Work Bae

The weather is turning in NYC and outside is calling!! ☀️😎 Join your favorite Work Baes for the Season 4 finale as we chop it up about the power of doing things scared and the transformative magic that happens when we step outside our comfort zones. We hope this episode encourages you to live a life full of adventure and wonder. We're taking a little break but we won’t be gone for long ... stay tuned for an in person Work Bae mixer in a few weeks! 📆

Your favorite Work Baes are back this week after recording two episodes with friend of the podcast Antoinette Henry from Around The Way Curls. Around The Way Curls has always been one of our favorite podcasts and it's always a pleasure to jump on with Antoinette and Shanti whenever we get the chance! 🙏🏿 We'll link the two episodes in the show notes below 👇🏿

This week we wanted to switch it up after Episode 58's heavy but very necessary conversation about grief and lighten things up a little bit with some fun Q&As courtesy of the popular card game, "We're Not Really Strangers". You'll be surprised by some of the things we still don't know about each other even after six years of friendship! 😲

Cheat Sheet

Listen to Around The Way Curls Ep 348: Money, Morals & Culture & Ep 349: Can You Emasculate A Man? - t.ly/BviWB

Follow Around The Way Curls on IG @aroundthewaycurls

Join us this week for a heartfelt episode exploring one of the most universal yet least understood emotions ... grief. On the heels of a once in a lifetime pandemic and with war waging throughout the world how do you make room for your personal tragedies ... for heartbreak or loss or the tension that comes from grieving what was and what may never be? Beyond the individual, how does grief impact us as a collective and what are some healthy ways to process it? All this and more on this week's episode of Work Bae.

Cheat Sheet

1. "I'm a grief therapist. Here's the most damaging myth about loss and grieving" - TODAY (t.ly/-O8JF)

2. "Understanding Black grief" - University of Arizona (t.ly/NEKiq)

3. "Understanding Your Grief and the Grief of Others" - Good Grief (t.ly/_OdJc)

This week on Work Bae, Naana and Obie talk through the complexities and sometimes outright ridiculousness of the gender wars within the Black community. From examining historical legacies to dissecting contemporary societal pressures, we explore how gender dynamics shape relationships and our identities. Tune in as we confront some of the nuances and tensions driving this ongoing discussion and hear our thoughts on how to rise above the noise.

THERE'S A LOT GOING ON! 😵‍💫😩😭 Let’s dive into some of the current events shaping our world ... from political upheaval to cultural shifts, Naana and Obie explore some of the issues driving global conversations. Join your favorite Work Baes as we analyze, dissect, and discuss some of the headlines currently dominating the news cycle 🗞️

This week, Naana and Obie discuss the burgeoning loneliness epidemic that is plaguing millions of Americans here at home and impacting the lives of countless others globally as well. With social media at our fingertips, why are so many people experiencing loneliness today? What effects does loneliness have on us individually and as a collective?

From fostering genuine relationships to navigating the digital age's impact on human connection, this episode offers invaluable guidance on understanding loneliness and how to cultivate fulfilling relationships IRL. We also share some actionable tips on uncovering your 'third place'—that sanctuary beyond home and work—where meaningful connections thrive.

Tune in to rediscover the power of authentic human interaction in an increasingly isolated world.

Twin, where have you been?! After two long years away, join your favorite Work Baes as they finally make their way back to the mic. In this catch-up episode, Naana and Obie reflect on some of the challenges, growth, and newfound perspectives they’ve taken on since we last heard from them. Tune in for a nostalgic yet refreshing conversation filled with laughter, introspection, and the promise of new beginnings.

Recently the concept of decentering romantic love has started to take hold as people. regardless of gender, have begun to prioritize being more fulfilled in other areas of their life. Antoinette Henry from @aroundthewaycurls joins Naana this week to share what decentering romantic love has meant to them while still exploring how to build romance in their lives while single 💖 Who says the two always have to exist together? Join us this week as the ladies jump into a discussion about love and all of the different forms it takes on in our lives. No Cupid's bow required 🏹

Cheat Sheet:

Follow Antoinette @ instagram.com/antoinettewashere

Tune in to ATWC @ instagram.com/aroundthewaycurls

"Real Love" by Sharon Salzberg - www.sharonsalzberg.com/reallove

Alright bet ... so what we're all gonna do is act like Work Bae didn't just take a 2 month hiatus midseason and go on with our lives like it never happened 🤫 Yeah?! We cool?! You Gucci?! 🙏🏿 That's why we f*cks with y'all 🤣 No but seriously PLEASE forgive us for the extended break! Things got hectic the last few months of 2021 but we're back and excited to share this space with you once again. Tune in this week as we check in with ourselves and each other about what we learned last year, some of the growth we're hoping for in 2022, and all of the ways that we're trying to find balance. We'll be back again next Monday ... we 🅿️romise!! 💯

We promised you part two and here it is! We’re joined again this week by the lovely Lauren Brake, Jazzmine Carthon, and Velonica Pome’e for a very special Wine Down episode of Work Bae 🍷 Tune in and hear from Jazz and Velonica on how the body positivity movement plays out in the world of fashion and how their experiences as Black and brown plus-sized models led them to help build the Models for Change Now (@modelsforchangenow) platform. But beyond activism, how are our guests navigating dating, relationships, and sex as fat girls? 👀🍑💦 Things got a little spicy this week … apparently Ari ain’t the only one sitting on things!! 😳

Cheat Sheet

Follow Lauren @ https://www.instagram.com/brake_free_

Follow Jazzmine @ https://www.instagram.com/jazzminecarthon

Follow Veronica @ https://www.instagram.com/veronicapomee

Learn more about Models for Change Now @ https://www.instagram.com/modelsforchangenow