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I'm Krystal Franklin, mostly known across the world wide web as an opinionated Journalist, host, and award-winning producer. Online, my career and life has the ability to look glamorous, but IRL it's ... more
FAQs about Taking Up Space: A Podcast:How many episodes does Taking Up Space: A Podcast have?The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.
May 29, 2021I've Gotta One Year Old!Wow. We’re ONE! It’s so crazy to think how quick this year has gone by since Taking Up Space was created. Everything about my personal and professional life has changed, which you all know all about by now. I am so damn grateful for just how incredible God has moved on my behalf. I only want to be in spaces where I’m impactful and I love that the podcast has allowed me to do that with so many of you. Cheers to living for a living and God being the greatest engineer....more7minPlay
December 31, 2020Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby Part II (Answering Your Questions)“For the most part, a man will orgasm regardless, what are your thoughts about women having their orgasms first in whatever manner that pleases them, then having intercourse to please their man?”“How do you think your sexual life would’ve been different had you actually learned what you now know?”“How do you plan on teaching the younger generation without over-exposing or taking away their ability to figure things out on their own?”The response to episode eight really blew me away. You all had the most amazing questions about how I arrived to my sexuality with confidence, introducing sex toys, orgasms, lessons learned and more, so I grabbed seven of my favorites to discuss. Let’s dive in....more16minPlay
December 06, 2020Let's Talk About Sex, BabyMy arrival at sexual liberation and freedom was severely delayed. My relationship with sex has changed drastically, mostly because I no longer subscribed to a lot of the bullshit I was taught. The scare tactics of purity and "what you won't do another woman will" was embedded at such a young age, I would go on to learn that I had no idea what my sexuality and femininity meant to me -- separate of sex with another person. In this episode we explore the importance of having real conversations about our bodies and sexual feelings as adults -- judgment and shame be damn....more13minPlay
September 02, 2020I Have PTSD"Now that you're out of my life I'm so much better..." And while I am better, a HELL OF A LOT better, I still carry around the effects of being a survivor, and it's showing up in so clear now more than ever. This episode walks you through real-time growth at one of the most crucial parts of my life. *cheers* to actually doing the work and not just talking about it....more9minPlay
July 22, 2020#KrysTakesLAIn the last two months, life has changed drastically. I turned 34 and secretly moved from Maryland to Los Angeles during WFH orders to make a 13-year dream come true. Less than a month after leaping a MASSIVE net appeared in only a way God gets the glory for. Here's how it happened....more12minPlay
May 28, 2020Somebody's SomebodyOne of the worst things women do is make men pay for a heart they didn't break because of unresolved daddy issues. In many ways, I feel like a fatherless daughter. It has shaped my life in more ways than I can imagine. Every relationship in my life, albeit personal, familial, or romantic has been impacted by growing up without my father in the home....more17minPlay
May 28, 2020Shrinking In Places You've OutgrownIt's normal to outgrow people and things and jobs, but if you're not honest about your feelings you can find yourself stuck in a loveless relationship, a friendship that lacks reciprocity and a job that doesn't value you. Want to chase your dreams? Want to start over? Get comfortable with being uncomfortable....more13minPlay
May 28, 2020Disappointed, Again?Disappointment means you're actually living and not just existing. You've opened yourself to love but found yourself heartbroken. You've accepted your dream job but now you hate it. You've forgiven but only to be taken advantage of again. How do you process pain in the wake of constant disappointment? Why is everything a lesson? God, if I'm Your child why is everyone else winning? ...more19minPlay
May 28, 2020You Can't Win If You Don't PlayAt the end of April Netflix announced a new podcast hosted by two popular Black women in the media and social media space. Alongside the many congratulations were several declarations of disappointment from women that worked in the same industry. The question? Why did it seem as if the same group of friends always got the big opportunities? While I completely understood the feeling and had felt the same in many ways prior, it served as a reminder that you can't win if you don't play....more14minPlay
May 28, 2020Life For Me Ain't Been No Crystal StairThis has been my life's motto for as long as I can remember. And if I'm honest I always felt as if my journey was unnecessarily hard and wrought with annoying challenges and unavoidable heartache. This episode starts at the beginning, growing up as an only child in a single-parent home. Riddled with loneliness and a crazy amount of creativity, both would go on to shape me as a woman navigating life and career in her mid-thirties. This episode is a reminder that although life may not always be kind, scattered seeds still grow....more29minPlay
FAQs about Taking Up Space: A Podcast:How many episodes does Taking Up Space: A Podcast have?The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.