In the first segment, Jenn and Daren discuss how mental health has played a role in their lives. They talk through anxiety attacks, childhood trauma, medication, and long term therapy.

In the second segment, they lay out a litany of stats to discuss the seriousness of mental illness within the Black community.

In the third segment, Jenn and Daren go over ways to seek help and be helpful to those in our lives who may be working through mental illness issues.

Articles for reference:

* Clubhouse International: Key Facts About Mental Illness

http://www.iccd.org/keyfacts.html

* National Alliance on Mental Illness: Mental Health By The Numbers

https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-By-the-Numbers

* National Alliance on Mental Illness: African American Mental Health

https://www.nami.org/Find-Support/Diverse-Communities/African-Americans

* Mental Health America: Black & African American Communities and Mental Health

http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/african-american-mental-health

* Mental Health: Culture, Race, and Ethnicity: A Supplement to Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General. (Chapter 3)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK44251/

* High Rates of Depression Among African-American Women, Low Rates of Treatment

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/nia-hamm/depression-african-american-women_b_5836320.html

* Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, and Black Depression

http://watercoolerconvos.com/2016/02/24/kendrick-lamar-kanye-west-and-black-depression/

* Okay Amanda Seales, but your race and gender analysis with no class analysis is inherently anti-Black

http://watercoolerconvos.com/2017/10/09/race-gender-analysis-no-class-analysis-inherently-anti-black/

* The loneliness of the Black Millennial Mother

http://watercoolerconvos.com/2017/05/14/loneliness-black-millennial-mother/

* Stop Giving Yourself Away: On Millennials, Depression, and Personal Growth

http://watercoolerconvos.com/2017/04/14/stop-giving-yourself-away/

* Anxiety, Death and The Moments When ‘This Is Us’ Gets It Completely Right

http://watercoolerconvos.com/2017/03/01/anxiety-death-and-the-moments-when-this-is-us-gets-it-completely-right/

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Podcast Summary:

This is an accidentally funny podcast about the realities of Blackness and adult life. We do “adult” differently. We are That Black Couple.

Our goal is to create a space for Black millennials to discuss and embody adult life on their own terms. We aren’t beholden to “traditional” gender or parenting roles, queerness is fluid and present in the ways we show up in our relationships and in the world, and we want to build community with other 30-something Black folx who are trying to figure this ish out.

In the first segment, Jenn and Daren discuss the "Black Love Documentary" that recently aired on OWN. They talk about the couples they loved, the ones they didn't, and the depictions of Black love that they hope are represented in the next season.

In the second segment, they talk through why #RelationshipGoals is damaging and problematic both for those who are described with the term as well as those who use it to describe others.

In the third segment, Jenn and Daren share personal stories of how #RelationshipGoals have been misapplied and how no one should aspire to have the relationship they have.

Articles for reference:

* CDC: Half Of All Female Homicide Victims Are Killed By Intimate Partners

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/07/21/538518569/cdc-half-of-all-female-murder-victims-are-killed-by-intimate-partners

*CDC: Half Of All Female Homicide Victims Are Killed By Intimate Partners

http://watercoolerconvos.com/2016/08/04/the-demand-for-submission-is-literally-killing-black-women-in-the-united-states/

* How Jay-Z’s ‘4:44’ moment made me reassess my 4:45

http://watercoolerconvos.com/2017/07/20/looking-beyond-jay-z-444/

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Podcast Summary:

This is an accidentally funny podcast about the realities of Blackness and adult life. We do “adult” differently. We are That Black Couple.

Our goal is to create a space for Black millennials to discuss and embody adult life on their own terms. We aren’t beholden to “traditional” gender or parenting roles, queerness is fluid and present in the ways we show up in our relationships and in the world, and we want to build community with other 30-something Black folx who are trying to figure this ish out.

In the first segment, Jenn and Daren discuss the Canadian Poet Laureate who stole ‘Still I Rise’ from Maya Angelou, the problem with those "Phenomenal Women" t-shirts, and the historical erasure of Black Women's work.

In the second segment, they talk about the role of Black women in the workplace, very public examples of Black women’s erasure like the adaptation of Nnedi Okorafor's novel "Who Fears Death" at HBO, and the ways patriarchy also operates to shut up Black women like Jemele Hill and Munroe Bergdorf.

In the third segment, Jenn and Daren reflect on their own relationships with the erasure of Black women and how they navigate that in their lives and in their relationship.

Articles For Reference:

* It’s time we honor Black women for their anti-racist work: http://watercoolerconvos.com/2017/09/16/will-honor-black-women-anti-racist-anti-misogynist-work/

* Why I will no longer use my unpaid labor to discuss race in America with white people: http://watercoolerconvos.com/2017/09/10/will-no-longer-use-unpaid-labor-discuss-race-america-white-people/

* On Nnedi Okorafor and when Hollywood values our work but erases our names: http://watercoolerconvos.com/2017/09/14/nnedi-okorafor-erasure/

* Canada’s Ex-Poet Laureate Stole From Tupac and Maya Angelou in the Greatest Cultural Appropriation of All Time: http://thegrapevine.theroot.com/poet-laureate-steals-from-tupac-and-maya-angelou-in-the-1803754763

* 'Plagiarists never do it once': meet the sleuth tracking down the poetry cheats: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/sep/09/poetry-plagiarism-copying-maya-angelou-ira-lightman-will-storr

* Randy Wood's 'cover versions' spread music across America: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/randy-wood-cover-versions-tutti-frutti-young-love-spread-music-america-article-1.143971

*For information from the Economic Policy Institute on Black women in the workforce go here: http://www.epi.org/blog/black-women-have-to-work-7-months-into-2017-to-be-paid-the-same-as-white-men-in-2016/

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Podcast Summary:

This is an accidentally funny podcast about the realities of Blackness and adult life. We do “adult” differently. We are That Black Couple.

