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An Injustice!

The Danger of Colorblindness In the Christian Community

Color blindness is not the answer to the whole racial inequality problem.

4 min readFeb 6, 2020

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The Danger of Colorblindness In the Christian Community

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Dear Perfection, I’m Breaking Up With You

The time comes when you just know.

3 min readDec 2, 2019

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Dear Perfection, I’m Breaking Up With You

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leighann blackwood, lmsw

What I Wish My Evangelical Upbringing Would Have Taught Me About Life Instead of Avoiding

For over a decade I have been on this faith journey, and it wasn’t until recently that I have had the chance to deconstruct a lot of what…

8 min readNov 22, 2019

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What I Wish My Evangelical Upbringing Would Have Taught Me About Life Instead of Avoiding

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5 Yoga Poses You Need to Try if You’re Having a Rough Week

Breathe in. Breathe out.

5 min readOct 3, 2019

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5 Yoga Poses You Need to Try if You’re Having a Rough Week

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leighann blackwood, lmsw

My Favorite Not-So-Scary Halloween Movies

It’s spooky season, folks.

5 min readOct 3, 2019

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My Favorite Not-So-Scary Halloween Movies

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Glancing in the Mirror

Thoughts about who I am and who I hope to be

1 min readSep 30, 2019

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Glancing in the Mirror

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An Injustice!

Lies I Learned From Always Being the Token Black Girl

Token [ˈtōkən]: adj. denoting a member of a minority group included in an otherwise homogeneous set of people in order to give the…

7 min readSep 18, 2019

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Lies I Learned From Always Being the Token Black Girl

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Yes, I Keep Going on First Dates and I Think This is Why

Some days, I am so over first dates. And other days — well…

3 min readSep 18, 2019

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Yes, I Keep Going on First Dates and I Think This is Why

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Stop Doing the Most: 5 Telltale Signs You Might Be Doing Too Much

Are you running on empty? Does your everyday schedule feel like it’s getting out of hand?

3 min readSep 15, 2019

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Stop Doing the Most: 5 Telltale Signs You Might Be Doing Too Much

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14 Encouraging Life Quotes from Writer and Artist Morgan Harper Nichols

Sometimes, you just need to hear it from someone else to know you’re going to be okay.

3 min readAug 29, 2019

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14 Encouraging Life Quotes from Writer and Artist Morgan Harper Nichols

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leighann blackwood, lmsw

leighann blackwood, lmsw

social worker. aspiring radical doula. dog aficionado. a girl with a lot of words in her head and not enough space to store them. www.ohleighann.com

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