How we doing good people? Many of us know the struggle of living presently while grieving privately. Some hurts, losses and disappointments have even had the power to change the core of who we are as individuals. Today on the couch, I talk about the full circle revelation of healing some hurts associated with grief I've carried for over 20 years. You know what I mean? Join me on the couch for this revelation and the immense gratitude I have for every part that led here.
May 19, 2025•28 min•Season 7Ep. 8
How we doing good people? Join me on the couch as I wrap the After Dark series started at the top of the year and share some of where life has led these first few months of 2025. It's funny, the 7th episode in the 7th being this one, 7 is the number of completion. So as we conclude today and prepare for episode 8 (the number of new beginnings) I look forward to having you join me on the couch!
Apr 30, 2025•17 min•Season 7Ep. 7
How we doin good people?! It has been a whirlwind of sickness, recovery and new germs rotating through our home for about three weeks. I've been in mom mode trying to recover while also being a professional and attempting some semblance of social life. That said, the next episodes are coming. We have a couple more Mommy Couch Confession After Dark couch chats before we return to regularly scheduled programming but I wanted to assure you, they are coming. Next up is a two-part interview discussio...
Feb 11, 2025•3 min
How we doing good people? TRIGGER WARNING: Before you join me for this episode, I need you to know there are mentions of sexual assault, rape and molestation. If any of those topics are tender, sensitive or triggering DO NOT listen to this episode. Should you choose to join me, the conversation around consent as it relates to sex is where we kick off. From defining consent to the ramifications of non-consensual intercourse and a few stops in between, on this episode, we touch on the hard truths ...
Jan 24, 2025•24 min•Season 7Ep. 6
How we doin' good people? This episode touches on why having conversations around sex are healthy and necessary. Before we jump into the deeper sides of intercourse and intimacy, addressing the why seemed like the perfect start. Do you struggle to talk about intimacy and sex? Hopefully, this helps open the path to communication for you.
Jan 09, 2025•26 min•Season 7Ep. 5
How we doing good people? Happy last Monday of 2024, we are mere days away from a new year and the introduction of the halfway mark through this decade! Can you believe it? I can't wrap my mind around how fast time is moving. This time period between the holidays and new year tends to be one of reflection and for me some old goals rose to the surface. Join me on the couch as I preview how the reemergence of who I thought I'd be as a professional almost 20 years ago is making an appearance in rea...
Dec 31, 2024•7 min•Season 7Ep. 4
How we doing good people? On this episode, I wanted to give flowers and love to the amazing Black men in my life. There is no world without men and my village is full of amazing, melanated men who deserve to be recognized. Before this year ended, I wanted to make space to honor the menfolk who add as much to my life as the phenomenal women I'm surrounded by.
Dec 23, 2024•26 min•Season 7Ep. 3
How we doing good people? Sometimes starting over isn't the hard part, the struggle is accepting that you had to start over and finding your footing as you do. In this quick solo episode I explore why even after a hard time starting (or restarting) I stay committed to what I'm being called to. That commitment may look different for us all but in this precious journey we call life, the alternative to walk away takes more effort than saying yes to the pull in your heart.
Dec 16, 2024•16 min•Season 7Ep. 2
How we doing good people?! After two years away to live (and survive) life, we're back on the couch. It's also our anniversary, FOUR WHOLE YEARS, since the very first episode went live and a whole year since the last episode. We've laughed, cried and sat in the truth and I know I'm better for it. Time has passed but this space remains and I hope you'll join me here as I catch you all up and we dive into the present. This is our 7th season, the number of completion and while we're no where near t...
Oct 12, 2024•15 min•Season 7Ep. 1
Hey Y'all! Driving a standard transmission vehicle taught me the delicate balance of clutching, breaking and accelerating. Sometimes life comes at us so fast that trying to shift too soon puts at risk for causing distress just like in a car. Join me on the couch as I share with you how I've navigated through a shock so real and news so consecutively overwhelming I thought it was the end of me but how God used that to get my attention and shift my perspective from what was happening to Him....
