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Good Question. Maybe you can help us figure this out. We talked about the difference between recent women rappers and the ones from "back in our day". Is there a difference? Is Lei a prude? Are we just old now? 

I guess we'll find out. What else?? Uh, Netflix watches, our upcoming interview with our City Council President, Devyn Keith, and what news anchor personality we are. 

And if you're not a Megan Thee Stallion fan either, some other dope women rappers that we love. 

Thanks for listening, hit us up on social, and keep an eye out for our next group therapy.

You know the rest! Lizzo's VMA performance was a moment of pure magic. It meant more to us than we could have ever imagined. We even realized some things about ourselves that we didn't know. There were some demons hiding that reared their ugly heads, but thanks to LIzzo, we're learning to put them back in their place. Since we didn't have a guest this week, we did some Hot Topics and it got HOT. But, back to the good stuff. We just wanna say: Lizzo if you hear this, you're always welcome on Let Me Tell You Something! 

Enjoy and thanks for listening!

We talked all the things that make us happy and just make our spirits feel joyful. We were being hella silly, making hella jokes and practiced some new laughs. We got some feel good stories and some songs. Lei's birthday story is pretty hilarious! You'll even get to hear our "It's Officially Summer Song" It's the beeeeeeessssstttt!

We don't have much to say about this one except, WE HOPE IT MAKES YOU FEEL JOYFUL!

We love the show Grown-ish and after Carly attended a workshop last week for Gen Z(THANK YOU, ERIN!), she came back with a question that came up: How do you know when you're grown? There is a differing of opinions on this one; Lei thinks it's once you can pay your own bills, Carly thinks it's that and life experience, and Mo didn't really have an opinion. While we may have differing opinions on what it means, there are some things we can agree on...like the fact that if someone had told us some of these things our journey to grown would've have probably been a lot easier.

We cover some hot topics like "Lion King" (RAWR), dodgeball, and VOTING!! Enjoy and let us know on Insta or Facebook the pieces of advice that have or are helping you get GROWN!

We hope this helps our Gen Z'ers and anyone else that may need it. We're giving you 30+ pieces of advice on Self, Relationships, and Career. Quite a few of these we've had to learn the hard way. Remember to FOCUS! 

DISCLAIMER: WE ARE DISCUSSING SEX, IT'S VERY SHORT (GOES FROM 51:30-58:30) IF IT MAKES YOU AS UNCOMFORTABLE AS IT MAKES LEI, BY ALL MEANS, SKIP OVER THAT PART!

Now, for the real stuff:

Hot Topic this week: BUT, DID YOU DIE THO? or "What the heck is going on in the Dominican Republic?"

In this episode, we discuss Self-Awareness. In other words, Check ya self before you wreck ya self. In other words, "Am I Trippin?". We talk about what it means to each of us and some of our triggers. How self-awareness affects all our relationships and what happens when we're not self-aware. How to know if you're the janky friend with NO self-awareness and how to get some. Cause, guess what? You don't have to be a trash friend forever! We end with giving you some tips about how to become more self-aware and lighten that load.

Come see us on July 10th @ 6pm at CoWorking Night, where we'll be having a round table discussion, also know as Group Therapy, on Self-Awareness. And we'll have stickers! 

Thanks for listening and hit us up on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter!

"It used to be called a reputation, now it's called a brand" - Carly

Everyone has a brand, right? Whether it's intentional or not, there are things that people associate with each of us. The question we ask in this episode is, "What do you think your brand is and how do you make sure that's what people are getting?" We talk about each of our brands and how many times throughout our lives we've "rebranded". 

We also talk about how busy our weeks have been and a little about Carly's vacation! We hope you follow us on Facebook and/or Instagram and got a chance to peep our new logo! We're obsessed and it was created by 1/3 of this podcast, Lei! Isn't she talented y'all! If you haven't already, like our Facebook, Instagram, and please rate us on whatever platform you listen to us on! If you listened to our episode, you know at least two of us want ALL the feedback (haha)! We ready!

On the next episode we talk about marriage and what Carly's dream marriage looks like (it's definitely unconvential)! Until next time!

