Shades of Strong ® | Redefining Strength, Rewriting Narratives, and Celebrating Authenticity
Latest Episodes
Supporting Others Through Emotional Pain [A Summer of Encores]
My strong is healing in a way that feels right for me. - We gotta stop telling people that they can choose to be happy when they're in the thick of a traumatic event because sometimes CHOOSING happine
Black Girls Socialized to Be Strong [A Summer of Encores]
My strong is NOT sociaiizing Black girls to be strong. - We're on summer break, but we didn't want to leave you with no SOS, so for the next several weeks we'll be dropping some of our most listened t
Tšhegofatšo Ndabane on Her Approach to Overcoming Burnout
"My strong is honoring my full body yeses, and trusting even the quietest whispers of my no's" - In today's episode Thegofato Ndabane shares how she spent so much time caring for others til she di
Signs Your Strong Friend Needs Support
"I don't know who needs to hear this, but check on your strong friends." How many times have you seen this statement floating around social media? - How many times did you actually check on your stro
Paballo Rampa on Celebrating Herself, and Healing Ancestral Trauma
"What if you're having a tough day and you manage to get out of bed? That's worth celebrating." - In today's episode Paballo Rampa gives us a peek inside her journey to healing from the Strong Black W
Adrienne Allen on When You Have to Let Your Mother Go
Mothers, they're human, they're flawed, and they have their own stories. But their stories don't have to dictate how we live our lives. - Mother's Day is peeking over the horizon which means we'll so
Finding Peace When Everything Seems to Be Falling Apart
It kinda feels like we've been living in a pandemicstate of mind for decades now, when the reality is it's only been about three years. The world around us seems to be crumbling both on the inside an
Finding Peace When You Hate Your Job
Going to a job you hate is a dreadful experience most of us are all to familiar with. You wake up every morning miserable, frustrated, and unmotivated. You know you need to make a change -- you want
Safe Spaces and Why Black Women Need Them
Safe spaces for Black women matter because sometimes we need to be around other Black women who get it. - In today's episode we talk about the importance of Black women having a safe space to gather a
When Being Independent Goes "Strong"
Being independent [in the Black female community] seems to be giving strong Black woman vibes and we think it's time to have a conversation. - Listen sis, you CAN indeed do all the things. You've und