Posts by Simone D. Ross
A Valentine’s Awakening
This Valentine’s Day I find myself reflecting not on romance, but on a more fundamental truth – my children have never witnessed their mother being truly loved and cared for…
Read MoreThe Dance of Grief and Growth: Reflections on 2024
As the pages of 2024 draw to a close, I find myself sitting with a profound understanding that has transformed how I view both loss and growth. This year taught…
Read MoreThe Paradox of Power: Black Women in America
As I reflect on the 2024 election cycle, I’m struck by a profound paradox that continues to shape American society. Black women remain the consistent backbone of democratic progress in…
Read MoreA Letter to my Daughter
My Dearest Zoë Monroe Ross, Happy 10th birthday, my love! As you step into this beautiful new decade of your life, I want to remind you of some truths that…
Read MoreInspiring Equity Through Black History
Inspiring Equity Through Black History In 1915, a half a century after the abolishion of slavery, Carter G. Woodson and Minister Jesse E. Morland founded the Association for the Study…
Read MoreI NEED YOU.
On February 28th, 2019 I didn’t want to live. I wasn’t in a “funk,” I couldn’t pray it away, and there wasn’t enough cardio to help me shake the feeling.…
Read MoreSwimming Pools: Damn I Love Black Women
When I was in the 1st or 2nd grade we took a class trip to Glenwood Springs. For a kid there’s nothing cooler than being on an overnight trip with…
Read MoreEvading Humanity
Sometimes I run from my own humanity. I think I’m escaping the vulnerability of succumbing to the fragility of my existence. In many ways there’s a sense of comfortable ease…
Read MoreWe’ll Always Have Paris
I spent the majority of my adult life in emotional warfare with a narcissist. Unraveling the emotional damage prolonged time with a narcissist causes is a process, because it’s a…
Read MoreAdored by a King
My parents divorced when I was two-years-old. My mother made the courageous decision to prioritize our safety and health, thus escaping the abusive relationship she had with my father. She…
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