RoseColoredGlasses - The Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I share a deeply personal milestone: I have finally created a space to create—a sanctuary where I can dream, reflect, manifest, and bring to life the vision I've carried in my heart for decades. This space is more than a room. It is a declaration that my dreams matter and that I am worthy of making room for them. My hope is that this short story inspires you...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I share how I complicated my life....and now I am simplifying it.

Send us Fan Mail We share our recent conversation re the meaning of a soft life as women of BIG ages......and adding softness to your life.  Amber and Mari

Send us Fan Mail When you know you are the "ISH," you ONLY allow folks that treat you as GOOD as you treat you!!!!!!!!!!!  When someone enters your life, you vet them carefully because you are PRECIOUS!!!! Mari

Send us Fan Mail In this micro mini podcast, I ask you ...who would you be if you simply accepted what is and used it as an opportunity?!? Mari

Send us Fan Mail In this episode,  I speak on kindness versus niceness.  I seek to be kind and encourage you to center "your" self and be cautious of whether or not your niceness is simply another form of people pleasing in order to be accepted and loved.  Amber

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I share that I was recently reminded that there are black men who love, and worship a black woman's body.  Mari

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Mari leads Amber in a guided meditation that can be used upon rising, OR, as a refresher in the middle of the day.   Words are POWERFUL, and so are you! 

Send us Fan Mail Hello friends - In this 30-minute episode, I share some of my dreams deferred and the fact that I am working towards fulfilling each and every one of them but first, I must continue to embrace the present of the present, take even better care of my body temple, and continue to clear my path by paying outstanding debt, and investing in ME, unapologetically.  And, ultimately, contin...

Send us Fan Mail Note:  I used the microphone and it sounds a little "wonky."   In this episode, I share more of my truths, as I discuss taking a week off at the turn of every season (well, March, June, and September) to work on my goals and in that I am reminded that the creative process is not to be rushed.  The process is for the creative (in this case, ME) to evolve, grow,  heal, and...

Send us Fan Mail This brief introduction shares why I love podcasting, as I grew up in the Vanderveer Estates  alongside our dearly departed Michael K. Williams, and lived my life INSIDE listening to talk radio.  In my mind, podcasting is reminiscent of talk radio and feels most comfortable to me. I asked Amber to co-host this podcast with me for a spell in an attempt to get her to share a bit of...

Send us Fan Mail Hello, friends.  In this episode, I share briefly about the origins of my  desperate NEED for friends by any means necessary, which started with me having a very lonely and extremely quiet life in Panama.  This lonely and quiet beginning created the storyteller in me while unbeknownst to me until very recently, led me down the path of seeing others and situations through rose colo...

Send us Fan Mail Note:  Please forgive the quality of some of our recordings.  Please turn the volume up, so you can hear Amber 's touching story of her childhood.  Amber shares how not being told the truth of her parents' heritage shook the very foundation of her life and dictated the course of her decisions, life, and instructed her ability to see people, situation and things through r...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I share my WHY?  Why Podcasting at this juncture in my life.  Well, it ALL started overlooking Pigeon Park in Washington, DC with the imagination of a very young creative who had dreams of being on stage and speaking to the masses.  This very young creative was ME, Amber and during that time in my life, I somehow lost my voice.  Today, as I am growing through yet...

Send us Fan Mail In this 2-minute offering, I reflect on my parents and the fact that albeit I've had so many negative things to say over the years, today I reflect on the fact that who I am, how I am, and what I am called to do has a great deal to do with the goodness and brilliance that existed within my parents. And, it's about damn time that I come to the realization: parents get an...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I reflect on one of the most meaningful days of my life—the day I graduated with a Master’s degree in Strategic Communications and Public Relations. Yet, what I celebrate most is not simply earning a graduate degree. I celebrate graduating to a new level of self-awareness and understanding of my own needs. As someone who often felt as though I had to rear myself,...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I share how my recent cold — which had me completely down for the count — became yet another example of The Divine turning lemons into lemonade. While on the Dr. Bobby Price cleanse, I traveled to ATL, became sick just before graduation this past Friday, May 15, and was forced to slow down and recover in order to attend the ceremony. In the midst of it all, I w...

Send us Fan Mail I just had a thought: it is so important to truly learn yourself. To ask yourself the hard questions — the kind that require honesty, courage, and stillness. Who would you be if no one were watching? Who would you become if you chose to live beyond the expectations and opinions of others? Every time I ask myself those questions, I uncover a new revelation about my deepest needs, d...

Send us Fan Mail As I prepare to graduate with my Master’s degree in Strategic Communications and Public Relations, my capstone focuses on postpartum depression. I invite you to listen.   Note: This is not about my capstone—this is simply my Sunday reflection. To be continued.

Send us Fan Mail I reflect on the brilliance of my parents and my curiosity about dreams deferred and lessons learned… take a listen. To be continued......

Send us Fan Mail Had a great day yesterday.  Please take a listen. To be continued.

Send us Fan Mail More reflections on my dad and beyond…  The Salsa Celebration of Life was a tremendous success. His 102-year-old aunt was in attendance. By the end of this episode, I came to a meaningful realization: we must be mindful of whom we choose to share our life’s lessons and journey with. A bit of repetition here, as I couldn’t quite remember where I left off—along with a little more to...

Send us Fan Mail Sharing memories and reflections of my father, who passed away on November 7, 2024, as I prepare to honor him on the first anniversary of his passing—November 7, 2025—with a Salsa Celebration of Life (SCOL), followed by a brunch at my home the following day. This was the speech I initially planned to deliver at the SCOL. Ultimately, I created a slideshow with a voiceover—using my...

Send us Fan Mail A quick, honest thought: as a flawed human, it sometimes irritates me when people copy me. I know they say imitation is a form of flattery, and perhaps it is—but in my humanness, I long for those who say they love me to celebrate my wins, not compete with or mirror them. In the same way that I genuinely celebrate the wins of those I love , I value authenticity and mutual support....

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I embrace the fact that I am right where I NEED to be....listening to ME...Following my very own TRAJECTORY by enjoying my life, following my flow and rhythm to life....allowing REST to be a part of my perpetual resistance.  All the while HOLDING on to my dreams and taking the weekends to gingerly make them a permanent part of my reality. P.S. I am in shock over t...