Today we’d like to introduce you to Trae Alécia.
Hi Trae, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I’m someone whose journey didn’t begin with opportunity — it began with survival, responsibility, and an early understanding that life shapes you long before you know you’re being molded. I grew up an army kid between southern roots and the Bronx, in a family full of complexity, generational lessons, deep love, and deeper silences. Those early experiences — shared bedrooms, loud kitchens, layered histories, and the unspoken resilience of Black families — became the foundation for the woman I would later become. They built my tenacity, my discernment, and my instinct to protect, nurture, and create.
For many years, I carried life the way many women do: quietly, gracefully, and while holding more than anyone realized. My book, It’s Givin’ Breakdown for the Breakthrough… Ain’t No Way God Thinks I’m This Strong is, in many ways, the archive of that life. Every poem reflects a chapter of my own awakening — from heartbreak and betrayal to spiritual downloads, trauma healing, motherhood, ancestry, and ultimately, rebirth. In writing it, I discovered my voice wasn’t something to silence; it was something to build from. My pen became a form of therapy, leadership, and entrepreneurship all at once.
Professionally, I’ve spent over a decade in higher education between legal and student affairs — work rooted in service, care, accountability, and human development. But personally and creatively, I’ve grown into someone who understands that healing, storytelling, and advocacy aren’t separate from my career; they are the core of it. My leadership style comes from lived experience: surviving workplace politics, navigating systems, mothering through adversity, and learning to maintain integrity even when life demanded more than I thought I had. It’s the same resilience reflected in the spiritual lessons and self-reflection throughout my book — that mixture of truth, tenderness, grit, and God.
Entrepreneurially, I now see myself as a bridge-builder — between pain and purpose, experience and expression, community and healing. My work, whether on campus, in my writing, or in my creative ventures, centers on helping others confront their truths, reclaim their agency, and shift narratives that have held them back. My journey has taught me that you don’t have to be perfect to lead; you just have to be willing to stand in your truth and grow out loud.
Today, I’m here because I chose not to stay silent, not to shrink, and not to hide the parts of my story that formed me. This journey isn’t just about where I’ve been — it’s about who I’m becoming, the legacy I’m building for my son, and the spaces I’m committed to healing and transforming. Everything that brought me to this moment — the Bronx, the breakdowns, the breakthroughs, the spiritual awakenings, the words I finally allowed myself to write — has prepared me to show up fully, intentionally, and unapologetically as myself.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Has it been a smooth road? Please don’t make me cuss! Smile. In all seriousness:
1. Being Forced to Be Strong Before I Was Ready. Then Realizing Being Strong Was Not Honorable.
2. Navigating Systems That Weren’t Built With Me in Mind.
3. Finding and Trusting My Voice After Being Told or Expected to Shrink.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
I use creativity as a form of healing—my art turns silence into something powerful and speakable. My work lives where truth, spirituality, and lived experience meet. I write for the people who carry heavy stories quietly, offering language for what they’ve survived and permission for who they’re becoming.
I’m known for transforming real-life moments into art that teaches, comforts, and awakens. Whether through poetry, personal narrative, or creative expression, my work reflects the complexities of Black womanhood, resilience, love, and generational healing. I don’t create for applause; I create for clarity and cultural shift.
What I’m most proud of is that my art was born from survival, but grew into a calling. My writing mirrors the emotional growth I had to earn, and it continues to help others locate their own truth. What sets me apart is the way I merge spiritual intuition, emotional intelligence, and raw honesty into storytelling—turning personal transformation into a shared experience.
In everything I create, my mission is the same: to help people feel seen, understood, and empowered to tell their own stories.
Are there any important lessons you’ve learned that you can share with us?
The most important lesson I’ve learned is to be a voice, not an echo. For a long time, I moved through life doing what was expected, holding peace for others, and shrinking parts of myself to make people comfortable. My journey taught me that silencing my truth was costing me more than anyone else’s approval was ever worth.
Embracing myself—my voice, my intuition, my creativity, my boundaries—changed everything. I learned that authenticity isn’t loud; it’s aligned. It’s choosing to stand in your own truth even when it doesn’t match what others want from you. And once I stopped echoing what I thought I “should” be, I became who I was meant to be.
That lesson continues to guide my art, my leadership, my relationships, and the way I show up in the world. I’ve learned that your voice is your power, and embracing yourself is the most courageous thing you can do.
Pricing:
- (Book) It’s Givin Breakdown for the Breakthrough: No Way God Thinks I’m This Strong $9 e-book | $14 paperback
- Hand-Stitched Couture Hat & Leather Purse Sets (starting at $125+
- Baked Goods (varies)
- Speaking engagements & Panels ($500+)
- Licensed Marriage Officiant Services ($100+) | Sessions $25
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.tiktok.com/@trae.alcia
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cinnamon_hunnie
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/treniece.moorewalters
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/traealécia
- Twitter: https://x.com/8910EventDesign
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@traealecia4007
- Yelp: https://maps.app.goo.gl/DBn1RVH6iz8YD5dP8
- Other: https://linktr.ee/traealeciadoesit
Image Credits
Xavier Mcaden Photography
TraeAlécia c/o Ärdəstre
