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The CEO Mom Diaries Podcast is hosted by Jackie, a mother of 3, a beauty expert, and CEO of Soul Chic Cosmetics and Wellness sharing her unfiltered journey.
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Dorothy doesn’t leave on purpose. She gets pulled out of everything familiar by a force she didn’t ask for and couldn’t control. That detail matters. Because in my experience, the journey back to yourself rarely begins with a brave decision. It begins with a disruption. A moment where the life you’d been carefully maintaining suddenly can’t hold its shape anymore. Not a dramatic collapse — just a quiet internal knowing. Something has to change. You don’t know what yet. You just know.
There comes a season in life when beauty stops being about performance and starts becoming about presence. Softness Is Not A Weakness is a reflection on femininity, self-respect, emotional maturity, and the quiet strength found in leading with grace. In this season of my life, softness is no longer something to hide or defend. It is a deeper expression of confidence, wisdom, and power.
There comes a point in a woman’s life and business where she stops shrinking to make other people comfortable. What I No Longer Apologize For As A Woman In Business is a reflection on growth, boundaries, ambition, discernment, and the quiet power of standing fully in who you are. This piece speaks to the woman who has done the inner work and no longer feels the need to explain her standards, her success, or her evolution.
We live in a world that teaches us to move on quickly, stay strong, and keep everything polished on the outside. But real healing asks for something deeper. It asks us to feel. You Can’t Heal What You Won’t Feel explores the courage it takes to face buried emotions, honor your inner truth, and understand that feeling is not weakness, it is the beginning of transformation.
This weekend reminded me of how important it is not only to enjoy the moments but also to reflect on how I’m showing up in my life—as a mom, a wife, a woman, and a person healing from past beliefs.
I still remember sitting down with that Milady book for the first time, flipping straight to the natural hair section — excited, hopeful, ready. What I found was a few pages. What I didn't find was everything I actually needed to build a career. Nobody warned me. This series is for the ones who figured it out anyway.