My Life in Word: Volume, #1

By Dr. Keyonda Smith

Originally from Camden, New Jersey, Dr. Keyonda Smith has lived an extraordinary and improbable life. In her early 40's, she is known for her humility, charm, and natural ease. As a natural storyteller and communicator, her down-to-earth approach will catch your attention.

 

With an unusual path to success, Dr. Smith's biographical accounts Volume I is Engaging, relatable, and intimate. As the first volume of three, she is an exceptional practitioner, academician, and researcher, in hopes of providing motivation and helping others succeed.

 

In Volume I of My Life in Words, Dr. Smith recounts her formative years and a few relatable personal experiences. She also shares her nostalgic childhood, family and friends' dynamic, and her big move to St. Thomas, USVI (in Volume III, Dr. Smith reveals the tragedy associated with this move).

 

This insight sets the stage for Volume II, where she shares her academic hurdles and non-traditional route. Based on Volume I, Dr. Smith will also discuss her professional successes, barriers, and how she handled them.

 

Dr. Smith will disclose her hang-ups, tragedies, losses, and regrets in Volume III, which prepared her for success. In Volume III, she exposes her witnessing a murder, celebrity dating, dramatic family events, a few divorces, and the loss of several friends (once she lost three best friends in death at the same time).

Although this volume is a short and quick read, Volume I is the perfect introduction to support the decisions she will share in Volume II and Volume II.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dr. Keyonda Smith
• Release date: Dec 25, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201934019

Dr. Keyonda Smith

Dr. Keyonda Smith is a proud mother of an adult daughter, Emani, and grandson, Tre. She currently resides in the Washington, DC suburb of Fairfax, where she provides professional consultations for the Federal Government, health care, and higher education sectors.

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didn’t live with my mom a lot as a child, teenager, adult, or at any time. However, the time I spent with her, she was always exciting, and she was the ‘fun mom.’

However, she struggled with her demons. My sister and I would sometimes take advantage of those demons to our benefit. Meaning, if I wanted to spend the weekend at my mom’s house, that means I would get off the school bus at her house so that I could get a taste of freedom. In other words, do things that I knew that I couldn’t do at my dad’s house.

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My mom was down-to-earth because she was a young mom, but she struggled with those demons, and they would take over her true personality (it was hard to get to know her). I tried to imagine her when she did not have those struggles, but we were very young, so it’s hard to remember.

This is because I was probably four or five years old before the demons came in. But she loved her family; she loved her sisters and brothers, my sister and I, and later my little brother. However, she would often show it very rarely due to her outside activities taking over her ability to be her true self.

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My mom was:

—SMART, funny - she always had jokes

—Consistently inconsistent

—Typically, the first one to dance at any party

—Never met a stranger

—Loved to dress nice and possess nice things

—Always kept her nails and hair done

—Had a beautiful to-die-for and nearly perfect shape

—Loved beautiful jewelry

—Was ADDICTED to Reese’s Peanut Butter cups for several years