For a large part of my life I've followed and ascribed to the societal ideology "being good." I believed the benefits and blessings of "following the rules" almost to the detriment of my purpose. I also saw "all these hoes winning."  So I observed for almost two years the practices and approaches of winning free women. In this chat, Cameo and Danielle address why the good girl theology will cause you to lose at life and how & why women are winning. 

After 3 failed marriages and 5 and half years of self assessment, a vibrant 49 year old Mary Harris came to a stark conclusion about her relationships. She said that some of her treasured platonic relationships ruined some of her most intimate relationships. In this chat, she details how many of us fall into cycle of depending on the advice of others to guide and direct our romantic relationships which eventually leads them towards a path of destruction. 

Happy Thanksgiving! This is a special edition of the Good Girl Podcast because it's Thanksgiving! Hindsight is 20/20 but when we are in midst of our complexities, it can be a beautiful prayer and testament to our humanity and divinity. We see our greatness and our flaws. So, this week, Cameo is sharing 3 personal issues she's working through.  We all got work to do!

This week's show is extremely personal. It hits the very core of my being. It was one of my very first confessions. Perfectionism. For whatever reason I had come to love, applaud, and praise the social construct of perfection, this idea of "getting it right." I strive for the moment when I hit the bullseye, the mark of perfect, or 100% . But, praise GOD😭, that I have come learn that any life that's worth living is far from perfect and a matter of fact the pursuit of perfection is all vanity. Listen I share how perfectionism is vile, detestable, abhorrent construct that robs you of life. 

When we often think of marriage, we think of riding off into the sunset with our boo thang. We think we are better together. We may even think I now have a partner in crime for all of life's ups and downs. FULL STOP. That ain't the case shawty. This week, Tanesha Ash-Shakoor confesses that her expectations of wholeness in her marriage were rooted her emotional deficits and created bitterness and jealousy. Her transparency will free you and help you. Listen & learn.

No one is immune. It's like a kid in a candy store. I'm talking about women plus  that man with potential. Many of us have dated a person who we knew, without a shadow of doubt, would become something great, if we just gave them time. But au contraire, in this confession session, we learn there is a deeper reason why women, especially, gravitate to those "project men." And it does not have to do with an unhealed or broken part of our spirit. Listen up!

This podcast is personal, uber personal, because I am 35 and I've noticed a significant shift in how I show up in my relationships as well as how others show up in their relationships with me. Danielle Moore, licensed clinical therapists of the Refresh Wellness Center walks me through the two top reasons how and why our friendships changes after 35. 

This week we're taking DEEP dive into the world of parenting. Parenting can be one the most rewarding and challenging jobs known to man. And this week, our conversation with Yolanda Williams, Certified Positive Discipline and Host of the podcast Parenting Decolonized releasing on October 23rd, addresses many of discipline practices with black parenting that are doing more harm than good.  

Every week we speak with a person who has a confession that highlights the messy part of figuring life out. Some confessions deal with taboo topics or illustrate the complexity of a single human experience. This week we chatted with Kenneth Hampton, a father, husband, a man a of faith who struggled with depression.