the yes queen blog

From stories of struggle and triumph, to style advice, and healthy recipes — the Yes Queen blog covers it all. Explore our categories below for the insight to reaffirm and control your inner "powher."

unapologetically thick and fit

So Daysha liiiiiivvvvesss for being thick, but hated how people thought that it wasn’t possible to be healthy and thick. So she set out to develop a diet and exercise lifestyle that celebrates being fit, thick, and hella lit! This blog is a space where she will share personal essays, diet/exercise tips, and healthy food knowledge she has learned so as to showcase her sometimes messy, but always rewarding journey towards self love, body positivity, and body confidence. #ThickGirlNation where y’all at?!

Key Topics: Personal Essays | Diet, Exercise, and Health Management Tips/Advice/Guidance | Body Positive Food/Nutrition Education | Recipes/Food Reviews.

daysha’s queendom

Who you keep close to you is crucial when it comes to developing self-confidence. It’s not enough to just have friends. As Daysha has discovered for herself, you need a fiercely supportive Queendom holding you down every step of the way. This blog is all about helping you to identify the relationships that need to go while putting together a Queendom that will take your self-confidence to new heights! Daysha will share personal essays about the people/events in her life that have always given her the strength to keep it moving, as well as provide guidance/advice/tips on how cultivate a Queendom in your own life.

Key Topics: Personal Essays | Tips/Advice/Guidance on Interpersonal Relationships (friends, family, romantic partners).

Broke & Bougie

Daysha considers herself very lucky to have grown up in a family that reminded her that having nice things had less to do with budgets, and everything to do with your mindset. So Broke & Bougie is her new go-to place to get tips, tricks, and reviews for all things home, beauty, and shopping related for those with champagne tastes on a happy hour budget!

Key Topics: Home | Fashion | Beauty | DIYs | Budget-friendly Projects | Product Reviews | Shopping Tips/Advice/Guidance.

Unapologetically me

It can be so difficult to be your true unapologetic self nowadays. But as Daysha has discovered for herself over the years, finding ways to truly express who you are and the value you bring to the world exactly the way that you are/want to be is huge for increasing your confidence.

So she created Unapologetically Me as a space where she will share personal essays, and tips/guidance/advice about her journey towards building self-confidence and how to be true to herself every day. By seeing how she thinks about things, she hopes to inspire you to be a lil' more unapologetic too! (Unapologetically fierce, of course).

Key Topics: Personal Essays | Tips/Guidance/Advice | Identity | Self-confidence Building Tactics | Culture/Opinion.

boss queeNS yOU sHOULD kNOW

From entrepreneurs and hustlers to burn survivors and disability influencers, the Yes Queen community is full of motivational and inspirational women who constantly fill us with #unapologeticfierceness as they share their tales of struggle and triumph on their journeys toward building greater self-love, self-care, and and self-worth for themselves. These are the boss queens I am so privileged to know, and that I’m so excited for you to know, too!

Colors & curves with erika

Being unapologetically fierce and fashionable is not for the faint-hearted. So if you’re ready to learn how to slay, let aspiring plus size model, Erika, show you the way!