Shaping the Narrative

Are you a Halloween fan? do you have horror movies lined up and a costume picked out? In this episode, we chat about all things Scary Season! True Crime, costumes, the origins of Halloween, and appropriation.  Enjoy the podcast? Fill out our feedback survey and receive a free resource on goal mapping Register for Book Club, access current events & join the newsletter for free resources here !...

What is fast fashion? How do the clothes we choose to wear affect other people and the planet? How do you figure out what your personal style is? In this episode, we discuss our individual relationships to shopping and clothing plus our thoughts on fast fashion, and the changes we've made over the years as we've each become more educated on the topic. A great place to start if you'r...

What is the difference between Event Planning and Event Consultancy? and when do you know if you should hire either? we sit down with Alicia Jenelle, creative entrepreneur event planner, and strategist, to get these questions answered and more.  We learn all about her career journey, breaking into the events industry as a Black woman, and how her company has pivoted during the pandemic. You can fi...

Big Friendship by Aminatou sow and Anne Friedman , hosts of the Call Your Girlfriend podcast inspired us to dig deep on the topic of friendship. We discuss the struggles of maintaining long-term friendships, what's important in our friendship, and how society places value on our friendships versus romantic relationships. DM us on Instagram and let us know how you feel about your friendships!...

ONE YEAR OF THE COVE CORNER PODCAST!! In this episode, we are wrapping up year one with some reflections and clips of some of our favorite episodes. ⁠ ⁠ Featured Episodes: WAP Women Against Patriarchal Ideology with Lydia Collins Black People Go to Therapy Too with Jhanelle Peters Race and Relationships with Dr. Aminata Cisse Join our private Facebook group for community connection, support &...

40 freaking episodes ya'll!! In this episode, we sit down to chat about READ 12 of the Cove Collective Book Club (one whole year of reading together!) DOMINICANA by Angie Cruz. We were pulled into Ana's world, a young Dominican girl who moves to New York with her new husband in hopes of a better life for her and her family. Transactional marriages, abuse, relationships, and the immigrant...

A lot of re-birthing and passion projects have come out of quarantine, including "Talk Therapy with Vera". ⁠ ⁠ We sit down with Vera Cheng to hear about her journey into her full-time practice, learn when you should seek out a therapist, and the importance of breaking stigmas in Asian Communities.⁠ Check out all things Vera here Find her on IG @talktherapy.with.vera Get tickets to Camp C...

What's it like traveling as a BIPOC woman? is it safe to travel alone? do white women have it easier or worse in some countries? What about the added layer of being LGBT? these are questions a lot of people don't need to ask themselves before buying that plane ticket.  In this episode, we talk about our travel experiences, our travel wish list, and our opinions on traveling as a BIPOC wo...

Wait... isn't Manifesting a white people thing? NO! it isn't, it's real and it's available to ALL of us. As BIPOC women we need to stop setting ourselves up with limiting beliefs and lean into the abundance that's available to us. That's what Cheryl Sutherland (the guest on this episode) did for herself when she left her full-time career to pursue entrepreneurship and...

In this episode, we discuss and review READ 11 of the Cove Collective Book Club: The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris. This novel explores what happens when you're no longer the only Black girl in the office, following the story of Nella, a young Black woman working in the very white industry of publishing.   Get tickets to Camp Cove! the two-day BIPOC women's virtual retreat her...

Would you consider yourself to be religious, spiritual, or neither? In this episode, we unpack our relationships with spirituality and religion,  discuss our individual relationships with religion growing up and how that has evolved into adulthood. We also talk about our relationship to spirituality, how whiteness has co-opted certain aspects of spirituality, and the appropriation of religion. Get...

When we think of Camp Cove, we think of fluidity, connection, movement, and change. In this episode, we dive into the inspiration behind our upcoming retreat, the workshops that are being offered, and what you'll receive. $5 of every ticket is being donated to Maggie's Get tickets to Camp Cove! the two-day BIPOC women's virtual retreat here Join our private Facebook group for commun...

