The Self Love Podcast by Love, Maaden

Hi lovelies!  Welcome to Season 2, Episode 10 "Unwrapped: Protecting Your Mental Health" We talk about mental health including depression, anxiety and panic disorders, and some mood and personality disorders. We also share some of our experiences with learning and understanding our triggers and our trauma.  Some common trauma responses that we outlined include: Anxiety and fear. Re-exper...

Hey girl hey! We are so honored to have blogger, podcast, speaker and best selling author, Ty Alexander, on with us this week. Ty delivered a packed hour of content filled with mechanisms for coping with, and processing our grief, while still choosing to elevate gratitude and joy. She also talked a bit about her book, Things I Wish I Knew Before My Mom Died , and we announced another great giveawa...

Hey girl hey! We are thrilled to have our friend, Eunique Jones Gibson, on with us this week talking all things culture, community, creativity, and connection. Eunique dropped gem after gem over the course of our hour together, so be sure to grab a pen and paper so you can jot down some notes. She also share a bit about her latest venture, #CULTURETAGS, and we announced a game giveaway. (Tune in o...

Hello lovely! This was an episode about something that we don't talk about enough in this community --  saving, spending, and giving during the holidays. Before we got into it we opened with out favorite things of the week. Mine was MIELLE Organics and Tennille's was the Ivy Park Drip 2.2 Collection with more inclusive sizing!  During the digging in portion of the show shared 8 tips for...

We have a fun episode in store! We are talking about all of the creative and innovative ways that we plan to stay connected with our friends -- as well as with our family -- this holiday season. We throwback to how  we started this conversation in Season 1 Episode 6: Spring Shindigs: Open Doors & Open Hearts (check it our if you haven't already!), and that we're back to revisit our f...

This week we dive into the topic of "reparenting." We were introduced to the concept  by Dr. Nicole LePera (@theholisiticpsychologist on Instagram -- follow her!), and share her tips as well as our experiences! Before we begin, we share our favorite things from the week! Tennille's is Cookie Therapy ALB and mine include the Always Pan, Olive & June at-home nail kits, and my new...

Hey Girl Hey!  Welcome to Season 2, Episode 4 "Trick or Treat: Harnessing Fear for Good" This week is Halloween week, so we're keeping the conversation going about the things that scare us. We're talking about what scares us and what we've learned from it. Here's a summary of the lessons that we shared: Lesson #1. Normalize fear.  Lesson #2: Use fear's energy for...

Hey Girl Hey!  Welcome to Season 2, Episode 3 "Scary Conversations: Navigating Difficult Topics" I know we have all had to have difficult conversations. From family meetings, to breakups, to resigning from a job -- most of us can think back to a time when we've anxiously prepared for or had a difficult conversation. Yet, the fact remains that it is imperative for us to hold space fo...

Hey girl hey! Before we begin, Tennille shared that the thing she's loving this week is a homemade Banana Pudding Ice Cream from Ke's Konfections , and I can't wait to try some! And I surprised Tennille with my *news* of what my favorite thing is live on air. (Correction: I reference a Trick Daddy lyric, not Petey Pablo.) Then we dig in for a great episode chock-full of gems, at lea...

Hey girl hey! This episode is one of the topics that we got by special request. Shout out to our girlfriend Kia for this one! We're in the month of October, and with Halloween right around the corner it's time for masks, costumes, and playing dress up. Today, we're going to talk about the masks and costumes we wear almost every day -- whether it be online or in real life. Welcome to...

Hey girl hey! Welcome to season 2 of Love, Maaden: The Podcast.  We are kicking off the season with a bonus episode, Welcome Back: A Summer Recap. There was so much for us to process this summer, that we needed an entire episode to dive in. We talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly from quarantine to race, politics, and the loss of heroes, as well as personal triumphs, trials, and milestones....

Welcome to Season One: The Wrap Up. We discuss our thoughts about, reactions to, and hopes for Love, Maaden: The Podcast. Tune in to hear those reflections, get a candid look back at season one, and a preview of what's to come in season two.  We ended the episode with a fun wrap-up from each of our solo elective segments, and shared that this week's QOTE is more for you all then for us,...

