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Where creativity and the process of growing resides. Get a chance to learn more about how to stay true to your story while connecting with others.

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About Septina

the voice behind the echo

Hello! my name is Septina Taylor, I am a licensed and certified Cosmetologist, the voice behind the echo, who created this digital platform for individuals to feel safe in their voice and express it through beauty and intentional living through storytelling.

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Recent Posts

  • When You Feel Doubful

    Dear Doubt, How did you disguise yourself amongst the crowd to appear as the truth? You serve me nothing when in times I’m feeling low. If anything, you amplify the stress in my mind beyond the unknown. I walk into rooms with my head held high and all of sudden, there you are. Not…

  •  Before the Day begins 

     Before the Day begins 

    I was granted a new day, a new start. Thank God. The start of the morning Feels familiar but is never a promise  So, I bake in its presence. I bathe in her rising sun that warms my skin and smile at the light as it kisses my eyes. I feel the vibrations and…

  • A Moment of Grounding

    A Moment of Grounding

    Take a moment to step back and breathe. Feel the ground from underneath you and focus on your senses. What you can see ​ What you can hear ​ What you can touch ​ What you can taste Now understand you will always be safe in your body. You are safe. ​ Know that…

  • Blogging isn’t dead, it’s evolving

    Blogging isn’t dead, it’s evolving

    This question circulates yearly or every few months or so, questioning: “Is blogging dead?” “Do people still read blog posts?” “Are people actually invested in Medium, personal blogs, and more?” These questions are valid due to us stepping fully into a digital world with artificial intelligence becoming more infused in our everyday technology usage,…

  •  Many Ways to love | Lessons from Being Single in my 20’s

     Many Ways to love | Lessons from Being Single in my 20’s

    For the girl in her 20s who is deeply yearning for love, romantic love isn’t the only way to express and receive love. I know that’s not what you desire to hear! But I promise you can only elevate the way you love by acknowledging the horizon of options to express the most beautiful…

  • Beauty Routine: Untraditional Steps Rooted in Presence

    Beauty Routine: Untraditional Steps Rooted in Presence

    Welcome to Embody post, aka the soft spot of Echo2Evolve, at least for me. Embody is an untraditional beauty segment of this blog that explores skin, hair, practices, all things beauty related. In this segment, I dive into conversations surrounding the harsh beauty standards pushed onto women and advocating to push the boundaries and…

  • If a bag could talk: 2026 what’s in my beauty bag?

    If a bag could talk: 2026 what’s in my beauty bag?

    Here is dedicated to the embody page, a lighthearted and fun blog on what’s in my beauty bag?! If you were so curious to know, my bag consists of all the cosmetic products I use on a daily basis,  from products I’ve been obsessed with since middle school to others I have used and…

  • Speak your truth, dont bite your tongue

    Speak your truth, dont bite your tongue

    I am not seeking approval when I speak my truth, I’m standing on what I am. my morals and values, so should everyone If you ask me why I think your voice matters, I’ll give the most simplistic answer, yet it’s the most pinnacle reason, my existence. I feel, I am living , I…

  • The Beauty of going your own pace | Life is Not a Race

    The Beauty of going your own pace | Life is Not a Race

    Go at your own pace. You’ll eventually find the unique gift life is able to reap for you.  I remember the pivotable moment where I thought it was a race, a long track with a start and finish line with the ambition of finishing first in place, or if you ever played Super Mario…

  • Hello world! | Why does Echo2Evolve Exists?

    Hello world! | Why does Echo2Evolve Exists?

     A safe space for unrepresented voices Hello, my name is Septina! I am the founder of Echo2Evolve, a digital advocacy platform that showcases creativity and breathes authenticity through storytelling and beauty with the ability to promote unrepresented voices. At least, that’s the compact cookie-cutter description of the platform. Although that remains true, this platform…

Community Promise

​Echo2Evolve is created to emphasize others on real life global and societal realities by sharing lived experiences and to create a safe space through beauty, reflection, and community.

This community does not and will never condone discrimination, racism, or any form of hate. I promise to honor your voice with intention. For this is our sanctuary that is based on an honest sanctuary, exchange, and embody