You ever just feel a little blah and figure a little pep talk with your pal will help? Leslie tried that and was shocked by Angella’s response. In this episode they take what begins as a private conversation to the airwaves as they do what they do best - trust each other’s wisdom for support during life’s ebbs and flows.

Positivity Quotient-  https://www.positiveintelligence.com/  

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction- https://mindfulnessnj.com/index.htm,  

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3336928/

Suicide & Crisis Lifeline-  https://988lifeline.org/  or dial 988

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Pivoting - in our careers, where we live, and such -  is something many of us have had to do during the pandemic. In this episode, we share how we developed our pivot power way before 2020: Leslie’s circuitous path to medical school at the age of 35 and Angella’s move far from all that was familiar, with her 3 young children (and a pet snail) in tow.

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So, we’re actually doing this: letting the world into our deeply rooted friendship: a safe and sharpening space from which we’ve weathered many storms for over 45 years. 

In this premier episode we tell you where the “we” began; why we feel compelled to lean into our fears; and the ways our differences (not only what we have in common) continues to strengthen our bond since meeting as 14 yr olds at Brooklyn Tech High School.

Episode Highlights

13:26: ‘But can she sew’: What that means

05:18: We are two clumsy chicks

06:16: Our vastly different upbringings

17:23: The left-brain and right-brain bond

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This is what the world needs now: two free-thinking “seasoned” Black women speaking their truth and inspiring others to do the same.. 

Shaped by 45 years of friendship that began at the prestigious Brooklyn Technical High School through the Ivy League, medical school, marriages, divorces, triumphs, proudly parenting LGBTQ children, life-threatening illness, and many many amazing adventures. 

Each week, besties Leslie Osei-Tutu and Angella Fraser will push against boundaries in love, culture, careers, faith, politics, and outdated assumptions about women of a certain age. Remember, you’re never too old to change your mind…or your hair! (but more on that later :-)

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