The Series
Top Stories
Start with our most popular stories from Erinn, Asha and Kat. These three inspiring women faced adversity, had their images and reputations tested, and moved forward with conscious decisions that upended their worlds in the best ways possible.
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Get in on the women behind Eve After Eden.
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Erinn Cottman began to fill the gaps of professional support and development for educators, school...
Shawna Underwood, founder of Shawna Underwood Interior Design, made strategic moves from her job to the career she wanted.
Yvette “Eve” Akins, founder of Eve Birth Services, is the doula who had to find her voice to access her power.
The Beginning
Read the articles that started it all.
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Eve After Eden kicked off with one question: Who was Eve after she left Eden? Four feature articles with modern-day women helped start the search for the answer.
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Meet Ashley, Pamela, Kassandra and Tyra.
Dec. 2, 2021
I wonder who Eve would be if she existed today as she did in the Bible. Would she be curious or naive?
Dec. 26, 2021
She was a healthy, happy, active woman living in a suburban community with her husband...
Dec. 12, 2021
This week’s “Eve” is Ashley Scales, the owner, creative director and principal chandler for Reminiscent Luxe...
Jan. 2, 2022
If Tyra Richardson was the Eve we read about in the Bible, then she has just bitten the apple. I met with...
Dec. 19, 2021
This week, I met with Pamela Newsome. She is a First Lady, a wife, a mother, a grandmother and the...
Jan. 12, 2022
The hardest moments in life are the ones just after the light bulb clicks on that a mistake was made and you...
Part II
Feb. 13, 2022
I am beginning to look forward to my best laid plans throwing themselves out the window. They seem to ...
Mar. 13, 2022
Erica Franklin took the Eve After Eden interview from Ghana. This was her third time visiting the country.
The question persists! In the unexpected second part to Eve After Eden, four new women share their stories of decisive action, life after loss, self-awareness and returning to self.
Meet Kaye, Joy, Erica and Selah.
Feb. 20, 2022
Kaye Moore is a woman of action. In 2021, the 25-year veteran of marketing and communications ...
Mar. 20, 2022
In the two day interview for Eve After Eden, Erica Franklin revealed a side of herself reserved for the respectfully...
Feb. 27, 2022
With Joy Hill Malone, I was nervous to begin the interview. My sorority sister survived the loss of loved ones ...
Mar. 27, 2022
Baltimore native Selah Alexander is all big hair and bright smiles when we meet. Her mystique is just as... .
April 3, 2022
Part III
Part III of Eve After Eden begins with a new home where the stories of women are shared. Enjoy EveAfterEden.com! And, get ready for this round of stories on entrepreneurship, fashion, parenting and today's midwife.
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Meet April, Asha, Marcela and Eve.
May 8, 2022
Much of what “Eve After Eden” has been these last two series was a written record of moments when ...
May 22, 2022
Marcela Collier, co-founder of The High Impact Club, is about the business of parenting.
May 8, 2022
April Rashad was a breath of fresh air when we met. Her smile came easy as she asked me to excuse her while she...
May 29, 2022
Yvette “Eve” Akins, founder of Eve Birth Services, is the doula who had to find her voice to access her power.
May 15, 2022
From London to Atlanta and all around Baltimore County, Asha Smith has carefully pieced together an ...
June 5, 2022
I started Eve After Eden for me. Something within me had broken and there was no example...
Part IV
Eve After Eden (EAE) returns with one guest editor you've met before and four new women's stories about acceptance, harmony, transition and worth.
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Reconnect with our first guest editor Erica who appeared in two EAE: Part II feature stories. Then, settle in for the revelatory messages shared in the stories of Patrice, Shartoyea, Kiki and Candice.
June 26, 2022
As a creator and nurturer, women have such full lives - many times overly “full.” And, “full” can be...
June 26, 2022
The co-founder of Sweet Honey Rose Co. has a penchant for problem solving only, she does not see it that...
July 3, 2022
Dixon is the well-travelled creator of Pretty Legendary Family, a lifestyle brand and Instagram account that...
July 10, 2022
Dr. Kiki Ramsey is a serial entrepreneur, public speaker and coach who works from her personal...
July 24, 2022
Through her firm, she does what seems unthinkable to me: Candice acknowledges that there is no such...
July 31, 2022
Principal Writer Jemi Lassiter reflects on the women and stories of "Eve After Eden: Part IV".
Part V
Notice the shift in the women featured this time as we focus on the reasons why they changed course and the lessons of the their unique journeys.
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Notice the shift in Eve After Eden in Part V as we promote self awareness, encourage self-care and demonstrate positive self-talk in our supplemental social media series, Affirmed After Eden.
August 7, 2022
Eve After Eden takes a step in the direction of positive self talk with the help of Mental Health Therapist Keisha Watson, LCPC, NCC.
September 4, 2022
Kathleen Guillaume-Delemar spoke truth to power and culture to break free of sexual abuse as a child and heal from the torment of being a survivor.
August 14, 2022
Shawna Underwood, founder of Shawna Underwood Interior Design, made strategic moves from her job to the career she wanted.
September 9, 2022
Kathleen Guillaume-Delemar reinvented herself by facing the trauma of childhood abuse head on and reconciling with her community.
August 21, 2022
Latisha Roberson took matters into her own hands when she became a mother and integrated her personal and professional lives.
September 11, 2022
Arlene Ambrose was emotionally disconnected from herself after being sexually assaulted... until fate brought her mother, help and an A-Ha Moment to her front door.
September 18, 2022
Eve After Eden: Part V wraps with an appreciation for the women who shared, and continue to share, their stories as well as the readers who return each week.