One of the primary reasons Black women often avoid vulnerability is because we’re a part of a culture that stigmatizes being vulnerable.

In this episode Shirl talks about what vulnerability is, what it is NOT and offers some simple things we can do to begin to give voice to our needs, feelings and emotions and still withhold pieces of yourself that you're not ready to share with the world.

One of the primary reasons Black women often avoid vulnerability is because we’re a part of a culture that stigmatizes being vulnerable. In this episode Shirl talks about what vulnerability is, what it is NOT and offers some simple things we can do to begin to give voice to our needs, feelings and emotions and still withhold pieces of yourself that you're not ready to share with the world.

You Get to Be Strong and Vulnerable

Welcome to Shades of Strong® — the podcast helping Black women make the shift from “Strong Black Woman” to Supported Black Woman, one conversation at a time.  Through real talk, storytelling, and the Support Languages™ framework, we unpack what strength has cost us, what support really looks like, and how to stop carrying it all alone.  This is your space to be seen, heard, and held — without guilt, shame, or struggle.

Society & Culture

Education

Self-Improvement

Personal Journals

Welcome to Shades of Strong® — the podcast helping Black women make the shift from “Strong Black Woman” to Supported Black Woman, one conversation at a time. Through real talk, storytelling, and the Support Languages™ framework, we unpack what strength has cost us, what support really looks like, and how to stop carrying it all alone. This is your space to be seen, heard, and held — without guilt, shame, or struggle.

Share You Get to Be Strong and Vulnerable

Sign up to save your podcasts

You Get to Be Strong and Vulnerable

You Get to Be Strong and Vulnerable

More shows like Shades of Strong® | From “Strong Black Woman” to Supported Black Woman

The Friend Zone

Black Widow Podcast

Therapy for Black Girls

Woman Evolve with Sarah Jakes Roberts

Slay Girl Slay

She's So Lucky

Cultivating H.E.R. Space: Uplifting Conversations for the Black Woman

Brown Girl Self-Care

Affirmations for Black Girls

Bible in a Year with Jack Graham

Keep it Positive, Sweetie

Thee Millennial Management Podcast