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Send us Fan Mail Let's kickoff black history month by paying our respect to the great Cecily Tyson who recently passed away. In this episode, sisters Alexandra Hodge and Astrid Ferguson pay homage to a few black authors, books, and black-owned businesses. First, we share a few tips that helped us cope with quarantine. Books shared in this episode are: Just as I am a memoir by Cecily Tyson and...

Send us Fan Mail Vanessa Graves shares her passion for creating the podcast, Hija De Tu Madre which highlights stories of immigrant daughters and their mothers. Her hope is to highlight Hispanic, Latino/a, Latinx voices and the resilience. In this episode Vanessa Graves shares her biggest lessons and struggles as the first generation born in the USA with Astrid Ferguson and Alexandra Hodge. It&apo...

Send us Fan Mail Latina. Fierce. Fighter. A San Diego native with a laugh as big as her hair. Jessica Yañez brings her love for wine and passion for storytelling together to highlight the stories that need to be told from communities of color. Chisme (Spanish for gossip) comes from the interviewees themselves as they "spill the wine" on their own terms. So grab a glass of wine and join u...

Send us Fan Mail Every New Year we set resolutions we have no intentions on keeping. The number one New Years resolution is "losing weight." Carla helps us look at health and healthism from a different lens. She shares that the most important thing is loving the journey of health that pertains to each of us and our bodies. She also shares tips and techniques for breaking people pleasing...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Astrid Ferguson and Alexandra Hodge interview Que aka Que4ThaCulture which is a cultural  blogger highlighting urban success. We discuss the new COVID vaccine, getting married in the midst of a pandemic, and catch up on different topics currently affecting our BIPOC communities. We discuss briefly what Que4ThaCulture blogs include. Que's ability to pivot and i...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Holidays for us to you! Thank you for your support!  Follow us on our social media accounts: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cys_podcast Facebook: Call Your Sister Podcast Twitter: @CYS_Pod Email: cysnation@gmail.com Music/ Sounds from: Have it Your Way -  http://www.freeadmusic.com Needle Scratch - DJ Sound Effects SFX - https://audiosoundclips.com/dj-sound-effects-sfx...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss Pamela N. Harris timely and gripping teen novel about a boy who must take up the search for his sister when she goes missing from a neighborhood where Black girls’ disappearances are too often overlooked. “When You Look Like Us” Astrid Ferguson and Alexandra Hodge discuss with Pamela Harris the disparities in the cases discussed between black women and b...

Send us Fan Mail We’re back with our candid sister conversations. Astrid Ferguson recently had a birthday and Alexandra was seeking dating advice, again. Listen to this episode as we talk Kevin Samuels “average at best” dating advice given to a black, single mom of a thirteen year old son, making six-figures living in North Carolina seeking to date a six-figure income guy. Astrid hones in on what...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk with Nancy Burke who is the author of Only the Women Are Burning. A classical and first book of its kind. She blends mystery, science and fabulism into her newest debut. We have a little fun discussing her writing process and what inspired the story. A story about sisterhood and searching to uncover hidden truths. A story that we could all relate to and ins...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Astrid Ferguson and Alexandra Hodge share what they are grateful for as the upcoming holiday "Thanksgiving" is coming up.  Astrid shouts out her husband, Jerel Ferguson  for holding things down. Visit his art and show him support by clicking HERE for keeping us from starvation he-he, shameless plug. Thanksgiving will look different this year due to the pa...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we (Alexandra Hodge and Astrid Ferguson) have the pleasure of interviewing Lucia Gabriela the founder and creative behind Nuna Holistic Retreat Center in Florida. We start with a guided meditation to prepare us for the many things we’ll learn about sensuality and the practices of somatic therapy, integrative sexuality therapy and tantra. Lucia has pivoted her life...

Send us Fan Mail Have you been struggling to keep it together during this pandemic? Do the kids school and work schedule have you feeling frazzled and stressed out? Well, what if you had to balance all of that with a child with special needs? In today’s episode we (Astrid Ferguson and Alexandra Hodge) step into the life of Chante Douglas who authored Echo Boy and ABC Girl children’s  book and is a...

