Black Mom Diaries
By Black Mom Diaries
Times have changed, and so has the way Black Moms want to raise our children. Lots of us feel this way, but change can be challenging. It is always nice to have those people in your corner who will hold you accountable, cheer you on and offer you support.
Black Mom DiariesAug 13, 2023
Black Mom Diaries 5.05 The Young Mama
I’m Tomeka Williams born, raised and still reside in Jacksonville, FL. I am the oldest of 3 children. I am a member of The Potter’s House International Ministries where I serve on the Praise team. I work in Enrollment by day. But my passion is travel which birthed my company TW Love Travel. I love to travel and help others plan travel also! I married my Highschool sweetheart Travis in 2001 and we celebrated 22 years in April. We have been blessed with 3 amazing children Travis Jr (24), Trae (20), and Tamia (15) and our fur baby Tyson.
Find her on social media: https://linktr.ee/twlovetravel
Black Mom Diaries 5.04 The Warrior Mama
Aquanna Ratcliff is a 39 year old woman, wife & mother - a nurse, doula and lactation professional. A healing human who is learning to find her value within.
Learn more about her on her website: www.quannamama.net
Black Mom Diaries 5.03 Catching Up Just the Two of Us
Catch up with Latanya and I on the latest episode of the Black Mom Diaries. If you'd like to follow us on social media, check us out on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. If you like what you heard, share the podcast with a friend. If you're not feeling it, share your thoughts with us. If you're looking for great Mama Swag, check out shop.blackmomdiaries.com.
Music from Movavi Video Editor Plus, Possibility.
Black Mom Diaries 5.02 The Menstrual Maven Mama
As a facilitator, educator, and Period of Empowerment™ Guide, Dr. Carmen McNeil dismantles the miseducation of menstruation one family at a time. Affectionately known as the Magical Menstruation Maven, Dr. Carmen uses her effective listening skills and empathy to help girls and women reap the powerful benefits of synching their lifestyle with their menstrual cycle. With her Ph.D. in Psychology and expertise in mental wellness and social behavior, she pours her 20+ years of teaching and training into her signature workshops including: Power to the Period, Rock with Your Menstrual Rhythm, and Demystifying Menstruation for Dads. Dr. Carmen, a professor of psychology and graduate of the California Black Women’s Health Project Advocacy Training Program, has been a featured speaker for conferences, womenʼs organizations, and educational institutions. Her vision is to create a global community of girls, teens, and women who are flowing forward, claiming their voice, and moving through the world with their heads held high. Dr. Carmen is praised most for her unique ability to put people at ease so they can relax enough to receive the support they need.
Get connected with Dr. Carmen on Facebook!
Black Mom Diaries 5.01 Too Fast The Cultural Mislabeling of Black Girls and Women
Dr. Candice Nicole Hargons is an award-winning associate professor of counseling psychology at the University of Kentucky, where she studies sexual wellness and liberation. She is the host of F*ck the System: A Sexual Liberation Podcast and How to Love a Human, a liberation podcast that asks people with multiple marginalized identities what the world would be like if it loved them. She has published over 50 research articles and has been featured in the Huffington Post, the APA Monitor, Good Housekeeping, Women's Health, Blavity, Cosmopolitan, and the New York Times. Connect with her on social media
Special LIVE Taping of Black Mom Diaries
We had the pleasure of taping the podcast in front of a live audience. We talked about mom trends and mom philosophy. We talked and laughed, and talked and laughed. Shout out to 3406 Social for providing the venue.
Black Mom Diaries 4.08 The Money Mama
Miki Jones is a serial entrepreneur who started her entrepreneurial journey in her childhood by selling friendship bracelets. Miki started her first official business in 2015 after graduating college and earning her Project Management Professional certification.
Miki’s passions include traveling, real estate, and personal finance so she started her brand, The Wealthy Millennial, to help others live the lifestyle they desire. The Wealthy Millennial focuses on providing the tools, information, and framework for people to achieve their financial goals.
