VIRGIN.BEAUTY.B!TCH

Barbara Legere's son Keven often begged for her permission to end his own life — like any loving mother, she did everything in her power to preserve his life. Keven spent half his life struggling with addiction while his single mom battled the courts, health care companies, rehab facilities, and mental health professionals who had all but abandoned Kevin. While she navigated the dark worlds of her...

Forty + years of metaphysical studies. Success as a harmonizing intuitive and psychic. Globally acknowledged as a playwright, an award-winning producer, screenwriter, and actor literary has led Karen Jones Meadows to create a cathartic workshop to support her client's soul-specific journey. Karen's latest workshop, PLAY FOR LIFE, inspires deep self-inquiry; free-form artistic expressions, mental,...

“I don’t see myself reflected in a lot of financial education, and for many people, financial information doesn’t feel accessible or appealing. I bring capitalism-critical, shame-free education to healers, hustlers, and creatives in order to catalyze change in their financial lives. I believe healing our finances will bring blessing to our lives, our lineages, and our communities. I use my intuiti...

The word “somatic” means body. When you co-mingle money with somatic, you experience your money relationship as embodied. The story of Somatic Money began from a place of deep misfortune. A place founder Dana Stovern says, “I hope never to journey through again.” It all began when she lost her son. From her misfortune came concepts and tools used successfully by many others who experience a relati...

Karen Ford is a Public Speaker, Entrepreneur, Amazon #1 Best Selling Author, and a Master Financial Coach. Karen has coached people out from under debt ranging from $500 to $800,000. She’s worked with couples holding up to 86 active credit cards, teaching them how to pay off their cards using simple strategies. Karen’s mission is to teach people how to Manage Money today for Financial Freedom Tomo...

Women influence 85% of consumer spending in North America, so women are no strangers to money trauma. As founder of The Trauma of Money, Chantel Chapman is a unique voice in financial education. Her research into behavioral science, addiction, trauma, and mindfulness helped shape her cutting-edge and trauma-informed guidance around money. As a former mortgage broker and financial literacy consulta...

In 2005, Blythe Hill began paying attention to the issue of human trafficking. Even with a deep sense of urgency to help, Blythe felt helpless. She wasn't a lawyer, doctor, or social worker; her interests and talents were in fashion, trend analysis, and blogging. She believed she had nothing much to offer to the fight. But in 2009, out of boredom, Blythe challenged herself to wear a dress every da...

Dr. Regina Lark is a professional organizer and feminist historian. Several years ago, the concept ‘emotional labor’ became her lightbulb moment. The term integrated her background in feminist history, professional organizing, and social change. Regina’s book, Emotional Labor: Why A Woman’s Work is Never Done and What to do About It, has attracted significant ‘buzz’ including praise from subject m...

Over her 50-year career, Victoria Lenon has been focused on coaching and mentoring clients — primarily women — enabling them to reach and showcase their full potential. Over time, Victoria has accumulated a wide array of tools that help her utilize a holistic and integrative approach. Victoria has worked in multiple sectors, including public education, health care, government agencies, a post-seco...

Michelle Hrycauk Nassif is a leadership coach and consultant supporting female solopreneurs, entrepreneurs, and business leaders to discover, align with, and integrate their purpose into a career and lifestyle that works for them. As a stay-at-home mom turned business Founder, Michelle transitioned back into the workforce knowing very intimately the struggles all parents face with managing career...

The “Future of Black America Top 50” recognizes the accomplishments of 50 Black Americans making a profound difference in their industries and communities. Lisa Hurley — writer, speaker, and activist focused on anti-racism, texturism, and destigmatizing — is a leader on the 2022 list. Lisa leads our critical conversation on race, equity, and inclusion, but we also talk with Lisa about beauty, cult...

My name is Gifty Serbeh-Dunn.  I was born and raised in Ghana; the last of 8 children. I came to Canada at a young age to visit family friends and a coup in Ghana forced me to stay, essentially “exiled” in Canada; separated from my family.  As an adult, whenever I visited home, the women in my community in Ghana would ask me to create work for them. Living in Mill Bay, Vancouver Island, I didn’t t...

