Episodes 54
Avg. Duration 47m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (7)
Since Aug 2019
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Monthly
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60%
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About This Podcast

Join Donna Polk, creative, driven, authentic, career woman, mother, co-parent, and more as she dives into personal conversations centered on honest, unfiltered discussions about well…life. Here, we lean into vulnerability, connection and shared human experience as no one is alone in their struggles or growth. From relationships, personal growth, trauma, healing, self-reflection, the joys of life and beyond, we explore it all through candid conversations. If you enjoy intimate, down-to-earth storytelling and self-exploration paired with authenticity and humor, this podcast is for you.

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Recent Episodes

Forced to Pivot - From Newsroom to New Purpose: Alex Livingston’s Next Chapter

Mar 11, 2026 1h 1m

After more than a decade building successful careers, Donna and her guest Alex Livingston suddenly found themselves navigating an unexpected crossroads after layoffs reshaped their professional…

Lessons in Dating That Finally Stuck with Guest Shekinah Bell

Feb 25, 2026 1h 10m

Listen, we walked so you could run. We nibbled so you could feast. On this episode, Donna & Shekinah dive into (more) details than anticipated from dating our high school sweet hearts to dating…

S1 Scraping off the Dust with Guests Amanda & Laura

Feb 04, 2026 1h 8m

Phew, it has been a hot minute! After a 2 year hiatus, Real. Relatable. is back and more refreshed than ever! On this episode, Donna has not one but two guests to join her discussing the growth after…

Apologizing on Behalf of All Men Everywhere

Jan 20, 2026 1h 14m

If you haven't already, you need to go back to listen to Part 1 . Part 1 Hill speaks for all men, everywhere. Part 2, Hill must apologize for how he came at Donna in part one 😅.***IMPORTANT***We have…

Getting Free, Fabulous & F*cked with Guest Dr. Donna Oriowo, LICSW, CST

Dec 18, 2025 57m

Double the Donnas this episode, to everyone's happy surprise: you're welcome. Dr. Donna Oriowo and Donna, your beloved host, discuss the foundations of sex, pleasure, joy and more in this episode…

9 Universal Year Timing with Spoken Like a True Goddess Host: Shekinah Bell

Dec 08, 2025 1h 5m

A collab like none other. Please join us in welcoming Shekinah Bell, host of Spoken Like a True Goddess podcast and long time friend of Donna. On this episode, Donna & Shekinah discuss the final…

Speaking on Behalf of All Men Everywhere with Guest and Dear Friend: Hill

Sep 29, 2025 1h 11m

Yes, we know, we know - we've talked so much from the woman's perspective and we've had several people in our DMs saying it's one-sided. So, against his will and here to speak on behalf of all men,…

This is Why Relationships Fail with Guests Amanda & Laura

Jul 08, 2025 1h 4m

It’s no surprise that self-reflection is key to growth—and in dating, it’s no different. Recognizing our own patterns is the first step toward breaking them and building healthier relationships. In…

An Honest Reflection on Sexual Trauma - From Childhood to Now

Apr 04, 2023 1h

This was probably the hardest episode I ever had to record. For Sexual Assault Awareness Month, I share and reflect on both sexual trauma that has resurfaced as well as a recent assault. The last…

Overcoming Addiction, Entering Sobriety Alone

Jan 13, 2023 53m

On this episode of Real. Relatable., Donna welcomes Jovaan Lumpkin, a warrior on his sobriety journey of 318 days (as of this recording). Jovaan doesn't hold back to share his story from the…

The Ins & Outs of Co-Parenting: The Anomaly

Jul 20, 2022 40m

Co-parenting can be as easy or hard of a journey as those involved make it. Unfortunately, society is set up where most are not as amicable as they could/should be. Yes, there is a lot of nuance as…

Constitutional Duty vs Reality: When Law Enforcement Isn’t Required to Protect…Anyone

Jun 06, 2022 53m

How is the culture in law enforcement shaped? Why would someone who devoted themself to protect and serve aid in the discourse of terrorism in Buffalo? How didn’t the officers in Uvalde not intervene…

Re-Introducing: Now We Know

May 31, 2022 1m

Now We Know has been around, and we want to make sure you can find it! Donna & Jonathan are still breaking down to build back up the historical truth about our black history. Check out this link…

The Reality of Narcissistic Relationships: Breaking Promithes, Promithes

May 16, 2022 27m

TW: Narcissistic abuse is no laughing matter or something to take lightly. It is painful and life altering for the survivor. On this episode, Donna goes into the stages of narcissist abuse. She never…

About My Solo Trip to Spain

Mar 21, 2022 45m

The trip of a lifetime is an understatement! I have shared clips of my trip to Spain in Instagram stories as well as some compilations through reels, but on this episode I detail the journey. From…

The Stigma of Divorce

Feb 01, 2022 1h 6m

Why is there a stigma around dating people who have been divorced? Is it an insecurity or are people seeing it as a cop out? This episode Donna sits down with Lauren Oliver, for her third appearance…

The Survival of Deep Grief

Jan 10, 2022 1h 26m

The stages of grief, it’s not a linear process. One day you’re at anger, next is denial then over to acceptance and then head on over to depression. In the latest episode of Real. Relatable.,…

A Year in Review!

Dec 22, 2021 17m

Donna & Jonathan reflect on their first year podcasting together and look forward to what 2022 has in store! What are your plans for the new year? How do you want to continue to grow as a…

S2E11 Giblets in the Holiday Dressing

Nov 18, 2021 42m

We all have so many wonderful traditions, from your grandmother’s dressing to your aunt’s pie or the turkey your uncle fried turkey but where did these black holiday favorites come from? This episode…

What happens after the arrest? - Criminal Justice Reform

Nov 16, 2021 48m

When you want to change the criminal justice system, what better way than working on the inside? We have interviewed a black law enforcement officer to get their perspective on the rise of the…

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