I was lucky to have two guests this week! Jay and CiCi. These women are 2 Black queens who aim to enlighten and encourage society on what life is like for Black Women. They leave no topic untouched and get straight to the point. All while being with the shits!

Takeaways from our conversation:

• You are worthy of friends
• Friendships ebb and flow throughout different seasons in our lives, and that's OK
• It's OK to ask for help from a friend- we weren't made to "do life" alone

As busy women, it's easy to let friendships go by the wayside when we're entrenched in the day-to-day activities when working, involved in mom life, or physically distant from friends. However, true friends are those that you can call in the middle of the night, are there to listen to you vent, or offer advice. We all deserve deep and meaningful friendships that add value to our lives and help us feel connected, understood, and seen.

To connect with Jay and CiCi you can find them at:

@_soproblematic

soproblematic2020@gmail.com

So-Problematic Podcast

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Lady J

My guest this week is Charminta (Char) Brown. She is a Career and Lead Interview Coach for the career advancement company, BrandResumes. Charminta has a true passion for career advancement because she can EMPOWER PEOPLE, especially people in entry to mid-level positions to understand their worth and strengths, or what she likes to call their SUPERPOWERS, to excel in their professional careers.

Charminta enjoys learning about new careers, professions, skills, and techniques to help people realize that there are so many opportunities in life and they never have to limit themselves.

People must understand and learn how to convey their current and past experiences to prepare for future opportunities.

Quick tips from Char:

• Stay organized- Utilize Google Drive to keep track of each job and interview and your current skills, as well as thank you notes.
• Be strategic- Make connections and build relationships with others in the field of your interest, and take advantage of company-wide meetings to meet new people.
• Know your worth- You CAN do this! Practice your interview skills, ask for help and let your personality shine!

To connect with Charminta, you can find her at:

@mscharbrown

@careercoachingbycharmintabrown

https://brandresumes.com/

charminta@gmail.com

Lady J Contact info:

@ConvosWithABrownGirl

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Lady J

This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Nava Simkah. Nava is the Founder of LovingMyTemple.com. She is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist + Health Coach and Maternity Health Coach who is committed to helping women strengthen the success of their health journey through self-reflection, faith-based study, and nutritional growth.

She specializes in holistic weight management, healing from emotional eating, and building stronger, healthier mommas.

We talked about all things food, from emotional eating to family health history to how to encourage and involve our children to develop healthy food habits.

This is definitely an episode where you want to take notes or listen to it again because Nava drops so much knowledge!

3 takeaways for health:

• We’re valuable
• Our bodies deserve nourishing foods
• We have less health complications when we fuel our body in the right way

To connect with Nava you can find her at:

@navasimkah

www.LovingMyTemple.com

nava@lovingmytemple.com

Lady J Contact info:

@ConvosWithABrownGirl

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Lady J

Tags: black women, confidence, confident, wellness podcast, podcast for women, black woman podcaster

Honestly, this episode is one that I debated sharing with you all as it’s deeply personal. In the end my heart spoke and I knew I needed to share my journey with COVID to give a voice to all the others that are affected and dealing with “long haul” COVID effects.

It seems that everyone knows someone that’s been affected by COVID. I share with you my experience and the challenges I endured (and am currently still going through) in hopes of creating awareness and inspiring others to give themselves grace and to help others understand what life is like with long term effects.

3 tips for self care:

• Know your body- You are an expert on you
• Advocate for yourself- SPEAK UP if something is not right
• Have a support system (family, friends, neighbors)
• Outsource tasks (house cleaning, meals, errands)

Lady J Contact info:

@ConvosWithABrownGirl

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Lady J

I had the pleasure of speaking with Arretres Hollins, a Certified Mental Health Coach, teacher, and wife coach. She guides women as they heal from their husband’s infidelity through powerful faith-based coaching. Her style is magnetic. We spoke about what qualifies as infidelity, the changes that can happen in a marriage due to inside and outside stressors, and how to look within yourself to begin the healing process. Her superpower is “empowering wives to experience the divine clarity and healing needed to reconcile with their husband.”

