A Soft Life Is Not a Luxury. It’s Liberation.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and while that phrase gets tossed around a lot, for me, it means something very specific. It means creating room to check in with what’s really going on beneath the surface. It means asking the deeper questions. And for Black women especially, it means unlearning the belief that our survival is proof of wellness.
We’ve been taught to hold it together.
To hold up families, careers, movements, legacies, even when it costs us everything.
And in thousands of conversations I’ve had with women across the years, one truth keeps rising to the surface: we’re tired. Not just physically tired. Spiritually, emotionally, soul-deep tired. And most of the world doesn’t even see it. But I do.
So I created a space to name that truth.
This season of the Black Women Amplified podcast is called The Soft Life Is Political. Not because it’s trendy, but because it’s true. For Black women, softness is a form of resistance. Choosing ease, care, rest, and joy in a world that rewards our suffering isn’t weakness. It’s power.
This season isn’t just a podcast. It’s a response to our silent pain.
If you’ve listened to the series or downloaded the Soft Life Starter Kit, you already know it’s not about aesthetics. It’s not about expensive candles or perfect routines. It’s about finally making room to center your breath, your story, and your well-being.
Each audio in the starter kit is about three minutes long—long enough to remind you of yourself. To bring you back into your body. To soften the armor.
And that’s part of what makes this month so meaningful to me. Because tending to our mental and emotional wellness isn’t just about crisis care. It’s about creating new ways of living that don’t bury who we are. It’s about redefining strength. It’s about choosing joy on purpose.
This month, Tina Knowles released her memoir, Matrearch. And while listening to her speak, one line stayed with me: she didn’t believe people wanted to hear her story unless it was about her children. A woman who’s lived through so much—still second-guessing her voice.
That hit home.
Because I’ve heard that same voice in so many women I serve. Women who say, “I want to write my story… but who would care?” Women who dim their power because they’ve been told their lives don’t qualify.
But your story matters.
You don’t have to be famous or flawless. You just have to be willing to tell the truth. And sometimes, that starts by telling yourself. That’s what this work is for. That’s what this month invites. Not performance, but permission. To live softer. To feel deeper. To tell your story without apology.
This is your reminder: you’re allowed to be well. You’re allowed to want more. You’re allowed to rest.
And you’re allowed to write the story that lives inside you.
With love,
Monica Wisdom
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