First and foremost, we have to introduce our new co-host: Ms. Monique Gaines! She's been added to the group as our third. We are now a throuple! We've agreed that there isn't a Beyonce in the group either.  We've changed our format a little with our new addition and we now have a Hot Topics segment. In this episode, we discuss the abortion ban and Taco Bell's new RESORT!! Say what?!

Now, as you know, we are avid Netflix watchers and this episode was inspired by Wine Country on Netflix. Carly had also gone to a workshop on Feedback, so it seemed that this topic was meant to be! We loved the idea of asking someone if we can offer them feedback instead of giving them unsolicited advice. No harm, no foul! They are definitely allowed to say no. So, we discuss all the different types of feedback (positive, negative, indifferent) the different relationships (significant others, parents, children, friends) and how each of us feels about it.

Lei has even offered to fix your lives (if you need it) with just 3-4 easy steps! You can email her at Lei@letmetellyoupodcast.com. If you want to talk to Carly or Monique, send us a message at the emails below or hit us up on social media!

HERE COMES THE FEEDBACK!

Facebook: Let Me Tell You Something

Instagram: letmetellupodcast

Twitter: LMTYS_podcast

Emails:

Carly - carly@letmetellyoupodcast

Monique - monique@letmetellyoupodcast

We give you our favorite breakup songs, finish going through the stages of grief (breakup) and end with acceptance in the best way!

Part 1 of How to Survive a Breakup and we're using Carly as our "case study". She's just recently gotten out of a relationship and there are still questions and confusion. We talk about the things she's reached into her "Cope Chest" for and the times she's just had to "sit in it" and learn to accept the loss. 

Highlights of this episode:

- Why dealing with your breakup and being on your period suck the worst.

- Taking the time to figure out what you want and sticking to that.

- Learning how to enjoy being single again and all the freedom that provides.

As always, thanks for listening and stay tuned for Part 2 next week!

After a weekend of binge watching HBO's Insecure...we spent the afternoon over analyzing every intimate interaction and relationship as if it held the key to life. Join us for this special fangirl episode where we geek out over the dopeness of seeing black women in all their glory, and seek to figure out if we're more of an Issa or Molly in our real lives. 

We all get lonely and feel a little melancholy sometimes and there are so many reasons why. We can feel lonely in a crowded room or surrounded by the people we love. So, in this episode we talk about all the different ways we have felt lonely and isolated and how we cope when it happens. Sometimes we know why and sometimes we don't. We tell you what's in our "Cope Chests" and hope we can help figure out what to pack in yours.

As always, thanks for listening! Rate us on Apple, Google or whatever platform you use to listen. Like our page on Facebook, follow us on Instagram and Twitter!

Finally! We answer our very first listener question. What is talking? What is dating? Are they different or just different ways of saying the same thing? Then we delve into insecurity. What makes each of us insecure, where it stems from and how we deal with our insecurities when they pop up. We hope you enjoy it and would love to know how you handle yours. 

As always, thanks for listening and let's keep the conversation going on Twitter or Instagram. 

I (Carly) got a message from my friend and she wanted to talk about the Crab effect and I was all, YASSS! Can I just say that we had so much fun discussing this?! We shared some of our experiences with the topic and how we dealt with them. Our guests, Jessica Fortune Barker and Gloria Hollins, both successful African American business women gave us a lot talk and think about! We hope you enjoy it as much as we did!!

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Surviving R. Kelly. Cyntoia Brown. Yasmin James. When it comes to black girls and women, we often find ourselves asking this question. So we talk about the realities of being black women and feeling unprotected and unsafe. How do we get an environment where we feel protected? By creating it ourselves.

Don't forget to follow us on FB, Insta @letmetellupodcast, and Twitter @letmetellyouso4

Thanks for listening!

In this episode, we discuss the struggles we have as parents in determining how much influence we've had in our children's successes and failures. We also discuss the added struggle of raising a child of color and how their successes and failures can have an enormous impact on their futures.  As always, thanks for listening! Find us on FB, Insta and Twitter. We are looking forward to answering some listener questions and sharing some listener comments!  

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