Grown Women

Grown Women

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Grown Women episodes

  • Season 2 is Coming!

    Season 2 is coming and we are SO EXCITED to be back. Tune in every other Tuesday for new episodes of Grown Women.


    Drop us a DM on IG or twitter @grownwomenpod or [email protected] and let us know what you’ve enjoyed so far or what you’d like to hear from us! We will be featuring some listener feedback in the future.

    9 min
  • Farewell, 2020

    We are wrapping up Season 1 of Grown Women podcast with a look back at our favorite episodes, setting our intentions for the end of 2020, and approaching 2021 with a healthy dose of realism and mindfulness as we plan ahead.

    Thank you to all of our listeners and supporters for making Season 1 a success!

    Drop us a DM on IG or twitter @grownwomenpod or [email protected] and let us know what you’ve enjoyed so far or what you’d like to hear from us! We will be featuring some listener feedback in the future.

    54 min
  • Seeking Hope

    This week, we are sipping champagne, celebrating everybody Black, and looking forward to hope and ending 2020 on a positive note!


    We really appreciate all the support we’ve received from our listeners and we want to hear from you! Drop us a DM on IG or twitter @grownwomenpod or [email protected] and let us know what you’ve enjoyed so far or what you’d like to hear from us! We will be featuring some listener feedback in the future.

    42 min
  • For the Girls

    We're on a girls' trip! This week, we loaded up the car and took a much-needed road trip with our friends Lena and Laura - We recorded this special episode with the group to talk about the need for R&R and time with your friends.


    Drink of the week: White Claw! 

    46 min
  • Dear Black Women...

    This episode is our open letter to Black women as we navigate the complex feelings after last week's announcement of the #BreonnaTaylor indictment (or lack thereof). We wanted to create a space for Black women to feel seen, heard, and understood and we hope that listening to this episode will help you find some strength in knowing that you are not alone. 



    44 min
  • Productivity is Relative

    This week, Bri and Chelsi talk about what is looks like to be productive in these covid streets and share a few tips and trick for staying motivated and being productive.


    The drink of the episode is a strawberry margarita:

    • 6 fluid ounces tequila
    • 2 fluid ounces triple sec
    • 8 ounces frozen sliced strawberries in syrup
    • 4 fluid ounces frozen limeade concentrate

    • We really appreciate all the support we’ve received from our listeners and we want to hear from you! Drop us a DM on IG or twitter @grownwomenpod or [email protected] and let us know what you’ve enjoyed so far or what you’d like to hear from us! We will be featuring some listener feedback in the future.

      34 min
    • Girlfriends and Curlfriends

      Today, we are joined by Cyronica and Keneisha. These amazing grown women are co-hosts of the upcoming podcast, Tea with Mimosas and are joining us for some conversations about friendship!

      Tune in and follow @TeaWithMimosaspod 

      Drop us a DM on IG or twitter @grownwomenpod or [email protected] and let us know what you’ve enjoyed so far or what you’d like to hear from us! We will be featuring some listener feedback in the future.


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      Guest Bios:

      Keneisha is a 30-something professional who has worked for some of Fortune’s most valued companies and the world’s hottest brands since leaving undergrad (an HBCU – Thee Jackson State University in Jackson, MS).  Born to a single mother in the Dallas, Texas southside neighborhood of Oak Cliff, Keneisha saw the world beyond the stress in her mother’s eyes – but through the guidance of her mother’s voice, her teaching, and her intolerance for failure.  Today, Keneisha is a leader at her company, a mentor, a community outreach advocate, a sensible gun owner, an aspiring business owner, podcaster, and most importantly a VOTER! When asked about her superpower, Keneisha provided two:  1) Empowering women to own their own shit – their successes, their failures, their messes and mistakes, and getting up the next day to do it all over again or grow and 2) Wishing a Karen would!!

      Cyronica is a 30-something nonprofit professional, working on building a personal brand to empower women to move beyond the title. A graduate of The University of Oklahoma, where she met her husband, with whom she has a blended family of four boys. Born in Dallas, Texas and grew up in Oak Cliff, that’s my hood! Cyronica is currently studying for the CFRE and is the cohost of Tea with Mimosas with Keneisha. When asked about her superpower, Cyronica provides two: 1) Never be afraid to ask 2) The importance of relationships in anything that you do!

      58 min
    • Friendship - Is it in the cards?

      Bri and Chelsi sit down and answer questions from the "Friends" deck of {THE AND} cards from: https://shop.theskindeep.com/

      Cocktail: Dublin Donkey

      • 1 part ‘2 Gingers’ whiskey
      • 2 parts ginger beer
      • A splash of lime
      • WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

        Drop us a DM on IG or twitter @grownwomenpod or [email protected] and let us know what you’ve enjoyed so far or what you’d like to hear from us! We will be featuring some listener feedback in the future.

        56 min
      • Don't Touch My Hair

        Bri and Chelsi dive into the conversation of Black hair: How our relationships with our hair has evolved through the years, things we are tired of hearing, and our individual #naturalhair journeys. 


        Tune in and send us a note about your hair journey. You may be featured on an upcoming episode!

         

        57 min
      • Representation Matters
        This week, Chelsi and Bri talk about representation in film, tv, and the workplace - Why representation matters and how it impacts us as Black women.
        Entanglement Cocktail:
        3 oz white rum
        10 oz pina colada mix
        2-3 cups ice
        2 oz white rum
        8 oz strawberry daiquiri mix
        2-3 cups ice
        1 cup strawberries
        pineapple leaves, slices, and strawberries as garnish
        In a blender, mix together 3 oz white rum, 10 oz pina colada mix, and 2-3 cups of ice. (Start with 2 and see if it needs more or if it's too thin). Pour into a pitcher.
        In the blender, then add 2 oz white rum, 8 oz strawberry daiquiri mix, 1 cup of strawberries, 2-3 cups of ice. (Start with 2 and see if it needs more or if it's too thin.)
        Pour a bit of the strawberry daiquiri mixture into a glass, then pour your pina colada mix, and finish with more strawberry daiquiri.
        50 min

      About Grown Women

      From the publisher's feed

      We're two millennial women (and some guest friends) navigating the intersectionality of black female adulthood. Sit back, grab a drink, and join us as we discuss the treasure and the trash of being…