In this heartfelt and hilarious sister-to-sister conversation, Alicia sits down with one of her actual blood sisters, Sarita, to talk about motherhood, moving away from home, raising multicultural children, marriage across cultures, travel,finances, and building a life bigger than the one they grew up in.

From growing up on Detroit's east side to now raising globally-minded children in Illinois, Sarita shares what it looks like to intentionally create opportunities, structure, and experiences for her family.

This episode is full of laughter, honesty, sister energy, and meaningful conversations about parenting, identity, support systems, and building legacy beyond your starting point.

Topics Covered:

• Growing up between Detroit’s east and west sides

• Leaving home and building life in another state

• Marriage across cultures and parenting intentionally

• Raising multilingual and globally-minded children

• Traveling internationally with kids

• Creating support systems away from family

• Financial literacy, stability, and legacy-building

• Living with extended family while raising children

• Evolving into motherhood unexpectedly

• Pregnancy loss and processing grief differently

• Gentle parenting, emotional awareness, and intentional parenting

• Why exposing children to the world matters

😂 Plus: Alicia and Sarita revisit theirhilarious Cass Tech memories and former roommate days during “Let’s Get Petty.”

💛 Favorite Reminder from This Episode:

“Your children are learning from every step you take.”

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Guest:@ladyamongdreams on Instagram and TikTok

Sarita Sora on Facebook and LinkedIn

Marriage isn’t just a wedding-day decision—it's a daily choice.

In this honest and relatable solo episode, Alicia opens up about the real, unfiltered side of marriage: the misunderstandings, the overstimulation, the “don’t talk to me right now” moments… and the decision to keep showing up anyway.

Fresh off the conversation from DJ’s episode, Alicia reflects on what it means to choose your marriage without losing yourself in the process. Because sometimes loving your partner well starts with taking care of you first.

This episode is raw, funny, grounded, and deeply real for anyone navigating marriage, motherhood, healing, and partnership in real time.

Topics Covered:

• Why marriage is more than saying “I do” once

• The everyday choices that hold relationships together

• Marriage after almost a decade together

• Navigating irritation, overstimulation, and misunderstandings

• Choosing patience over pride

• Why space can sometimes be healthy

• The importance of protecting your peace before responding

• Being frustrated while still being committed

• Learning how to choose yourself without abandoning your marriage

• How a wife and mother’s energy affects the entire home

• The reality that love sometimes looks like “trying again tomorrow”

💛 Favorite Reminder from This Episode:

“Choosing your marriage does not mean losing yourself. It means learning how to show up as a better version of yourself inside of it.”

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Life changes after motherhood, divorce, and starting over—and so does love.

In this honest and layered conversation, Alicia sits down with DJ to talk about blended families, rebuilding intimacy, rediscovering yourself after divorce, and navigating relationships in completely new seasons of life. From motherhood and postpartum shifts to bonus parenting, entrepreneurship, healing, and vulnerability, this episode explores what connection really looks like when life no longer resembles the version you originally imagined.

Raw, funny, healing, and deeply relatable — this conversation reminds us that intimacy isn’t about “going back” to who we used to be. It’s about learning who we are now.

Topics Covered:

• Rebuilding identity after divorce

• Navigating new love after heartbreak

• Motherhood, postpartum, and relationship shifts

• Blended family life and becoming a bonus mom

• Balancing entrepreneurship, corporate life, and family

• Rediscovering intimacy after major life transitions

• Vulnerability, healing, and emotional growth

• Postpartum identity changes and cutting locs as a reset

• Creating connection in busy seasons of life

• Lessons about partnership and love after starting over

😂 Plus: DeeJa joins Alicia for another hilarious round of “Let’s Get Petty.”

💛 Favorite Reminder from This Episode:

“Connection can always be rebuilt.”

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Guest: Instagram: @LDGBartending

In this solo episode, Alicia pulls back the curtain on life as a mompreneur, wife, author, speaker, and former corporate professional trying to manage it all without losing herself in the process.

