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Head Honey Felicia Pride chats with wellbeing and lifestyle designer and content coach, Candice Denise Owens. Candice shares how revealing her own challenging journey of navigating self-care led to her career pivot into the wellness space. Candice wants Honeys to know that “there is a higher version of you that wants to meet you”. Felicia and Candice discuss some Honey specific self-care struggles but also highlight her pro-aging perspective about how GOOD it can be over here in your forties.

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(00:00:00) Show + Guest Intro and Welcome

(00:05:40) On neglecting oneself to be the perpetual caretaker

(00:07:00) On her career pivot and the genesis of her self-care mission

(00:10:45) On Black women’s guilt for practicing self-preservation

(00:12:50) On being her first case study and embracing her own ‘zone of genius’

(00:14:50) On rebranding herself and building reputation in the self-care space

(00:18:20) On her first viral moment

(00:21:21) On sharing her own 40+ experiences to connect with her audience authentically

(00:24:09) On folding ‘pro-aging’ into her self-care practice

(00:26:12) On embracing the strength that comes with being 40+ and following your own timeline

(00:31:02) On Honey specific self-care struggles

(00:37:20) On continuous re-invention and conquering the fear of starting over

(00:42:10) On what pleasure seeking looks like for her

(00: 43:21) On her deepest desire at 40+

(00:45:44) On what she’d tell her younger self

(00:46:00) Interview wrap-up + show close

Guest social: @candicedenise

Executive Producer and Host: Felicia Pride (@feliciapride)
Producer: Dianne McGuire (@dimcguire)
Co-Producer: Georgette Pierre (@georgettepierre)
Associate Producer: Driadonna Roland (@dreetv)

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Join our Head Honey Felicia Pride as she shares her first-ever solo travel adventure to Costa Rica. In this raw and inspiring episode, she takes us on a journey of self-discovery, where she learned to embrace her own desires, find solace in silence, and, uncover new possibilities for her life.

From breathtaking sunsets at a cliffside restaurant to rejuvenating spa treatments, Felicia's solo sojourn is a celebration of aging boldly and living life on your own terms. The trip not only solidifies Felicia's dream of living abroad again but also inspires her to start planning her next solo venture, whether it's to Panama or Portugal.

Key Episode Takeaways:
• Overcoming fears of solo travel and embarking on a rejuvenating trip to Costa Rica
• The power of solo travel and uncovering your true desires
• Reflecting on your younger self and the struggle with solitude and silence
• How to embrace the opportunity to reconnect with thoughts and intuition as a 40-something
• Finding ways to carve out more space for stillness and self-reflection

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(00:00:00 - 00:00:48) Show Intro

(00:00:49 - 00:03:01) Solo travel - why so scary?

(00:03:02 - 00:09:00) One of the best vacations I’ve ever been on

(00:09:01 - 00:12:20) Solo travel’s gift: The freedom to explore my own desires

(00:12:21 - 00:14:30) Your inner voice has a lot to say. Just listen.

(00:14:31 - 00:15:49) It’s ok to do it afraid. Be adventurous.

(00:15:50 - 00:16:24) Show close

Las Catalinas

Sentido Norte

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Felicia Pride chats with award winning journalist Danyel Smith about how GOOD her three decades long tenure as a champion for the Culture has been and the role music has played in her life. The two also discuss the wisdom and grace that come with age, being GOOD with ambition, and Danyel’s latest adventure: learning to drive post 50.

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(00:00:00) Show + Guest Intro
(00:03:11) On her love of the Culture and the start of her career
(00:06:44) On being comfortable with ambition and staying true to her mission
(00:08:11) On the adventure of going back to school in her 30s
(00:11:23) On how she stays forever of the Culture and for the Culture
(00:17:25) On the lessons of being a young bride and the choices we make when we don't know ourselves
(00:25:07) On her advice to her younger self
(00:27:05) On why her second marriage works
(00:29:41) On there being no safe space for an ambitious Black woman
(00:31:12) On the evolution of Shine Bright and finally being publicly vulnerable
(00:36:47) On her love of music and how it saved her life
(00:42:42) On her latest adventure: learning to drive at 59
(00:49:35) On her future adventures and committing to doing her best creative work
(00:51:28) On her deepest desires and what brings her pleasure
(00:53:26) On what's getting better for her as a Honey
(00:53:58) On what she swears by as a Honey
(00:55:14) Guest close out

Guest Links
@Danamo, danyelsmithwriter.com, Shine Bright Substack , Black Girl Songbook
More Like Wrestling, Shine Bright

Natalie Cole's No Plans For The Future

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Head Honey and show host, Felicia Pride, sits down to chat about what’s GOOD with actress, comedian, and social media personality Angel Laketa Moore. Angel delivers an engaging glimpse into her story with her usual infectious humor and grace. Felicia and Angel discuss what’s GOOD with her acting career, her journey to becoming an award winning content creator, navigating a working relationship with her spouse, and how GOOD it is becoming a viral rap sensation after 40 with her hit “One Margarita”. 

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INTERVIEW BREAKDOWN

(00:00:00) Show intro/Guest intro

(00:02:09) Angel joins the Honey Chile family as “Lanae” in Look Back At It

(00:06:14) Being a co-creator with God in your life

(00:07:06) Beginning inspirations and studying her craft

(00:12:05) Angel on living the life she dreamt - Actress and Mother

(00:14:04) What she loves about acting?, Mindfully creating for your audience

(00:17:51) Becoming a content creator

(00:21:23) The birth of One Margarita and its viral success + t-boning Cindy Crawford

(00:30:42) What’s next for her music career + her single I Just Wanna Shake My

(00:32:12) Doing all the things and managing the messiness:  Career + Wife + MotherSelf-Care

(00:36:06) Navigating working alongside her spouse on Is This Going To Cause An Argument

(00:38:13) The whirlwind of 4 NAACP Image Award nominations and her Social Media Personality Of The Year win

(00:42:47) What she’s looking forward to in her career + creating a legacy for her sons

(00:45:06) Pleasure Principle - How she practices self compassion? + being intoxicated with joy

(00:47:22) 40s as the best decade of her life + extending grace to her younger self

(00:50:52) Show close

That Chick Angel TV, ThatChickAngel.com, @thatchickangel 

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Welcome to our new HONEY CHILE thang IT'S GOOD OVER HERE!

They try to tell Black women 40+ that we’re over the hill, but Honeys are out here embarking on new adventures, grabbing happiness, and living unapologetically… because it’s good over here!

IT'S GOOD OVER HERE takes listeners into the delicious adventures in Honeyland! It’s a celebration of how good it can get on the other side of 40—across career, life and love. In each episode, our Head Honey Felicia Pride, a writer / director blazing trails as a Honey in Hollywood, chats with fellow 40+ dynamos across backgrounds and disciplines about the adventures, experiences, and pleasures that life holds in store!

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