Mamas, sometimes we lose track of what it’s like to be children. We forget that we only get a little more than a decade to really be kids before the bills and the responsibilities start rolling in. It’s important to take a little time and remember to slow things down and appreciate the specialness of every day.

Today, I’m getting real with my friend Tabitha Brown. Tabitha is a mama, an actress, an entrepreneur, and a wife—and if you’ve been in a Target lately, you’ve definitely walked past her beautiful designs displayed with a picture of her gorgeous face.

Tune in and listen to episode 77 of Mamaste with Tanika Ray. Tabitha and I are covering everything from the way veganism changed her life to how she keeps things positive and effervescent in the face of darkness.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• How Tabitha got started on her career glow-up journey (03:46)
• Tabitha dealt with chronic pain until she had her come to Jesus moment (07:22)
• Tabitha doesn’t describe herself as an “influencer”—she’s a woman who has influence (16:21)
• How Tabitha parents her black son in the current state of the world (19:13)
• The difference between Southeast racism and West Coast racism (22:00)
• Tabitha still feels challenged even though she’s found her purpose (29:24)

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One of the reasons I created this platform is because mothering is hard. Being a daughter of a mother is hard and so vitally complicated… It might be the most complicated relationship on the planet. She’s the person from which you came from, she sacrifices everything to make sure that you can enter the world healthy, loved, and nurtured—And then around eight or nine, you're rolling your eyes at her and telling her she’s lame!

Tune in and listen to episode seventy six of Mamaste with Tanika Ray. Today, I’m all about connecting with my sassy, brilliant, beautiful, self loving, self empowered daughter.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Our kids give us honest, gut wrenching, savage truths—right to our faces! (01:22)
• As mothers, we need to remember to share our jewels with our whole mama network (05:09)
• Right now, I'm in a strange, beautiful, nostalgic phase of looking at where I came from in order to figure out where I'm going (07:27)

Let’s Connect!

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As mamas, we give everyone else everything we have before we give ourselves grace. We try to make our kids’ lives full with every possible thing they could love. We pack their schedule because we don’t want their time wasted on screens, but we also often forget to allow them their own sanctuary to figure out how to pass time by themselves. When all that backfires, it can be hard to let everyone breathe and give everyone—including ourselves— space.

Today, I’m welcoming my dear friend from my red carpet days, Michelle Ryan Bathé. Michelle is an actress and an extraordinary mama of two boys.

Tune in and listen to episode 75 of Mamaste with Tanika Ray. Michelle and I are talking all about shifting and adapting, raising small kids during the pandemic, and some of the positives that came out of all that time at home.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• What it was like for Michelle to film during the COVID-19 pandemic started (04:00)
• Why neither of us miss homeschooling our kids during the pandemic (08:37)
• Our kids often don’t have the skills to occupy themselves because we keep them so busy (15:51)
• How Michelle parents around screens and devices (22:39)
• What it’s like parenting children so that they’re aware of their privilege (28:25)

Connect with Amerie:

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• Alliance of Moms

Let’s Connect!

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