Are you willing to sacrifice security to follow your dreams? Have you ever had dreams that you gave your whole heart to, and then life happened? This week, Dr. Venus talks about putting this podcast and social media on hold while she focuses her energy on her first TV show. She is willing to take the risk and go for a life where she surrenders to her calling and goes full time as a creative. This sparks a conversation on how to believe in yourself, why it’s important to take a risk and let go of...
Jan 19, 2022•24 min•Season 5Ep. 107
Living is never easy after death. Whatever or whoever you are grieving, it can be the loss of a loved one, a dream, or a waistline, the very process REQUIRES you to transition to a new reality. It can feel daunting and overwhelming, but transition is what gets us to fully step into our destiny and who we were born to be. This week, Dr. Venus reflects how grieving is another form of transitioning from what was, to what can be. She talks about how to keep going when you don’t see a point, and when...
Jan 05, 2022•23 min•Season 5Ep. 106
It’s okay to have sad days. For those who are grieving, the holidays can be an extra hard time and while the world seems cheerful and celebratory, it can be hard to even just get out of bed. This week, Dr. Venus just asks you to grieve with her as she contends with the angelversary of her brother Tory passing away from COVID on last Christmas Eve. She shares resources that can help in the darkest of times, and reminds you that you aren’t alone if you are grieving. Key Takeaways: [1:56] There is ...
Dec 29, 2021•22 min•Season 5Ep. 105
As Dr. Venus approaches the 1 year anniversary of her brother Tory’s transition on Christmas Eve, she is experiencing heavy feelings of grief, sadness, and deeply missing a loved one. She contends with the fact that the holidays can be brutal, especially when you have lost a loved one during a season of cheer. How do you put up holiday lights and deal with this festive time when it’s hard to even get out of bed some days? This week, she shares resources to deal with that grief, and ways to cope ...
Dec 29, 2021•23 min•Season 5Ep. 104
The most LUCRATIVE capitol AND labor in American history are Black Men. If Black Men made their own money, America would go bankrupt - after Emancipation & today. This has nothing to do with spirit or work ethic, and everything to do about a system setup to discredit him and position him as a natural born criminal. In the early 1800s, enslaved People of African ancestry were considered loyal and nonthreatening; after 1865, they were considered criminals. Today, our systems are still designed...
Dec 22, 2021•40 min•Season 5Ep. 103
Recently in Michigan, a 15-year old White man opened fire in his high school, killing 4 people and injuring 7. White Supremacists were quick to point out how Black-on-Black crime shows just how violent young Black males are, and why they deserve to go to jail or be shot on sight. But when it’s a young White male who murders, they are called “disturbed” and “troubled”. They need mental health care, not the death penalty. This week, Dr. Venus opens up a conversation about the roots of the represen...
Dec 15, 2021•40 min•Season 5Ep. 102
Sis, the 13th Amendment abolished slavery — with one caveat: except if a former slave committed a crime. Laws were then put in place to have Black Men locked up for the tiniest infraction, mistakes, or missteps. Now, Black Men are still the workhorse for White wealth. This week, Dr. Venus breaks it down very slowly so we can get an understanding of what the Black Man’s existence has been like since 1831, and how they have been forced to do labor: from peonage to convict leasing to simply stealin...
Dec 08, 2021•42 min•Season 5Ep. 101
What we know for certain, is that there are two Americas. One America for people of African ancestry, and another for those of European ancestry. While we also know there are different races inside of America, the founding principles and ideals of this country were bought with Black blood. This week, Dr. Venus goes deep on why it is that a White Male can walk, but a Black Male ends up in prison. It’s not only an issue of race, but being with the notion that Black Men are seen as non-human, and i...
Dec 01, 2021•38 min•Season 5Ep. 100
Many (1 out of 4) Black Women have experienced sexual violence. In fact, sexual violence is one of the worst crimes against humanity, specifically as it was employed and monetized during Chattel Slavery. The impact is felt generationally in our relationships, in our bodies, and most importantly, in our sense of self and personal power. We know this historical trauma, and because we can talk about it, we can get the support to heal it. But what about the GROSS sexual trauma and violence against B...
Nov 24, 2021•42 min•Season 4Ep. 99
Sis, I believe the very nature of God is to provide. If we are made in the image and likeness of God, then that means we are here to provide for one another. However, what if the structures - political, social, and historical made it not only next to impossible for one to provide, but positioned some peopole as worthless and always up to no good. This week, Dr. Venus invites us to reexamine what it really means to be a Black Man in North America. She gives the historical context on how Black Men...
