Dear Da’von, I’m sorry. I’m sorry for the times I allowed people to take advantage of your kindness. I’m sorry for the time, energy, love, and patience you gave to people who didn’t value or appreciate them. I’m sorry for every moment you questioned yourself because someone else didn’t know how to treat your heart with the care it deserved. I’m sorry for the people who thought they could play with your emotions, take your kindness for granted, or come in and out of your life whenever it was...

Guess who’s back? It’s been a while, and I have truly missed you all. At the same time, I’ve appreciated the time away. Over the last year, I’ve spent a lot of time reflecting on what was next for The Salt website and the Showing Out with The Salt podcast. To be honest, there were moments when I simply didn’t know. I let the idea sit. I questioned whether it was time to close this chapter for good or start over completely from scratch. But no matter how much I wrestled with those thoughts,...

The old me lived a life where I allowed myself to be manipulated. I put myself in a place where I felt like I had to always please others. I spent a part of my life doing what I thought others wanted me to do. I was a people pleaser. I thought the more they saw me, and the more I made them happy, the more I would be in good graces. In reality, the only thing this did was satisfy them while it left me depleted. Those who used to be in my life would abuse the Bible and the name of Jesus for...