Our goal is to create a space for Black millennials to discuss and embody adult life on their own terms. We aren’t beholden to “traditional” gender or parenting roles, queerness is fluid and present in the ways we show up in our relationships and in the world, and we want to build community with other 30-something Black folx who are trying to figure this ish out.

In our first bonus track, we give you a look at one of the segments that didn't make the cut for the inevitable show. It's called "Shit Jenn Doesn't Know."

In this installment, Daren asked Jenn some questions about the hit show "Good Times" and Jenn had absolutely no damn idea how to answer those questions. Luckily, her blackness is still intact (we think). Enjoy!

In this short primer for the podcast, Jenn and Daren give listeners a brief summary of their work at WaterCoolerConvos.com and how it informs the podcast. Listeners are encouraged to support the show through donations on Paypal.me/watercoolerconvos and Patreon.com/watercoolerconvos.

Listen now to learn all the ways you can support!

In the first segment, Jenn and Daren discuss how Serena Williams and Beyonce were treated during their pregnancies. Their experiences are indicative of how Black women really are damned if they do and damned if they don’t, and pregnancy and motherhood are fraught with racial and gendered biases and innuendo.

In the second segment, they talk about motherhood in very real terms. Namely, there is an immense amount of under-recognized labor that people with uteruses do when pregnant, the expectations placed on new mothers and others who give birth prove this. Pregnancy is not an accessory or a trend; it is a medical condition and should be treated as such.

In the third segment, Jenn and Daren reflect on Jenn's pregnancies, how partners claiming that they are "pregnant too" are dead wrong, and just how little education people have on the realities of pregnancy.

Articles For Reference:

* If you can’t be happy for Ciara and Serena, it’s probably because you’re a misogynist: http://watercoolerconvos.com/2016/12/30/if-you-cant-be-happy-for-ciara-and-serena-its-probably-because-youre-a-misogynist/

* On White Women Who Pen Criticisms of Beyoncé and Serena When White Feminism Isn’t Enuf: http://www.theroot.com/on-white-women-who-pen-criticisms-of-beyonce-and-serena-1792721829

* Not Your Belly, Not Your Business - On Serena Williams, Reproduction, and Athleticism: https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/not-your-belly-not-your-business/serena-williams-reproduction-and-athleticism

*For information from the CDC on Black mother mortality rates go here: https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternalinfanthealth/pmss.html

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Podcast Summary:

This is an accidentally funny podcast about the realities of Blackness and adult life. We do “adult” differently. We are That Black Couple.

Our goal is to create a space for Black millennials to discuss and embody adult life on their own terms. We aren’t beholden to “traditional” gender or parenting roles, queerness is fluid and present in the ways we show up in our relationships and in the world, and we want to build community with other 30-something Black folx who are trying to figure this ish out.

In "First Things First", we talk about how we were introduced to masculinity and the impact of growing up in single-mother households.

In "The Conversation", we define toxic masculinity and give some concrete examples from television shows. Highlights include perpetually invasive stalker Stever Urkel from "Family Matters" and Overton and Kyle from "Living Single".

In "The Reflection", we discuss how grateful we are to have been raised by single mothers and explain how the absence of male figures in our households helped make us who we are today.

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Podcast Summary:

This is an accidentally funny podcast about the realities of Blackness and adult life. We do “adult” differently. We are That Black Couple.

Our goal is to create a space for Black millennials to discuss and embody adult life on their own terms. We aren’t beholden to “traditional” gender or parenting roles, queerness is fluid and present in the ways we show up in our relationships and in the world, and we want to build community with other 30-something Black folx who are trying to figure this ish out.

In this episode, we discuss the white supremacist march and rally in Charlottesville, abstinence parenting, and why it is important to be honest with kids about the political realities facing the world today.

In the first segment, we talk about what happened in Charlottesville and how it affects Black families.

In the second segment, we talk about an experience we had with our kids during a recent trip to Ohio that raised a debate over if racism is learned or if that even matters. We also talk about how that factors into Charlottesville.

In the third segment, we reflect on our experiences learning about race, gender, class, and other social issues growing up.

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Podcast Summary:

This is an accidentally funny podcast about the realities of Blackness and adult life. We do “adult” differently. We are That Black Couple.

Our goal is to create a space for Black millennials to discuss and embody adult life on their own terms. We aren’t beholden to “traditional” gender or parenting roles, queerness is fluid and present in the ways we show up in our relationships and in the world, and we want to build community with other 30-something Black folx who are trying to figure this ish out.

In the first segment, Jenn and Daren describe how they came to be called "That Black Couple" by walking through how they became a couple in the first place. Highlights include when Daren had to literally be Jenn's mouthpiece and their "Never Felt This Way Moment" at the back of a bus.

In the second segment, they provide a brief overview of the content listeners can expect to hear discussed on the podcast, including gender roles, class and capitalism, and sexuality.

In the third segment, Jenn and Daren explain the structure of their episodes.

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Podcast Summary:

This is an accidentally funny podcast about the realities of Blackness and adult life. We do “adult” differently. We are That Black Couple.

Our goal is to create a space for Black millennials to discuss and embody adult life on their own terms. We aren’t beholden to “traditional” gender or parenting roles, queerness is fluid and present in the ways we show up in our relationships and in the world, and we want to build community with other 30-something Black folx who are trying to figure this ish out.