always amplified voices that powerfully uplift our love and our own definition of family. Fertility and health is a huge part of that conversation and I’m forever grateful to @codieco for making room to spread light through the shadows where we sometimes hide our pain. #grateful🙏🏽 to you sis!! 😢❤️Check out blacklove.com for this emotional read by Yasmine Jameelah @yasminejameelah as I send her and Lauren Hamilton a huge thank you with love! And check out Parenthood Journey on Evite.com to find my very own EGG SHOWER invite along with invitations for IVF SHOWERS, ADOPTION SHOWERS, RAINBOW SHOWERS, and SURROGACY SHOWERS. Link in bio. Extended thanks to Team Evite! 📸 @damu_malik_photo #blacklovedoc #blacklove #fertilityjourney #infertilityawareness #infertility #surrogacy #surrogacyjourney #eggfreezing #eggshower #rainbowbaby #ivf #ivfjourney #ivfsupport #parenthoodjourney #evite #babyshower #party #celebrateyourjourney
Screaming THANK YOU to @blacklove 🖤 for highlighting my EGG SHOWER 🥰, my #eggfreezingjourney and my new partnership with @evite to create PARENTHOOD JOURNEY – a NEW CATEGORY of invitations that supports the #infertility community and those on the journey to parenthood. Team #blacklove on @owntv has always amplified voices that powerfully uplift our love and our own definition of family. Fertility and health is a huge part of that conversation and I’m forever grateful to @codieco for making room to spread light through the shadows where we sometimes hide our pain. #grateful🙏🏽 to you sis!! 😢❤️Check out blacklove.com for this emotional read by Yasmine Jameelah @yasminejameelah as I send her and Lauren Hamilton a huge thank you with love! And check out Parenthood Journey on Evite.com to find my very own EGG SHOWER invite along with invitations for IVF SHOWERS, ADOPTION SHOWERS, RAINBOW SHOWERS, and SURROGACY SHOWERS. Link in bio. Extended thanks to Team Evite! 📸 @damu_malik_photo #blacklovedoc #blacklove #fertilityjourney #infertilityawareness #infertility #surrogacy #surrogacyjourney #eggfreezing #eggshower #rainbowbaby #ivf #ivfjourney #ivfsupport #parenthoodjourney #evite #babyshower #party #celebrateyourjourney
May the angels hug you softly now. And may your wings have a strut as your voice sings a melody in the clouds. RIP #tinaturner #legend 🙏🏽
❤️💃🏽 DADDY DAUGHTER DANCE ❤️💃🏽 We had a time! Blessed to make memories with the funniest folks in my life and grateful to still be Daddy’s little girl 🙏🏽 #girldad #familytime #pops #daddydaughter #philly #blessed
📺 🗣️NEW WORK ALERT! Check it!! I’m in a show called Obliterated out this “fall-ish” on Netflix. I love the show, cast, crew, and one of my favorite writers Josh Heald! You’ll laugh your ass off! 💕 Telling y’all now cause come tomorrow SAG’s lips might be sealed🤷🏾♀️ #keepyourheadup #sagaftrastrong #wgastrong
😂❤️TWO FUNNY MAMAS😂❤️ is a HIT‼️Thank you to my hilarious friends @sherrieshepherd and @kymwhitley for giving Mama Stew the laughs and love she needed at the #twofunnymamas on tour‼️ So glad to be home just in time for Philly to be turnt up by two of the HOTTEST MAMAS I know! Go see this show y’all!! It’s SPECTACULAR and like nothing you’ve seen before! Congratulations friends!! 💫⭐️✨💃🏽💃🏽 #comedy #tour #sherrishepherd #kymwhitley #thebest #aboutlastnight 😍
📌”EGG 🥚FACTS” for the culture‼️ #fertilityfacts #fertilityawareness #eggfreezingjourney #eggfreezing #ovary #womenshealthwednesday
Hydrating and minding my business. 🤍 #HappyFriday IG
PROUD AF to be a @sagaftra everyday…and especially TODAY! 👏🏾👏🏾 Hold the line #sagaftra #sagaftrastrong #wgastrong
Out here with my gangsta lean! #wgastrike #wgastrong #sagaftra #unionstrong
💉🥚🧊 TO FREEZE OR NOT TO FREEZE? If that’s your question only you can answer it for yourself. But here are some tips from an Award Winning Fertility Advocate that may help. 1. Nothing is guaranteed. You’re freezing potential fertility though I know many previously frozen eggs that are now chilling in diapers!🤗 2. You’ll begin with a consultation with a Fertility Specialist, not your OBGYN, who will access your fertility status through blood tests (AMH) and trans vaginal ultrasounds to see what’s what. 3. Egg Retrieval is the first step in #ivf so welcome to the damn club! It’s typically a 10-14 day process consisting of daily injections, usually in the abdomen, to stimulate egg production and prompt ovulation. The medication contains FSH & LH hormones. 4. Don’t even THINK about drinking alcohol or smoking when preparing for or during an egg freezing cycle. Your little egg cells don’t need your drama so eat right and stay away from environmental hazards like BPA in plastics. 5. You may feel bloated, tired, cranky, and a little (or a lot) sore when those follicles are multiplying and growing up. Expect discomfort. 