Blackgirlcantcook

What is Body Image? The year 2020 and how it shaped my life. Normalizing all bodies. This podcast is here to push boundaries and ask questions. What happens when we eliminate shame from our lives. Women supporting women TRULY. My personal eating disorder story. How my environment in effected my outlook on myself. Being uncomfortable in my skin as a child/adolescent & being bullied. Not feeling beautiful as a Black girl in White suburbia. Relaxing my hair before jr high school.

*LOCKS NOT DREAD LOCKS.

Where did these self hatred messages come from? The gift of our Bodies. The pain of emptiness and I left it behind. Going back to Homeostasis within my body. My relationship with my body.

Blackgirlcantcook is a original podcast from Brihanna Pollins. Each week Bri & guests will dive deep into body image, cooking, self love, eating disorders & mental health. This space is safe, open, & non judgmental. Women sharing stories and our healed scars has the power to change to the world. Welcome.

Episode 1 I am joined with my Hero, My mother. We talk about mental health, children needing emotional support, the power of meditation, how we use food to numb our feelings, sitting with your sadness, Black women and the role as "caretakers", the crack epidemic effects on Black women, depression, sobriety, letting go of parental trauma, frying fish, See's Candies, Bra shopping with big tits, & the act of forgiveness.