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Social Media – How to Be More Intentional in Using It

By: AP Young 23 Feb 20205 Feb 2020

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Social media is as common as air these days. I remember a time when social media in it’s earliest form was just a burgeoning concept. The good ol’ days of AOL & Yahoo chat, Black Planet, MySpace and so on and so forth. Watching the evolution of social media right into my mobile devices has…

Jessica London – An Honest Review

By: AP Young 16 Feb 202016 Feb 2020

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Jessica London has been a staple in my closet for the last 7 months. When I chose to partner with them it was because I actually found pieces on their site I liked. Jessica London is not a new brand; I remember my mom receiving their catalogs when I was a child! However, I never…

Impostor Syndrome – What I've Learned

By: AP Young 9 Feb 202028 Jan 2020

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Impostor syndrome is a term that you may or may not be familiar with. It’s defined as: a pattern of behavior where people doubt their accomplishments and have a persistent, often internalized fear of being exposed as a fraud. – Psychology Today While it’s a term that we may more frequently hear now, it was coined by…

Curvy Spotlight: Top of the Line Diva Boutique

By: AP Young 2 Feb 202026 Jan 2020

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Curvy Spotlight is easily becoming my favorite type of articles to post because I truly enjoy meeting ambitious women in business. Today’s Curvy Spotlight is someone I had the pleasure of meeting a couple of weeks ago at a local event. What caught my eye was the dazzling accessories displayed on her booth and I…

Influenster #Glowin20s Vox Box Review

By: AP Young 31 Jan 2020

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Hey ya’ll! Im back with another Influenster Vox Box review! Today im discussing the #Glowin20s Vox Box. Check it out to see my thoughts! These products are complimentary, however all opinions reflected are my own!

#YouTube: Sunset Inspired Eye Look

By: AP Young 27 Jan 202027 Jan 2020

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Baby Daddy Blues: How to Grow Out of It

By: AP Young 26 Jan 202026 Jan 2020

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Ah yes ya’ll, I have a baby daddy. If you’re new here, welcome; I was a teen mom. A lot of people in my offline life don’t realize that my husband is not my oldest child’s biological father. At 17 I made a bad choice one summer afternoon but it resulted in one of the…

Teen Mom – 4 Ways to Support

By: AP Young 19 Jan 20204 Jan 2020

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Teen moms have gotten quite the time in the spotlight with shows like 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom OG in the last decade or so. I have always felt conflicted about that exposure because while it was good to expose what being a mother young was like; it also exploited these girls at one…

Curvy Spotlight: Pearl Glow Body Butter & Soap

By: AP Young 12 Jan 20204 Jan 2020

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It’s Curvy Spotlight time ya’ll! My favorite posts on the blog are definitely ones where I get to highlight some amazing women in business. Today’s Curvy Spotlight is pretty special because not only is she a business owner, but she’s my friend and my spiritual sister in faith! 1. What was the reason you chose…

YouTube: Mommy x Daughter Makeup Routine

By: AP Young 9 Jan 2020

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Today on YouTube, my daughter and I decided to do our makeup routine together! Check it out!

AP Young

Alicia aka AP is a writer, blogger and public speaker who has built her platform on speaking her truth regardless of how unflattering it might be. Her platform includes mental health awareness, body diversity, parenting children with special needs and navigating life with chronic illness and disability. AP also has a vested interest in teaching plus size women how to advocate for their health care in the face of weight discriminatory culture within the health care field. AP also has a passion for fashion and beauty, specifically for women of extended sizes! Through her blog and social media platforms; she attempts to encourage and inspire women to shed the stereotypes and step out of the boxes society tends to set for women who exist in bodies that are larger.

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