Melanin & Me

Melanin & Me

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Melanin & Me episodes

  • Queen's Corner with Ash: Discussing Domestic Abuse featuring Cheniel Henderson

    In this Queen's Corner episode Ash interviews Cheniel Henderson, finalist in the 'Young European Miss International' Pageant representing South London. Cheniel shares information of her platform raising awareness of all forms of domestic abuse. Cheniel shares tips on how to spot the signs of those who may be experiencing domestic abuse, and how to support those around you.


    https://www.solacewomensaid.org/
    https://www.womensaid.org.uk/
    https://instagram.com/allgirlsrockuk?igshid=1cxfk3caulokd

    Follow Cheniel at: https://www.instagram.com/officialcheniel/

    22 min
  • Moving as a minority: Lockdown workouts, underrepresentation and self care
    In this episode we reflect on all things sports and physical activity and share tips on enjoying your fitness journey as an ethnic minority in the UK. CrossfitNottingham: https://www.crossfitnottingham.com/wod/
    Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/melanin_and_me?igshid=kf2y43msf8ny
    Connect with Ash on Twitter: AshleaJSmith
    Connect with Rae on Twitter: MissOmarPE
    28 min
  • Career development: Our journeys, Mentoring & Imposter syndrome

    In this episode we reflect on our career journeys, discuss how we have overcome barriers in the workplace, and inform on mentoring programmes supporting womxn of colour.

    Lets Talk about Race: https://youtu.be/B1JDzPbXJaU 

    One2OneMentoring Website: https://one2onementoring.com/ 

    One2OneMentoring Instagram: https://instagram.com/one.2onementoring?igshid=1ka82poi8yen2 

    Check out our instagram: https://instagram.com/melanin_and_me?igshid=1ld6jm16wuxoj 

    Tweet Ash: @AshleaJSmith 

    Tweet Rae: @MissOmarPE 

    34 min
  • International Projects: Chickens riding the bus, Beyoncé and African Nando's

    In this episode, we reflect on our involvement in international sport development project ‘Volunteer Zambia’ formerly ‘Zambia IDEALS’. We chat about how we got involved, lessons learnt, and what we took away from our experiences.

    International Citizen Service (ICS) which is an international volunteering programme: https://www.volunteerics.org 

    Check out our instagram https://instagram.com/melanin_and_me?igshid=vbnu3m98jhi5

    Tweet Ash: @AshleaJSmith 

    Tweet Rae: @MissOmarPE 

    32 min
  • Introduction to Melanin and Me
    Learn more about your hosts Rae and Ash, get more insight into why they created Melanin and Me, the processes they went through and their aspirations for the platform.
    37 min

About Melanin & Me

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Melanin and Me explores all things health, wellness and self improvement. Covering topics such as mental health and career progression through the lens of two womxn navigating the complexities of womxnhood and the Black British experience. Rae is an educator and sports enthusiast of African descent, born in Zanzibar and raised in the UK. Ash is a sport development professional and fitness expert of mixed Caribbean and British heritage, born in the Cayman Islands and raised in the UK. Ash & Rae met whilst studying at Loughborough.