A Difficult Beauty

Since the last episode of A Difficult Beauty, the entire nation is now practicing social distancing in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Ena and SunAh discuss how their lives are different and the coping strategies they’re using to get through these most unusual of times.

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Joining Ena and SunAh is filmmaker, artist, creative director, and creator of Crown Me Royal Labs - Chassidy Jade. Chassidy discusses balancing multiple hats as a creator and working in a male-dominated industry. She shares the motivation behind her all-women showcase, “Visuals & Vibes.” The episode ends with Chassidy’s words of wisdom for women creatives.


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Ena and SunAh continue this Women’s History Month with a sit down with another boss babe who is making major waves… Summer Owens. A motivational speaker, author, and success coach, Summer shares how she turned what could have been a tragedy into a one-woman brand that has inspired countless audiences across the country. Summer breaks down her life’s mantra and ends the episode with some advice for all the difficult beauties facing difficult decisions.

To learn more about Summer Owens, visit summerowens.com

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In honor of Women's History Month, Ena and SunAh sit down with some boss babes who are making waves in their respective fields. Kicking off the month the duo sit down with Shana Jay, author, promoter, songwriter, inspirational speaker, manager, and radio personality. She is the founder of S. Jay Entertainment where she manages artists and musicians and creates unforgettable live music events across the Mid-South. Listen in as Shana details the challenges she's faced in a traditionally male dominated industry and a failure that was critical to her success.

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They say people come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. Ena and SunAh reflect on relationships they’ve had and discuss how social media can blur the lines of friendship. Listen in as they share some of the lessons they’ve learned, the seasons of life they’ve had and the friendships that defined them, and lifelong friends in the making.

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Ena and SunAh recap their weekend, including what they did on February 14th and SunAh's Birthday Surprise. Ena felt the pressure of secret keeping but so did some of their other friends. Find out who almost spoiled SunAh's boyfriend's birthday plans. As Aquarius season comes to an end, the duo prepare for Pisces season and Ena's birthday.

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Love is in the air… or is it? With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, Ena and SunAh share some of their favorite and least favorite Valentine’s Day gifts. Ena discusses the differences in Valentine’s Day as a married woman versus when she was single, and find out why Valentine’s Day is SunAh’s least favorite holiday.

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The Mommy Issues series turns to SunAh and how she’s handled the loss of two moms - one through adoption and one through an untimely death. SunAh breaks down the process of searching for birth family in Korea and the results of her birth searches. She also shares how her mother’s death from cancer affected her growing up. The episode closes with Ena and SunAh discussing how loss changes over time.

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In this episode of the Mommy Issues series, Ena opens up about the lack of communication between her and her mom after she moved with her dad. Most of their contact was limited to the rare occasions that they would visit each other and those times were often fraught by the underlying issues of their mother-daughter relationship. However, more recently Ena and her mom have been chatting more. Ena shares how her relationship with her mom has changed over the years and what her biggest hope is for their relationship moving forward.

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Ena and SunAh continue their conversation about “mommy issues” and divulge how they handled the aftermath of their separation from their mothers as adolescents. Though neither of them wanted to talk about their losses, they both found themselves coping in different and unhealthy ways. Both Ena and SunAh touch on the role of therapy, in the past and for the future. The episode begins with SunAh sharing some of the intrusive questions she experienced as a transracial adoptee, and it ends with Ena’s reflections on the lesson she’s learned from her husband around love and relationships.

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