Sep 28, 2023•18 min•Season 6Ep. 10
Hey Y'all! Have you ever felt like life was coming at you all at once? That was me recently and it was A LOT! Join me on the couch as I share how I processed grief, death, anger, and a myriad of other emotions that came along with adulthood, parenthood and life. My hope is that my truth will help encourage you through yours because we aren't alone in this world, no matter how much it may feel like it at times. There's always light in the darkness!
Sep 21, 2023•15 min•Season 6Ep. 9
Hey Y'all! We've all had seasons or life experiences that we've wanted to share to encourage or help guide others. But there are also some things we hold tight and keep close. How do we know the difference between what to keep and what to share? Have you ever felt like sharing your truth would hurt someone else? Or maybe, your truth isn't something you want critiqued or comments about. If you can relate to any of those, join me on the couch where I share how I am navigating through sharing my ow...
Sep 05, 2023•16 min•Season 6Ep. 8
Hey Y'all! Have you ever found yourself rationalizing why good things happen to you or being afraid that accepting something good feels more like a trick than a treat? Well, join me on the couch today for this chat. Goodness exists but choosing to allow it in our lives or choosing to receive it (especially when we give it freely) can prove to be difficult until we get out of our own way.
Sep 01, 2023•17 min•Season 6Ep. 7
Hey Y'all! The summer heatwave is still in full effect but with school back in session, the freedom and fun of summer has come to an end. Having found transitions as a normal part of life these past almost two years, leaning in and choosing joy almost felt like a privilege one earns as opposed to a beautiful part of life. Ever been there? Well, join me on the couch and lets catch up and talk about it!
Aug 23, 2023•9 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Hey Y'all! I can't believe we are almost halfway through May. It's graduation season, summer weather in the South is creeping in and like the transition of nature's seasons, I've had a few myself. Join me as I share a peek into where I've been and how I've moved (and still am) moving through it. Lots of vulnerability and truth here but I hope mine is an encouragement to you. Forging ahead can be hard but when we look at the alternatives, it's the best option every time!
May 09, 2023•25 min
Hey Y'all! Join me on the couch today for an intimate conversation about deciphering your needs and how fulfilling them can be tricky. This episode we touch on intimacy, intercourse and learning how to exist even with the desire unfulfilled. I hope that we all get to a place of vulnerability about our needs and have safe connections that allow us to receive all that we desire.
Feb 22, 2023•28 min•Season 6Ep. 4
Hey Y'all! It's hard to believe that we are already at the last Monday of January. Where has the time gone? I can say, the past few years seem to all meld together but one common thread has been transition. Whether its working from home because of a pandemic, reintegrating into a "new normal" post quarantine or working diligently to not return to the previous way of life at neck break speed- one thing is for sure- the need to transition is EVERYWHERE! Sometimes the changes come and we move with ...
Jan 30, 2023•18 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Hey Y'all! This weeks episode found me in the midst of regrouping after work as I satiated myself with cookies and my favorite blanket. It's amazing what happens in our minds when we still our bodies and sort through the thoughts and experiences we have. Join me for.a quick chat as I share some of the recent experiences and epiphanies I have had in this new year.
Jan 13, 2023•12 min
Hey Y'all! As we start the new year, I didn't want to take a full stroll down memory lane but I share my heart with how my view and vision in this new year has been influenced by last year. Still sitting with the awe that we are fresh into the first Monday of this year and I am beyond grateful for being able to share it with you. Here's to a new year of conversations on the couch...we've got this ya'll!
Jan 02, 2023•25 min
Hey Y'all! Fall is upon us and crisp mornings are more common the past few days. As I snuggle on my couch warm and comfortable, I slow my breathing to refocus. In this season as a parent, friend and educator I recognize the responsibility of the safe spaces I've created. When people feel comfortable enough to be vulnerable and transparent, it is an honor and privilege. But it also requires us to be present within ourselves so that we don't over-extend ourselves to be available. Join me on the co...
