Hey everybody, thank you so much for tuning in today! Today, I will share part two of a conversation with a good friend of mine, Vernell Jackson. We talk about marriage relationships, the ups and downs, and how we handle the different types of interactions, and we share our experiences as they relate to marriage. So, I hope you enjoy listening to part two without further ado. Please share it with friends, and hopefully, you find the information. The material is helpful if you can benefit from it...
Apr 12, 2024•49 min
On today’s episode, I had a candid conversation with an old-school friend of mine named Vernell Jackson. In this conversation, we discussed the simplistic mind of a man as pertains to relationships and marriage and how men and women interact with each other. I enjoyed this conversation because it opened my eyes to a lot of different things as it relates to the opposite sex that I never really considered or even took the time to care about. Hopefully, men and women will find interest in this part...
Mar 25, 2024•1 hr 9 min
For this week’s Motherhood episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing a good friend, who goes by Auria and on Instagram, TheMamaYogi. Not only does she work a 9 to 5, but Auria is also an entrepreneur and a professional yoga instructor who curates a monthly Women in Wellness event. Her highest achievement has been becoming a mother. In our interview, we discuss what it is like to become a mother. Our relationships with our children, how we as women evolved when we have children, and how they ma...
Mar 11, 2024•1 hr 16 min
This is Part 2 of my Miscellaneous Moments episode where Winifred @writingbywinifred on Instagram and, I get into the details of her career path, her self-titled podcast W.I.N.I.F.R.E.D., and the purpose of her book, The Toxic Job Playbook: A Survival Guide for the Workforce, which can be found on Amazon. We talk about my experience when applying for my "Dream job" and we discuss the future of my first novel currently in the works.
Feb 26, 2024•1 hr 22 min
This is my first Miscellaneous Moments episode of the year and I had the pleasure of being able to have a candid and entertaining conversation with a fellow podcaster who shares my first name "Winifred" I just thought it would be cool to swap stories. We had a great time conversing for more than two hours so I decided to split this episode into two. I hope you enjoy it!
Feb 16, 2024•1 hr 14 min
Hey everybody, thank you so much for tuning in today. Today’s episode is all about marriage, and on this episode today I had the pleasure of having a candid conversation with one of my sisters where we share our experiences as it pertains to our marriages. We share words of wisdom. We express how marriage has evolved for both of us. We talk about the areas in life where we are grateful for those experiences that we’ve had. The overall goal for this episode is to give women and men a different pe...
Jan 30, 2024•1 hr
Hey everybody thank you so much for checking in. I hope you enjoy my latest episode where I share a candid conversation with my mom about all things motherhood. We talk about our individual experiences as mothers. We discuss the lessons we have learned over the years. We share all the ways we have grown throughout our journey through motherhood and the memories that we cherish. Your support is greatly appreciated. New episodes drop every other Monday.
Jan 15, 2024•58 min
This is a Re-Launch of The Less Than Perfect Podcast but the mission and purpose are the same which is to provide a platform where we as women can discuss all things related to motherhood, marriage, and all of life's miscellaneous moments. I wanted to provide a space where women of all ages and from all walks of life can come unwind, unravel, share some of the lessons they've learned, and speak their truth about the things that matter to them. I hope that this podcast will be a place where we ca...
Jan 01, 2024•32 min
Join me for this miscellaneous moments episode as I have a candid conversation with two of my favorite people my little sisters, Jennifer and Naomi. We discuss a variety of topics from Covid 19, and BLM to diet and exercise.
Aug 31, 2022•1 hr 6 min
I recently had the opportunity to have a conversation with one of my favorite spoken word poets who goes by MuvaThe Creator. I have been following her for a few years now and have always been inspired when I get the chance to watch her perform. I decided to reach out to her about being a guest on the show because I really thought that we would have a great conversation about all things motherhood and I was right. We also discuss marriage and relationships and a little about her writing. So take ...
Aug 07, 2022•1 hr 15 min
Listen in as my husband Adam Smith and I share a very candid and unedited conversation about our health journeys and the goals we have for ourselves.
Jun 27, 2022•54 min
Jun 20, 2022•50 min
In this episode, Coco and I share our experiences not only as mothers but as wives and partners. We share our stories about how we maneuvered through our lives as we dealt with the ups and downs of relationships and marriage. We reflect on the moments when we lost ourselves while trying to meet the needs of our families as wives and mothers.
Jun 13, 2022•40 min
This episode examines various aspects of motherhood and the experience from different perspectives.
Jun 06, 2022•43 min
This epsiode explores how husbands and wives navigate through the many aspects of marriage as it pertains to undertstanding each others' individual love language and how they respond to verbal and nonverbal communication with one another.
