How to Fix a Broken Record

In Part II of the book How to Fix a Broken Record, Amena writes about her dating pitfalls and successes: the innocence of her first date, dating myths she had to unlearn, break ups and what happens when dating goes good. In this episode of the podcast about the book, Amena talks with Annie Downs, speaker and best selling author of Let's All Be Brave, Looking for Lovely and recent book 100 Days to Brave. Amena and Annie discuss how their church upbringing influenced their approach to dating, dealing with delay, and surviving life's breakups. For more info on Annie Downs visit http://www.anniefdowns.com/.

In Part 1 of the book How to Fix a Broken Record, Amena writes a chapter on her natural hair journey and the day she did the big chop with her hair stylist Giselle. In this episode of the podcast about the book, Amena interviews Giselle about the natural hair journey from Giselle's perspective as a hair care professional and Giselle's own journey of continuing to love and be herself. For more info on Giselle, visit http://www.gisellegrant.com/.

On the premiere episode of the How to Fix a Broken Record podcast, Amena is joined by a very special guest: her grandma. The book, How to Fix a Broken Record, is dedicated to Amena's great grandmother, grandmother and mom. Amena and her grandma answer questions from social media and talk about education, segregation, reading, sharecropping and healing from broken records.

Grandma's favorite song: Serving the Lord by Rev. Willie Morganfieldhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMe1NGggvmI

Pre-order How to Fix a Broken Record at amenabrown.com. Release date: November 7, 2017.