Dragged N Divine

Today was about Simple. It means not reinventing the wheel. I was thinking about all the seasons where I overcomplicated something to death. Cycles where the path was clear… and I still tried to create an obstacle. Why? Because sometimes overcomplicating is avoidance. If it’s this straightforward…If the path is lined up…If the Ten of Pentacles is literally a straight walk with a rainbow at the end...

Welcome back to the House. Today was about being Seen — not just by other people, but by yourself. There were seasons where I was palatable, easy, celebrated in small doses… but not fully seen. And the hardest part to admit? Sometimes we dim ourselves to stay connected. Being tolerated is not the same as being witnessed. If you have to stray from who you are to keep a relationship, a room, or a ro...

Today was about Sovereign. And sovereign, for me, is about agency. Black women deserve to be compensated for our work. End of sentence. I saw a Black woman promoting her book and someone called it “salesy.” Gurl… and??? When you go to work, do you expect a check? So why are we supposed to create, teach, inspire, and lead for free? Sovereignty means you have agency over your labor. And if you’re co...

Being seen can tempt us to move faster than our bodies can hold. We get excited. We see what’s worked for others. We feel the pull to build something big, shiny, impressive. And sometimes that’s aligned. And sometimes it’s an invitation to pause and ask a better question: Does this actually fit me? Sustainable isn’t about shrinking your vision. It’s about choosing structures that honor your body,...

Today’s live was an honest reflection on how easy it is to overcomplicate visibility—especially when things don’t go according to plan. When the conditions aren’t perfect. When it would be easier to wait. This conversation was a reminder that visibility isn’t about doing it “right.” It’s about showing up anyway. I talked about why The Mediocre Black Woman exists as a spiritual house—not a performa...

As the Fool continues their journey, they eventually arrive at the High Priestess and the Empress — and in my mind, these two are inseparable. This stage is about discernment and embodiment . Before recording this episode, I pulled a few cards to ground the energy of the conversation. Three themes came forward: creativity, worthiness, and luminosity . All three live at the intersection of the High...

Day One of the Seen, Simple, Sustainable, Sovereign Run. A live reflection on visibility, desire, and what it means to be seen wanting more—without explaining it away. I share why I’m naming my goals out loud, what this season is about, and what The Mediocre Black Woman is here to hold. If something in this stirs you, download the manifesto to begin your own Seen. Simple. Sustainable. Sovereign. j...

In a recent conversation with Margaret Williams, MS, ACC , we talked about how often people move through life disconnected from themselves. Disconnected from their bodies. Disconnected from the signals that are constantly trying to get their attention. And how much chaos comes from that disconnection. Because the body knows things before the mind does. It knows when something isn’t right. It knows...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit draggedndivine.substack.com Yesterday, I was invited into a live conversation with Reverend Evelyn about joy, spirituality, and what it means to stay grounded in a world that feels increasingly unstable. At one point, she posed a question that stayed with me long after the live ended: Can you have true joy without safety? Her belief was...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit draggedndivine.substack.com Thank you Netta Fei , Lexie | Strategic Astrologer , LaMakhosi (La Mar) , zink , 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓 , NO LIMITS NO BARRIERS , Courtney J. Harrison and many others for tuning into my live video with Lakeisha, High Priestess ! We originally planned to release this live publicly in full. After the conversati...

In today’s episode, I’m talking about a moment that doesn’t get named enough—the space between the Fool and the Magician. We talk a lot about the Fool leaping. We talk a lot about the Magician having tools. But we don’t talk enough about what happens in between. That moment right after the leap, when the excitement settles and you realize: Oh… I actually need to know how to hold this. That heart-d...

If you’re new to my voice notes—this is literally how I talk to my friends. Voice notes, Marco Polo, all of it. When I started The Mediocre Black Woman , I wanted y’all to feel that same rawness and intimacy. These voice notes come whenever they come—any time, any place, even if there was already an episode earlier that day. That’s the intimacy. That’s the beauty of them. After last night’s live /...

In this special episode of The Mediocre Black Woman , Empress Theadora is joined by Qubilah Huddleston , creator of Black Women Get to Be , for a deeply honest conversation about burnout, perfectionism, and the quiet violence of over-performing. Together, they explore how Black women are conditioned—through education systems, corporate culture, and even creative spaces—to believe that suffering, e...

