In early sobriety, everything feels unfamiliar. Time moves slowly. Emotions rise without warning. And you start to wonder if you're doing it “right”. I remember those first 90 days like a blurry photograph—my body showing up, my spirit unsure. I was weary, confused, and quietly desperate for somethi...

When I woke up this morning, I found myself reflecting on the elorasong experience. What it took to birth her. What it has meant to coddle her, nurture, and believe in her. What it has cost—and what it continues to teach me. Aside from my journey in sobriety, she is the greatest mirror I’ve ever hel...

A few years ago, someone asked me why I started this business—what made me choose recovery coaching and advocacy for Black women veterans. 

elorasong was created so she doesn’t have to walk this path alone. So she can see someone who gets it, who’s lived it. Someone who will never ask her to shrink...

Let’s keep it real. 

Encouragement is beautiful. Affirmations are necessary. However (comma), in my recovery journey, what caught my attention wasn’t just the “one day at a time” slogans or the perfectly curated quotes and spoken word reels from popular folks on social media. Fun fact: Back in 2007...

In November of 2020, I was prescribed an emotional support animal. At the time, it wasn’t what I wanted to hear—and definitely not what I thought I needed. I wasn’t prepared to fully digest the weight of the diagnosis: major depression, military sexual trauma, and a few other things I thought I had ...