Grown Woman Stuff with Julee Jonez

Hey, sis! I know it’s been a minute and I told you I wasn’t too sure what I’d be doing on here for 2024. Well, chile what started off as a radio interview on intimacy took a turn into a short podcast on intimacy, just in time for Valentine’s Day.  Let me rewind to how we even got to the radio interview. Now, many of you know I have not been delivered from reality television. I try but it’s a weakn...

Hey, sis! Long time, no talk. I took a summer sabbatical, which wasn’t intended to go beyond September. But I’m back today with a special pop-up episode. As we go into another year, let’s not just examine our financial, physical or career goals. Albeit those are important, we also need to look at other areas of our lives.  Mental health.  Prioritizing our time.  Making rest a necessity.  Implement...

Hey sis! Welcome to this week’s episode of Grown Woman Stuff with Julee Jonez. Today’s chat is not for the pearl-clutchers. Again, we discuss marriage and sex, but with some added spice. Let me lay the groundwork. Growing up in the church when it came to sex, all I heard was wait until marriage. When I got grown and married, it was addressed as a task for wives to be sexually submissive spouse ple...

Hey sis! As we dive into today’s topic, I must share the inspiration. A few weeks ago, I finally caught the Hillsong documentary. Whew, girl. It was a lot. From the structure of power, to coverups of sexual misconduct and abuse, to volunteers being overworked and more. When I say there was so much going on behind the scenes, it was. (I won’t even get into Brian Houston, the founder and his daddy,...

Hey sis! Although it’s been a minute since we’ve chatted, I thought I’d take a break to reset, recharge and rest. After all, I made big plans to carry out for 2023! Yet, here we are at the mid-year point. And I haven’t nearly completed what is on my list. While my vision board from last year did not come to fruition, I know why. I was simply wore out; emotionally drained. My mental health was suff...

Hey sis! Welcome to the final day of Women’s History Month and the chat with our last guest in the Everyday HERstory series. In a society where women have made major contributions, we’re still fighting for many things. Issues such as equal pay, sexism, toxic patriarchal ideology and ageism still exist. We find ourselves saving our communities, families and even the nation; yet can face misogynoir....

The celebration of Women’s History Month continues, sis! While we may recognize the “big” names of women who have made their mark, everyday women are making history in the spaces they occupy. With some, it's familial history - the reversing of generational patterns or building new bridges between loved ones. For others, it’s the contributions in their workplaces or in their own business. The HERst...

March is Women's History Month, a time to acknowledge and celebrate all the contributions women are making in our culture, history, and society. This year’s theme is "Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories." And sis, we all have a story. Our stories create our personal history. That history has the power to impact others around us, whether it’s a few or the masses. Someone needs the story that you...

Hey sis! We’re in week three of 2023 and can I be real with you? I’m already tired. The excitement of possibilities for the year has been overridden by the hurried ending of 2022. A lack of rest. Too many distractions. Not being in the best headspace. Albeit I’m a little frustrated, I realize I have to give myself grace. While I’d love to race out the gate, making major strides on my goal list, I...

Hey sis! I pray all is well for you, as we enter in to the second week of 2023. Are you experiencing the high of a new year? Many of us are eager as we think about the possibilities a different year can bring. Often we use the new year as a chance to reset our vision and create the goals for what we hope to accomplish. As we discussed last week, we tend to make goals that we can measure with a tan...

Heyyy sis! Welcome into 2023. It’s been a minute since we’ve chopped it up. I took a sabbatical, thinking I’d get some things on my to-do list done. The result? I didn’t. Part of me just didn’t want to, if I’m honest. While the other side of me is simply worn out - mentally and emotionally. 2022 really challenged me in the area of mental health, rest and soul care. As we enter a new year and for m...

Well, the summer season finale is here. Thank you, sis for hanging with me during the "Summer Reset Series". We’ve discussed resetting our careers, pursuits, fitness, mental health and more. But as we work to get our lives into a better space, we can’t forget one aspect that affects everything else. Our relationship with ourselves. As for me, my relationship with myself starts with my faith. As a...

Hey, sis! It's been a minute since we've chatted. Although last time we were together I said I was taking a bit of a summer break, I had some unexpected instances that kept me away longer than intended. One thing that threw me off was catching COVID, which took so much out of me. During my isolation, I realized I still hadn't tuned in to some areas of my life to do the work for a much needed reset...

