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We hit the 25 episode mark woop woop!

In this new monthly series, we tackle people pleasing and why it is so harmful! The first episode introducing people pleasing and the paradox of people-pleasing.

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Sources:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/people%20pleaser

https://www.amandaanngregory.com/is-it-kindness-or-people-pleasing

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I'm baaaack!!

Finishing our grief series with mental health specialist Tiffany who walks us through death, grief, the myth behind the 5 stages of grief and how to deal with the aftermath of loss.

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Get in touch with grief therapist Tiffany

Book mentioned in the interview: The Grieving Brain

Hello friends,

On this weeks' episode, we talk about finding meaning in our lives after loss and whether there is actual meaning to be found in the loss of a loved one. Tune in <3

Sources (David Kessler):

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jan/17/finding-meaning-in-the-life-of-a-loved-one-who-dies-is-part-of-grief

https://fullcirclegc.org/2022/01/03/finding-meaning-from-grief/

Hello everyone,

In this episode we'll talk about all the different types of grief we can feel that are not necessarily related to death. From broken childhoods to crushed dreams and heartbreaks, we talk about all the beautiful things we lost in the fire. Tune in <3

Hello everyone,

This month's theme is all about grief and navigating difficult seasons in your life. In this episode we'll talk about grief and all the things I wish I knew embarking on this grief journey. Tune in <3

Also, starting this month with a new rebranding and a new logo. Let me know what you think

Hello friends,

We're almost ending the afrotales of this month with an episode about loving your hair 101. This is great if you want to start your natural hair journey or trying to wear your hair out more. Tune in <3

Sources:

Seun Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SeunOkimi

hello friends,

This episode we'll talk about the struggles of natural hair journey, loving your type 4 hair radically and how empathy is the way to go when it comes to dealing with our hair. Tune in <3

Hello girlies!!

This week is an episode that took so much time to make so I really hope you enjoy it!! We'll talk about childhood memories of doing our hair, the psychology between our relationship with our hair, Pink Lotion and afros being fuckboy repellent. Tune in <3

All the sources mentioned (in chronoligical order):

Sources: 

https://www.allure.com/story/texturism-natural-hair

https://www.thirteen.org/wnet/slavery/experience/gender/feature6.html

https://parentsfordiversity.com/touching-black-hair-as-micro-aggression/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/chemical-hair-straighteners-linked-higher-risk-uterine-cancer-black-wo-rcna52576

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/black-women-hair-relaxers-cancer-rcna117685

https://indie-mag.com/2020/06/niellah-arboine-natural-hair-journey/

https://www.worldafroday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WADHairEqualityReport2019a.pdf

https://www.scirp.org/html/10-1760010_41744.htm

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1948550620937937?journalCode=sppa

https://www.allure.com/story/texturism-natural-hair

https://hbr.org/2023/05/how-hair-discrimination-affects-black-women-at-work

https://www.byrdie.com/natural-hair-stories

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/02/06/512943035/new-evidence-shows-theres-still-bias-against-black-natural-hair

https://hbr.org/2023/05/how-hair-discrimination-affects-black-women-at-work#:~:text=Texturism%20is%20the%20discrimination%20faced,coarser%20and%20more%20tightly%20curled

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq302Xo5V3s&t=14s

https://www.amazon.com/Twisted-Tangled-History-Black-Culture/dp/0062966723

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Hello friends,

In this episode, we'll talk about losing friends, making friends, getting called out by our guy friends and holding ourselves accountable. Tune in <3