Send us Fan Mail On today's podcast we have the luxury of interviewing Courtney Ramm. A dancer who has lived all around the world and has written a memoir of a tumultuous past. A little bit about Courtney Ramm: Born and raised in the heart of New York City, Courtney Ramm has followed her passion for dance since childhood, which led to a career as a professional dancer, choreographer, and teac...

Send us Fan Mail Fill in the blank Boundaries are important for me because... Alexandra Hodge and Astrid Ferguson talk about setting boundaries and why they can make or break the relationship you have with yourself and others. Listen to these two sisters discuss both their struggles and triumphs with setting boundaries. How easy it is to fall victim to self-sabotage, comparison, shame and guilt if...

Send us Fan Mail Is sex still a taboo subject? In this episode we dive into pleasures, preferences and oh yea—whole body orgasms. We recently learned about this new ritual called tantra—a spiritual sexual and pleasurable way of making love to self. But wait it’s not the old traditional way of loving yourself. It’s a skill well mindfulness and pleasure intersects. Wtf??? Yes!!! Listen to today’s ep...

Send us Fan Mail Let’s celebrate our tenth episode by talking RBG, Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez situationship, Cancel culture, Breonna Taylor’s closing case thoughts from our audience and quick sistas Q&A. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was only the second woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court by Bill Clinton in 1993. She is best known for her strong advocacy for cases that eradicate sexism di...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Alexandra Hodge and Astrid Ferguson explain how the three US government branches (legislative, executive and judicial branches) work and what the various elections are. We discuss what the various parties are that we vote for during the primary and general elections. With a big election coming up it’s important to understand what appointed vs elected officials are...

Send us Fan Mail Astrid Ferguson and Alexandra Hodge discuss un chin de celebrity bochinche because who doesn’t like a little gossip? Tamar Braxton boyfriend files for restraining order and we asked when is it a good time to leave a relationship when someone is suicidal? Let’s talk Cardi b divorce and our thoughts around marriage and relationships. Let’s talk about the word slut and where it deriv...

Send us Fan Mail As the 10th leading cause of death in the United States and the second leading cause of death (after accidents) for people aged 10 to 34, suicide is a serious public health problem. In 2016 in the United States, nearly 45,000 people died by suicide and the rate of suicide has increased every year since 2006. An estimated 1.3 million adults attempt suicide each year, according to t...

Send us Fan Mail We dedicate a special tribute to Chadwick Boseman our hero. Black Panther who gave hope to so many and brought so much joy, although, Wakanda was a fictional place. We send our prayers to his family. We cross our arms and say, “Wakanda Forever!”  In this episode we catch up on each other as we discuss what preparing for the school year will look like for us. We see where our energ...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Astrid Ferguson and Alexandra Hodge discuss... Breonna Taylor - Lebron James wore a MAGA modified hat to have her murders arrested. She was published on the cover of Vanity Fair. But no updates on her actual case has been made public. Vanessa Guillen - no updates on her case besides she was laid to rest last week. A news article revealed—not only is it alleged sexu...

Send us Fan Mail Listen to this episode and see if any of the 24 signs we share from the Women's Health Mag article applies to you (article linked further down). Often, we tolerate being in toxic relationships because we are the last to know or we could be the toxic one in the relationship. Relationships are complex because of the people in the relationship. Relationships are simple, people n...

Send us Fan Mail What’s new with the Breonna Taylor and Vanessa Gullien? Listen the latest updates as we learn more ourselves. What is toxicity and how does it show up for you? Listen to this part 1 of a two part series—Identifying signs of non-romantic toxic relationships. We give you the tea on why it’s difficult to identify toxic relationships and how to identify them now. We have some serious...

Send us Fan Mail A tribute episode shedding light on the cases of Breonna Taylor and Vanessa Guillen. A serious topic that deserves serious tribute and demands action. Two of our black and brown sisters where murdered and the cases remain idle/unsolved. In this episode you rapidly learn the facts of the two varying cases and where they are today. Both women served this country— Breonna Taylor an E...

Send us Fan Mail A podcast for related and unrelated sisters where Astrid and Alexandra call each other every week to discuss all things motherhood, womanhood, sisterhood, and hood(isms) sisters talk about. As Latinx sisters we will focus on our Latinidad, mental health, sex, dating and much more. In this episode we basically are checking in on each other. Discussing COVID kicking our butts. Loose...