On this week’s episode, we talk our dream jobs. Maybe it’s in a boardroom, a courtroom or maybe it’s in your home office, but we all have dream jobs, careers that we know are ideal for us. Where we are now, how we get to the dream and what we do after we get there is still a question. Listen as Ashley and Marcy discuss their dream jobs and how you can align your passions and skills to get to your dream job too.
Read MoreOn this week’s episode, we talk setting boundaries. New Year, New You, but not without setting a few boundaries. This is particularly hard for super women like us who want to do everything and show up for everybody. Listen as Ashley & Marcy talk what boundaries are, how you set them and how you stick to them in the new year. Plus we run through a couple of boundary test cases to teach you exactly how to stick to your boundaries.
Read MoreOn this week’s episode, Marcy and I talk gender stereotypes. “That’s not ladylike” “Your man lets you do that?” these are common quips that women hear that remind of our place. Women are expected to be a very particular way and that way is in service to others. Listen as Ashley and Marcy discuss how they are combating the “that’s not what other women are like “ voice in their head and how you can do the same.
Read MoreOn this week’s episode, we talk excuses. Everybody has them, but we’re Beyonce to the bullshit and we pray the Lord reveal what his truth is. We’ve heard them all “You know I wasn’t raised like that”, “You didn’t tell me, to “I just don’t have enough time”, but when the paint dries and the smoke clears how do we navigate the excuses people give us for not showing up for us and how do we avoid making excuses ourselves.
Read MoreOn this week's episode, Marcy takes over "I Digress" to talk about one of her favorite things. Yoga! She started her yoga teacher training a few months ago and is sharing how transformative of an experience it has been. Listen as Marcy talks her why’s and the how’s of becoming a certified yoga teacher and all the things that she's learned along this journey.
Read MoreOn this week’s episode, we talk about what we wish we would have known. Hindsight is 2020, and now as we come to the close of the year, and this decade we look back at our major milestones and mistakes. Sharing what we’ve learned and what we wish we would have known.
Read MoreOn this week’s episode, we talk our undercover identities. With the advent of social media, we all live pretty public lives, sharing ourselves, our travels and our skincare routines for the world to see. However, chances are we’ve left some things hidden.
Read MoreOn this week’s episode, we talk aunties. The cool auntie, the rich auntie, that auntie that will pop off at the drop of a dime. We all have them or imaginary aunties, women who are usually older than us that we admire and look up to. Listen as Ashley & Marcy talk about being aunties, their own auties and the role of the auntie in the Black community.
Read MoreOn this week’s episode, we help you prepare for your holiday hosting adventures. Inviting people into your home is sacred, and creating a welcoming and warm environment is important to ensure that everyone has a good time. The stakes are even higher around the holidays with extended family, lofty expectations, and the need for the perfect post.
Read MoreOn this week’s episode, we talk the power and importance of having an accountability partner. When it comes to reaching our goals, we are better together. Having someone hold you accountable to your goals, affirm you as you climb, and be there when you meet challenges—you trust this person to keep you on the best path forward.
Read MoreOn this week’s episode, we talk imposter syndrome. Self-doubt is the thief of destiny and being unsure of yourself and your value can rob you of opportunities to advance in life and career. Ashley and Marcy share personal stories of battling imposter syndrome, what we do to combat it and give advice on how you can avoid letting self-doubt take over.
Read MoreOn this week’s episode, we talk timing. We all have deep-seated dreams and long term goals that we work hard at but another challenge is in handing those over and trusting that God’s timing will deliver to meet your expectations. Many of us have envisioned a very specific future for ourselves, but is it the same one that God would have for us?
Read MoreOn this week’s episode, we talk making friends with women of other races. When it comes to making friends we often gravitate to people who have shared experiences and are from similar backgrounds and communities like ours. With re-segregation & with tensions in this country being at an all-time high, it can be hard to foster meaningful relationships with women of different races.
Read MoreOn this week’s episode, we talk rejection, perseverance, and goals. When it comes to dating and relationships, “no means no,” but when it comes to pursuing our dreams, hearing “no,” may just mean that we need to find an alternate path.
Read MoreOn this week’s episode, we talk about judging others. Consider what you think when you see a woman with a child acting out in public—screaming, crying, throwing a literal fit. “How can she let him behave that way?” “Why can’t she control her?” or “I would never let happen because I’d…” This isn’t helpful, sis; this is judgment.
Read MoreOn this week’s episode, we talk about our roles as daughters. Growing up as girls, we were often the apple of our parents’ eye. The hopes and dreams they had for us were endless and we worked to meet and exceed their expectations to make them proud.
Read MoreOn this week’s episode, we talk about the power of self-talk and affirmations. The image of encouraging words written on Post-it notes, plastered all over my bedroom wall Being Mary Jane-style is typically what I think of when I hear the term “self-affirmation.”
Read MoreOn this week’s episode, we talk women who have left their marriages and long-term relationships, and learn the details of their why? Divorce rates are actually down now and more people seem to be cohabitating for longer, but some women still make the decision to leave.
Read MoreOn this week’s episode, we talk staying after infidelity, lies, and lapses in a committed relationship. Fidelity, trust, and understanding are some of the most important characteristics of monogamous relationships. Join Ashley and Marcy as they talk to women who have experienced infidelity in their relationships and marriages, and hear them share why they stayed.
Read MoreOn this week’s episode, we talk sexism. In Everyday Sexism, Laura Bates describes the topic of her book as little pinpricks—the inappropriate contact disguised as a friendly touch, the vulgar shoutout about our body, the overly-sexualized images in advertising, and the “second shift” we are taxed with at home are all examples of the everyday sexism that women endure.
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