Tacos, Tequila, Therapy & The Tea

Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! I've been feeling kind of meh. You too? I love my work and we have fun in the salon, but once I'm done, I start to feel overwhelmed with all the adulting, running my business, and overthinking about how I'm going to retire and the direction I want to go in my life. I had to get rid of the things that were draini...

Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! Back when I started my hairstyling career, I had to start all over. I had been working a corporate job, but my boss could see my passion for hair with the different styles I would come in with every day.  I wrote out a plan, a timeline, a list of what the school needed to look like, all of it - and I made it happen. Every time...

Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! When people ask what I want for my birthday, I used to always say, “Peace, sanity, and balance.” What I’ve realized now is that those aren’t things someone can give to me. We’ve talked before about this personal journey towards self-awareness and growth. When we really own our journey and our own peace, it’s yours! No one can...

Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! I’m so glad to be back with you after the holidays! As you know, I start my new year back at my birthday, but this year I had trouble keeping focused. When everyone starts talking about New Year, New Me, I had a thought… I’ve never done the “new me” part of that. My goal is to meet the next stage of my growth with purpose and...

Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! It's still Scorpio season! Because I use my birthday as an opportunity to set my intentions and resolutions, I wanted to share my big lesson with you today.   Gratitude is incredibly important. Today, I want to talk about the importance of focusing on positives, even in adversities and when times are rough. True abundance...

Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! It’s officially Scorpio Season! If you didn’t know already, you know now - it’s your girl’s birthday and I use my birthday as a time to reflect and set goals for my year. No reason to wait for January 1st. Over this past year, I’ve accomplished goal after goal after goal. My personal relationships have grown, I’ve created a jo...

Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! Perspective: a particular attitude or way of regarding something. Today, I want to talk about our perspective when dealing with hard things in life. For the most part, I try to stay on the side of positivity and possibility because I’ve found that seeing the bright light helps you through the dark times. Everyone has their own...

Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! Sometimes I find that people are very shy to talk about their accomplishments and what’s going on in their lives. It may seem wrong to boast - but if you’ve done a thing, own it! You ain’t leasing it! Give yourself credit! You got that education. It’s yours. You earned that certification. You started that business. You’ve over...

Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! Today I want to stress the importance of communication. It seems like people nowadays don’t believe in a question mark or a period when they’re communicating with others. Even with my kids - are you asking me or are you telling me? When communicating with your clients or with businesses that you work with, you need to be clear...

Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! A lot of women are struggling with alopecia and don’t know what the problem actually is. When they don’t feel safe in the salon to talk about the issues they’re having, then they won’t get the help they need. There needs to be a conversation between the professional and the client that goes all the way from where they’ve been...

Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! Lately it’s been on my mind that I haven’t been wanting to ask people what’s next for them anymore when they come into the salon. That question seems flat and linear - why would anyone want what’s next on the same level as they’ve been?  A better question is, “what’s up?” What’s up from where you are? What can you learn from w...

Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! To piggyback off of episode 4 and owning your shit, we’re going into dating today. Not all relationships are meant to last forever, but it’s important that you own your role in the way things go. Yeah, he might have been the worst boyfriend ever, but you did let him in. There are times when the problem might be you. Regardless...

Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! Continuing with my theme of professionalism and customer service, here’s another thing I’ve been hearing a lot about that needs to stop.  When someone becomes an entrepreneur because they don’t want to deal with people, that’s a problem. A business requires customers, employees, and the public - if you want the business to suc...

Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! In my last episode I spilled the tea on professionalism in the salon, what it means to be a professional cosmetologist and what to look for to get the best result for your hair. On the flip side, this episode is about the customer side - because people aren’t taught how to be a good customer, apparently. This can look like: No...

Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! Stylist, cosmetologist, licensed, unlicensed, salon or at home, how do you pick someone to help you take care of your hair?  If you’ve been choosing stylists based purely on other styles they’ve done, you’re not going to find someone who is able to help you meet your hair goals. There are some amazing braiders out there that m...

Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! Today I’ve gotta set you straight. Sometimes we’ll look around at our lives and see all kinds of mistakes, bad relationships, and red flags - but it’s always somebody else’s fault, right? No. You gotta own your shit.  We usually make the best decision we can in the moment, but sometimes the Petty comes out. Or that relationshi...

Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! Today I want to talk about a hard topic that often doesn’t get enough attention until it’s too late. With me is an expert in the subject,  Lorri King, dual board certified family and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. Even as a mental health professional, she knows how hard it is to recognize signs of depression in...

Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! Do you know what your shampoo really does? Why did you pick the one you chose and what is it for? If your hair is dry and hard to get through, or oily with a flaky scalp, I’ve got news… it’s dirty. The reality is you need a few different shampoos in your arsenal for various reasons like clarifying, repair, body, or moisturizin...

Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! Join me, Patrice B, for the first episode of the Tacos, Tequila Therapy & the Tea podcast. We're going to be talking about the beauty industry and everything else from life to love to motivation. I'll be bringing in some friends in the industry to inspire, inform, and entertain you. Every day I learn something ne...