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Candis Williams

  • How to Love Your Life: Musings of a Woman Who Loves Her Life

    • Joy, Self-Discovery
    Smiling woman relaxing on the beach at sunset, embodying peace, joy, and the freedom of living a life you love.

    Dad passed away last month. I know that’s probably not the most graceful way to begin a post like this, but it matters. Because…

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  • How to Love Yourself: Musings of a Self-Loving Woman

    • Joy, Self-Discovery
    A woman lifts a flower toward the sky, embodying freedom, self-expression, and the joy of loving yourself.

    For the longest time, I was kind of confused about this whole question of “Do I love myself?” Like, I didn’t hate myself. I…

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  • What Kind of Woman Are You? Living the Slow Dating Ethos

    • Love, Self-Discovery
    Woman with natural curls in a soft, light-filled bedroom, embodying self-trust and feminine ease in slow dating

    A couple of months ago, a local South Beach woman reached out to me for life coaching. We’d met through a mutual friend and,…

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  • Slow Dating: Respect Over Resentment — The Fifth Principle

    • Freedom, Love

    “I don’t want to have to let go in order for him to come around,” I think to myself as I walk somberly down…

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  • Slow Dating: Freedom Over Force — The Fourth Principle

    • Freedom, Love
    A woman leading her partner by the hand along the beach, representing adventure, freedom, and openness in love.

    The Uber pulls away and I’m at the front door of my building, ready to slip inside, kick off my shoes and call it…

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  • Slow Dating: Presence Over Permanence — The Third Principle

    • Love, Self-Discovery
    A joyful couple sitting barefoot on the beach, laughing and leaning into each other, capturing the playful, present-moment energy of slow dating.

    Living in the moment is one of the hardest things for most of us to do. Boy, don’t I know it. And when it…

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  • Slow Dating: Curiosity Over Conquest — The Second Principle

    • Love, Self-Discovery
    A playful scene of two people reclining in a nearly empty movie theater with their legs up on the seats in front of them. One wears leopard-print shoes and socks, the other shiny pants and high heels, holding a red drink cup. The quirky, carefree vibe captures the spontaneity and fun of slow dating—where connection is more about shared presence than perfection.

    I have a guy friend who knows how to play the dating game almost better than anyone I know. Funnily enough, I met him…

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  • Slow Dating: Anchored Over Attached — The First Principle

    • Love, Self-Discovery
    A joyful woman swinging her arms as she walks through a sunny field, symbolizing freedom, self-trust, and the lightness of anchored, intentional dating.

    “I want what you want.” It sounds sexy when you say it to someone who wants you back. When they want you to get…

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  • Taking it Slow in Dating: 5 Slow Dating Principles to Change the Way You Date

    • Love, Self-Discovery
    A relaxed interracial couple holding hands while seated together, embodying the calm and connection of slow dating. The Asian woman faces sideways, and the Black man’s body faces the camera with his head turned toward her. A softly blurred plant is visible in the foreground.

    “So, your place or mine?” he texts me. We haven’t even been on a date yet. I met him once… twenty minutes at a…

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