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I Said What I Said. Ain’t Going Back and Forth With You
Sometimes support for Black women looks like finally deciding not to keep explaining yourself into emotional exhaustion. In this Support Pause, Shirl explores the emotional cost of constantly going…
You're Going to Make It After All
What would you say to your younger self today? In this deeply personal Support Pause, Shirl reflects on sitting crisscross applesauce on the living room floor watching The Mary Tyler Moore Show and…
26 Black Women | The Story the Stories Told
We just closed the 26 Black Women Storytelling Series, and I’m still sitting with what it revealed. Not just the individual stories, but the thread that ran through all of them. This episode isn’t a…
When You’re Doing Everything Right and Still Feel Invisible with Radiah Shabazz Harold
Radiah Shabazz Harold was doing what so many women are used to doing. Managing responsibilities.Taking care of what needed to be done.Showing up, even when it wasn’t easy. From the outside, it looked…
When You’re Fighting for Your Life and Still Showing Up with Didi Hairston
Didi Hairston is doing something many people don’t fully understand. She’s showing up. Not because everything is okay.Not because she has it all figured out.But because she’s choosing to keep going,…
The Cost of Always Being the One Who Figures It Out with Nikquan Lewis
Nikquan Lewis learned early how to handle things on her own. Figuring it out wasn’t optional. It was necessary. From a young age, she was navigating responsibilities that required her to grow up…
The Moment You Realize You Can’t Keep Doing This with Sadija A. Smiley
Sadija Smiley had been holding everything together for a long time. Showing up.Taking care of what needed to be handled.Making sure nothing around her fell apart. From the outside, it looked like she…
When Doing Everything Right Still Isn’t Enough with Juanita Ingram
Juanita Ingram did everything she was supposed to do. She showed up prepared.She delivered.She handled what needed to be handled. From the outside, it looked like she had it all together. But being…
The Moment You Realize You’ve Been Doing Too Much with Kimberly Sumpter
Kimberly Sumpter had been doing what so many Black women are used to doing… keeping everything going. Showing up.Handling responsibilities.Making sure everyone else was taken care of. And somewhere…
Losing Yourself Trying to Be Strong with Chernika L Corbett
Chernika Corbett spent years being who she thought she needed to be just to get through. Being strong meant pushing through, holding everything together, and not allowing herself the space to feel…
What It Feels Like to Be Strong and Unheard with Emely Rumble
Emely Rumble learned early what it meant to keep going. After losing her grandmother at 14 and entering foster care, she had to grow up quickly. There wasn’t space to slow down or process what she…
Breaking the Silence That Strength Required with Grace Rabia Wood
Grace Rabia Wood didn’t choose to be strong. She learned it early, in an environment where survival meant staying quiet, staying aware, and getting everything right. Long before she had language for…
Unlearning the Life That Was Costing Me My Peace with Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew
Dr. Froswa Booker-Drew spent much of her life doing what was expected of her. From an early age, she learned how to be responsible, how to show up, and how to carry what was placed on her without…
When Helping Everyone Starts to Hurt You with Simone Gordon
Simone Gordon is used to being the one people call when they need help. She shows up for her autistic son, her community, and the families who rely on her every day. It’s what she’s known for. It’s…
Fighting to Stay Sane While Everyone Calls You Strong with Mary Sims
Mary Sims has been called strong more times than she can count. But what people didn’t see was what it was taking for her to keep going. In this episode, Mary shares what it looked like to navigate a…
Learning to Be Held After Always Being Strong with Alyson Brown
For a long time, Alyson Brown believed being strong meant handling everything on her own. She was showing up, holding it together, and figuring things out without needing much from anyone else. And…
When Work Becomes Your Identity with Joyel Crawford
When work becomes your identity, it can be hard to recognize where your job ends and you begin. This episode is story seven of the 26 Black Women Storytelling Series, where Black women share what…
When There’s Nothing Left to Be Strong For with Shelley Washington
Being the strong one can feel like something you don’t question, especially when it’s been a part of your life for as long as you can remember. This episode is story six of the 26 Black Women…
Being the One Everyone Depends On with Dr. Candice Dawson
Being the one everyone depends on can feel like second nature, especially when you’ve spent years showing up, figuring things out, and holding everything together without question. This episode is…
The Weight of Being the Emotional Caretaker with Achea Redd
Being an emotional caretaker as a Black woman often starts early, long before you realize just how much you’ve been carrying. This episode is story four of the 26 Black Women Storytelling Series,…
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