LOL:LIVING OUT LOUD
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  • 2022 - Living Out Loud in Portland, Oregon

    Hello to my LOL Ladies,

    ALERT:  LOL will launch live on AMP (Amazon Platform) on Saturday, June 4, 2022, you can tune in live and chat...www.onamp.com/u/?n=valarena

    Well, My dog (Royce) and I packed up and drove from the Washington, DC area to Portland, Oregon.  I have so much to share with you.  Yes, it has all been a challenge; finding community, WHERE THE HELL ARE THE BLACK PEOPLE? Life ain't been no crystal stair but there have also been many blessings and much growth in the last 6 months.

    I need your help!  Please reach out to me if you have any topics that you would like to discuss "Out Loud."  If you would like to join me on the show with my Sistahs or just chat with me one on one, hit me up at [email protected].

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    3 min
  • Girls Chat: "The Strong Black Woman Stereotype"

    Hello Ladies,
    We are still in our Judgment Free ZONE of Season 4 !!!  The Girls are gathering this evening to have a conversation about "The Strong Black Woman Stereotype" is it a myth, truth, does help or injure? What say you? But first, we are going to do our check-in to find out what is going on in the life of our LOL Guest.  You know what happens when sisters come together, we start talking about stuff.  To my Sisters overseas would you please send me a message and consider hanging with the ladies on a Girls Chat Night?  See the information below.    So Ladies, grab your girls, a pen, your journals, and the drink of your choice.  Note:  The Youtube clip used in this episode comes from AJ+ and is called "The Negative Effects of The Strong Black Woman Stereotype."

    Please consider joining me this season to talk about "Whatever." You can reach me at [email protected] if you would like to be my guest this season, share topic ideas, send me a note, or ask me a question.

    Please hit the Subscribe button and consider leaving a review.
    Note:

    • Intro Music by Dj Danny - [email protected]
    • You can leave me a 90-second voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/livingoutloud
    • You may support the show by buying me a cup of coffee for $3.00 or any amount you would like to bless me with to keep the show going.  ko-fi.com/livingoutloud


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    1 hr 2 min
  • SEXUALITY - REAL TALK AND TRIGGER WARNING

    Hello Ladies,
    IT IS LOL:  LIVING OUT LOUD PODCAST For the 50 plus Woman.  We are still in our Judgment Free ZONE of Season 4 !!!  We are going to see where our conversation about Sexuality goes with our Girl Chat.  First, let's check in with some of the Sistah's on their progress with Dating-On-Line.   Get your mind out of the gutter...wink.  We are talking about our core beliefs and how we see ourselves as sexual beings.  We are going to go more in-depth about sex as it relates to our sexuality. You know what happens when sisters come together, we start talking about stuff.  To my Sisters overseas would you please send me a message and consider hanging with the ladies on a Girls Chat Night?  See the information below.    Get your girls, grab the drink of your choice, a pen, and your journal. 

    Please consider joining me this season to talk about "Whatever." You can reach me at [email protected] if you would like to be my guest this season, share topic ideas, send me a note, or ask me a question.

    Please hit the Subscribe button and consider leaving a review.
    Note:

    • Intro Music by Dj Danny - [email protected]
    • You can leave me a 90-second voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/livingoutloud
    • You may support the show by buying me a cup of coffee for $3.00 or any amount you would like to bless me with to keep the show going.  ko-fi.com/livingoutloud


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    1 hr 15 min
  • Girls Night - ReRe and Sexuality

    Hello Ladies,
    We are still in our Judgment Free ZONE of Season 4 !!!  We are going to talk about the Aretha Franklin Movie and then we are going to start our conversation on Sexuality.  Get your mind out the gutter...wink.  We are talking about our core beliefs and how we see ourselves as sexual beings.  There will be more to come on the topic.  At the end of the night, we took some questions from the LOL family.  You know what happens when sisters come together, we start talking about stuff.  To my Sisters overseas would you please send me a message and consider hanging with the ladies on a Girls Chat Night?  See the information below.    Grab your journals ladies. 

    Please consider joining me this season to talk about "Whatever." You can reach me at [email protected] if you would like to be my guest this season, share topic ideas, send me a note, or ask me a question.

    Please hit the Subscribe button and consider leaving a review.
    Note:

    • Intro Music by Dj Danny - [email protected]
    • You can leave me a 90-second voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/livingoutloud
    • You may support the show by buying me a cup of coffee for $3.00 or any amount you would like to bless me with to keep the show going.  ko-fi.com/livingoutloud
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    1 hr 20 min
  • Season 4: Ep 8 Girlfriends Chat and Catch-up!

