BFF Empowerment Podcast

On this inspiring episode of the BFF Empowerment Podcast’s, host Blaque Diamond sits down with Dineigha, a full-time working mom of three and the owner of AddiScents, a self-care brand created with love, purpose, and natural ingredients. Dineigha shares how her passion for body butters, oils, sprays, scrubs, and skin-loving products grew from her own love of smelling good, her daughter’s eczema jo...

On this empowering episode of the BFF Empowerment Podcast , host Blaque Diamond sits down with Zolal Habibi , an activist and member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance, for a powerful and eye-opening conversation about freedom, democracy, and the fight against oppression. Joining the show from Paris, France, Zolal shares her background, her involvement in the re...

This week on the BFF Empowerment Podcast , we're celebrating the fathers who show up, step up, and do the work. In this special Father's Day episode, host Blaque Diamond sits down with Oryan battis, a devoted single father, music artist, and entrepreneur who wears many hats with pride. Oryan opens up about his journey into single fatherhood, raising his four-year-old daughter, and the sacrifices h...

What happens when a love of books turns into a movement that empowers women in business? In this inspiring episode of the BFF Empowerment Podcast , host Blaque Diamond sits down with entrepreneur and founder Jennifer Kornoely to talk about the power of women supporting women, lifelong learning, and building success through community. Jennifer shares how a career in real estate photography led her...

What happens when life changes in an instant, but your dreams refuse to die? On this empowering episode of the Women on the Rise segment of the BFF Empowerment Podcast, host Blaque Diamond sits down with visually impaired music artist, content creator, and motivational voice Solo Boogie. After losing her vision at just 20 years old, Solo Boogie faced the difficult journey of rebuilding her confide...

What happens when women choose to rewrite their stories and step boldly into their next chapter? In this deeply powerful and heartfelt episode of the BFF Empowerment Podcast, Blaque Diamond sits down with bestselling author Debbie Weiss for an inspiring conversation about resilience, reinvention, and the courage to embrace change at any stage of life. Together, they dive into the realities of care...

On this powerful Mental Health Awareness Month episode of the BFF Empowerment Podcast , host Blaque Diamond opens up about one of the most personal chapters of her life: becoming a single mother through painful circumstances, surviving trauma, and learning how to keep going when life felt overwhelming. Blaque Diamond shares her journey through unexpected motherhood, betrayal, emotional pain, postp...

On this powerful Women on the Rise episode of the BFF Empowerment Podcast, Blaque Diamond sits down with Joanna Zhang, founder of Operations Genius, a fractional virtual assistant service designed to help business owners focus on their true gifts while receiving support in operations, marketing, systems, and team building. Joanna shares her journey from financial planning to entrepreneurship, how...

In this inspiring Women on the Rise episode of the BFF Empowerment Podcast, Blaque Diamond sits down with Angie Castro, host of This Is What Blind Looks Like , for a powerful conversation about podcasting, blindness, independence, advocacy, and chasing your dreams. Angie shares her journey growing up in Chicago, building a life in Madison, Wisconsin, working as an administrative assistant at a res...

In this powerful episode of the BFF Empowerment Podcast , host Blaque Diamond sits down with therapist and coach Diane McDowell for a deep and eye-opening conversation about emotional safety, people pleasing, trauma, grief, relationships, and what it means when the brain gets “hijacked.” Diane shares her personal story of growing up in a religious cult until the age of 14, experiencing culture sho...

In this powerful and deeply personal episode of the BFF Empowerment Podcast , Blaque Diamond opens up a heartfelt conversation centered around children, healing, protection, and awareness. With a trigger warning for discussions of child abuse, she shares pieces of her own journey as a survivor, reflecting on the pain of being harmed by someone who was supposed to protect her and the lasting impact...

On this heartfelt Women on the Rise episode of the BFF Empowerment Podcast, host Blaque Diamond sits down with Kirsten Oconnor, a grief advocate, author, and founder of This Is Grief NZ. Kirsten shares her deeply personal journey of losing her 24-year-old daughter, Kalia, to suicide and how that loss led her to become a voice for honest conversations around grief, mental health, and healing. Toget...

On this special International Pageant Day episode of the BFF Empowerment Podcast , host Blaque Diamond is joined by her entire 2025 Better Together Edition Queen’s Court from the Ms. Blind Diva Empowerment Pageant . Featuring Ms. Blind Diva 2025 and Ms. Photogenic 2025 Courtney “Coco” Brown , Ms. Independent 2025 Ashley Inniss , Director’s Choice 2025 Lakisha Guest , and Ms. Altruistic 2025 Bianca...

