Hood Tales with Raven and Ahmaad Hood

IT'S THE FINALE! And in this finale, Raven and Ahmaad leave you with tips on how to strengthen your marriage village -- the people that you can go to when things are good, and maybe even not so good. The group and community that you form great bonds with, and that your marriages feed off of each other -- great communication, success, connection. Do you have a marriage village? What does that look like? Try forming one over the next ten weeks while we're away on our break before coming back in July for Season 3! 

In this past week, Gia Casey & DJ Envy did an interview in which she said in order to "reward" her husband for all of his hard work, she faked orgasms for TEN YEARS.... Whether you think this is outrageous or you've been here before, Raven and Ahmaad give you helpful tips on how to own your sexual satisfaction and share this with your partner.

Helpful resources: Come As You Are x Emily Nagowski (@emilynagoski on Instagram), Goody Howard (@askgoody on Instagram), Sexologist Shamyra (@sexologistshamyra on Instagram), Froetic Sexology/Portia Brown (@portiabrowncoaching on Instagram), The Sensible Sexpert (@thesensiblesexpert on Instagram), Anatomy of Us podcast (@anatomyofmarriage), Principles of Pleasure on Netflix, Sex, Love & Goop on Netflix.

You know how after you've been with your spouse long enough you feel like they should already know you? Like they should know how you're gonna react, what you like and dislike, and all of your triggers? Riiiiiight! But what happens when you evolve and what you liked yesterday you now hate? Raven and Ahmaad give you tips on how to grow WITH your partner as you evolve and grow as an individual. 

As the famous show This Is Us comes to an end, Raven and Ahmaad wanted to discuss the biggest lesson that Beth and Randall teach us -- how the narrative you have about your marriage can make or break it. What is the narrative of your marriage and how do you as the narrator play a part in that? How do you overcome having a negative narrative of your marriage? Tune in to find out! 

If you have seen anything recently, you know that Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at The Oscars. At the end of the day, Will was protecting his wife and did what he felt was warranted in order to do so. Sometimes, protecting your spouse means slapping the TASTE of their name out of their mouths. What does protection look like? Do we always get it right as partners? Raven and Ahmaad discuss that and more in today's episode! 

In most relationship dynamics there is a kite and a string. The kite is usually the dream-chaser, the person who sees the sky as the limit. The string is usually the one that keeps the kite from flying too close to the sun, the realist and the planner. In today's episode, Raven and Ahmaad discuss which dynamic they are and how that plays a role in their marriage. 

*cues I Don't Wanna Go Through Yo Phone*  In relationships is there such a thing as privacy? Is it ok to keep secrets? What kind of secrets are ok? Do y'all be going through phones? What does it mean about the relationship if you are snooping? Raven and Ahmaad answer all of these questions in today's episode.

In light of Jazmine Sullivan's amazing newest album Heaux Tales, Raven & Ahmaad delve into their own heaux tales to talk about what they learned about themselves and whether having a heaux phase is actually as important as it's made out to be. 

In today's episode, Raven and Ahmaad discuss why marriage isn't 50/50 and what to do when you feel like you're giving more than your partner in an unfair circumstance because they've both been there! Marriage is two whole people coming together.. not two half individuals. Take a listen!

It's so easy to get caught up in the trap of comparison and make other couples our relationship goals. The real key is to focus so much on your own relationship and tend to it to make it be exactly what you want it to be by watering your own grass.