Lady C, The Duchess and the studio queens get together to discuss Code Switching, Home Schooling, Personal Power and so much more. 

Sistah in da Spotlight:

Purchase her book: Bayonets, Mangoes and Beads

Political 10: Homeschooling

Code switching

Lady C and The Duchess have more discussions about life! Featuring Dr Angela Herbert as the sista in da spotlight talking about purpose. 

With the usual segments such as Get my goat - Woman Marries her cat 

Dr Angela Herbert - Get in touch with Angela

Coaching and training - IOTC Soultions

Charity - Made on Purpose

Share your comments with us: [email protected]

Lady C and Queen Nichole are joined by yemisi Adegbile of Fertility Health Care. Yemisi is a certified nurse,fertiliy coach, seasoned speaker & family health advocate.

Yemisi shares her knowledge and expertise on this important topic. 

For more information about Yemisi, visit her website:https://www.yemsadegbile.com/

Or watch her You Tube Channel - Hope in Fertility

Read her fantastic book - Infertility does not care about your ethnicity available on Amazon

Other contacts: https://www.hfea.gov.uk/

Listen to the second part of our fantastic anniversary podcast. 

Hope you enjoy!

@cocoasistahs

Join Lady and The Duchess as they celebrate their first anniversary with the studio queens and guests. As usual they cover all sorts of topics guaranteed to make you laugh, think, shout! 

The second part of this will be released on 27 April.

Let us know your thoughts by getting in touch via email at [email protected] or via Twitter: @cocoasistahs 

Remember, it's a Sistah Ting

The Duchess, Lady C and guest studio queen, Movell Dash are joined by 4 fantastic female writers.

Claudia Crawley is an author, award-winning mentor, career coach and executive coach specialising in working with women. She founded her business Winning Pathways Coaching in 2010. She has a long-standing active involvement in the struggle for gender and race equality. An alumnus of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, assisting women business owners internationally to develop, lead and thrive, Claudia is the winner of the 2017 Mentor of the Year award from City, University of London and the creator of the Page 1 Women concept. She’s the author of ‘Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things: Five steps to Add Extra to Ordinary’, and of ‘Undeterred: The Success Equation of Women of Black and Asian Heritage’. Her mission is to change the world one woman at a time.

Nairobi Thompson: Described as a poet of our time Nairobi is a published writer, academic editor and a passionate performance poet. She has written and performed for Baroness Doreen Lawrence, Carmen Munroe MBE and Lord Ouseley. She has her own brand of interactive One Woman Show. Nairobi is an all-round talent delighting audiences all over the country with her humour, clever use of words and edutainment approach.

Lorlett Hudson FRSA is the Founder and CEO of One Hand Cant Clap one of the UK leading Learning and development company. She is recognised as a multi-award winning entrepreneur, Inventor, Executive Leadership/Transition Coach, an International Speaker and a trainer on a mission to support her clients achieve their goals and solve their problems. She is the inventor of the critically acclaimed “Things Mama Used To Say”, a 52 card box set of Jamaican/Caribbean proverbs to facilitate change management, build inclusive leaders, diversity, Inclusion, culture humility, and develop high performing teams

Joyce Osei is a published author who is very passionate about increasing representation and storytelling. In 2019, Joyce shared her personal story including how she navigated the corporate world in Voices Of Hope, a compilation of 25 women’s stories to help, heal, inspire and transform. In 2020 Joyce published her first children’s book titled “The Adventures of Amma & Kwessi in Barbados.” Joyce continues to increase representation as she moderates conversations and creates safe spaces for female leaders to connect, collaborate and create on Club House.

The Duchess, Lady C and guest studio queen, Movell Dash are joined by 4 fantastic female writers.