Oct 04, 2022•22 min•Season 5Ep. 13
Hey Y'all! Welcome back to the couch. Sometimes in life we all make mistakes. Shocking right!? What happens in your mind when you do? I struggle with beating myself up with the shoulda, coulda, wouldas worse than Mike Tyson in a title match. And while I can easily give grace for human error to others, I judge myself in a way that leans towards perfectionism. Join me as I share the journey I'm on to forgive myself sooner and allow grace to remove the burden of self-condemnation.
Sep 12, 2022•12 min•Season 5Ep. 12
Hey Y'all! We all have moments where we find it difficult to be or stay present. Join me on the couch where I share how looking forward to the future became my coping mechanism of choice and how being present not only takes practice but brings about a different level of appreciation for life. The places we find ourselves in at any given moment are temporary, the feelings can be fleeting but the waves of truth can only crash and subside when we sit in those moments. Looking forward to sharing the...
Sep 05, 2022•15 min•Season 5Ep. 11
Hey Y'all! Today on the couch, I share a message posted to IG that grabbed my attention and my heart. The truth is, so often I find myself doing what's best or most expected by others as opposed to walking in my own truth. That burden is heavy and the outcome comes with a tired feeling that doesn't go away with naps or lazy days on the couch. It's a tired that has made me question living. A tired that contributed to a broken heart and low self worth. But now, today, I choose me. MY TRUTH. As am ...
Aug 23, 2022•44 min•Season 5Ep. 10
Hey Y'all This one is personal, close to my heart and heavy. This episode of the couch I discuss what I believe to be the hardest goodbye, letting go of a friendship in adulthood. Choosing to do life with people and opening ourselves up to them is beautiful and in some ways restoring. But what happens when you have to say goodbye? The intensity of the love held becomes a pain that lives in our hearts. Fresh from such a goodbye, I know all too well and I share thoughts on goodbyes from my past, f...
Aug 19, 2022•29 min•Season 5Ep. 9
Hey Y'all! As we move through seasons of life, we can look back and see how we survived, over-achieved, fell down, worked hard to strive or gave up. On this episode of the couch, I share how I am choosing to move from the heavy burden of striving to create change to the surrender that opens up the space to thrive in God's will. Just a short and quick chat on the couch that I hope you'll join me for!
Jul 26, 2022•19 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Hey Y'all! Welcome back to the couch. Join me for this episode where I share a story on how I was low-key suffocating myself slowly and the powerful lessons learned when I decided to release and let go. Sometimes we hold on too tight and the main person we hinder and hurt in the process is ourselves. Grab a drink, a soft blanket and lets walk through this together!
Jun 30, 2022•23 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Hey Y'all! It was a night of no kiddos climbing in bed to wake me up which meant actually waking up when my 6 a.m. alarm went off. Prayers, coffee and quiet time translated to a few thoughts about love languages and what it looks like to love ourselves the way we are often told we should look to others to. Join me for this quick chat on the couch before the start of a full day!
May 02, 2022•14 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Too often we see our value and worth tied directly to external validations or tangible reward. Join me as I tell you how new bedding both challenged my perspective and showed me more about how I see myself than I ever thought possible. Look forward to meeting you on the couch
Apr 04, 2022•22 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Hey Y'all! We have all said and heard, "enough is enough," right? I hope you will join me on the couch to tackle the illusion of "enough" and how those six letters can keep us stuck in patterns, thoughts and behaviors that no longer serve us. I am choosing to exchange "enough" with a word that doesn't trigger my survival tactics and send me into spirals that feel overwhelming. Maybe you will want to remove it from your vocabulary soon too!
Mar 07, 2022•25 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Hey Y'all! **Trigger Warning** This episode, I touch on suicide, depression and mental health. If you or someone you know are struggling there is help available, please see below for resources. As we wrap the first month of the year, re-evaluating how far we have (or haven't come) on obtaining goals and meeting resolutions can be burdensome. And even though we all love a fresh start and clean slate, life doesn't stop and some hits knock the wind out of us because we don't expect the blow. Join m...
Jan 24, 2022•25 min•Season 5Ep. 3
