Episode 112 · We Made It Through May

The Mental Health Month finale. Memorial Day weekend. The community speaks — and Ronnika and Jeffrey receive.

We looked back at the whole month. We wrote letters to ourselves. We closed the chapter the right way.

Summer is here. We're ready. Are you? ☀️💜

💜 Resources in show notes. The work continues past May.

💜 Mental Health Resources: 

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988 

Therapy for Black Girls — therapyforblackgirls.com 

Therapy for Black Men — therapyforblackmen.org 

Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation — borislhensonfoundation.org 

Crisis Text Line — Text HOME to 741741

Lory’s Place - lorysplace.org

Host: Ronnika W. & Jeffrey B 

Music: Wallflowers by Bad Snacks 

Connect with Ronnika: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ronnikawilliams⁠⁠⁠ 

Connect with Jeffrey: @mrfantasticworld on IG

May 19th. Malcolm X's birthday.

We've done the grief. We've done the healing. Now we're walking into summer knowing exactly who we are bold, joyful, and unapologetic about it.

Mental Health Month isn't done yet — but this episode is the turn toward the finish line. Come ready to feel good. ✊🏾☀️

💜 Resources in show notes. One more week of May. Let's finish strong.

💜 Mental Health Resources: 

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988 

Therapy for Black Girls — therapyforblackgirls.com 

Therapy for Black Men — therapyforblackmen.org 

Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation — borislhensonfoundation.org 

Crisis Text Line — Text HOME to 741741

Lory’s Place - lorysplace.org

Host: Ronnika W. & Jeffrey B 

Music: Wallflowers by Bad Snacks 

Connect with Ronnika: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ronnikawilliams⁠⁠⁠ 

Connect with Jeffrey: @mrfantasticworld on IG

Episode 110 · Dear Mama

Mother's Day weekend. A tribute. A real conversation. And a name that says it all.

Jeffrey lost his mother in 2020 — right before the pandemic closed the world. Ronnika, who lost her father in 2013, sits across from him and asks the questions grief deserves. Past. Present. Future. Who she was. What her loss cost. What she left behind inside of him.

This is Please, Do Tell at its most personal. Come ready to feel it.

💜 If you're carrying grief right now — resources are in the show notes. You don't have to hold it alone.

💜 Mental Health Resources:

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988

Grief Share — griefshare.org

Therapy for Black Girls — therapyforblackgirls.com

Therapy for Black Men — therapyforblackmen.org

Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation — borislhensonfoundation.org

Crisis Text Line — Text HOME to 741741

Lory's Place Grief Healing and Education Center - lorysplace.org

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Host: Ronnika W. & Jeffrey B 

Music: Wallflowers by Bad Snacks 

Connect with Ronnika: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ronnikawilliams⁠⁠⁠ 

Connect with Jeffrey: @mrfantasticworld on IG

Episode 109 premieres on Cinco de Mayo and Ronnika and Jeffrey are bringing both the celebration and the real talk.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This episode honors that fully through honest storytelling, the things we carried as kids without words for them, and a conversation about what healing actually looks like for us. Not the polished version. The real one.

Because joy and healing were never opposites. And you've always deserved both.

Please, Do Tell because every story deserves to be heard.

💜 Mental Health Resources with organizations like Therapy for Black Girls, Therapy for Black Men, the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation, and the 988 Lifeline.

Host: Ronnika W. & Jeffrey B 

Music: Wallflowers by Bad Snacks 

Connect with Ronnika: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ronnikawilliams⁠⁠⁠ 

Connect with Jeffrey: @mrfantasticworld on IG

This week, Ronnika and Jeffrey head home - back to the block, the backyard, and the community that raised them. In honor of Financial Literacy Month and Earth Day, Episode 108 digs into what small, predominantly Black neighborhoods have always known: how to stretch a dollar, take care of the earth, and hold each other up long before it had a hashtag.

Real stories. Real nostalgia. Real talk. Please, Do Tell, because every story deserves to be heard.

