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How to Optimize Your Nutrition to Optimize Your Body and Mind
Everyone has heard the expression, "You are what you eat." This very simple saying means more and more each day as we gain a greater...

Tonika Outerbridge
Apr 1, 20212 min read


Discovering Your Inner Beauty
It seems that these days almost everyone is focused on physical beauty. Someone's intelligence, personality, or status is all perceived...

Tonika Outerbridge
Mar 31, 20212 min read


What Is Success?
To many, success is obvious. It’s a life that includes a nice car, fine home, impressive job, and attractive spouse. Yet, people with all...

Tonika Outerbridge
Mar 30, 20212 min read


Who Else Wants to Celebrate Self-Care Sundays?
Do you love the idea of self-care, but you keep forgetting to squeeze any personal time into your busy schedule? Self-Care Sundays may...

Tonika Outerbridge
Mar 29, 20213 min read


The Healing Powers of Essential Oils
Essential oils have a long history of therapeutic use and have been used for centuries to heal and repair. In modern aromatherapy, the...

Tonika Outerbridge
Mar 19, 20212 min read


How to Create Structure In Your Life to Encourage Calm
Do you often find yourself wishing you had a whole heap more calm in your life? The secret is to get more structure- specifically the...

Tonika Outerbridge
Mar 17, 20213 min read


How to Manage Controlling Behaviors in Early Dating Relationships
Whenever you meet someone new and start dating, it can be exciting and a little nerve-wracking. You recognize you like the person and...

Tonika Outerbridge
Mar 17, 20213 min read


Hidden Benefits Of Owning Your Own Beauty Business
are many highly valued and unusual or unexpected benefits to running your own natural hair, braid, or dreadlock business. They rarely get...

Tonika Outerbridge
Mar 11, 20214 min read


The Many Ways That Having Natural Hair Or Braiding As A Hobby Adds To Your Life
If you don’t have a hobby, you could probably use one. There’s more to life than work and maintaining your home. A hobby is something...

Tonika Outerbridge
Mar 9, 20213 min read


Happiness heals Me
Here are some affirmations to bring happiness. Say them twice a day. A positive attitude supports my mental and physical wellbeing....

Tonika Outerbridge
Mar 9, 20211 min read


Why You Need An Assistant For Your Natural Hair or Braid Business
How’s your hair braiding or natural hair styling business going? Are your clients loving your work and sending more people your way? Are...

Tonika Outerbridge
Feb 23, 20213 min read


Tips to Having a Great Salon Consultation
Salon business is a people business. You are workng with people who have put great faith in you. What you do greatly determines their...

Tonika Outerbridge
Feb 16, 20213 min read


How to Start your Natural Hair, Braid, or Loc Bridal Business
A woman’s wedding day is huge and will be immortalized in photos for many years to come. As such, everybody on the bridal entourage wants...

Tonika Outerbridge
Feb 9, 20213 min read


Is a Dreadlock Certification For You?
Dreadlock Certification Course Have you ever wanted a unique career in a niche field that will brighten the lives of your customers and...

Tonika Outerbridge
Feb 4, 20214 min read


Why Braiding Hair Is A Great Side Hustle
About 28% Americans are actively working on their own side hustle and 63% have had a side hustle at some point. Side hustles are often...

Tonika Outerbridge
Feb 1, 20213 min read


How You Dress As A Stylist Speaks Volumes To Your Clients
Photo by Clarke Sanders If you are a natural hairstylist working for yourself or a natural hair salon owner, you might have come across...

Tonika Outerbridge
Jan 11, 20214 min read


8 Things You Should Ask Yourself Before Attending Natural Hair & Braid School
If you’re considering enrolling in natural hair braid school, then you’re about to step into a career that will make a huge difference in...

Tonika Outerbridge
Jan 4, 20214 min read


A Little Love In Your Life Goes A Long Way
Self care and compassion for others can be closely linked. After all, how can you show genuine compassion to other people if you don’t...

Tonika Outerbridge
Dec 22, 20203 min read


How Can You Improve Your Self Care Through Gratitude?
What do you think of when the word “gratitude” is mentioned? A lot of us associate it with saying thank you but it actually goes a lot...

Tonika Outerbridge
Dec 8, 20203 min read


Salon Interview Techniques To Ensure You Hire The Best-Of-The-Best
Salon business is a people business. At the Natural Hair School, we’ve observed that people are drawn to a salon partly for the service...

Tonika Outerbridge
Dec 8, 20204 min read
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