Two Girls Strong Podcast

In this episode, Roxanne and Catherine trace their relationships with their hair through different stages of life: the relaxer years, the turning points, and the ongoing journey of learning to love what grows naturally out of their heads. Growing up, both of them absorbed messages, from family, school, and the world around them, about what counted as good hair, neat hair, manageable hair. The cont...

A moment for International Pride Month. In this episode, we get into the highs, lows, and everything in between that this month brings up for us. Our feelings are mixed this year, joy in our own experience, alongside pain for our community still fighting for basic rights. We open up about our coming out stories and the emotions they’ve stirred as we’ve sat with them recently, and we share the genu...

In this episode, Roxanne and Catherine dig into the stories they grew up with around eating, where food came from, who made it, and what it meant. Catherine shares her seven years as a vegan and what that journey taught her about identity and choice. They explore the gendered labour hidden in plain sight at family tables: the women who cooked every Sunday lunch while the men carved the meat and go...

In this episode, Roxanne and Catherine sit down for an honest and personal conversation about clothing, style, and what it means to dress like yourself. They trace the journey from childhood - the desire to fit in, the moments of getting it wrong - to the quieter, more intentional relationship with style that adulthood can bring. The episode gets real about what styling actually is: a skill that c...

This one is a little different and a little more personal than usual. In this special edition, Roxanne turns the mic on Catherine for a birthday reflection conversation. With questions from listeners and a few of Roxanne's own, Catherine opens up about memory, growth, and the year behind her - what she's learned, what she's leaving behind, and what she's still becoming. The conversation moves thro...

In this latest episode, Roxanne and Catherine sit down for an honest and heartfelt conversation about friendship in adulthood - what it means, why it matters, and why it's harder than it used to be. They explore how the friendships we hold shape who we are, and what it actually takes to build and sustain meaningful connections when life gets full and busy. The episode also gets real about what mak...

In this episode, Catherine and Roxanne reflect on what it means to move through different seasons of life and arrive in their mid-30s. They unpack how they once imagined aging would feel, the mental and emotional shifts they’re still navigating, and the ways they’re learning to embrace being fully grown women. From changing physical experiences to career evolution and the tender challenge of letti...

In this episode, Roxanne and Catherine share an open and thoughtful conversation about how and why they’ve chosen to be childfree. They speak with deep respect for parents and the responsibility of raising children, while also acknowledging the magnitude of parenthood and how that reality informed their decision. The episode explores the judgments and assumptions often placed on childfree couples,...

In our latest episode, Catherine and Roxanne speak candidly about what it’s really like to feel stuck - in life, in work, and in yourself - and the often uncomfortable process of getting unstuck. Through their personal experiences, they reflect on the frustration, uncertainty, and self-doubt that can come with being in a stuck place, as well as the unexpected gifts that emerged on the other side....

In this episode, Roxanne and Catherine dive into the media that shaped how they saw themselves growing up and into adulthood - from TV and music videos to early internet culture and today’s social feeds. They talk about how these influences fuelled both self-expression and insecurity, how their relationship with media has shifted over time, and what they’ve had to reimagine for themselves. They al...

In this episode, Catherine and Roxanne open up about their experience of marriage as a queer couple - what shaped their early perceptions of marriage, how those ideas shifted over time, and what it actually feels like to build a life together. They get honest about their different viewpoints, the values they agree matter most in a long-term relationship, and the decisions they’ve made to shape a m...

In this opening episode, Roxanne and Catherine unpack how the idea of success has evolved for them as individuals, partners, and professionals. They explore how childhood dreams, social expectations, and lived experiences have reshaped the way they set goals and make plans.