Nov 17, 2021•41 min•Season 4Ep. 98
Sis, you & I relate to Black Men the EXACT same way that the Police do. Hear me out. We relate to them with suspicion, hostility, looking for SOMETHING to accuse them of. We instantly judge them based on their clothes, diction, the car they drive, & their neighborhood. We have ways of talking that are designed to dehumanize and tear down Black Men. The ONLY difference between the Police and us is this: the cops terrorize Black Men physically; we do it emotionally. This week, Dr. Venus un...
Nov 10, 2021•48 min•Season 4Ep. 97
Within every powerful Black Woman is a little girl. Within every powerful Black Man is a little boy. Both genders have historical wounds that are not named but felt in the way we interact with each other, especially when it comes to vulnerability. This week, Dr. Venus talks about how both Black Men and Women have inherited historical trauma due to North American Chattel slavery, and how these survival strategies can cause us pain and suffering when we don’t tend to each other or work to heal the...
Nov 03, 2021•47 min•Season 4Ep. 96
Is there really such a thing as “choice?” Notice all the noise surrounding NBA Star, Kyrie Irving, standing for his “choice” to NOT be vaccinated. The amount of social and institutional pressure is huge. If one does not acquiesce, there are punitive consequences. Slavery was the exact same way. This week, Dr. Venus does a deep dive into the illusion of choice, showing how those who have been historically marginalized have also been victims to “choose” a certain thing or action, or suffer the con...
Oct 27, 2021•42 min•Season 4Ep. 96
Where there is a woman, there is magic. Specifically, a Black Woman. Black Women are the mother of civilization. Spiritually. Consciously. Emotionally. That is a lot of power, yet we tend to forget this and fail to see or relate to ourselves as the source of life itself. We see ourselves as victims and strong, but not the author of our own story, and the force behind the world’s energy and function. This week, Dr. Venus goes in on why we must embrace the truth of our power as the mother of civil...
Oct 20, 2021•41 min•Season 4Ep. 95
Dr. Venus loves Black Men. Their brilliance, their attitude, their mind, and perspective. Yet somehow, she finds her feelings get hurt when they do things that feel as if they are not standing with her. We march for Black Men when it comes to social change, and yet when it comes to our right to choose, you “man up” and side with patriarchy? REALLY? As more laws are introduced and passed to greatly handicap women of all races in America for their right to choose to terminate a pregnancy, Dr. Venu...
Oct 13, 2021•34 min•Season 4Ep. 93
Loving yourself as a Black Woman is a revolutionary act. It goes against everything we have been taught and have seen in society. Even harder is loving yourself and keeping yourself as the priority when you get in a relationship. Dr. Venus knows that self-love is often the first thing that goes out the window. Everything gets dropped, compromised, or pushed to the back burner. We self-sacrifice and twist ourselves up into a pretzel, all at the expense of our respect, pride, time, and energy. But...
Oct 06, 2021•36 min•Season 4Ep. 92
Absolute power creates absolute corruption. When a person is not held accountable, they take that freedom for granted and make others do what they want, and then penalize them (sometimes to the point of death) if they don’t. When a person has power and others don’t, without proper checks and balances, the person who has power will become corrupt. To fully understand this and the way of humans, we must look at the history of policing.This week, Dr. Venus goes in on slave patrollers in North Ameri...
Sep 29, 2021•40 min•Season 4Ep. 91
Sis, your bank account NEVER lies. Dr. Venus is not blaming you, and she comes from a place of love, but if you are not thriving, take the case that YOU have something to do with it. Manifesting is a power each of us have, yet there are many reasons we don’t get purposeful and intentional about what it is we want or take the necessary action to get there. The world can feel cray-cray, very negative, and it’s normal to feel hopeless and frustrated…if you are average. When you are average, you get...
Sep 22, 2021•37 min•Season 4Ep. 90
Love and money require one thing from you - you being willing to receive. However, it’s only fair that given the betrayal and oppression we have had as Black Women, we often have a negative relationship to money, opening our hearts, and loving each other. However, if we want to manifest and to live in our own power, we must heal the hurts of the past to make room for an awe-inspiring future. This week, Dr. Venus shares a secret that changed the game for BOTH love and money. She shares how to bri...
Sep 15, 2021•32 min•Season 4Ep. 89
Does it always feel like you are fighting someone or something? Dr. Venus does. She’s had to fight daily her whole life, whether it’s against injustice, racism, sexism, or homophobia. Sure, fighting can help, but it’s also exhausting and often leaves us feeling like we have no room to breathe. But sis, what if the problem isn’t the woes of the world - from Haiti to Afghanistan to Racial injustice, but it is our approach? If we aren’t fighting, how do we enact effective social change and make the...
