Hey all! For this conversation, we are joined by Lilia Kapsali, an amazing human, dear friend and the creative behind Venus de Louisiane Over the past 6-ish months, the three of us have been collaborating and co-writing along the themes of Belonging and Heritage (among others). In this episode we talk about these concepts and share a bit about the release of our project, rooted in soil, shifting waters: writing the sea that holds a thousand colors. Listen along as we share stories, laugh and co-create meaning through conversation. 

A note from Lilia: "I neglected to attribute the concept of context in my definition of belonging and heritage to Nora Bateson and her father Gregory Bateson, whose writing has inspired a lot of my thinking around these issues." 

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Hey all! We are back with the same old chat, same old (at heart at least) ladies, but new name. We are excited to introduce the Mixed Coconut Podcast :) Listen in to learn more about what our new name means, and why we chose it. Let us know what you think!

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Hey all! We are back with another episode :) In this one, we share a disagreement we have over some of the content in one of our posts on winter's bloom. One of the core values of winter's bloom is the commitment to honoring an-other's humanity, and that includes the tough moments when we might not hold the same opinions. Join us in this episode as we share our different points of view and talk about language, dictionaries and definitions. 

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Hey all! Happy Valentines Day to you :) We at winter's bloom are celebrating by doing one of our favorite things: chatting. In this episode we revisit the topic of dating. Our conversation reveals what has changed (and what hasn't) in our perspectives on dating since our last conversation. We talk about dating apps, people we've met, and whether race does (or should) impact our romantic preferences. 

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In this episode we reflect on the themes of January 2021 which are REFLECTIONS and COMMEMORATIONS. We talk about how we define these concepts / ways-of-being, the forces that shaped these understandings, reflection practices and what we want to leave behind / bring with us from our experiences in 2020. We also dip briefly into discussions on fashion and dating ;) 

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In this episode, we talk about the concepts / movements / ways of being that are womanism and pinayism. In many ways we feel these concepts more accurately represent our experiences as women of color in this world, but there are also gaps / blind spots that we still hold. Listen along as we explore these ideas. 

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In this episode, Sophia and Natasha talk about the Netflix documentary: The Social Dilemma. Using the movie as an anchor, we discuss our personal relationships with social media, and winter's blooms' position as an online platform. 

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In this episode, Sophia and Natasha talk about Racial Impostor Syndrome, what it is, how (and when) we've felt it, and ways we deal with it. 

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The journey we take to where we are is rarely ever linear. In this episode, we reflect on our journeys so far, where we thought we would be when we were younger, and the lessons we have learned from the obstacles along the way. 

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In this episode Sophia and Natasha talk about rejection. We start off our discussion around an article Sophia found called Rejection and Physical Pain are the Same to Your Brain. We talk about social media and the low-stakes rejection that sometimes hurts just the same, and then we share some of our stories of rejection. Do you have your own thoughts and stories about rejection that you would like to share? If so please reach out :)

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