As a women's empowerment expert, author, entrepreneur, and founder of PleaseNotes, Cheryl Sutherland has been featured in InStyle, Huffington Post, Forbes, Fast Company, American Express OPEN Forum, and Thrive Global. "I've always been in love with possibilities, so it makes sense that I'm drawn to personal growth. After working hard and accomplishing amazing things in my professional life, I reco...

"I'm on a mission to fight racism. I bring the experience of three decades in the writing business (B2B, B2C, SaaS), including 10+ years in journalism (research is my superpower), as well as the unique lens of being a global citizen. I'm passionate about promoting equity and belonging. After the murder of George Floyd, I took my Fukitol pill to let people know how I really felt. It was cathartic,...

Author, Speaker & Food Addictions Expert Dr. Vera Tarman shares with us that an addiction to sugar and flour can be as treacherous as an addiction to alcohol, tobacco, and even cocaine. "I know. I’m a recovered food addict who has maintained a 100-pound weight loss for more than 12 years. No gimmicks. No pills. I remember in the past, whenever I got my eating under control, I would get persuaded t...

In the U.S. alone, in an average year, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation estimates an average of 280,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer; more than 42,000 will die. Therese Forton-Barnes is a 'Household Toxins Health Specialist' promoting healthy living and a non-toxic lifestyle. Tee speaks with us about toxins in and around our homes, from construction materials, furniture, carpeti...

Jane Wilson has taught over 10,000 people to feel strong, bold, and confident. In our conversation, she dives into reasons why women hold themselves back and why breaking rules and challenging stigma can sometimes feel naughty but is often the key to self-liberation. As a former Pole Fitness Masters Champion, Jane’s spent over a decade teaching pole, fitness, and dance classes and encouraging wome...

It's 2022, 365 new days to make a difference in your relationships - your family - your tribe - your society, and make a difference in how you see and treat yourself. Christopher & Heather ask these questions: how can we contribute to your reaching your goals, realizing your vision, and achieving your purpose?

This episode of VBB is different from other shows we've released. Heather and I are blessed; we speak with dozens of amazing women every year. However, in 2021, one guest, La Tonya Davison, turned the tables on us. La Tonya is a Licensed Master Social Worker / Sociologist / Cultural Therapist / Stand-Up Comedian and host of Mental Speak Radio on the Fishbowl Radio Network, the largest personality-...

"When our son Byron married, he and his fiancée created a lasting memory that touched our hearts: They each wrote a letter to their parents, describing their fondest childhood memories, values, life lessons, and ideals they could bring into their marriage. When the letters were read for each pair of parents, there wasn't a dry eye in the room. Learn how to write your own Heartfelt Letters For Spec...

Corbie Mitleid is a psychic, channel, medium, and has been reading since 1973. She travels coast to coast across the United States and into Canada as a full-time intuitive counselor, inspiring and helping thousands of individuals every year as a teacher and facilitator. Corbie is also the author of the self-help publication Clean Out Your LifeCloset. It's to help you get un-stuck from believing th...

Sandra Cooze is the author of Journey to Your Self: A Transformational Trilogy, she's an Intuitive, and a Trauma Release & Self- Empowerment Coach with a passion for helping others heal. Sandra’s own traumatic past includes being a victim of child molestation, sexual assault, bullying, and rape. Sandra’s life journey has taken her through the mysteries of trauma, and the effects it can have on the...

Rustie MacDonald's personal journey began in the darkness of severe poverty, rape, abuse, and homelessness. Today, she's a successful multi-book author, International Radio Show Host, Speaker, and passionate full-time single mom. Rustie believes that lack is not meant to be a part of anyone's destiny, so her new journey is to inspire others to show gratitude and find hope even in their darkest mom...

The Making of a Woman: From the Inside Out is a compelling autobiography of a woman who refused to bow down to the circumstances of her childhood. Jewels began family life as an only child only to end up becoming a victim of the most prevalent form of intra-familial abuse — sibling sexual abuse. With a powerful sense of survival, Jewels fought against forces that so often crush young women.

At an early age, Fatima C. Oliver became emphatically convinced that pain and family were synonymous. Living with trauma from physical and sexual abuse, the loss of a child, abandonment issues, and domestic violence, she lived life as if waiting for the world to compensate her for her pain and suffering. A believer in paying it forward, Fatima has chosen to open her life up in vulnerable ways to s...