I’m fucking proud of myself for unlearning, divorcing traditional thought, and establishing boundaries. I only know myself broken from practically birth. Would’ve love to know who I would’ve grown into if I was born healed. --- Support thi

For Colored Girls Who Are Tired of Feeling

Aug 31st, 2023 5m 53s

Life sucks right now. And that’s perfectly okay to say.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/krystal-franklin/support

Who Inspires The Inspired?

Mar 30th, 2023 13m 45s

I’ve been struggling quite a bit over the last six months with feeling disconnected from all the things I’m famously known for online – my work, my voice, my impact, this podcast…even conversations around #WithABoy has dwindled because, well qu

Dear Krystal

Dec 6th, 2022 1m 55s

A love letter to myself.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/krystal-franklin/support

How Long Does it Take a Heart to Heal?

Dec 6th, 2022 3m 34s

When I think about those four months of my life I smile. I’m grateful that I was introduced and got to live in the most beautiful bubble of love ever. And as much as those moments were incredible — I’m ready to move on. Almost desperate to. As

The Greatest Love...Ever?

Jun 20th, 2022 6m 17s

Sometimes the only way to be supportive is by walking away.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/krystal-franklin/support

"I Heard About The Real"

Apr 22nd, 2022 8m 18s

Since March rumors about my job were floating around online and in April they were confirmed. After 8 season The Real was being cancelled. And as you can imagine, I was instantly flooded with messages, some even a month prior to any confirmatio

I've Gotta One Year Old!

May 29th, 2021 6m 41s

Wow. We’re ONE! It’s so crazy to think how quick this year has gone by since Taking Up Space was created. Everything about my personal and professional life has changed, which you all know all about by now. I am so damn grateful for just how in

Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby Part II (Answering Your Questions)

Dec 31st, 2020 15m 26s

“For the most part, a man will orgasm regardless, what are your thoughts about women having their orgasms first in whatever manner that pleases them, then having intercourse to please their man?”“How do you think your sexual life would’ve been

Let's Talk About Sex, Baby

Dec 6th, 2020 12m 39s

My arrival at sexual liberation and freedom was severely delayed. My relationship with sex has changed drastically, mostly because I no longer subscribed to a lot of the bullshit I was taught. The scare tactics of purity and "what you won't do

I Have PTSD

Sep 2nd, 2020 8m 54s

"Now that you're out of my life I'm so much better..." And while I am better, a HELL OF A LOT better, I still carry around the effects of being a survivor, and it's showing up in so clear now more than ever. This episode walks you through real

#KrysTakesLA

Jul 22nd, 2020 11m 44s

In the last two months, life has changed drastically. I turned 34 and secretly moved from Maryland to Los Angeles during WFH orders to make a 13-year dream come true. Less than a month after leaping a MASSIVE net appeared in only a way God get

Somebody's Somebody

May 28th, 2020 16m 34s

One of the worst things women do is make men pay for a heart they didn't break because of unresolved daddy issues. In many ways, I feel like a fatherless daughter. It has shaped my life in more ways than I can imagine. Every relationship in my

Shrinking In Places You've Outgrown

May 28th, 2020 12m 41s

It's normal to outgrow people and things and jobs, but if you're not honest about your feelings you can find yourself stuck in a loveless relationship, a friendship that lacks reciprocity and a job that doesn't value you. Want to chase your dre

Disappointed, Again?

May 28th, 2020 18m 40s

Disappointment means you're actually living and not just existing. You've opened yourself to love but found yourself heartbroken. You've accepted your dream job but now you hate it. You've forgiven but only to be taken advantage of again. How d

You Can't Win If You Don't Play

May 28th, 2020 13m 8s

At the end of April Netflix announced a new podcast hosted by two popular Black women in the media and social media space. Alongside the many congratulations were several declarations of disappointment from women that worked in the same industr

Life For Me Ain't Been No Crystal Stair

May 28th, 2020 28m 12s

This has been my life's motto for as long as I can remember. And if I'm honest I always felt as if my journey was unnecessarily hard and wrought with annoying challenges and unavoidable heartache. This episode starts at the beginning, growing u

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