let's chat.

the hallmark of brena's breakthroughs are the blog posts, the breakthroughs, the website may have changed, but the mission of the breakthroughs remains the same - create a safe space for a community and provide real talk for real life.

i don't share my opinions on all matters here, but it's important to me to be transparent because no one is perfect. i am entering a new stage of life - mentally, physically, and spiritually. i'm learning more about myself, more about what i want, and more about the woman i'm becoming. the breakthroughs will continue to reflect that.

this page is called let's chat because here you'll find the breakthroughs and my check-ins, blog posts about my journey to brena b, md. they'll each have their own category, but putting them together in a central location makes things easier for everyone.

all posts.
the breakthroughs.
brena b, md.

Feb 1
5 min

grown folks' business.

A lot of people say life is about balance, but ya girl can't seem to find it here. Is it possible to be spiritual AND sensual?

Jan 1
7 min

twenty-seven.

Nobody said I can't be in my bag and on a budget at the same time. In this post, I talk about a few of the tools and techniques I use.

Jan 1
9 min

twenty-eight.

I've been finding myself in a place of transition as the chapters of my life are progressing. In this post, I talk about some of those.

Jan 1
8 min

grown - the current soundtrack to my life.

Well, I'm finally a real adult... I guess. I've been out here adulting for a month and this is where I am so far.

Dec 30, 2020
7 min

planning, but make it digital.

I get a lot of questions about digital planning, so in this post, I give y'all a look into what I do and how I do it.

Dec 29, 2020
5 min

relax. relate. release.

Hello? Is this thing on? Yes? Okay. Let's chat.

Dec 29, 2020
2 min

love and light.

The is first blog post in the new phase of brena's breakthroughs.

Dec 29, 2020
7 min

thirty-one.

This post is a letter to my freshman self. It's a little longer than some of my previous posts, but it gave a form of closure.

Dec 29, 2020
6 min

thirty.

A PANDEMIC? In this post, I talk about a recent perspective change I've had to help me make the best of an otherwise chaotic time in life.

Dec 29, 2020
4 min

twenty-nine.

Taking L's isn't always necessarily a bad thing. In this post, I talk about some of the L's I've been taking in life.

Dec 29, 2020
6 min

twenty-six.

Senior year of undergrad, much like college and adulting, is a scam. It can be fun, but it's also a challenge. In this post, I just vent.

Dec 29, 2020
11 min

twenty-five.

Thank you Shonda Rhimes. The hiatus is over. In this post I talk about the book "Year of Yes" & different yeses I've applied to my life.

Dec 29, 2020
5 min

twenty-four.

A lot of people have asked me how I get and stay organized or how I seem to keep it together, so I decided to write about it!

Dec 29, 2020
4 min

twenty-three.

Simon says click the button and read this blog post. In this post, I talk about what being a Hot Girl means to me.

Dec 29, 2020
5 min

twenty-two.

In this post, I'm celebrating the first year of my blog. I'll talk about why I started it, how I've grown since starting it, and what's new.

Dec 29, 2020
3 min

twenty-one.

In honor of June being Pride Month, I asked a classmate of mine to write something that would be relevant and informative for my readers.

Dec 29, 2020
4 min

nine.

For a lot of reasons, I am 1000% my own worst critic. In this post I go a little into how I navigate this part of who I am.

Dec 29, 2020
6 min

twenty.

Who runs the world? Girls. In this post, I talk about my relationship with my favorite things about myself, my Blackness and my Womanhood.

Dec 29, 2020
7 min

nineteen.

You have to write the vision down & make it plain. In this post, I talk about goal-setting, it's importance, and some tips on how to do it.

Dec 29, 2020
9 min

eighteen.

Ever get tired of listening to music? Not quite sure how you feel about audiobooks? In this post, I give the rundown on my fave podcasts.

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