Joyce YoungSep 2, 20207 minRepresentWeeks prior to Chadwick Boseman’s untimely death, I had been thinking a lot about representation in the media and what that means and why...
Joyce YoungAug 25, 20206 minStuck in the Middle With You: What I’ve learned being in the Sandwich GenerationThis is cross-posted on my friends' blog, HerandHymn.com . They invited me to write a guest post and I was so honored to do so. Please fo...
Joyce YoungAug 21, 20206 minBaby Black and Blues: My Postpartum Depression StoryI originally wrote this essay two years ago. It was intended for another blog, but was never published. Full disclosure--my youngest 'bab...
Joyce YoungAug 14, 20205 minFriendtorship (friend + mentor + ship)I used to say, “I don’t like women” with a smirk. Usually, it was met with a puzzled look, since, I, myself, am a woman. What I meant was...
Joyce YoungAug 8, 20204 minMy Second ActI have never liked the term ‘midlife crisis.’ Blame it on sitcoms in the 80s and 90s, but whenever I hear the term I think of men having ...