Dear Mixed Girl,
Do you ever feel like it’s hard to be all that you are while others may be judging your every move?
Your definition is never quite the same from day to day, but it does not have to be.
If you are being challenged or questioned, you can acknowledge the hurt, but you must move forward in your light and regain your strength.
Others may not understand how it hurts to be you, but know that you are not alone in being a mixed girl in an often scripted, biased, and black or white world.
Even when it comes, you cannot let your pain, confusion, or frustrations consume you; you are much bigger than that.
Others cannot shape your character and all that you are.
You can always be yourself, so do not hold onto fears or doubts about being all that you are.
Sometimes moments or people may cause you hurt, but you cannot change who you are.
The only way that your heart can be happy/joyful and you can be successful is if you love yourself inside and out, so do that today and every day.
–Dr. KayLa N. Allen‘s “Dear Mixed Girl” Letters
The “Dear Mixed Girl” letters are a series from Dr. KayLa N. Allen that share experiences, motivation, and compassion. These letters are linked to the “Dear Mixed Girl, What is Your Identity?” coaching program. Other related messaging that Dr. KayLa creates is to re-shape the way that mixed girls and women think about themselves and how they contribute to the world by being themselves.
No “mixed” experience is the same, but many parts of the biracial/multi-ethnic experience are similar. It is in these similarities that we can find individuals truths and ways in which we can become the best version of ourselves regardless of what the world may show us.
Dr. KayLa N. Allen’s greatest hope is to share with others her truth and what lives inside of her so that there can be sustainable changes and powerful impact in those living the life of a “mixed” girl.
If you or the mixed girl in your life felt the impact of this letter, read more empowering messages and find out how you can transform yourself, be proud of who you are, and lead a unique and joyful life via Dr. KayLa N. Allen’s coaching programs.