Key takeaways:

• Defining infidelity
• Behavior warning signs
• Two types of cheaters
• Be intentional about pouring into your marriage
• 5 Love languages
• Awareness of changes in needs within marriage/as individuals

3 ways to begin to heal from infidelity:

1. Identification- being honest about what went wrong
2. Rebuilding yourself through self-care- Knowing what your need and desire so you can communicate it to your partner + being self-aware (“I’m feeling___________, I need_________right now)
3. Be intentional with your requests

Here's where to find, follow and support Arretres Hollins:

Email: contact@connectingloveandmarriage.com

Website: www.connectiveloveandmarriage.com

IG: @connectingloveandmarriage

Facebook: ConnectingLoveAndMarriage

Follow me on Instagram!
@ConvosWithABrownGirl

Help a Sista out and leave me a 5-star rating and a positive review if this episode spoke to you.

Until the next conversation,

Lady J

I had the pleasure of speaking with Arretres Hollins, a Certified Mental Health Coach, teacher, and wife coach. She guides women as they heal from their husband’s infidelity through powerful faith-based coaching. Her style is magnetic. We spoke about what qualifies as infidelity, the changes that can happen in a marriage due to inside and outside stressors, and how to look within yourself to begin the healing process. Her superpower is “empowering wives to experience the divine clarity and healing needed to reconcile with their husband.”

Key takeaways:

• Defining infidelity
• Behavior warning signs
• Two types of cheaters
• Be intentional about pouring into your marriage
• 5 Love languages
• Awareness of changes in needs within marriage/as individuals

3 ways to begin to heal from infidelity:

1. Identification- being honest about what went wrong
2. Rebuilding yourself through self-care- Knowing what your need and desire so you can communicate it to your partner + being self-aware (“I’m feeling___________, I need_________right now)
3. Be intentional with your requests

Here's where to find, follow and support Arretres Hollins

Email: contact@connectingloveandmarriage.com

Website: www.connectiveloveandmarriage.com

IG: @connectingloveandmarriage

Facebook: ConnectingLoveAndMarriage

Follow me on Instagram!
@ConvosWithABrownGirl

Help a Sista out and leave me a 5-star rating and a positive review if this episode spoke to you.

Until the next conversation,

Lady J

In this episode LaTrease and I get DEEP into cultural expectations on women of color in society, relationships and within themselves. Tune in for a real, raw conversation about how we can begin to heal these parts of our life and live with truth and authenticity.

LaTrease Nwosu is the founder of Connecting 2 Love, Relationship Consulting. She is a leading expert in the field of couple and family therapy. She offers her clients a place and the space for invaluable discussion about relationships. LaTrease and her team offer peaceful certainty, and intuitive awareness. She values each person's journey to connection and guides her clients with care and gratitude.

Key takeaways:

-We come into relationships as a whole. Others don’t complete us.

-Generational patterns are hard to break but much needed work to do inorder to elevate your relationships

-You ARE enough!

To connect with LaTrease you can find her at:

@connecting2love

https://www.connecting2love.com/

Info@connecting2love.com

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Until the next conversation,

Lady J

Season 3 is finally here!

All Conversations will be centered around relationships - how we relate, behave and talk to ourselves and each other. In the season opener, I have a Conversation with Ms. Lysa Monique Jenkins-Hayden from Inspired Therapeutic Solutions. Lysa dropped a lot of gems and she answered the following questions:

• What does the word confidence mean to you?⁠
• What does it mean to be a confident Woman of Color?⁠
• How to become more confident?⁠

You don't want to miss this episode, because what we talked about is life changing! To find, follow and support Lysa, click on the links below:
Inspired Therapeutic Solutions
@LysaMonique_ITS

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Until the Next Conversation,
~ Lady J