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Recorded  March 26, 2022 Episode Topic: Body Positivity - When you look in the mirror how do you feel? Please support our podcast: Please rate/review, subscribe and share!! Shop: Etsy store Cashapp Tip Jar: $GirrrlPodcast Donate : Patreon Have a question or topic you want us to talk about? We want to hear from you!! Twitter: @girrrlpodcast Instagram : @girrrlpodcast Facebook : @girrrlpodcast Email...

Recorded  March 20, 2022 Questions/Topics: Do you celebrate Women's History Month or International Women's Day? Are these days inclusive?  President Obama, "History shows that when women and girls have access to opportunity, societies are more just, economies are more likely to prosper, and governments are more likely to serve the needs of all their people.” Please support our podcast: Please rate...

Tameka Fryer Brown Children’s Book Author MY COLD PLUM LEMON PIE BLUESY MOOD Illustrated by Shane W. Evans Viking Children’s/Penguin Random House ISBN-10: 0670012858 / ISBN-13: 978-0670012855 AROUND OUR WAY ON NEIGHBORS’ DAY Illustrated by Charlotte Riley-Webb Abrams Books for Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-8971-9 BROWN BABY LULLABY Illustrated by AG Ford FSG/Macmillan ISBN-10: 0374307520 / ISB...

Recorded  March 6, 2022 Questions/Topics: Red flags in relationships are discussed frequently but let's turn it around and talk about the green flags of friendship.   What are the qualities of a (good) bff and how do you identify those qualities in the potential friends you meet? In this episode we review an article on the Green Flags of friendship and then we'll  share own on tried and true metho...

Recorded February 27, 2022 Guest notes: Jenniver Stafford is a Business Analyst by day and a travel enthusiast by night. With over 20 years of travel experience, she told us she has turned her hobby into a lifestyle. Travel and I quote is her "favorite thing to do". "As you travel solo, being totally responsible for yourself, it is inevitable that you will discover how capable you are." - unknown...

Recorded  2/2/22 Questions/Topics: What is Plant Medicine? In this conversation we are discussing psychoactive plants. There are plants that have properties in them such as magic mushrooms (psilocybin ), Ayahuasca (DMT - similar to what you see in LSD except occurring naturally),peyote -a cactus  (mescaline ) and Iboga (Ibogaine) that are used for journeying  and for physical, mental, and emotiona...

Recorded February 10, 2022 It's Black History Month and this year we used it as a time to focus on our own family histories. Join us as we identify ways to honor and acknowledge our ancestors, collect our family stories, and share our histories together. Please support our podcast: Please rate/review, subscribe and share!! Shop: Etsy store Cashapp Tip Jar: $GirrrlPodcast Donate : Patreon Have a qu...

Recorded January 15, 2022 Move over Christmas! It's Toys for Valentine's Day this year. Today's topic: Sex Toys for Valentine's Day,  features professional insights from Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Helena Johnson.  Helena is trained in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy and Sex Therapy. Questions/Topics: Valentine's day seems so commercial. Do you think it is important for couples to...

Recorded  January 30, 2022 Scroll to end to read about our upcoming Valentine's Day Giveaway ! Jan 21 - Feb 7 Topic:  Success Merriam-Webster: "favorable or desired outcome". It can also be the "attainment of wealth, favor, or eminence". Twanda: "Positive outcome after hard effort and useful experience." (but it wasn't always satisfying like I expected) Rhumel - "When you achieve your goals and fi...

Recorded  Jan 23, 2022 Scroll to end to read about our upcoming Valentine's Day Giveaway ! Jan 21 - Feb 7   Shadow work: Working with your unconscious mind to uncover the parts of yourself that you repress and hide from yourself. This includes parts of your personality that you subconsciously consider undesirable. Shadow work actualizes living a multi-faceted life that incorporates the good, the b...

Recorded  Jan 16, 2022 Scroll to end to read about our upcoming Valentine's Day Giveaway ! In today's episode we share our experience with and results from multiple DNA tests. We entered this journey with lots of questions. Do we really have Asian or Native American ancestors? Are there any family secrets we can uncover? Are we actually distant relatives who became podcast hosts? Which part of Afr...

Recorded January 9, 2022 We call this the episode that went left because instead of discussing humans doing the most, the conversation was actually more like the ruminations of grumpy old women. Even the phrase "too much" was purposefully changed to "tew much" in honor of the way Rhumel's grandma would say it. Over the episode you'll hear us using words and phrases like, Get off my lawn, newfangle...

