Whenever women get together, we have an opportunity to share our stories. While the cadence of each narrative may differ wildly from our own, we recognize something familiar in the storyteller’s experience. That’s the rhythm of sisterhood. It c

In My Grandmother’s Womb Before I Was

Feb 22nd, 2023 34m 10s

Mothers and daughters. As I grow older––moving through years that I previously only ever associated with my mother, casting off ages that will belong to my daughter soon enough––I think about the passage of time and return to the interconnected

Mishara D. Winston on Boundaries for Juicy Dreams

Sep 7th, 2022 55m 13s

When this conversation closes, you'll remember the name Mishara D. Winston. What's more, you'll remember––or learn for the first time––how to make and keep promises to yourself. That's all a boundary is, a commitment we hold sacred because we a

Relationships, Triggers, and Repair with Dr. Katherine Helm

Jul 27th, 2022 51m 36s

Let’s get real. Those socks on the floor that you and your partner continually argue over? Those socks aren’t the issue. So what’s underneath the resentment, the irritation, the emotion? My guest says if we want to strengthen our relationships,

Morgan Russell Williams On Raising Our Parents With Grace

Jul 13th, 2022 58m 32s

At first glance, the phrase “raising your parents” might provocate some folks — on both sides of that intergenerational exchange. My guest Morgan Russell Williams views it as a playful invitation to build more respectful, rewarding relationship

Retrieving The Lessons From Our Past To Move Forward with TiShaunda McPherson

Jun 29th, 2022 56m 1s

The act of personal review is more thorough and rewarding when conducted in the company of other women. Our villages are our advocates, helping us uncover riches buried within our experiences. They shine a light on life moments that we may have

Go Get It, Girl!

Jun 15th, 2022 25m 43s

Go get it, girl! Four little words can cause so much anxiety if you're unsure how to get started, where to go, and what "it" is. But before you get caught up in the questions, I invite you to take a moment and breathe in lessons from our circle

Revisitng Black Fatigue and Taking Care of Yourself with Mary-Frances Winters

Jun 1st, 2022 46m 43s

This week, let's revisit a conversation I had back in 2021 with Mary-Frances Winters about Black fatigue. Particularly for Black women. This conversation is just as relevant now in 2022, as it was last year and Mary-Frances delivers a message o

Be Gentle with Yourself, Tiny Steps

May 18th, 2022 19m 35s

As time passes, the initial coronavirus lockdown sinks further and further into the past. It’s tempting to try to forget about it and start fresh. But we all have individual and collective traumas to continue processing as well as things we’ve

Recovery Remix: Transforming Our Pain Into Purpose Mark Sanders LCSW, CADC

Apr 28th, 2021 45m 24s

Mark Sanders is someone whose work and contribution to the mental health field I have admired from afar for many, many, many years. Mark is an international speaker, trainer and consultant in the behavioral health field. He's authored five boo

Mary-Frances Winters, Black Fatigue: An Invitation For Women To Find Rest

Apr 21st, 2021 49m 20s

Black fatigue. Particularly for Black women. When I ran across the book, Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit, by Mary-Frances Winters, I had already gone through various renditions of COVID, the racism that has always b

Redefining Black Motherhood with Lavelle Smith Hall, MOMLogics

Apr 7th, 2021 1h

Lavelle Smith Hall is on a mission to save, transform, and to be able to create a space for 1 billion moms on this planet. Her organization, which is really more like a full, living, fluid organism is called MOMLogics and it's a safe space for

Becoming Safely Embodied with Deirdre Fay

Mar 31st, 2021 1h 2m

We're talking trauma, embodiment, attachment theory -- how we become separated from ourselves and others and how to reintegrate safely. Three years ago, I went to this workshop in a suburb outside of Chicago. And I already knew what the deal wa

045 - Ladies Leading with Ava Thompson Greenwell, PhD

Mar 24th, 2021 1h 2m

Ava Thompson Greenwell has taught broadcast writing, reporting and producing classes at Medill/Northwestern University since 1993. In addition to her teaching duties, she has held several administrative posts including associate dean for curri

It's All In You!

Mar 10th, 2021 29m 35s

Happy International Women's Month! Of course, we are in the practice of celebrating women all the time, every month, every day. We have to start with the woman in the mirror, and that means celebrating us. In this episode we talk about our expe

BWB 4: A conversation with my mom about suppression, resilience, and restoration

Feb 24th, 2021 42m 26s

This is absolutely the most exciting podcast that I've ever done. And I have a very, very special guest for our fourth and final episode of the Black Woman Burnout series. We're going to be talking about burnout as it relates to how Black women

BWB 3: Sometimes we just wanna holla with Ramona Outlaw

Feb 17th, 2021 49m 3s

Our third episode in a series I have affectionately come to know as "BWB" -- Black Woman Burnout. And what we are going to be talking about today is just how much we, as Black women, repress our emotional selves -- how we repress those things t

BWB 2: Deep Rest with Gail Hutchison

Feb 10th, 2021 55m 37s

Many of us, as Black women, sometimes aren't even aware that we're burned out because we're so used to keeping a pace. This is the second episode in a series highlighting Black Woman Burnout during Black History Month. Gail Hutchison is a wel

BWB: Black Woman Burnout

Feb 3rd, 2021 26m 31s

The conversations that I love to have are bold, messy, and real. And I've been thinking a lot about burnout and women -- reading different studies and different books related to burnout. While a lot of it has been very helpful, most of what I'v

Holiday Mini - The benefits of grief

Dec 23rd, 2020 15m 14s

Today we're going to be talking about the holidays and grief. Grief. Yes, I know. Please don't skip this one. Don't skip this one because if you turn it off, you will not be able to either hear for the first time or be reminded of the benefits

Holiday Mini - It's your time off too

Dec 16th, 2020 14m 25s

I've been thinking about something that I can give that would be of service and healing and support during these holiday seasons that we are in, as well as being in the season in ways that we never have been in the seasons before. It's been a l

Black women, racism, trauma, and tears

Nov 25th, 2020 34m 1s

Continuing our series on black women, racism, and trauma, I want to talk about tears. For some reason, years and years ago, I became interested in tears -- not just what they were chemically made of, but also the conceptions and misconceptions

Black women, racism, trauma and our beautiful bodies

Nov 19th, 2020 33m 24s

We are living in this time where we are at a crossroads. We can decide to be lukewarm or take a stand, but in-between is no longer an option. So as I think about racism and black women, I can't help but think about how we view our bodies, both

Black women, racism, and trauma

Nov 11th, 2020 36m 46s

There are traumas that everyone recognizes. If you're in a house fire, you are aware of all that it took to escape that house fire. If there were major damages, or losses of people or animals, you know that that was a traumatic event. Another t

We Never Know Where Our Journey Will Take Us : Reunion with Laurice Bell

Aug 12th, 2020 45m 10s

Today I'm talking with producer and director Laurice Bell. We go way back to our roots in Evanston, IL. We begin this conversation with the word "Sawubana", a Zulu greeting for "we see you" to talk about being in community at these times. Laur