In My Shoes Stories from Women of Color

Listen as two In My Shoes regulars talk about how they sometimes feel they may have missed a great opportunity worrying about the "what ifs." They will talk about their experiences in business and their personal lives and how they deal with the self doubt we all struggle with as we strive to make our dreams a reality.

Interested in reading her books?

Somebody's Someone: A Memoir - https://tinyurl.com/ybvo6lgg

Someone Has Led this Child to Believe: A Memoir: https://tinyurl.com/ybjcjgvh

I Am Somebody's Child - The Regina Louise Story (the Lifetime movie) - https://tinyurl.com/ybo3p3j8

Want to Enter for a Chance to Win a Free Audible Edition of Somebody's Someone?

Go to the In My Shoes Facebook Page and Share the Episode 11 is Live post to your FB Page by Wednesday 4/22 and that's it! I will randomly pick one person who was kind enough to share and gift you with the free audible book link.

This is my story, worrying about my young adult daugther who is battling a mental illness out there in the world during COVID-19. She refuses the help we are offering her and with her host of diagnoses there is no telling what she has been exposed to.

It's been hard and talking about it was a lot tougher than I thought it would be, but I hope opening up helps someone else. #strongertogether

Meet Ivanaa. She has a small business in the beauty industry forced to close once our home town inssued a Safer-at-Home order. Hear how she plans to survive and what closing the business has meant for her. PLEASE NOTE: This episode was recorded the week of March 23 so stats such as the number of people applying for unemployment may have chaged.

Want to reach out to Ivanaa? Contact her at the email below: [email protected]

In this final episode on Colorism, two of our podcast regulars, Amber Congae and Ginain Grayes, talk hair and how their relationship with their hair and the messages they received growing up has shaped their feelngs about wearing their natural hair, how they handle quesitons and comments from famiily and co-workers and how they struggle with the right hairstyle for the workplace.

Learn more about Amber and Designs By Lynne at: https://www.facebook.com/designsbylynne/

Visit Ginain's Lifestyle blog Cook, Pray, Slay at https://cookprayslay.com/

Love the song Amber mentioned? Listen to India.Arie's I Am Not My Hair:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_5jIt0f5Z4

How does colorism impact women in the Hispanic community? Two Latina women will discuss their experience with colorism, how it impacted their families, their self esteem and the way they raised their children.

In Part 2 of our colorism series, two of our lighter-skinned sisters talk about their experiences with questions about their blackness and if they have mixed our white parents. And one guest will tell you how she handles for beautiful girls in every shade.

Listen as two beautiful darker-skinned sisters tell their story dealing with colorism in their community and at home. Maureen and Ginain will give you a great perspective about how they have dealt with comments like "You're pretty for a Black girl," and "You don't really need to get anymore sun do you?"

Here how they handle it all, how it shaped their view of themselves and how it has impacted the way they have raised their children.

In this last solo episode before in-stuio guests, learn more about how the issues women of color face can be swept under the rug. What is it really like in this skin?

Adopting my babies has been one of the greatest honors of my life. But it never dawned on me that society might question my choice, or ask me questions and make comments that I can't believe anyone would be bold enough to actually say.

In this next to the last solo episode before our in-studio interviews begin, I'll tell you some of the craziest things people have ever said to me, how I handled it and how it made me feel.

And a little encouragement for anyone considering foster care and adoption. I can't say it is always easy, but it sure is worth it.