For those of you that have a loved one in an abusive relationship, never, ever stop pouring into her. I know it's hard, I know her actions may make it seem as if it's all falling on deaf ears, but I promise you...she hears you.

Is it possible for a man and woman to have a solid FRIENDSHIP, if they were once in a sexual relationship?

The only people that are pissed that you set boundaries are the ones that benefit from taking advantage of you when you didn't have any.

PROTECT YA NECK!

Is it hard for you to set boundaries?

Let's kick the month off right, discussing a topic so near and dear to my heart.

This month every Wednesday a song and conversation with yaya will be centered around the topic of Domestic Violence. This is an intro topic/episode, but let's discuss holding your loved one accountable when h/she is the abuser...

I wrote a book about it.... Full Circle, A Renewed History. Available on my website www.byayanaellis.com or Amazon.

Woman to Woman, Shirley was doing way too much!

The clothes on his back.

The car he drives.

Girl...get a grip!

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You can be addicted to a certain kind of sadness. You deserve so much better than what has happened to you and you know it, so what are you going to do about it because newsflash:

NOBODY'S COMING TO SAVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think Mary J. Blige said it so perfectly. Every lyric to this song is everything that needs to be said when it comes down to your life and how you show up in the world.

When you're feeling down, you should never fake it!

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Say man... I know there are some things that are beyond our control and I'm praying for you all, praying for myself too.

But outside of those things we all know that life got hands!

BUT FIGHT BACK!!!!!!!!

Abeg!

Now go have the day you deserve.