    Hello Ladies,
    We are still in our Judgment Free ZONE !!!  We are catching up with one of our girls to find out about her online dates that she has had recently.  Did she find love or what?  You know what happens when sisters come together, we start talking about stuff.  To my Sisters overseas would you please send me a message and consider hanging with the ladies on a Girls Chat Night?  See the information below.  We are talking about dating online; how to get started, which sites may have the best suitors, writing your profile, pics to post, and more.  Grab your journals ladies.  

    Please consider joining me this season to talk about "Whatever." You can reach me at [email protected] if you would like to be my guest this season, share topic ideas, send me a note, or ask me a question.

    Please hit the Subscribe button and consider leaving a review.
    Note:

    • Intro Music by Dj Danny - [email protected]
    • You can leave me a 90-second voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/livingoutloud
    • You may support the show by buying me a cup of coffee for $3.00 or any amount you would like to bless me with to keep the show going.  ko-fi.com/livingoutloud
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    1 hr 21 min
  • S4 EP 7 FINDING LOVE ON-LINE!

    Hello Ladies,
    We are still in our Judgment Free ZONE !!!  We are talking about dating on-line; how to get started, which sites may have the best suitors, writing your profile, pics to post, and more.  If you have not really tried dating on-line, consider trying with the LOL family and sharing your experience.  Grab your journals ladies and take notes.  Let me know what your experience has been or if you are trying it for the first or second time.

    Please consider joining me this season to talk about "Whatever." You can reach me at [email protected] if you would like to be my guest this season, share topic ideas, send me a note, or ask me a question.

    Please hit the Subscribe button and consider leaving a review.
    Note:

    • Intro Music by Dj Danny - [email protected]
    • You can leave me a 90-second voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/livingoutloud
    • You may support the show by buying me a cup of coffee for $3.00 or any amount you would like to bless me with to keep the show going.  ko-fi.com/livingoutloud
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    50 min
  • S4 Ep 8 - Dark Skin Sistah's - Living in the Skin you're in

    This episode was recorded when LOL was first launched but never published, it is time.  Inspired by a Youtube Influencer named Leah Gordone, I invited a couple of chocolate ladies to chat with me about their experiences being dark or darker women.  Grab your journals ladies. 

    Please consider joining me this season to talk about "Whatever." You can reach me at [email protected] if you would like to be my guest this season, share topic ideas, send me a note, or ask me a question.

    Please hit the Subscribe button and consider leaving a review.
    Note:

    • Intro Music by Dj Danny - [email protected]
    • You can leave me a 90-second voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/livingoutloud
    • You may support the show by buying me a cup of coffee for $3.00 or any amount you would like to bless me with to keep the show going.  ko-fi.com/livingoutloud
    Support the show
    38 min
  • Girl's Chat: Does Your Man Need a Degree?

    Judgment free ZONE Ladies!!!  We are talking about our dating preferences.  So, does your man need a degree?  What about interracial dating, online dating, religion, children... Grab your journals ladies. 

    Please consider joining me this season to talk about "Whatever." You can reach me at [email protected] if you would like to be my guest this season, share topic ideas, send me a note, or ask me a question.

    Please hit the Subscribe button and consider leaving a review.
    Note:

    • Intro Music by Dj Danny - [email protected]
    • You can leave me a 90-second voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/livingoutloud
    • You may support the show by buying me a cup of coffee for $3.00 or any amount you would like to bless me with to keep the show going.  ko-fi.com/livingoutloud


    Support the show
    1 hr 7 min
  • "Where Do We Go From Here?" with author Kimberly Watkins

    For 20 plus years Kimberly dreamed about the characters in her novel.  Life happened it those characters waited to be developed.  After 20 plus years, Kimberly's fictional characters deal with the struggle of, "Where do we go from here."   Join me on my chat with this creative and bold author.  Grab your journals ladies.  You can purchase "Where do we go from here," on Amazon or on kimberlylwatkins.com.

    Please consider joining me this season to talk about "Whatever." You can reach me at [email protected] if you would like to be my guest this season, share topic ideas, send me a note, or ask me a question.

    Please hit the Subscribe button and consider leaving a review.
    Note:

    • Intro Music by Dj Danny - [email protected]
    • You can leave me a 90-second voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/livingoutloud
    • You may support the show by buying me a cup of coffee for $3.00 or any amount you would like to bless me with to keep the show going.  ko-fi.com/livingoutloud


    Support the show
    28 min

About LOL:LIVING OUT LOUD

From the publisher's feed

Dear Sistahs: LOL will be back in 2023! I have moved from the Washington D.C. area and relocated to Portland, Oregon; It has been a hard year. Keep me in your prayers for me back here early in 2023. …