In December 2020, a CNBC journalist wrote an article which stated that 9.8 million working mothers in the U.S. are suffering from burnout. Of that 9.8 million, 53% of these women are the primary caregiver in their homes "masterfully" juggling work, child care, remote learning, cooking, cleaning, being a wife, and the list goes on. At the end of the day, who is refueling your tank when you're empty? How are you countering negative, self-deprecating, or increasingly overwhelming defeatist thoughts...
Feb 02, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 1
As of December 13, we have reached a grim milestone in the United States with over 804,000 deaths as a result of COVID-19, the global pandemic affecting the old and the young, the rich and the poor, the loud and the meek, the strong and the weak. COVID has struck across continents, race, gender, religion, economic status, political affiliations and faiths. On this episode of Mommying While Black™, we sit down with Dr. Fátimat Okafor (aka Dr. Fáti) to dissect how to safely spend the holidays with...
Dec 18, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 13
On this episode of Mommying While Black™, we discuss the latest happenings, but get into October being Breast Cancer Awareness month. According to the American Cancer Society's Cancer Facts and Figures for African Americans 2019 - 2021, "Among all racial/ethnic groups combined in the US, at least 42% of newly diagnosed cancers are potentially avoidable, including 19% caused by smoking and the 18% that are caused by a combination of excess body weight, physical inactivity, excess alcohol consumpt...
Oct 20, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 12
On this episode of Mommying While Black™, we sit down with Operation Stop CPS, an on-the-ground movement birthed through the awakening of two former child protective services caseworkers--Amanda and Tafarrah. The mission of Operation Stop CPS is to dismantle the agencies created by CAPTA that operate in the systemic oppression that inflicts trauma and rips apart families daily. How is this accomplished? Operation Stop CPS created a roadmap titled, "Respond in Power Guide: A Parent and Caretaker ...
Oct 03, 2021•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 11
This episode of Mommying While Black™ discusses how families are being ripped apart through a phenomenon known as legalized medical kidnapping. If you live in America, are black, and have children under the age of 18, each trip you make the an urgent care, emergency room, standard pediatric visit puts your child/children under the lens of intense scrutiny and your family the casualties of medical kidnapping i.e. Child Protective Services (CPS) taking all minors in the household. In far more sini...
Sep 28, 2021•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 10
This episode of Mommying While Black™ discusses how families are being ripped apart through a phenomenon known as legalized medical kidnapping. If you live in America, are black, and have children under the age of 18, each trip you make the an urgent care, emergency room, standard pediatric visit puts your child/children under the lens of intense scrutiny and your family the casualties of medical kidnapping i.e. Child Protective Services (CPS) taking all minors in the household. In far more sini...
Sep 14, 2021•1 hr 54 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In this episode of Mommying While Black™ we sit down with Yolie, CEO of Freedom Architects, to discuss what is the investment and sacrifice it takes to be a present WHOLE parent. Specifically, that proximity does not equal presence. It's not enough to have your child in the same home as you without more or think that because you are financially providing for your children that this alone is all that is required. Lean in as we discuss this in a raw, spur of the moment conversation. IG: @freely_yo...
Aug 27, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In episode of Mommying While Black™ LT sits down with Jamie, an elementary school educator teaching students in the midst of COVID-19's most vicious virus...the delta variant. Students are returning to schools August and September in this country . Yet, tensions are at an all-time high as teachers juggle the pressures of the school board administration, the expectations of parents, the demands of principals, and the never-ending saga of governors' mask mandates. Listen as MWB gets into another o...
Aug 17, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 7
This episode of Mommying While Black™ discusses how being a black mommy in America is a form of PTSD. Emotions are at an all time high with the state of things in this country. On Sunday, April 11, 2021, Daunte Demetrius Wright was murdered by a white police officer in Minneapolis blocks away from his home and minutes away from the courthouse where another white police officer is being tried in the George Floyd murder trial. Daunte was pulled over for an air freshener hanging from the rear view ...
Apr 18, 2021•1 hr 59 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Part 2 of MWB's interview with Toni of Tony by Toni™--a branding that brings families together through fashion! In this episode we discuss Mommying While Black from the perspective of working full time and being an entrepreneur striving to create a legacy for your family--creating financial freedom so that we can be more present for our families. The conversation is raw, the topic is real, and the sentiments are uncensored. IG: @tonybytoni website: www.tonybytoni.com...
Apr 09, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 5
One month into the MWB podcast and we round out the first month sitting down with Toni, wife-mommy-mogul, of the fashion-forward family brand Tony by Toni™. In part 1, we bring our little kings together for a playdate that took us on an adventure around the greater Houston area. We discuss how Toni and Corey met, their little prince Tony, our sales jobs, and just God's favor!! It's a great episode that's the perfect segue into part 2 where we discuss mommying while black, our current employment ...
Mar 31, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 4
This episode discusses how I have experienced mommy guilt as of late and what I am doing to remedy those feelings and the steps I am taking to limit the frequency of it reappearing.
Mar 23, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 3
MWB sits down with Tasha Richardson (mommy of 3, recording artist, massage therapist, a living your best life enthusiast) to chat while dining on steaks, lobster and good wine. In this episode, we have an honest discussion concerning coparenting, mommy wellness during and post-divorce, and the lack of diversity in the massage therapy industry.
Mar 15, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 2
This episode discusses how to find your voice and then using that voice to speak your truth. After being silenced, Megan Markle finds her voice on the edge of nearly losing it all.
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