Sep 08, 2021•29 min•Season 4Ep. 88
Being a strong Black woman can kill you. The people pleasing, stress, and depression can really take a toll on your health, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Yet in our society, Black women are lauded for self-sacrifice and we are encouraged to keep going, even when we are tired and at the end of our rope. What do we do when we have been fed and rewarded for being strong, but there is no room for us to be human? This week, Dr. Venus goes in on the courage to be insecure. She shares the h...
Sep 01, 2021•32 min•Season 4Ep. 87
LeBron James is rich. The owners/ brand endorsers who write his checks… they are wealthy. We say we want generational wealth, but how do we get it if we don’t know what that means and how it looks? This week, Dr. Venus goes in for an educational conversation about what generational wealth really is, and how we as Black Women can create it in the next five years for the next five generations. She talks about the difference between new money vs. generational wealth, why rich doesn’t always mean we...
Aug 25, 2021•37 min•Season 4Ep. 86
Dr. Venus thought that being a millionaire would solve all her problems. Guess what. She was wrong. Soooo wrong. In fact, being a millionaire amplified how POOR she really was and how we really don’t have that much if we are unable to help out those around us, and not just ourselves. This week, Dr. Venus is ready to have a grown-up and adult conversation that isn’t easy, but it’s very important. The fallout from slavery has been devastating for centuries, however, it was also the most effective ...
Aug 18, 2021•41 min•Season 4Ep. 85
Trauma is devastating. Whether it’s emotional trauma, sexual trauma, the loss of a loved one, a home or a job, trauma hurts. Women worldwide deal with it, yet so often we just push it under the rug or try to stuff it down without sharing how we really feel and speaking up for what we need. This week, Dr. Venus talks about the profound undertaking of allowing pure pleasure into your life, especially if it comes from a man who looks like ones that have hurt you before. It can be very tough to trus...
Aug 11, 2021•42 min•Season 4Ep. 84
Right now, we are in a street fight for our children’s minds. When history is not taught in an inclusive way, it affects ALL races, genders, nationalities and religions. What’s more, when required reading is inclusive, it impacts how children vote when they become adults. Recently, the Texas Senate passed a bill that removes required reading from various Civil Rights movements including Susan B. Anthony, Cesar Chavez, Indigenous American History, Dr. King's writings, and many others. While all W...
Aug 04, 2021•39 min•Season 4Ep. 83
The Slave Bible was commissioned in 1807 and was created to evangelize African “savages” in order to save their “pagan” souls from eternal damnation. The “tool” they used was an “abridged” version of the King James bible wherein 90% of the Old Testament & 50% of the New Testament were removed. In the Slave Bible, the MISSIONARIES (not the Planters) chose to include the books from the King James version about slaves obeying their masters, humility, & looking forward to meeting God in the ...
Jul 28, 2021•40 min•Season 4Ep. 82
Tulsa wasn’t the only Black community burnt to the ground by systems of oppression. There were at least 33 others. Thriving, independent and self-sustaining Black communities — terrorized and destroyed. Fire wasn’t the only method used. Over 100 Black and poor communities were flooded, turned into lakes, or gutted to build railroads and highways. In fact, underneath manmade lakes near Central Park and in California, ENTIRE COMMUNITIES sit underwater, all in the name of progress. This week, Dr. V...
Jul 21, 2021•43 min•Season 4Ep. 81
For people who love the Lord, our most sacred text is the Bible. Recently, Dr. Venus stumbled upon a Bible rooted in the doctrine of the Confederacy, the King James Version of The Spirit of Liberty Holy Bible. This version has been used since to rewrite history, as well as textbooks, to educate and indoctrinate generations of children about their God-given superiority. It positions our Presidents as Godly and continues that narrative that Black people are less than and have no authority. This we...
Jul 14, 2021•47 min•Season 4Ep. 80
The Judge has spoken. A 22 and ½ year sentence. Parole eligibility in ⅔ of the sentence. Was justice for George Floyd served? Was this really a fair outcome for a helpless and restrained Black Man being murdered by the Police, as America watched and the world cried for justice? As Derek Chauvin stood with his hands in his pockets, defiantly and brazenly glaring directly into the camera, deaf to all the bystanders screaming for him to stop? For Dr. Venus, the answer is no, justice wasn’t served. ...
Jul 07, 2021•42 min•Season 4Ep. 79
While Dr. Venus is very clear that the federal holiday of Juneteenth is a symbolic victory, she feels it has no direct impact on the quality of life of Black people. Knowing that, why are Black People, but specifically Black Women, SO ok with accepting so very very little? Why are we so okay with accepting scraps that we are thankful that White people or the government or Senate would give us a holiday to BBQ, but not pass the laws that would stop the police from killing us? Dr. Venus has MANY f...
Jun 30, 2021•25 min•Season 4Ep. 78