We're dedicating the month of May to the mamas with a special guest appearance every week! We're closing out the series with Episode 15: Moms Just Wanna Have Fun! featuring Kay Alex, serial entrepreneur, content creator, and 1/3 of Babies X Bellinis . In her own words, "To fully stand in the woman that God made me to be. To provide optimal life experiences for my family to include a...

We're dedicating the month of May to the mamas with a special guest appearance every week! We're keeping the party going with Episode 14: Mommy & Me: Healthy Mother-Child Relationships featuring Selikka Wood aka No Ordinary Mom , Family Advocate and Podcaster .  In her own words, "Selikka is an intentional parent committed to building healthy bonds and memories with her own fami...

We're dedicating the month of May to the mamas with a special guest appearance every week! We're kicking off the month with Episode 13: Mom Tribe: Community Over Competition featuring Simona Noce Wright of District MotherHUED and The Momference!  Simona says, "I am dedicated to supporting millennial mothers and women by intentionally creating communities (in person & virtually),...

Many of us couldn't have imagined what life would look like today, even just a few short weeks ago. Still, I want to challenge us to think about what life could look like in the weeks, months and even years ahead. Rounding out our April series, welcome to Episode 12 -- Reimagine: Lessons & Life After Lockdown.  Tennille and I discuss the following Table Talk Topics: What are some of the m...

We switch things up a little this week and open the episode up with some deep breathing and a wellness check. Try it at home! Grab a piece of scrap paper and rate yourself from 1-5 in each of the following wellness categories: mentally physically spiritually financially occupationally intentionally  We talk about what resources we've each been careless with in the past and how we've lear...

April is the month of the "re" on the podcast. My birthday week episode was entitle Re start: Birthdays & Beginnings, and with this episode falling on Easter Monday we decided to talk about re surrection. Welcome to Episode 10 -- Resurrect: Hope & Faith in Dead Situations. We open the discussion by each sharing a personal situation that we are struggling to find hope for.  We fol...

We've said this many times before, but birthdays are really special to us. So today we're dedicating the show to just that. Welcome to Episode 9 -- Restart: Birthdays & Beginnings.  Tune in as we share: Why our birthday is so special to us, and what it represents.  How our birthday is our "personal new year" and what that means.  How birthday takes on a whole new meaning af...

Hi, friends! We pray you all have been taking good care of yourselves and other this month. We are ending our spring series today with Episode 8, Spring Break: Rhythm, Balance and Breathing Room.  Tennille and I have been much more intentional about creating boundaries add  It's definitely time for me to prioritize creating, intentional breathing room into my life.  One of the books I referen...

We're back to our regularly schedule program, talking about all the "spring things." We kicked off the month with spring cleaning and spring shindigs, both of which focused a lot more outwardly. For the next two episodes we are taking a journey inward, beginning with today's episode! Welcome to Episode 7, Spring Forward: Progress, Perfection + Procrastination . This is a really...

Welcome to our first Bonus Episode, That 'Rona COVID-19: Myths, Media & Mechanisms to Cope . Today, the two of us are putting on our Public Health hats to bring you clear and factual information on the Coronavirus Disease 2019, abbreviated COVID-19, and increasingly known in these streets as "that 'Rona." We're here to bust some of the myths and misinformation that we&...

One question we heard recently is, "What's the difference between this podcast and our Citrus + Sugar show?" It really boils down to how specific the mission of Love, Maaden is. Love, Maaden is all about gathering people together in our homes and healing through hospitality. So we've dedicated today's episode to exactly what's at the core of the Love, Maaden movement....

We're talking spring things all month long, beginning with spring cleaning and tidying up our lives and our mess. Welcome to Episode 5 -- Spring Cleaning: Tidy Up Your Life. We start by talking about the Marie Kondo book, " The Life Changing Magic of Tidying: A Simple Effective Way to Banish Clutter Forever " and how my major takeaway from it was how once you have your house in orde...

We're closing out our four part series on love with an episode dedicated to the love of the culture. It's an ode to Black History Month, and all the things that we love about being Black women in America. This is Love The Culture: Black Girl Magic .   We believed that it is important for us to cultivate conversations around our tables that are relevant, meaningful, and even sometimes dif...