I didn’t feel called to offer a full end-of-year collective message this time. But I was sitting in my prayer closet this afternoon—after waking up late AF because I went to sleep at 6 a.m. adding more cards to our music oracle, now officially dubbed the Heart Strings Music Oracle . In the prayer closet, I asked Spirit one simple question: what is the main thing we need to carry with us as we cros...

I am really the queen of moving through life and sometimes only having a prayer to my name. I literally picked up my two suitcases, my six cans of chicken noodle soup, and hopped on a plane to Texas—booked a one-way ticket—and didn’t look back. I didn’t have a master plan. I didn’t have every detail ironed out. What I had was excitement. Possibility. A feeling in my body that said this matters , e...

Happy Capricorn Season ♑️ This is the part of the year where the air gets colder, the days get shorter, and the truth gets harder to ignore. The holidays have a way of surfacing things we’ve learned to manage quietly — expectations, obligations, family dynamics, and the subtle pressure to show up in ways that don’t always honor where we actually are. A lot of us were raised on the idea that “no i...

I’ve been thinking a lot about how often people talk about healing as if it’s somewhere you arrive. Like there’s a point where you’re finally “there.” Where triggers stop showing up. Where old patterns stop activating. Where you can confidently say, I’m healed now. And I think a lot of people are tired because they’re chasing that idea. They keep asking themselves questions like: * When am I going...

Listen… if y’all only knew the spiritual whiplash I’ve been experiencing behind the scenes. Spirit really had me out here getting snatched, humbled, stretched, initiated, and lowkey bullied into my purpose — and somehow, it all led us right here. Season 2 of The Mediocre Black Woman Podcast has officially entered the chat, and this time? We’re not just making a podcast or a publication. We’re buil...

As we close out Season 1 of The Mediocre Black Woman, I wanted to leave you with a bonus episode — a story that reminds us what it means to heal, to transform, and to keep moving forward with grace. In this conversation, I sit down with Mahogany Purpose — an artist, poet, musician, and founder of Black Greeting Cards — to talk about how trauma can become a pathway to purpose. This Substack is read...

It’s 3:33 in the morning and I’m sitting straight up in bed, mind blown. I’d already finished writing this post to go with the episode, had it ready to go, and then Spirit was like, nah, we got more to say. I saw a random clip on YouTube earlier tonight, tracked down the show — American Gods — and decided to watch it. Season 1, Episode 2. What’s wild is, the clip that pulled me in wasn’t even in t...

Before we begin — it’s Election Day. If you’re reading this before the polls close, go vote. Vote with your heart. Vote with your ancestors in mind. Vote like your livelihood depends on it — because in many ways, it does. Now, let’s talk about becoming. Over the last few weeks, we’ve been in this portal — a stretch of time where Spirit has been asking us to surrender, release, and transform. I’ve...

Thank you Margaret Williams, MS, ACC , Warrior Womanhood , Mac , and many others for tuning into my live video with LaMakhosi (La Mar) ! Join me for my next live video in the app. We’re early with this week’s episode — because this one really couldn’t wait. Before you press play, I want you to pause and read the reflection I shared on Saturday — and LaMakhosi (La Mar) beautiful response in the com...

We’re taught so many things about God that make us afraid to listen to ourselves. Afraid to leave. Afraid to change. Afraid to disappoint the image of who we were supposed to be. And quite frankly, afraid of God. For some of us, it starts in the church. For others, it’s in the family systems that told us to be good, to endure, to make it work. And when we don’t — when we choose differently — we’re...

In this week’s episode, I sit down with my friend Lakeisha | Temple Priestess — for a conversation that’s sacred and necessary. We’re unpacking what happens when Black women’s creativity, labor, and leadership are constantly extracted, praised, and imitated — but expected to compromise our value and safety . Somewhere in the middle of our laughter and incense smoke, I said: “I don’t want to hear a...

Thank you Stephanie Graham , 🌙Luminous Soul Love , Deidre Keller , and many others for tuning into my live video with Daniëlle van den Stoom ! Join me for my next live video in the app. This week’s live Soul Session was a beautiful reminder that we are never past our prime—spiritually, creatively, or otherwise. My guest, Daniëlle van den Stoom , joined me for an intimate conversation on reinventi...