Queen Shh

In this seventh episode, we visit August 6 th, 1996, and this is one of the many entries where I mention feeling like I have outgrown my friends and just about everything around me. The funny thing is that I have lifelong friends (including the ones I thought I outgrew in 1996 LOL), and I know how grateful I am for that.  This entry is key for highlighting how important it is to give people and yo...

In this sixth episode, we visit August 18 th , 1999, when I had just failed my driver's test. . .for the 2 nd time.  Failure can be an extraordinary teacher, especially for those of us who are used to winning.  19-year-old me was frustrated and wondering how this would ever play out in my favor.  Spoiler alert, I got my drivers license a week later and all was well.  It didn't harm me one bit to b...

Get your popcorn this one is a long one!! It's only fitting that we kick off 2025 with a full meal and not just a snack. I share never before recorded stories and truths about myself and some healing tips that are sure to bless us all. In this fifth episode, we visit July 21st, 1999, when I had just finished reading the book "Value in the Valley" by Iyanla Vanzant, and 19-year-old me was full of e...

I decided to make a special episode for NYE because one of my NYE traditions is to journal, so I wanted to honor that by dropping an episode of Queen Shh with a fitting entry.  In this fourth episode, we visit June 13th, 1999. If you will recall, 1999 was a very interesting New Year's Eve, does anyone remember Y2K?  That's when many thought all computers would fail because we were moving to the ye...

In this third short and sweet episode, we visit April 4th, 1996, when I along with several other high school students from my hometown (Madison, WI) went on a Black College tour across the southern United States.  It was my first time in the south and I share what it felt like to step on Spellman's campus for the first time, how my girls and I almost risked it all for some boys we met earlier that...

In this second episode, we visit July 23rd, 1996, and discover why I don't drink alcohol, what my drug of choice is, and how 16yr old me gave hints to exactly where I would be right now.  This entry sparks questions on what creates our habits and challenges societal norms. Most of us don't even realize how much we are being marketed to when it comes to alcohol and so much more.  What things have w...

In this first full episode, we visit July 3rd, 1995, the first entry, and discover why journaling can be an epic bridge to the present with clues from the past. This episode sets us up for all that is to come and invites listeners to begin unraveling their own threads to self-discovery and personal elevation.  Although we embrace, love and use tech, what are we missing if we rely solely on it to c...

Author, poet, spoken word artist and emcee Opal Ellyse has been keeping hand written journals since 1995.  Each week she shares an entry and ties it to current events and relevant topics of conversation.  Royalty is living in your legacy while you're still here.  Understanding your past and bridging it to the present and future is a gift.  Join Opal as she shares wisdom from the past as it becomes...