The Black Girl Bravado

New month, new affirmations. This month's affirmations are centered around getting that shit. That's it and That's all. Join as on Patreon at the Homegirl Vibes tier for the full episode:  www.patreon.com/theblackgirlbravado Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

When like-minded people are working individually, it can take a lot longer to attain a goal than if they were to team up, offer each other their resources and work towards goals together. This week, we're talking about networking. Listen in to hear how having the confidence to introduce ourselves has helped us expand our reach and work towards our goals with a larger support system. Let's...

Pleasure and happiness are two things we strive for in life. Pleasure comes in many obvious forms, like sex and money, but we wanted to dive deeper into what we find pleasurable and why. As we discuss pleasure and happiness, we also talk about hedonic adaptation - the idea that regardless of what events happen to us in life, we will return to a baseline emotional state. Knowing that, we can naviga...

Everyone handles rejection differently. Some of us can take rejection in stride. Some of us hate it. Some of us act like we don't care either way. How do you handle rejection? We ask ourselves that same question as we unpack rejection sensitivity. Being teased, being given criticism or being straight up rejected can cause us to feel embarrassed and afraid to try new things. Enough of that! In...

Which do you strive for: perfection or excellence? We love talking about self improvement, especially as we embark upon this new year. As we reflect upon the things we would like to change about our lives or ourselves, we remind ourselves that being faultless is impossible. Perfection does not exist, but excellence certainly does! We can be excellent by chasing our goals and striving to be 1% bett...

Setting goals is easy, but accomplishing them can be hard, especially when you don't know where to start. There are many ways of going about accomplishing a goal. Recently, we stumbled across the Lighthouse Method. When the ocean is rocky, sailors view the light of a lighthouse as their way to safety. When planning your steps towards an accomplishment, view your goal as your lighthouse and rem...

We're all guilty of it... We meet somebody and they seem perfect, right? Or, we meet somebody and they're a little less than perfect, so we MAKE them perfect in our minds by idealizing their less desirable characteristics. News flash, y'all... the idealized version of someone is NOT who that person actually is! Listen in as we unpack the act of romantic idealization, our experiences wi...

In this bonus episode we chat about Love bombing. Love bombing is characterized by excessive attention, admiration, and affection with the goal to make the recipient feel dependent and obligated to that person. We discuss the phases of love bombing, how to spot the signs of a love bomber and of course a few tips to keep you on your toes. Join as on Patreon as a Bestie for the full episode: www.pat...

2021 was a year to remember. We increased our listenership, we got a studio, we expanded our team, we crushed our ratings and reviews goal... The list goes on! None of these accomplishments would be possible without your support, so thank you for listening. Listen in one last time in 2021 as we talk about what we learned this year and what we're bringing into the new year. Let's prosper in...

TW: Talks of abortion We loved our last AITA deep dive so much, we dove right back in! Listen in with us as we discuss some of the most interesting topics from the infamous Reddit thread. This week, we wonder what we would do if we found out a loved one was exposing our secrets online. After that, we talk about a failed marriage and discuss who was in the wrong and who wasn't. After you hear t...

Active listening skills are important on both sides of a friendship. It's healthy to vent... but when does venting become toxic? There's a thin line between venting and trauma dumping. We want to hear about the daily annoyances our friends experience with work, family and social lives... but casually dropping information about trauma into a brief conversation can be problematic for the per...

What would you do if your mother-in-law refused to include you on the family photo wall? How would you react to your husband telling you to get a job after being a housewife for years? We add our own thoughts to those topics and more as we dive into Reddit's famous AITA thread. Do you know the differences between self acceptance, self esteem and self love? Tap in - we talked about them last we...

Hey, homegirls! We've got a few questions for you: What is your self esteem looking like these days? Do you practice self-love often? Do you accept yourself, flaws and all? As we wrap up our Read Me, Sis! series, we're thinking about all of that. In this episode, we reflect on how we've been showing up for ourselves recently. We think about how we can improve upon our self love practic...

It's time to let go, y'all. Emotionally detaching from a person or a situation can be easier said than done. Sometimes it’s hard to leave because you’re so entwined with that person (or situation), and sometimes it’s hard to leave because the other person doesn’t want to let you go. If you find yourself obsessing over a certain outcome or ignoring boundaries you have set in the past, it&#3...

Martyrs are known for sacrifice. Many of us sacrifice our time, energy and mental health by putting other people's needs above our own. Maybe you're putting more effort into the relationship than your partner is. Maybe you told your boss you can handle an extra project when your plate is already full. Perhaps you don't want to say no and cause disappointment, or you're hyper-indepe...

Welcome to our newest series: Read Me, Sis! Call us librarians, because we're about to read y'all. Have you ever told yourself that you'll feel better after accomplishing something in the future? Maybe you want to find a new job. Maybe you're looking for a relationship. Maybe you want a new car. What about now, though? We're so focused on the future that it is difficult to be p...

We're ending our Draft Season series with free game for our homegirls. This week, we're talking about cultivating divine feminine energy. We evaluate past experiences, both personally and with past love interests, to think about our connections to our inner goddesses and how we can nurture our feminine energies. If you're feeling out of touch with your feminine, tap in and take notes o...

Let's be real, y'all... at the beginning of any relationship, everything seems so sweet. In this week's episode, we talk about experiencing limerence in relationships. Limerence is a state of infatuation with another person that involves an all-consuming passion and intrusive thoughts. When you're experiencing limerence, you can say goodbye to sound judgements. It's rose colore...

Welcome back, homegirls! Draft Season continues with Francesca Hogi. She is the host of Dear Franny podcast and a certified love coach. We talk about love confidence and how it ties into our dating patterns. She also helps us understand why we may be avoidant when dating, how to treat ourselves with compassion and learn from our dating mistakes and so much more. We learned so much from this conver...

This week, we welcome special guest Alea Lovely, the host of Spiritual Shit Podcast who happens to be an intuitive empath, a spiritual leader and an author. Alea takes us on a journey of self discovery as she tells stories of healing, growth and expansion on her quest for true love. We learn about manifestation, how to accept the timing of how things unfold in life and so much more. You don’t want...

The seasons are changing, y'all. We're preparing for cuffing season by kicking off our latest series: Draft Season! In this series, we're going to get candid about our dating experiences AND we'll be talking to some dating experts to prepare you all for the draft and get you ready to cuff. Listen in as we sip on some piña coladas and talk about the best dates we've ever been on...

Here's a snippet from our Patreon August Check-In. In this episode we talk about Brittany's birthday re-cap, starting a discipline challenge and fears around initiating sex (why are we this way? lol). For the full episode join us on Patreon at the Soul Sista level: www.patreon.com/theblackgirlbravado Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

When it comes to friendship, things aren't always sweet. We're bringing this series to a close by discussing common friendship 'pain points,' from jealousy to having unrealistic expectations for a friend. We aren't excluded from these pains, no matter how close we get to somebody. It's only right that we unpack the good AND the challenging parts of friendship! We'll dis...

Making friends seems to get harder as we grow older. It could be because we become more mature... or maybe we get more specific with what we want out of our friendships. In this episode, we talk with our homegirl Les of Balanced Black Girl Podcast to hear about her journey of finding new friends in a new city and how she approaches going out of her comfort zone to begin new friendships. She drops...

Welcome back, homegirls! Our Friendship Goals: Reloaded series continues. We discuss child psychology theorists Gottman and Parker's six functions of friendship as we apply the theories to OUR personal friendship with each other. We talk about hyping each other up, being there both emotionally and physically for each other, supporting one another in all endeavors and so much more. Grab your be...