They told us love was supposed to be everything. That if somebody loves you, thats all you need. But how many times have you felt loved and still felt completely alone? In this episode, Im talking

Inspired by the new Netflix series Forever, this Mother's Day episode is a soft but honest conversation about what happens when fear leads the way in parenting. When love is present, but support isn

Today were talking about support yourself during the hard seasonsand what it looks like when you have to be your own safe place. Some seasons are heavy.Some days, getting out of bed feels like a mir

Today we're talking about receiving support as a Black womanand why it still feels hard, even when its soft and real. What happens when someone shows up for you with tenderness and care and your fi

Some days the weight is real, and youre too tired to carry it, explain it, or make it sound better than it is. For the days when the tears come outta nowhere and your body says, we cant keep doing

Lets talk about emotional exhaustion as a Black womanand what it really means to be held. What if being held didnt require you to fall apart first? What if it was something you could reach for bef

What if strength didnt always have to come after the storm? In this episode of Shades of Strong, were unpacking what it means to embrace both joy and strugglewithout letting one cancel out the othe

What does real support in relationships for Black women even look like? Because we know love without support is a thingand its exhausting. This episode is a deep dive into what happens when you star

Honoring your capacity is about choosing ease of exhaustion and creating space breathe, reset, and resst. What happens when the strong one needs a minute? This short episode is a reminder that honori

Getting support as a Black woman isnt always as simple as just asking for it. Because lets be realhow many times have people tried to support you, but instead of feeling lighter, you just felt dr