In this episode, we chat with Gloria about her experiences as a Black woman in the visual arts community as well as her experiences as a senior and how these identities intersect and contribute to her art.⁠ ⁠ Purchase Gloria's Art here Support her projects on Patreon Find her on Tiktok @shehergloria Find her on Instagram @gloria_c_swain_artist CBC Article about Gloria Get tickets to Camp Cove...

In this episode, we discuss Toni's powerful and poetic memoir about what it means to exist as an indigenous woman in America, told in snapshots of her encounters with gun violence.⁠ This episode is unique because it's a sneak peek into our monthly book club discussions, rather than recording our regular book review episode we decided to record our monthly book club meet-up. It's jus...

Krystal Kavita Jagoo is passionate about equity, as can be seen from her writing and arts programming work. Her articles and visual art, "University Ableism Bingo" have been showcased in various publications. She shares with us a wealth of knowledge around disability and racial justice, and the steps we can take as a society to be more equitable. You can find Krystal on LinkedIn here Rea...

It's Pride month! and we want to talk about the intersections of race and Queerness. We discuss how homophobia might look different for ethnic minorities, how racialized Queers are treated vs white Queers, and discuss if racialized communities really are more homophobic than white people or not.   Rainbow Railroad Black Women in Motion Queer Muslim Network Queer South Asian Women's Netwo...

We sit down with Talks With a Fox Podcast host: Andrea True Joy Fox to learn about her experiences as a Black Foot woman, Indigenous Heritage, and the importance of centering Indigenous voices in order to decolonize and reconcile with Indigenous peoples. Note, the wifi connection wasn't strong, you may need to turn up your volume at times! Find Andrea on Instagram @talkswithafox Listen to her...

We chat about READ 09 of the Cove Collective Book Club: "The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters" By Balli Jaswal Kaur. This was SUCH an amazing book we couldn't wait to talk about it, Balli is a talented author who excels at character development. This novel follows the lives of three sisters on their pilgrimage through India in honor of their late mother's life. Have...

Jhanelle Peters is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and the Mental Health Clinician for the Toronto Raptors! (yes👏🏽) we sat down with her to discuss mental health within the Black community because YES Black people go to therapy too. Why are there mental health disparities within the Black community? what can we do to debunk stigmas around mental health? Listen to find out! You can find...

As two BIPOC creatives, we wanted to have conversations with other BIPOC creative women. This episode is the first of our new series called 'Conversations with Creatives'. In today's episode, we talk with Mo Bofill.   Mo is the newest Partner and Creative Director, Design at 123w – one of Canada’s leading agencies. An independent idea and design collective based out of Vancouver and...

This was a personal conversation for both of us. Alcohol has had different meanings in both of our lives and our journey to sobriety and/or a sober curious lifestyle are both unique and with their own challenges. ⁠ What does sobriety look like? and what does it mean to be "Sober Curious"? do we have to give up alcohol completely? we can't answer these questions definitively for you,...

What does it mean to decolonize your marketing and storytelling? How can you honor your heritage through your business? How are Asian businesses and entrepreneurs impacted by the rise of anti-Asian hate crimes? Gelaine Santiago, a Filipina-Chinese woman of color writer and social entrepreneur sits down with us to answer these questions. ⁠ You can find Gelaine on IG @Gelainesantiago Check out her w...

In this episode, we’re discussing READ EIGHT of the Cove Collective Book Club: How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa. This collection of short stories has a theme of disconnection with each story focusing on characters struggling to find their way in unfamiliar countries and cultures. We discuss our different takeaways from the book, the themes throughout the short stories, and how imm...

Sheena Yap Chan is a keynote speaker, coach, podcaster, consultant, and author on building self-confidence. We chat with her about the increase of anti-Asian violence in the media and how racism affects the confidence of Asian women, her books, podcast, and why women are less confidant than men. Follow Sheena on Instagram Purchase her book Purchase our “Forgotten Black women writers & storytel...

Santina, otherwise known as @fatfabblackfemme_ is a Queer biracial sex worker based in Halifax. In this episode, she shares how we can be allies to the sex worker community, her journey into sex work, and the JOYS of sex work! Too often we only hear about the negative side of the industry, we are so excited to de-bunk these myths and tap into the JOY of sex work! TW: police violence, domestic viol...