Aug 09, 2021•44 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Hey everybody thank you so much for tuning in. This week's Miscellaneous Moments episode is all about Leveraging Your Day where I’ll be discussing some of the benefits of getting up early and developing and maintaining a healthy morning routine. I’ll be covering some key sections from a book that an acquaintance of mine shared on her social media platform entitled The 5 AM Club by Robin Sharma I was so intrigued by the title that I had my husband add it to his Audible account so I could listen t...
Sep 22, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Motherhood can be one of the greatest jobs in the world but it is also a selfless job. Motherhood can bring us the most joy we have ever experienced in our lives but it can also bring us the worse pain, but time and time again we welcome the journey of bringing life into the world because there is no other feeling quite like it. And while some of us may be blessed enough to have someone to share all the experiences of being a parent, there are mothers out there for whatever reason, voluntary or ...
Sep 08, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In this weeks' marriage episode, we will be talking with Desiraye and Jared Davis Sr. about their book "I Choose You Again" a 21-day journey to rekindle the spark that made you say "I Do". In their book, the couple shares how they have continued to grow within their marriage. They discuss how important it was for them to find ways to rekindle their love in a way that was transformative and transparent. While on their marriage journey the Davis' continue to tell their story of two imperfect peopl...
Aug 30, 2020•45 min
This week’s miscellaneous moments topic is all about COVID 19 and the effects it has had on all of our daily lives. And I was finally able to persuade my husband to come on the show with me and share in the discussion because we both feel that it is important to have a way to express the challenges that we’re all currently facing. It is our hope that someone will be able to benefit from our conversation in some way even if only to know that they are not the only ones facing difficult situations ...
Aug 24, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Stay-at-Home-Mom Depression is Real- And You’re Not Alone is an article that was written by Courtney Lund O’Neil. The article talks about the loneliness, isolation, and loss of identity that sometimes comes along with being a stay at home mom. It shares the challenges mothers face as we transition from the lives that we once lived as individuals with jobs, careers, and personal goals to the role of a stay-at-home-mom, responsible for the life of another human being. O’Neil also touches on some o...
Aug 08, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In today's day and age, it is imperative that we have a back plan, multiple ways to make a living. It is my hope that you find value in the information that I have shared with you this week. Check out my IG page @thelessthanperfectpodcast for the links that I have mentioned in this episode.
Aug 01, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 7
This week’s topic is all about marriage. What’s it really all about and why do we do it. For this episode, I was able to get the participation of a few close friends and family members who agreed to complete a questioner about their personal experience with marriage. My intentions with this episode are to shed some light on the intricacies of a marriage not only for myself but for others who may be curious as well. What makes marriages work or why they fail. Even though I will only be using a ve...
Jul 25, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 6
According to Supercentral.com, an interdependency relationship will exist between two individuals if: they have a close personal relationship; they live together; one or each of them provides the other with financial support; and one or each of them provides the other with domestic support and personal care. And as a wife and stay at home mom I have had to learn to adapt to this way of life and it has truly been a journey, so let’s get into it.
Jul 17, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 5
This episode is all about being proactive about your own health care. If you don't feel that your healthcare professional doesn't have your best interest at heart sometimes we have to be proactive about our own health by asking the questions, requesting your medical records, or even finding a new Health care provider. At the end of the day, it's important for us to take matters into our own hands as it relates to our health care as well as self-care.
Jul 10, 2020•22 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Being in a relationship takes hard work. Being in a marriage takes that and then some. Three things that I have learned over the years and would like to stress to you are; If you know you have been through a traumatic experience and you have not taken the proper steps to ensure that you have fully healed from that experience, don’t bring anybody into your mess. That person doesn’t deserve having to deal with your emotional baggage and you owe it to yourself to heal yourself first to the point wh...
Jul 04, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Motherhood is a very special gift not everybody gets to be a mother. A mother is someone that’s always going to be there for you through the good and bad. She’s the first person that is going to love you unconditionally. When you become a mother, you learn to put the needs of your children first. As mothers, we sometimes forget to eat or we barely get enough sleep. And those days when we think we have nothing left to give; we somehow find the strength to be there for our children when they need ...
Jun 26, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 2
The Less Than Perfect Podcast provides a platform where we as women can discuss all things related to motherhood, marriage, and all of life's miscellaneous moments. I wanted to provide a space where women of all ages and from all walks of life can come unwind, unravel, share some of the lessons they've learned, and speak their truth about the things that matter to them. It is my hope that this podcast will be a place where we can gain and share knowledge and find value in each other’s life exper...
Jun 19, 2020•11 min
