In this episode we chatted with founder and duenna of Pardom My Partum - Elon Woods. We had a mommy to mommy talk about all things mommy-hood. We got into the real-real, as we navigated the beginnings of motherhood, postpartum, mommy mental health, and the external pressures of being a supermom.

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The conversation got even hotter with the ladies - Candii - Erica - Shalya Forte - Chelsea. In part two, the ladies got vulnerable with their experiences with code switching, combating the angry black woman stereotype, and advocacy. This is a great listen for any black women in corporate America, as well as anyone who wants to be an ally to black women.

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Candii was joined by three amazing black women - Erica Chestnut, Shalya Forte, and Cheslea Jackson to have a candid conversation about navigating corporate America as black women. We explored managing work during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protest, being the minority in the workplace, and dealing with microaggressions. This is truly an episode you don’t want to miss!

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Candii sat down with truly inspiring Christina Ford, author of You Are the Prize. We had a heart to heart chat about finding yourself, navigating life’s challenges from a growth perspective, moving from a victim to a victor, and dealing with the loss of a parent.

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Engage with Christina on Instagram @christinadford & @youaretheprizebook. Check out her website christinaford.me. Buy her book online at Amazon or in stores at Barnes & Noble or Target.

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In honor of Father’s Day, we explored blended families from the bonus dad perspective. Candii sits down with Eric Payne podcast host and author of Dating After Divorce Survival Guide to share with us his journey of being a bonus dad.

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Check out Eric @ericlpayne & @datingafterdivorcesurvival on Instagram. Check out his podcast Dating After Divorce The Survival Guide on Spotify and Apple.

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In the second episode of our series, Candii chats it up with Umeka Wright - Educator, Blogger, and Author of Blended & Loving It 30 day Devotional. We get into her story of how her and her husband navigated 15 years of blending their families.

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Check out Umeka @blendedandlovingit on Instagram. Check out her book Blended & Loving It 30 day Devotional on Amazon and Apple iBooks

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Kicking off our third season, with a new series that explores black blended families.  In our first episode of the series, Candii sits down with her daughter's bonus mom Syan Newton Hymon, founder of Millennial Mentress a platform that helps professionals navigate their career.  Syan shares her personal journey of becoming a bonus mom, how she built a relationship with her bonus daughter,  and some of the challenges that she faced in her journey.  Bonus - Candii & Syan share how they navigated their relationship as bio mom and bonus mom.

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Candii sits down to chat with Katara McCarty coach, speaker, author, and founder of Exhale, a wellness app for BIWOC . In this soul story, Katara takes us on her journey of growing up biracial, her adoption, being raised by a resilient black mother, and her life’s work of giving back to a community that has poured into her.  This discussion was so inspiring and a true testimony of the resilience of black women.

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Check out Katara @kataramcarty and  https://www.kataramccarty.com/

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In our latest series, Beautifully Black where we are diving into issues that black women experience when it comes to their beauty. In this episode we explore colorism with Donni Noel, consultant and founder of Know Well Creative. We explore culture vs. color, preference vs. colorism, and how to love the skin you’re in. You don’t want to miss this one.  This episode will highlight:

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