The Unbound Letter — A Quick Note Becoming Unbound™ with Dr. Nakiba Starr The Unbound Letter A Weekly Letter for People Doing the Work Dear Unbound Friend, A quick note to let you know that Issue 14 of The Unbound Letter is coming a little later than usual. I could rush to finish it just to stay on schedule, but today I'm choosing the moment over the deadline. Sometimes becoming unbound looks like giving yourself permission to change the plan. I'll see you in your inbox soon. Dr. Nakiba...
6 days ago • 1 min read
The Unbound Letter — Issue 13 Becoming Unbound™ with Dr. Nakiba Starr The Unbound Letter A Weekly Letter for People Doing the Work Issue 13 I Don't Have to Perform Competence Dear Unbound Friend, This past week has been one of those weeks where I can hardly remember it all. I started off celebrating birthdays and anniversaries that, by the end of the week, already felt like ages ago. Tuesday, I planned to lay low and ended up doing an impromptu Live with my family and a new friend instead....
13 days ago • 2 min read
The Unbound Letter — Issue 12: I Forgot About Me Becoming Unbound™ with Dr. Nakiba Starr The Unbound Letter A weekly letter for people doing the work Issue 12 I Forgot About Me Dear Unbound Friend, This past week, as I was moving along, there was so much I was doing trying to make sure I was making time for my loved ones. At 2:30 in the morning, after dropping my daughter off, I thought I could go to sleep, wake up in a few hours as if nothing had happened, and just start my day. When my...
20 days ago • 5 min read
The Unbound Letter — Issue 11: Not All Breaks Mean an Ending Becoming Unbound™ with Dr. Nakiba Starr The Unbound Letter A weekly letter for people doing the work Issue 11 Not All Breaks Mean an Ending Dear Unbound Friend, There have been so many things circling my world and my mental space, and I've been thinking about what taking a break means for me. So many times I have decided I needed a break, and I've learned some things about myself along the way. Whether it was relationships, jobs,...
27 days ago • 6 min read
The Unbound Letter — Week 10 I Was Caught Off Guard — But I Wasn't Unprepared "When I am afraid, I put my trust in you... In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust and am not afraid." — Psalm 56:3-4 For My Unbound Friend, This past week I didn't know what I would be facing. But because of who I am, I was prepared. I'm not gonna lie — it was rough. Not from the aftermath of grief, just things that had been going on underneath that I wasn't fully aware of. Some months ago, something happened,...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
The Unbound Letter — Issue 09: I'm Happy I Showed Up Becoming Unbound™ with Dr. Nakiba Starr The Unbound Letter A weekly letter for people doing the work Issue 09 I'm Happy I Showed Up Dear Unbound Friend, Yesterday, my family in the States buried my uncle. I wasn't there, and this week I felt disjointed, disconnected — like I was just going through the motions. I wanted to be there, but I couldn't, for many reasons. I also had things going on that took up my mental energy. Luckily for me,...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
The Unbound Letter — Issue 08: I Didn't Know What I Needed—So I Chose Myself Anyway Becoming Unbound™ with Dr. Nakiba Starr The Unbound Letter A weekly letter for people doing the work Issue 08 I Didn't Know What I Needed—So I Chose Myself Anyway Friend, This was one of those weeks where I felt like I had so much going on, and I don't really recall taking time for myself. Maybe that's true, and maybe it's not. But I had a follow-up appointment I'd approved at the last minute, and when the day...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
The Unbound Letter — Issue 07: I Confused Other People's Opinions With Clarity Becoming Unbound™ with Dr. Nakiba Starr The Unbound Letter A weekly letter for people doing the work Issue 07 I Confused Other People's Opinions With Clarity Friend, This past week, my video about AI stalled. I had really spent time doing what I thought was "perfect." And I didn't get the response I wanted. I really was thinking about how much I seek external validation — and honestly, I can't say I know exactly...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
The Unbound Letter — Issue 06: What If It's Really Just You? Becoming Unbound™ with Dr. Nakiba Starr The Unbound Letter A weekly letter for people doing the work Issue 06 What If It's Really Just You? Friend, This week was one of those weeks where I stayed busy. For the past few weeks and months, I've been working on being consistent for myself — trying to figure out what systems I need to create to ease some of my stress and free up my time. So this week I began working with a new AI tool —...
2 months ago • 5 min read