Host: Ronnika W. & Jeffrey B

Music: Wallflowers by Bad Snacks

Connect with Ronnika: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ronnikawilliams⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Connect with Jeffrey: @mrfantasticworld on IG

Culture isn't something that happens to us, it IS us. In Episode 107 of Please, Do Tell, Ronnika and Jeffrey dig into what's happening in Black culture right now and what it's really saying about how we're living our lives.Who celebrates you loudly?What does healing actually look like for us?Who is responsible for remembering our stories and what happens when we don't?We also pause and ask: do we celebrate the people who shaped culture while they're still here?This is your weekly reminder that the stories around you are worth paying attention to. 🎙️ What You'll Hear:→ Feeling seen in creative communities→ Family support & being celebrated in your biggest moments→ Reclaiming land, slowing down & redefining success→ Preserving Black history and why it matters personally→ At The Playground: real, personal connections to every theme→ Foolishness Files + Rapid Fire: Culture Edition💬 Tell us: What story from this week in culture stuck with you? Drop it in the comments or DM us.

Host: Ronnika W. & Jeffrey BMusic: Wallflowers by Bad SnacksConnect with Ronnika: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ronnikawilliams⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Jeffrey: @mrfantasticworld on IG

Episode 106 explores the transition into a new season, both literally and personally.

As college basketball comes to a close and baseball begins, we reflect on the shift into spring and the energy that comes with it. With longer days and more opportunities to gather, life can quickly become full.

This episode centers on a common challenge: navigating multiple birthdays and events within a short period of time. How do you show up for the people you care about while also protecting your own time and energy?

Through storytelling and reflection, we explore what it means to be present, set boundaries, and move through this season with intention.

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Host: Ronnika W. & Jeffrey B Music: Wallflowers by Bad Snacks Connect with Ronnika: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ronnikawilliams⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Jeffrey: @mrfantasticworld on IG

Episode 105. New quarter, new energy.

We are checking in on how Q1 really went and what April is bringing into our lives. From resetting goals to embracing the shift in season, this episode is all about stepping into something new.

Plus, we are sharing our best spring break stories. The good, the chaotic, and the ones that still make us laugh.

Tap in for culture, conversation, and a little foolishness along the way.

Follow the podcast and share this episode with someone who owes you a spring break story.

Host: Ronnika W. & Jeffrey B

Music: Wallflowers by Bad Snacks

Connect with Ronnika: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ronnikawilliams⁠⁠⁠

Connect with Jeffrey: @mrfantasticworld on IG

As Women’s History Month comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the women who shaped us across generations, across seasons, and across the moments we didn’t fully understand until later.

In this episode of Please, Do Tell, Ronnika and Jeffrey talk about:
• The traits we carry from the women who raised us
• The lessons that didn’t click until adulthood
• What we saw growing up vs what we understand now
• The evolution of Black women across generations
• The gratitude we don’t always say out loud

This conversation is honest, reflective, and rooted in legacy because who we are today is directly connected to the women who came before us.

Host: Ronnika W. & Jeffrey B

Music: Wallflowers by Bad Snacks

Connect with Ronnika: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ronnikawilliams⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Jeffrey: @mrfantasticworld on IG

🎧 Press play and take a moment to honor her.

We recorded this one after watching the Tyrese vs Tank Verzuz… so you already know the stories got real 😅🎶

In this episode of Please, Do Tell, Ronnika and Jeffrey close out Women’s History Month reflecting on:
• The women who shaped our understanding of love
• The music that raised us (and had us in our feelings early)
• Millennial memories - from burned CDs to late-night phone calls
• The lessons we didn’t appreciate until we got older

From auntie advice to R&B nostalgia, this episode is funny, honest, and rooted in gratitude for the generations of women who poured into us.

Host: Ronnika W. & Jeffrey B

Music: Wallflowers by Bad Snacks

Connect with Ronnika: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ronnikawilliams⁠⁠⁠

Connect with Jeffrey: @mrfantasticworld on IG

🎧 Press play and tell us:
What song takes you back to who raised you?