Gettin' Grown

This week Jade and Keia test drive a new game in the spirit of soul care and self preservation. Sit with us for a new play on word association to reconnect with ourselves in scary and uncertain times. --- Fact Checking Resources:  https://www.factcheck.org/ https://www.snopes.com/ https://www.politifact.com/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/fact-checker/ https://www.npr.org/sections/politic...

Jade and Keia welcome Crissle Jean back to the kitchen table for a bit of self reflection on our 30s, what we’ve learned, and what we’re looking forward to (Shoutout to the Icon, Bevy Smith).  --- Buenas Birthdia Chef Jade and Crissle Jean!  --- Be sure to listen for a special conversation with some very special guest and be sure to listen to/support the IMO Podcast .  Available every where you ge...

Jade and Keia bring us to the Kitchen Table this week to reflect on how childhood summers inspire every grown season. Plus, an inspiring listener shoutout, and a petty peeve that asks... is the clapback worth it? --- Tickets Now Available for the Gettin Grown Summer Tour Come See US! https://bit.ly/GGSummerTour25 --- Fact Checking Resources:  https://www.factcheck.org/ https://www.snopes.com/ http...

Jade and Keia hit the kitchen table for a Quarter 4 Check-In on their 2025 Annual Goals. SIt with us --- Reflection Prompts 1. What’s one thing you can celebrate crossing off or accomplishing this year, even if it looks different than you originally planned? (This lets people honor their wins while acknowledging the reality of adaptation) 2. Share about a goal that had to shift or change this year...

Jade and Keia are on the road this week for the summer live show tour. Running back Gettin Grown Live in Philly from 2018 to give y’all a taste of the live show experience. Be sure to catch us on the road this summer to see how much we’ve grown. We love y’all. --- Tickets Now Available for the Gettin Grown Summer Tour Come See US! https://bit.ly/GGSummerTour25 --- Fact Checking Resources:  https:/...

Jade and Keia welcome Memphis native, musician, and artist manager of Crosstown Arts, McKenzii Webster, to the kitchen table ahead of our upcoming Gettin Grown Live Memphis, TN show. Sit with us to learn more about the rich history and legacy of food, music, and Black culture in Memphis. --- Check out Crosstown Arts and Support McKenzii and her work. McKenzii’s Instagram: @kenziikenz Crosstown Art...

This week, we’re joined by our brother XD for a timely conversation about connection and authentic community building ahead of Gettin Grown Live LA. Sit with us. --- Support All Things XD https://jadeandxd.com/ https://www.youtube.com/jadeandxd https://xavierdleau.substack.com/ https://www.instagram.com/xavier.dleau --- Tickets Now Available for the Gettin Grown Summer Tour Come See US! https://bi...

Jade and Keia welcome distinguished Black Maternal Health advocate, entrepreneur, and author, Latham Thomas to the kitchen table for a timely conversation about body literacy, birthing, and maternal advocacy, equity, and care.  Some things are just sacred. Sit with us to learn more. --- Learn more about Latham and Mama Glow Website: mamaglow.com/ Latham’s Instagram: @ glowmaven Mama Glow’s Instagr...

Jade and Keia check in at the kitchen table this week with a midsummer reminder that rest and joy are not only essential restorative practices, they are rebellion and resistance.  Reframe your thinking and reclaim your time. --- The LinkedIn Shared In This Week’s Grad Announcement www.linkedin.com/in/ashleybjones253 --- Tickets Now Available for the Gettin Grown Summer Tour Come See US! https://bi...

Join Jade and Keia for an interesting discussion of home decor across generations.  --- Post Referenced: https://www.instagram.com/p/DHv5_r8Ju9W/?igsh=MXZlcHk2cGZua2Q0Zw== --- It’s Graduation Announcement Season on Gettin Grown  We love to celebrate your achievements as a community. No accomplishment is too small. Submit your shoutouts to hello@gettingrown.co to be a part of the 2025 Celebratory S...

Join Jade and Keia in wrapping up the Grown Folks Music Series in celebration of Black Music Month & National DJ Month. This week we welcome the legendary DJ Reborn back to the kitchen table. Sit with us. --- DJ Reborn’s 'Grown folks music' playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2VCBZ916qyxwb150FhUhPA?si=F2Baz27QSfWRGl8LvQCwLw Support DJ Reborn  Instagram: @djreborn Bookings: djreb...

The Grown Folks Music Series continues in celebration of Black Music Month & National DJ Month. This week Jade and Keia welcome visionary DJ and event producer DJ Hourglass to the kitchen table for a dope conversation that celebrates music as a messenger, mood regulator, educator, enabler, convener, tool of resistance. It’s all about the mix. Sit with us. — Support Dj Hourglass  Instagram/Threads/...

