Joy for the Journey Podcast

We have all experienced a loss that we surely thought would break us, A loss we knew we would never come back from. But did you ever stop to think that our losses help shape and redefine who we are? Yes, our losses may fracture us, but we are not broken. 

What's love got to do with it? Depending on who you ask, it's a second-hand emotion or simply an action. Neither is right or wrong - it's all in your perspective. 

The premiere episode of a monthly segment entitled His and Hers where John Smith, the Aspiring Intellectual podcast host, and I discuss current events from a male and female perspective. 

As we concluded our series on Systematic Sisterhood Shaming, the conversation takes on a male perspective. Listen in as we learn what and how the messages a dad tells their daughters shape who and how we see ourselves as grown women. 

Use your inside voice.. Have you ever heard that? What are messages are you telling yourself and where do they come from? There is more to your inside voice then meets the eye.

As women of color, we often find ourselves questioning and doubting our beauty and worth. Is this something we learn from an earlier age? Why do we feel the need to devalue someone else to make ourselves feel valuable? We all are beautiful, no matter the skin you are in.

Have you ever felt like a fish out of water, longing to be a part of the "in" crowd? But what happens when your need to fit in leads to learning you were enough all along?