6. The process mimics nature so you’ll have multiple appointments with ultrasounds and blood tests so your doctor (or in my case a team) can best predict when it’s time for your TRIGGER SHOT; the last shot before retrieval day. 💃🏽 7. Trigger shots hurt yo!!😩 And they may be in the booty or the abdomen (like me). This perfectly timed shot is crucial before the procedure and cannot be missed (none of them can). 8. You are put to sleep 😴 for the retrieval and won’t remember a thing sis. Now, I’m stubborn so anesthesia didn’t take for me at first. I remember my doctor turned out the lights (pitch black), I cussed him out (true story), & the next thing I remember was him and Mama Stew waking me up saying he retrieved 32 eggs. 9. You will retrieve more eggs than you freeze. An embryologist will determine if their health & size can be successfully frozen for future use to create embryos! 10. Once frozen your eggs will be stored until or IF you need them 11. HAPPY FREEZING🥚🧊 📸 @damu_malik_photo 💄 @allinadayswerk #eggfreezingjourney #ivf #fertility
🤍👊🏾FIGHTING FIBROIDS👊🏾🤍 FOR WASHINGTON DC! July 14-16th👊🏾 It’s time for @wecanwearwhite 2nd Annual “EmPOWERment Experience”! 💃🏽🤍 Join me, your host, and the whole crew at The White Dress Project as they bring you a weekend full of sisterhood, fun, awards, and EDUCATION! This epic gathering will empower our community in the fight against fibroids! If you, or someone you know, is living with fibroids we urge you to join us JULY 14-16 in Washington DC! Details can be found at thewhitedressproject.org! REGISTER NOW and party with a community of support and POWER! LET’S GO SISTAS!!! #fibroids #fibroidsawareness #womenshealth #washingtondc #fibroidssupport #fibroidwarrior #womensupportingwomen #panels #workshops #healthcare #advocates #fertility
🎤 I’M BACK!! The American Society of Reproductive Medicine along with Cade Foundation are back with THE SOCIAL MEDIA SUMMIT 2023! I’m honored to be your emcee with a panel of the top social influencers in the reproductive space! We’re here to help YOU use the power of social media for all things fertility! Join us in NEW ORLEANS, LA on Sunday October 15th at 8am. REGISTER NOW‼️ asrmcongress.org Spots are filling up quick…don’t miss out! @asrm_org @cadefoundation @drlorashahine @drserenahchen @drknockedup @lucky.sekhon @dr.allison.rodgers @dremilybarnard @seanbtipton @drdaniellelane @hotmessivfmom @drcamillehammond #fertility #infertility #reproductivehealth #socialmedia #asrm #cadefoundation
🤍🤍 🌺GRATEFUL 🌺🤍🤍 I’m so incredibly grateful to be among these fantastic honorees to receive a BLOSSOM AWARD given by The White Dress Project @wecanwearwhite As we fight against #fibroids we stand committed in the mission to keep #fibroidawareness at the top of the list of conditions that globally affect #womenshealth and quality of life. Uterine Fibroids are non cancerous growths of the uterus that often occur during childbearing years. They can range from seedling size to clusters of sizes and even cause life threatening complications with symptoms that include heavy and prolonged bleeding, frequent urination, loss of iron, blood clots, infertility, miscarriage… just to name a few. Our fight for your health continues and @wecanwearwhite leads the way! Congratulations to my fellow honorees @coachgessie @hairbynycole @i.am.dr.arumala and Dr. Ayman Al-Hendy. Honored to serve among you and forever grateful to Tanika Gray Valbrun @tgvwearswhite for this award and her unwavering dedication to the cause. You are our BLOSSOM SIS!! 🤍 Join us in Washington DC – July 14-16 and register at thewhitedressproject.org
Fellow ACTORS this is not the time to just read “your lines.” This is about streaming residuals, Artificial Intelligence replacing actors, and so much more! READ IT ALL! This hasn’t happened for 37 years which should tell you how much things have changed NOT in our favor. Vote YES to give strike authorization and give our negotiators the strength and leverage we deserve to fight for a fair deal! Voting begins MAY 18. 2023 at 5pm PST/8pm EST. Check the website for the voting link
Tying my kicks again 👟 #sagaftra #sagsaidwhatwesaid
🤍💃🏽FIBROID SURVIVORS… Let’s GO to WASHINGTON DC!! I’m so excited to join the incredible team at The White Dress Project as they bring you THE EMPOWERMENT EXPERIENCE on July 14-16 in Washington DC! The weekend is filled with fun, entertainment, and education including amazing discussions with healthcare professionals and patient advocates! I’m hosting a bunch of fun activities and I can’t wait to see you there! REGISTER NOW and be a part of the community! Go to thewhitedressproject.org and get your tickets!! @wecanwearwhite #fibroids #fibroidsawareness #empower #empoweredwomenempowerwomen #womenshealth #sisterhood #fibroidsolution #obgyn #women #washingtondc
