On Episode 026, of the penultimate episode of Season One of Texture Talks, I will be speaking to Tanisha Shedden, a Counselor Coach and speaker but also a transracial adoptee who was raised by white parents.

This made her natural hair Journey very unique , together we unpack the cultural impact for black children and children of colour, that are adopted into white families or families outside of their own race, and discuss ways we feel as women of colour ourselves this can be remedied to ensure that the children are able to still feel a connection to who they are or a distance fro.  the hair they have on their heads.

This was such an incredible conversation, and I can't wait to share it with you!

Tanisha Shedden, also has her own podcast @foundlifepod where she posts about mental health and healing and Trauma which you should definitely check out!

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On Episode 025 of Season One of Texture Talks, I will be speaking to Natural Hair Care Influencer, _QueenLike_ aka Sarah Jorge who shares her experience growing up in Germany and learning how to love her natural curls with little to know resources, education or representation around her.

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From next to no places to shop to buy black hair care products, to being the only black girl in a predominantly white school, Sarah vulnerably speaks her truths, and shares some of her staple hair care tips in the process for all of us to take away and try ourselves!
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On Episode 024 of Texture Talks, I will be speaking to Juniper Johnson, a West African American artist based in Florida and the creator of an exciting project called "Heavy is the Head" that aims to honour and showcase the rich history of Black hair, celebrating diversity and self-expression within the Black community.

 Inspired by Afro Sheen commercials, Jet and Ebony magazines, "Heavy is the Head" will feature a curated collection of photographs, stories, and historical accounts. It's vital for the Black community to see themselves represented and understood. Additionally, they will also highlight the Crown Act, addressing the discrimination against Black hair across different states, and I wanted the full early scoop before it's official release at the beginning of October!

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On Episode 022 of Texture Talks, I will be speaking to Sadia Kabeya, an English rugby union player who plays for England internationally, and has been vocal in the press about her experiences as a black woman playing a sport that is known well for being for a predominantly white, middle classed audience, and how this environment has impacted her on her hair care journey.

Join us as we speak candidly and openly about what needs to change to allow more black girls like Sadia to feel more comfortable following in her footsteps.
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On Episode 022 of Texture Talks, I will be speaking to Angela Stewart, a Professional Hair and makeup Artist that specialises in Afro Hair.
 

For over a year she's been teaching the joy of Afro Hair Knowledge to Film schools and independent learners alike, and I wanted to understand what led her onto this journey as an educator, what some of the most memorable hair care experiences of the people she teaches have been, and get some tips, ideas and guidance from her career so far for our own natural hair care journeys, some of which will REALLY surprise you!

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On episode 021 of Texture Talks, I will be interviewing Badria Ahmed, Founder of Holy Curls, a UK-based textured hair care brand for waves, curls, coils and everything in between, that is boldly moving in a new direction. 
As from 2022, they have removed all references of typing hair in numbers and letters (3a/4b etc). This system, as you are aware, was created by Andre Walker and has been the go to hair typing system in the industry. However, describing hair by their curl pattern only shows half the picture.
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Badria felt it was time to change the conversion about curls and talk about it from a more holistic approach. Prescribing oils and butters for all hair fibres is NOT going to provide moisture, brands and stylists have to dig a little deeper below the surface...... 
Join our interview, talking in detail about Holy Curls incredible campaign, 'Curls 2.0' which was born out of the realisation that the way brands currently speak to their customers about their curl care simply isn't good enough. 
The Texture Talks Podcast is an honest, insightful and often hilarious deep dive into the ups and downs of daily life for the curly, kinky and afro hair community fronted by a straight-talking, dry-humoured black female host with over 15 years experience caring for her afro hair with a hell of a lot to say about it! You'll get the real on Paige's first-hand experiences, unpopular opinions, and heartfelt truths. Expect a mix of gritty guest interviews and solo storytelling like you've never heard before.
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On episode 20 of Texture Talks I'll be joined by Keziah Dhamma, Founder and CEO of Swirly Curly Hair Care Products, who much like many of us in the afro and curly haired community, struggled to find products, routines and advice about her curls that actually worked.
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In addition to creating this incredible product line born of her own challenges with her hair, Keziah has also invested her time heavily in education, launching her very own Curl College,  and Swirly Curly method to help break down the stigmas, crack open the myths, and really explain curly and coily hair in a beautifully simple way that I personally have never heard our hair explained before...I listened and think its the easiest guide and the best education for our hair that I've listened to yet.
Join me and Keziah as we talk about her experiences with her curls growing up in Sacremento California, the difficulties and bad advice she got along the way, some amazing tips and tricks we can take away and use ourselves and I dig into what makes the Swirly Curly method so different to the countless other methods we've all heard of already so we can have the kind of beautiful, healthy curls, that we can be proud of!
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Join our CurlCollege community and learn via video tutorials www.curlcollege.com. 
Get a FREE copy of the SwirlyCurly method book by going to www.theswirlycurlymethod.com. 
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On episode 019 of Texture Talks me and Spoken Word Poet, Author, Coach and Creative, Oneness Sankara, who dedicates her life to supporting Women of African Heritage to find abundance, joy, peace & self love.
 

We will be discussing some of the problematic issues tied to using words with harmful historical context when naming products and brands.

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With a particular focus on the challenges around the term "Coolie" when naming locs as a prime example of how words that seem harmless can carry huge meaning to a culture, me and Oneness really get into some difficult concepts, questions and queries around what company owners responsibilities really are, and whether it really is 'that deep'.
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On Episode 018 of Texture Talks I will be speaking to Skye Richards, a young, vibrant and incredibly knowledgeable business owner and founder of Alyisum Beauty, a natural range of hair and skin care products, talking about how to REALLY read product labels to help us truly understand what is going onto our skin and scalp and into our hair.

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Skye prides herself on understanding the ins and outs of the ingredients in her products, ensuring they are the best quality for afro and curly hair, and from making her own hair care products from the TENDER AGE of 13, she has a lot of knowledge to share, a lot of which I am sure will seriously surprirse and shock you as they did me.

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Expect to learn how to read a label correctly, how to know how much of what ingredient your really getting and why its so important to understand product labels to this degree when shopping around.

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On episode 017 of Texture Talks I'll be talking to Marsha Martin, the founder of a support group called Black SEN Mamas created to uplift, connect and connect black mothers like herself with neurodivergent children.

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As the creator of an incredible hub of info, advocacy & support, for the community of Black Mothers and sole carers, of SEND/neurodiverse children, in the UK, me and Marsha will be discussing, the challenges faced by SEN children, particularly those with SEN issues as far as their hair maintenance.

There are serious social stigmas and judgments Marsha and the other mothers in her support group receive from the Black community which grossly impacts their mental health, and this episode will unpack these challenges and get into the nitty gritty of what we as a community need to do better to accommodate and support Black SEN families.

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