From snack requests to podcast recording, book writing, and chasing big ideas, Alicia shares what her days actually look like behind the scenes.

She opens up about setting boundaries between work and family time, learning that every good idea isn't a right-now idea, and why being intentional matters more than being busy.

This conversation is for every mom who's trying to build something meaningful while still being present for the people she loves most.

Because the mission matters.

But so do the little moments.

Topics Covered:

• The real behind-the-scenes of being a mompreneur

• Recording podcasts during toddler interruptions

• Balancing business goals with motherhood responsibilities

• Mom guilt on both sides of the equation

• Leaving corporate and adjusting to entrepreneurship

• Learning the difference between multitasking and prioritizing

• Why burnout can’t be the price of purpose

• Giving yourself grace during busy seasons

• Creating structure around chaos

• Trusting God in seasons that feel overwhelming

💛 Favorite Reminder from This Episode:

“We’re not meant to do it all at once. We’re meant to do what matters most in the moment.”

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Life doesn’t always go as planned—and sometimes motherhood changes everything.

In this episode, Alicia sits down with therapist and longtime friend LaShawn for an honest conversation about identity shifts, motherhood, marriage, and finding yourself again after life takes a different direction.

From therapy and healing to homeschooling, ADHD, and redefining success, this episode is a reminder that you’re not behind—you’re becoming.

If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Who am I now?”… this one is for you.

Plus, stay tuned for a hilarious round of “Let’s Get Petty.” 😂

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✨ Guest:

LaShawn IG: @momshealing

🎧 Sound Bites:

00:00 “Different doesn’t mean wrong.”

04:23 “I think every therapist needs a therapist.”

24:08 “I don’t know who I am.”

33:31 “Therapy is such a beneficial resource.”

34:59 “ADHD shows up vastly different in women.”

66:21 “You’re not behind. You are becoming.”

Keywords:

motherhood, marriage, therapy, personal growth, parenting, relationships, mental health, ADHD, dyslexia, homeschooling, healing, identity, boundaries, legacy

This episode is more than a conversation—it’s family history 💛

Recorded from her grandmother’s living room couch in Detroit, Alicia sits down with “Gramcracker” for a heartfelt, honest conversation about motherhood across generations, raising sons, surviving domestic violence, faith, grief, and legacy.

With humor, wisdom, and real-life experience, Gramcracker shares what motherhood looked like “back then” versus today—and the lessons she hopes her family carries forward.

From resilience to love after heartbreak, this episode is a reminder to cherish the voices, stories, and wisdom of the women who came before us.

Plus, Gramcracker becomes the FIRST guest to play “Let’s Get Petty” 😂

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🎧 Sound Bites:

00:00 “I'm saved and sanctified.”

06:04 “It takes a village.”

06:04 “I put my faith in God.”

10:06 “Tell your mama this!”

11:01 “I love my sons and my sons love me.”

13:05 “I was a strict mama.”

30:44 “I never regretted marrying that man.”

33:08 “The Lord just brought me through.”

Keywords:

motherhood, family legacy, domestic violence, parenting, community, faith, resilience, aging, love, wisdom

In the very first episode of Mompreneur Unmuted, Alicia L. Jenkins opens her heart and shares the story behind the pain, the purpose, and the platform.

After losing her first son, Isaac, in 2020, Alicia found herself rebuilding life, faith, motherhood, and identity all at once. What followed was a journey of grief, healing, and obedience—one that led her to discover purpose in the most unexpected place.

From a deeply personal poem to her first children’s book Isaac Can Do It, Alicia reminds us that purpose can begin right where we are.

If you’ve ever felt lost, stretched thin, or unsure how to move forward after heartbreak—this episode is for you. Your story deserves the mic too 💛

Keywords:

motherhood, purpose, grief, healing, faith, resilience, legacy, entrepreneurship, children’s books

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