We recently connected with Porsha Scruggs and have shared our conversation below.

Porsha, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Can you tell us the backstory behind how you came up with the idea?

From Porsha With Love is an empowerment blog that focuses on self-love, and the importance of mental health. I have a friend that was attended a blogger conference here in Nashville. She asked me if I would liek to attend with her. I wasn’t a blogger at the time. i was going to support my friend and her newfound passion. I had been contemplating for years about starting a blog, but i never got started. I lost a child due to congenital heart failure. while my daughter was in the hospital there was an organization of mothers that had experienced what i was going through. They would stop by, and visit me, sit with me, and keep me company. I knew once my daughter transitioned that i wanted to help women like me. but i wasn’t for sure how. After, attending the conference i realized i could start a blog as a way to help empower other young women. I finally knew that I wanted to be a lifestyle blogger with the majority of my focus being on mental health. I wanted to talk about the traumas I had been through in hopes that I could help just one person to heal. I started out targeting a very broad audience, then I realized I needed to focus on young black women. The stigma in the black community surrounding being a “strong black woman” was one I wanted to help to break. I wanted to target young black women because I feel that a lot of the things I experienced occurred between the ages of 18-25. I did not have access to mentors that placed an emphasis on mental health. This is how From Porsha With Love was birthed. Using From Porsha With Love, I use my personal experiences to encourage young woman to heal from traumas, focus on self-love, and to seek professional help if necessary.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

I am a lifestyle blogger. My main focus is fashion and mental health. Fashion has been a big part of my life. Being a plus size woman it can be hard to find fashionable trendy items. My goal was to show other plus size women like me that we do have affordable options for fashionable clothes. I also place a major focus on mental health. I love speaking to my audience about the importance of mental health. I feel it is important that I post what I truly deal with. I use my personal experiences to encourage others to heal their past traumas. Mental health has always had such a negative stigma causing people to be afraid to speak out about the things they are feeling. I am proud that I am able to show women that look like me that it is ok to talk about their feelings, it’s okay to admit that they are overwhelmed. I want them to know that I see them, I hear them, and they are not alone. I use my platform to share tips on how to manage your mental health. I love to motivate others so there is a lot of motivational content on my platform as well.

How did you build your audience on social media?

I built my audience by being authentic. Yes, I was consistent with posting, but i am also very open with my audience. I love showing them the ups and downs that I experience. At times social media can be all about the aesthetics. I take pride in the fact that I show my audience the real me. I show them that I experience bad days just like they do. I Show them that every day is not perfect, but that is also the beauty of life.

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

The most rewarding aspect is the community i am building. The young women that i am connected with are amazing. I’m here to motivate them, but they motivate me as well. It’s truly a blessing to be able to help others work through their mental health struggles.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://fromporshawithlove.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fromporshawithlove/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fromporshawithlove/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/porsha-scruggs-4a6653209/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/plentyofporsha

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Moments By Mama Bear