Recorded  December 31, 2021 The last episode of our favorite TV series HBO's Insecure is in the books.  This show was a wonderful celebration of friendship and culture and for that we are grateful. Join us as we reflect on the series' last episode, "Everything Gonna Be, Okay?!".  It's like the title of the episode was selected just for Rhumel. (Someone please send Rhumel some tissues, she's a whol...

Do you struggle with managing stress? Sis we got you! In this episode Hosts, Rhumel and Twanda interview meditation guru, Althea Lawton-Thompson. You’ll learn what meditation is, why it’s an effective tool for combating stress and how to get started. We learned a lot in this episode. We believe you will too. Lean in. This is good stuff.  Don't forget to rate/review and subscribe!!  Have a question...

Recorded December 5, 2020   Questions/Topics: Getting ready for Christmas can be stressful. Who am I kidding it IS stressful in our camp. I know 'Tis the season and all, but for real for real, we are looking at a mound of tasks to do and consider between now and Christmas day.  Girrrl... this mound is looking more like a mountain.  We are: online ordering all the things and tracking all our packag...

Recorded  Dec 11, 2021 A few things Black people are serious about: Don't put your purse on the floor Playing Spades Bringing vetted mac and cheese or potato salad to the cookout. Washing raw meat before cooking Kids NOT calling adults by their first name Kids staying out of grown folks business Not being your kid's little friend Not touching a Black woman's hair About a recently deceased person,...

Recorded November 28 , 2021 This week we discuss starting a gratitude journal.  In just two weeks we started to see a change in perspective.  Find out what you need to start your own gratitude journal.  The resources to get you going, And find out how a gratitude journal can positively affect your life. Join Us.   Mentions: https://www.shutterfly.com/ideas/how-to-start-a-gratitude-journal/ https:/...

Recorded  November 18, 2021 A good gift-giver and a not-so-good gift-giver record a podcast on gift-giving.... and it's pretty darned good.  Listen in. BUY BLACK!! 2021 Gift List           Self-care gifts                 black card games                 Shea butter                 Journals                Candles                Crystals                 Diffuser - aromatherapy                 Lounge...

Recorded  Sept 11, 2021 This week we bring back our guest, couples' counselor & sex therapist, Helena Johnson, for a second round discussion on sex. This time, our focus is on the mature male sex drive. You don't want to miss this. Guest Instagram:   Helena _ The_Therapist Website: www.helenajohnsoncounseling.com Mentions:  url: Episode 116: Libido Part 1: For the Women url: Episode 50: Talking Ab...

Recorded  Sept 11, 2021  ~~~This episode has amazing information about the wise woman's sex drive. Please excuse the audio challenges we experienced during the recording. We're blaming that on Mercury in Retrograde. Stick with us though; this episode is worth it! ~~~ Let's talk about sex baby!  The libido of the woman "of a certain age" is a bit different now than it was earlier in her life. It's...

Recorded  November 7, 2021 This week Rhumel and Twanda debunk 8 common Marriage Myths. No, we are not licensed marriage professionals however, our opinions are trial-by-fire certified.  Join us for a  down to earth chat.  Myths: 1) Love is Simple 2) Marriage is a Fifty-Fifty Contract 3) Love Alone Makes a Marriage 4) Cohabitations is Just Like Marriage 5) Premarital Sex is No Big Deal 6) “If my sp...

Recorded  October 26, 2021 Insecure is back and we are here for it.       Please support our podcast: Please rate/review, subscribe and share!! Cashapp: $GirrrlPodcast Donate : Patreon Have a question or topic you want us to talk about? We want to hear from you!! Twitter: @girrrlpodcast Instagram : @girrrlpodcast Facebook : @girrrlpodcast Email us : Talk2Us@girrrlpodcast.com

Recorded Oct 10, 2021 It was my idea to do an episode on Kevin Samuels (KS). While I'm sort of glad I did my research so I could justify my opinion of his platform, I must say it was a horrible experience. I seriously had to apologize to my body for listening to this man's toxic opinions.  I think I'm glad we did this episode, but it didn't end up like I'd thought it would.  I'd first thought I wo...

Recorded Oct 16, 2021 India Williams is a thriving survivor of domestic abuse. She hopes that sharing her story—the joys and pains—will help not only bring awareness to the issue of domestic violence—in all its ugly forms—but also to inspire the community in understanding how they can support and empower women and girls to be free.   Mentions: url: InterAct - InterAct is the only provider of domes...

Recorded Sept 26, 2021 Please support our podcast: Please rate/review, subscribe and share!! Cashapp: $GirrrlPodcast Donate : Patreon Have a question or topic you want us to talk about? We want to hear from you!! Twitter: @girrrlpodcast Instagram : @girrrlpodcast Facebook : @girrrlpodcast Email us : Talk2Us@girrrlpodcast.com