Claudia Crawley is an author, award-winning mentor, career coach and executive coach specialising in working with women. She founded her business Winning Pathways Coaching in 2010. She has a long-standing active involvement in the struggle for gender and race equality. An alumnus of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, assisting women business owners internationally to develop, lead and thrive, Claudia is the winner of the 2017 Mentor of the Year award from City, University of London and the creator of the Page 1 Women concept. She’s the author of ‘Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things: Five steps to Add Extra to Ordinary’, and of ‘Undeterred: The Success Equation of Women of Black and Asian Heritage’. Her mission is to change the world one woman at a time.

Nairobi Thompson: Described as a poet of our time Nairobi is a published writer, academic editor and a passionate performance poet. She has written and performed for Baroness Doreen Lawrence, Carmen Munroe MBE and Lord Ouseley. She has her own brand of interactive One Woman Show. Nairobi is an all-round talent delighting audiences all over the country with her humour, clever use of words and edutainment approach.

Lorlett Hudson FRSA is the Founder and CEO of One Hand Cant Clap one of the UK leading Learning and development company. She is recognised as a multi-award winning entrepreneur, Inventor, Executive Leadership/Transition Coach, an International Speaker and a trainer on a mission to support her clients achieve their goals and solve their problems. She is the inventor of the critically acclaimed “Things Mama Used To Say”, a 52 card box set of Jamaican/Caribbean proverbs to facilitate change management, build inclusive leaders, diversity, Inclusion, culture humility, and develop high performing teams

Joyce Osei is a published author who is very passionate about increasing representation and storytelling. In 2019, Joyce shared her personal story including how she navigated the corporate world in Voices Of Hope, a compilation of 25 women’s stories to help, heal, inspire and transform. In 2020 Joyce published her first children’s book titled “The Adventures of Amma & Kwessi in Barbados.” Joyce continues to increase representation as she moderates conversations and creates safe spaces for female leaders to connect, collaborate and create on Club House.

Extract from part one of our podcast celebrating Black Female writers published on 8 March.

Part two will be published on 22 March

In this first episode of Season 2, Lady C, The Duchess and the studio queens talk about love.

See below details of things referenced in the show

Sologamy - https://www.brides.com/story/sologamy-why-women-are-marrying-themselves

Love Bombing - https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a26988344/love-bombing-signs-definition/

Benefits of good quality sleep - https://health.gov/myhealthfinder/topics/everyday-healthy-living/mental-health-and-relationships/get-enough-sleep#panel-2

Don't forget if you have a 'shout out' drop us a line: [email protected] or Twitter @cocoasistahs

The Duchess, Lady C and the Studio Queens gather together for the last time in 2021 to talk about Christmas traditions and there's even a quiz!

POLITICAL TEN - COP 26 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-56901261

GET MY GET GOAT -Using more natural light - Great article - https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/blog/changeyourstate/benefits-of-natural-light/

CHRISTMAS QUIZ - 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS: Total gifts is 364...HOW?

We can count the total number of each gift.

She gets 1 partridge in a pear tree on each of the 12 days.  1 x 12 = 12

She gets 2 turtle doves on the last 11 days.  2 x 11 = 22

She gets 3 French hens on the last 10 days. 3 x 10 = 30

She gets 4 calling birds on the last 9 days. 4 x 9 = 36

She gets 5 gold rings on the last 8 days. 5 x 8 = 40

She gets 6 geese a-laying on the last 7 days. 6 x 7 = 42

She gets 7 swans a-swimming on the last 6 days. 7 x 6 = 42

She gets 8 maids a-milking on the last 5 days. 8 x 5 = 40

She gets 9 ladies dancing on the last 4 days. 9 x 4 = 36

She gets 10 lords a-leaping on the last 3 days. 10 x 3 = 30

She gets 11 pipers piping on the last 2 days. 11 x 2 = 22

She gets 12 drummers drumming on the last day. 12 x 1 = 12

Total 364

Thanks for all your support in 2021 and have a smashing Cocoa Sistah Christmas! 

Love Lady C, The Duchess and the Studio Queens