In this dynamic and free-flowing episode of the BFF Empowerment Podcast , host Blaque Diamond sits down with the multi-talented Nikki Allen—a singer, songwriter, novelist, screenwriter, filmmaker, philanthropist, and entrepreneur who truly embodies what it means to wear many hats. From transforming a screenplay into a novel to creating music with purpose, Nikki shares her creative journey and the...

This Women’s History Month, host Blaque Diamond takes a deeply personal and powerful approach on the BFF Empowerment Podcast. In this heartfelt solo episode, she reflects on what it truly means to be history in the making as a Black blind woman, single mother, award-winning author and poet, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and Ms. Altruistic 2025. Blaque Diamond opens up about recent life chang...

On this powerful Women on the Rise episode of the BFF Empowerment Podcast, host Blaque Diamond sits down with Gloria Battini, spiritual medium, intuitive development teacher, and consciousness guide, for a heartfelt conversation about intuition, dreams, healing, spirituality, and coming home to your authentic self. Gloria shares her journey from anxiety, OCD, and a toxic relationship to spiritual...

On this powerful and expansive episode of the Women on the Rise segment of the BFF Empowerment Podcast, host Blaque Diamond sits down with holistic pediatrician and transformational midlife expert Dr. Sue McCreadie for a conversation that blends science, spirituality, mindset, and personal growth. With over 30 years of experience as a pediatric physician specializing in nutritional medicine, Dr. S...

In this inspiring episode of the BFF Empowerment Podcast, host Blaque Diamond sits down with powerhouse entrepreneur Michelle Peth , founder of Beet Tan, to talk about turning passion into purpose—and purpose into profit. What started as a deeply personal mission to help her sister find a safe alternative to sun tanning after multiple skin cancer scares blossomed into a thriving beauty brand and n...

In this powerful episode of the Women on the Rise segment of the BFF Empowerment Podcast , host Blaque Diamond sits down with Mary Harris, a leadership coach (and former engineer of 20 years) now based in the south of France near Nice . Mary shares what sparked her major career pivot—navigating a full life, becoming a stepmom overnight, motherhood, and the wake-up call many women experience when t...

In this soul-stirring episode of the BFF Empowerment Podcast , host Blaque Diamond sits down with transformational coach, author, and Reiki master Kelly Keefe , whose life journey is nothing short of divinely orchestrated. Together, they explore the power of healing through energy, overcoming fear, and living authentically in alignment with one’s soul mission. Kelly shares how a chance encounter i...

She’s back—and she’s coming in strong. In this powerful solo episode of the BFF Empowerment Podcast , host Blaque Diamond returns after a brief pause to reflect, reset, and step boldly into 2026 with intention, vision, and purpose. Blaque Diamond takes listeners on an honest journey through the highlights of 2025—from launching the BFF Empowerment Podcast and winning her first international litera...

In this joyful and refreshingly unique episode of the Women on the Rise segment of the BFF Empowerment Podcast, host Blaque Diamond welcomes the vibrant and multi-passionate Kathy Nesbitt—a Canadian laughter yoga instructor, sprout grower, and worm composting advocate with a mission to change lives one giggle and one worm at a time. Kathy shares her extraordinary journey from being terrified of wo...

What if bankruptcy wasn’t failure—but data? In this powerful and eye-opening episode of the BFF Empowerment Podcast , host Blaque Diamond sits down with Amy Nicole Ellis , creator of The Debt Decoder and founder of Fix Yourself and Flaunt It , for an honest conversation about money, mindset, healing, and rewriting the narrative around financial “mistakes.” Amy boldly shares her story as a three-ti...

What happens when your fiancé has a secret life, and you find out just weeks before your wedding? In this hilariously raw and empowering episode of the BFF Empowerment Podcast , host Blaque Diamond sits down with Charity Sinclair , data expert by day and breakout author of the Amazon #1 bestseller We’re All Dating the Same Guy , to dive into the chaotic, cringeworthy, and sometimes comical world o...

In this empowering episode of the BFF Empowerment Podcast , host Blaque Diamond sits down with Urmi Hossain , a corporate finance professional by day and a passionate creative and advocate by night. Based in Montreal and originally from Italy with Bangladeshi roots, Urmi shares her inspiring journey of navigating multiple cultures, building confidence, and creating space for women to lead authenti...