Jade and Keia continue the Grown Folks Music series, honoring the work and contributions of Black Women DJs by welcoming artist and creator DJ Zyahbelle to the kitchen table. Join us for a conversation about embracing love & healing, exploring identity, and finding purpose and community through music.  — Support DJ Zyah belle Instagram/Threads/Tiktok: @ZyahBelle  Website: https://www.zyahbelle.com...

Jade and Keia kickoff a new series, Grown Folks Music, in celebration of the Black Music Month and National DJ Month that features Black Women DJs.  Sit with us to meet our first featured guest,  DJ Tara, and join us for a dope conversation on  how DJs create safe spaces for celebration, affirmation, and connection. --- Listen to DJ Tara’s playlist:  Spotify: https://spotify.link/nQFrQLiIKTb Apple...

Join Jade and Keia to recap and reflect on Gettin’ Grown Live NYC. We’re back outside. Come sit with us.  --- Shoutout to our NY live show crew:  Mary Akpa - Producer  Instagram: @maryakpa Nigil Crawford - Photographer  Instagram: @lordnc TJ Churchill - Videographer  Instagram: @tmcgenerations --- It’s Graduation Announcement Season on Gettin’ Grown!  We love to celebrate your achievements as a co...

Jade and Keia are joined by attorney and policy expert Andrea Flores for a timely and compelling conversation about immigration and border policy.  You don’t want to miss this.  — For More Information  Read: “A Better Way Forward” by Andrea Flores here (7 min read) Website: https://www.fwd.us/ Instagram: @arosaflores Twitter: @arosaflores FWD.us Instagram: @fwd.us — It’s Graduation Announcement Se...

Jade and Keia are joined by embodiment/fertility & preconception coach, doula, creator, and holistic movement specialist Jocelyn Gordon for a compelling conversation about the mind body connection and creating space for birth of all forms.  You don’t want to miss this. --- Gettin Grown Graduation Announcement Season 2025 is underway. Share achievements and accomplishments for yourself and your lov...

Tune in for some VERY special announcements and speaking of, Gettin Grown Graduation Announcement Season 2025 is underway. Share achievements and accomplishments for yourself and your loved ones. Join us as we celebrate each other as a community. Share your graduations and accolades for training and education at every level.  Y’all know how we do. We can’t wait to celebrate you!  Send your announc...

Jade and Keia are joined by Nourbese Flint, President of All Above All and All Above All Action Fund, for a timely conversation on abortion justice and reproductive freedom. --- To Learn More About Nourbese and All Above All Website: https://allaboveall.org All Above All - Instagram : @allaboveall (preferred social handle as collaborator) Nourbese - Instagram : @nourbese Twitter: https://twitter.c...

Jade and Keia welcome brilliant clinical psychologist, minister, creative, and author Dr. Thema Bryant to the kitchen table for a rich discussion on healing, self-love, and cultivating practices of gentleness, self-awareness, self-compassion, self-advocacy, and self-forgiveness.  You don’t want to miss this. --- Buy the Book! Matters of the Heart: Healing Your Relationship with Yourself and Those...

Jade and Keia gather around the kitchen table to discuss the value of regular self-reflection and sustaining a spirit of curiosity as we age. Sit with us. --- Gettin Grown Self Check-In Prompts What are you grateful for? What’s a goal you’ve accomplished? Do you have any new goals you’ve set or are currently working on? Are you making progress? Why or why not? What do you need? What are you lookin...

Join Jade and Keia in welcoming Whitey McGuire to the kitchen table for a powerful conversation on defining and exploring the sustainability movement, how it should always center our stories, and why it matters now. --- Learn more about Whitney and The McGuire Group Whitney’s Website: http://www.whitneyrmcguire.com/ The McGuire Group’s website: https://themcguire.group/ Sustainable BK’s website: ...

Jade and Keia welcome Janai Nelson, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) to the kitchen table. Join us for a compelling conversation about knowing about understanding the game and how to play defense.  --- For More Information About the LDF and to follow Janai’s Work: Instagram & Threads:  janainelson Twitter:  @JNelsonLDF Bluesky:  @janainelson.bsky.social Legal De...

Check out Tara’s New Book Written in the Waters: A Memoir of History, Home, and Belonging ,   To  Learn More About Tara’s Work Visit Website: https://www.tararoberts.me/ Instagram: @tararoberts_explorer --- Purchase Tickets for Chef Jade's Sunday on a Monday dinner here --- Fact Checking Resources:  https://www.factcheck.org/ https://www.snopes.com/ https://www.politifact.com/ https://www.washingt...

Jade and Keia catch up around the kitchen table.  Sit with us.  --- Chef Jade's Sunday on a Monday dinner tickets  -  here --- Update from last week's shoutout:  Season 2 of Truer Crime is available now.  Learn more at:  https://truercrimepodcast.com/ --- Support Resources:  linktr.ee/gettingrown Fact Checking Resources:  https://www.factcheck.org/ https://www.snopes.com/ https://www.politifact.co...