The single years are quite a journey that every person regardless of relationship status has to embark on. For us black women, it seems next to impossible to find a mate based on recent statistics. But our singles years do not have to be filled with hopelessness just because we may not have a significant other. Join us in Episode 27 as we discuss ways for us single ladies (myself included) to navigate and maximize our season of singleness in order to prepare ourselves for potential romantic partnerships and possibly, marriage in the future. 

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Intro/Sponsor Message: 00:00:27.5

Have You Heard: 00:00:37.5

FYI: 00:07:54.8

Daily Musings: 00:24:54.4

Outro: 00:30:46.2

Sources:

www.psychologytoday.com

www.thevoicenashville.com

I Stopped Playing the “Strong Black Woman” - YES! Magazine (yesmagazine.org)

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2021/06/emotional-lives-of-black-women/

What Shall We Say to These Things? The Implications of Black Women's Singleness — Candice Marie Benbow (candicebenbow.com)

A Misguided Attempt to Empower: Deborrah Cooper’s Lonely Black Church Woman Blames Black Women for their Singleness - The Black Youth Project

Rethinking and retooling the “wife school” people always expect Black women to attend - The Black Youth Project

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Does your life need a de-clutter? Tired of adopting toxic habits, behavior, patterns, and people? In Episode 26, Leah Marie discusses how you can "detox" your life.

Intro: 00:00:01.324

Sponsor Message: 00:00:22.403

Have You Heard: 00:00:41.160

FYI: 00:03:16.353

Daily Musings: 00:13:00.139

Outro: 00:18:56.506

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Detox your Life, Mind, Body and Spirit: https://www.integrativenutrition.com/blog/detox-your-life-mind-body-and-spirit#:~:text=Detoxing,with%20diet%20and%20clean%20eating.&text=Detoxing%20your%20life%20means%20energizing,overall%20health%20and%20well%2Dbeing

The Complete Guide to Detox Your Life in a Week: https://medium.com/@refinedliz/the-complete-guide-to-detox-your-life-in-a-week-6a4f72652b3e

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In Episode 25, Leah Marie discusses the importance of practicing humility and the power of introversion in the midst of an overly extroverted society!

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Intro - 00:00:00.000

Sponsor - 00:00:23.322 

Have Your Heard segment - 00:57.600 

fyi - 00:03:50.500

Daily musings - 00:23:33.7

The Melanated Muse Outro - 00:46:44.786 

Sources: 

Definition from dictionary.com: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/low-key

Definition from Merriam Webster: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-key

How Low-Key People are Natural-born Leaders: https://www.powerofpositivity.com/low-key-people-natural-leaders/ 

Truths about low-key people: https://www.puckermob.com/moblog/9-truths-of-low-key-people/

7 Habits of  Low-Key Individuals: https://www.theodysseyonline.com/7-habits-of-low-key-people

The Science Behind Introversion: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-power-of-introverts/# 

The Power of Being Introverted from BBC Ideas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Y4Z0oh1GE

The Power of Introversion: https://journal.jabian.com/the-power-of-introversion/

Quotes on staying low key: https://id.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=stay%20low%20key%20quotes&rs=typed&term_meta[]=stay%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=low%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=key%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=quotes%7Ctyped

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In Episode 24, Leah Marie discusses the highlights and moments from Season 2 and upcoming plans for Season 3. 

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In our final episode of our podcast miniseries "The Curious Case of..", we pay homage to Beyonce Knowles-Carter aka "Queen Bey" on her 40th birthday by exploring her life, illustrious career, and what makes her an icon for so many of us!

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In Episode 22, we will be exploring one of the most mysterious cases of our entire podcast miniseries, the life and short-lived but rising career of the late Princess of R&B Aaliyah, her legacy, the resurrection of her music catalog and how she set the standard for the new generation of R&B artists today in the music industry! 

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Sources:

http://www.aaliyah.com/biography/

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/aug/13/aaliyah-her-sound-is-the-rb-blueprint

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/aaliyah-mn0000578999/biography

http://www.aaliyah.com/awards/

https://www.wmagazine.com/gallery/aaliyah-most-iconic-looks-style-evolution

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Welcome to Episode 21 of the Melanated Muse Podcast! A couple of weeks ago, we launched our new miniseries called "The Curious Case of..." which follows the cases of several iconic Black female entertainers that have made major strides within the entertainment industry. Our first case of this miniseries explored the career and life of Chloe Bailey of the sister R&B duo Chloe x Halle! If you haven't had a chance to tune into that episode, you can listen now on any of our streaming services. Let's now grab our detective hats and dive into our next case! In this episode, we will be investigating the rising career of Hollywood's most promising young stars and Disney alum Zendaya! 

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Welcome to Episode 20 of the Melanated Muse Podcast! Recently, we decided to create this miniseries titled "The Curious case of..." which will explore the lives of several Black female entertainers in the entertainment industry and their individual paths to success and fame! The first case that will be diving into is one of Beyonce's proteges and one-half of R&B sister duo Chloe x Halle, Chloe Bailey! 

Sources:

https://www.chloexhalle.com/about/

https://popculture.com/celebrity/news/chloe-bailey-age-bio-instagram-more-details-chloe-halle-singer/

https://www.rap-up.com/2021/06/19/chloe-bailey-nina-simone-feeling-good-juneteenth-performance/

https://www.vogue.com/article/chloe-bailey-instagram-style

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1352900/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/chloe-bailey.html

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chloe-x-halle-mn0003000052/biography

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/movies/9605148/chloe-bailey-madelaine-petsch-jane-thriller/

https://zora.medium.com/chloe-baileys-confidence-should-make-us-proud-not-spiteful-5c5bbd5b4c42

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Having a hard time saying no? Don't know where to draw the line? Join Leah Marie and her cousins, Kristin & Chantelle, as they discuss how you can learn how to set healthy boundaries for both your professional and personal lives!

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