Hey sis! Welcome to this week’s episode of Grown Woman Stuff with Julee Jonez. I’m excited for the third in our summer reset series. Today’s topic is one that can be challenging, exhilarating and downright frightening - all at once! But when it’s time to fully listen to your heart and fulfill your purpose, you have to make choices you’ve never made before. You may be stretched in your faith and ca...

Hey sis! Welcome to the second episode in this “Summer Reset Series”. Today’s topic is one that I am in the midst of battling and perhaps, you are as well. I’m talking about the “b” word. Burnout. Albeit it’s not officially a medical condition, burnout is real. We literally feel like we can’t do anything. Sometimes simply running errands can overwhelm me - and I’m literally grabbing a few items fr...

Heyyy sis! It’s been a minute since we’ve chopped it up but I am back to do a short series on having summer resets in various areas of our lives. That’s what I meant to do while I was away but can I be honest? It didn’t happen. While I intended to have quiet time to hear God, I found myself distracted. Rushing through my to-do list. Being too exhausted to plan anything but still unwilling to settl...

Hey, sis! Happy Spring. It’s the season of longer days, warmer weather and a time of new beginnings. In fact, most of us participate in what’s known as “spring cleaning” every year. For me, that means digging into all the papers I’ve tossed aside. Old bills. Magazines. Random sticky notes.  Flyers for events. Newspaper clippings. (Yes, I still get old school papers.) My closet is a whole othe...

As suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States, we can create ideas of who is - and isn’t -at risk. While the topic of suicide and Black Americans is beginning to come to the forefront, we still need to fuel the conversation on this serious issue. We must gain understanding on how suicidal ideation can lead to completion of suicide, as well as the role that mental illness and trauma p...

Hey sis! As Women’s History Month continues, I think of all the women making a difference in the lives of their family, workplace, community and wherever they show up. In fact, Saturday I was a partaker in an event that celebrated women from all walks of life. It would be easy for someone to be impressed with everyone else and think of how they don’t measure up - which is why how we see ourselves...

Heyyy sis! Happy Women’s History Month! This month we focus on celebrating all the contributions women have made in every realm: community, culture, politics, business, and anywhere we show up. Women continue to be change agents. We still face barriers such as sexism, misogynoir, pay inequality and more. Nevertheless, we pursue, persist, and provoke good trouble. As women, we have the agency to re...

Heyyy sis! Thank you for joining me for today’s chat. While highlighting the stories of various women during Black History Month, today’s #HERStory goes deep, as a heart-tugging cautionary tale that ends in triumph. Meet Aleisha Frazier, Social Work Case Manager at Heartland Center for Behavioral Change and founder of Fellow Women for Change. Aleisha helps women who have wrestled with various issu...

Heyyy sis! Still celebrating Black #HERStory month as today I chop it up with author, Media Coach and Video Strategist Monique Shurray. The topic is being fierce, female and a faithtrepreneuer — a phrase for one’s faith fueling a sista’s move into entrepreneurship. Monique gives the backstory of growing up in Harlem’s hustle culture, which motivated her to grind at an early age. After moving to Ka...

Heyyyy sis! I hope your new year is off to a great start. I took some time to reset and didn’t actually accomplish my goal. (But that’s a whole other story. ) As it’s Black History Month, I thought I’d feature a spotlight on women openly sharing their stories and finding their purpose. I call this series #HERStory. We all have a one right? But we’re not always ready to share it. Sometimes it’s the...

I cannot believe we are at the end of 2021. As we embark upon a new year, that means it’s a chance to reset. Set new goals or complete the ones we missed over the last twelve months. It’s the ideal time to write your vision, literally putting it on paper. Or on a poster board. Yes, I’m talking about your vision board for 2022! Perhaps you are a vision board person. Each year, you have your glue, w...

Sis, I cannot believe that the end of 2021 is near. I don’t know about you, but it feels like this year went by so fast! And we know once November hits, it’s the kick off to the holiday season and a new year - which means two things. Folks are spending money and setting goals. Today we’re going to discuss both. This sista knows about managing coins, creating alternatives for costly gift giving and...