Follow her on social media:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1_miki/?hl=en
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPq2y9_eAhrEpqEYiYyH9gw
- Website: https://wealthymillennialnetwork.com/
Black Mom Diaries 4.07 The Military Mama
Dr. April Walker is a licensed Psychotherapist in Georgia, Florida, and Texas with over 15 years of experience working with children and adults in a variety of behavioral health settings to include non-profit organizations, group homes, therapeutic foster care agencies and public and charter schools. With a background that consists of working as a behavioral specialist, case manager, school and clinical counselor, Dr. April has played an integral role in mentorship, client advocacy and outreach. Spending her entire professional career under the mental health umbrella, Dr. April’s focus has been centered around collaboratively working with individuals in their efforts to build and maintain positive mental health and wellness.
Hailing from Pensacola, FL; Dr. April is a married mother of 2, currently living in the Atlanta, GA area. The wife of a retired Navy sailor, Dr. April moved across various states and had the opportunity to obtain several degrees from Bethune-Cookman University, Norfolk State University and Capella University, where she earned her PhD. She is also a respected member of several organizations to include Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Jack and Jill of America, Inc., and professional counseling organizations.
Follow her on social media:
@pathways2empowerment-Instagram
Empowering Pathways Counseling, LLC-Facebook
www.empoweringpathways.net- practice website
Black Mom Diaries 4.06 The Favored Mama
Michelle Jackson is the author of Man Rejected Me...But God Chose Me Volume 2: Damaged Goods. She is also the owner of ThreadsByMeMe Tshirts and Flames of Beauty Candles. Michelle was born and raised in Austin, Texas on an Air Force Base. Michelle is the Mother of four grown adult children and love spending her spare time with Family. Follow her on Facebook to get information on when her next book will be released.
Facebook: ATXBlackAuthor
Instagram: Atxblack_Author
TicTok: BlkAuthor
Man Rejected Me, but God Chose Me, Volume One: Damaged Goods
Black Mom Diaries 4.05 The Momathon Mama
A powerhouse speaker and facilitator, Christina Garrett is a productivity and parenting coach for busy moms with audacious goals who crave a healthier work/life + rest balance. Her journey as a community leader, pastor’s wife and homeschooling mom of 5 allows her to equip her audience with practical time management and self-care strategies that lead to growth without overwhelm, burnout and frustration. Her delivery is packed with humor, real life examples and x-ray vision into the challenges of ambitious leaders who are also nurturing families.
Featured in Forbes, Essence Magazine, Fox News, Red Table Talk and more, Christina speaks internationally about strategic planning and the art of delegation. She also leads an online community of thousands of women who are creating healthier work/life integration and balancing their families with finesse. In her space time, Christina is training for a 10k race, and telling kids to quiet down.
Instagram: @themomathondiaries
Facebook: The Momathon Diaries
LinkedIn: Christina Garrett
Website: runningamomathon.com
Black Mom Diaries 4.04 Raising Strong and Confident Children
Christy Pruitt-Haynes is a well-respected speaker, author, and C-Suite Collaborator based in Nashville, TN who combines 25 years of executive level Human Resources, Diversity, and Leadership Development expertise with a healthy dose of profound strategy and results-focused resourcefulness to create innovative organizations and highly effective leaders. Whether on a stage giving a TEDx talk, a keynote to 1,000+ member audiences, or meeting one-on-one with a CEO, Christy adds a fresh perspective that lead to actionable “aha moments.” Her trusted insights can regularly be found in Business Insider, The Harvard Business Review, and Fast Company, among others. In her book I Have to Pay for this $h!t Christy combines her wit and heart in a comical and heartwarming picture book for parents of rising college freshman. For more information on Christy visit www.IHaveToPayForThis.com and www.ChristyPruitt-Haynes.com.
We had the pleasure of visiting with her in the virtual Black Mom Diaries house, while she shared with us the joys, frustrations and adventures of raising a strong confident daughter, as well as her experience of walking with her daughter through different transitions.
Follow her on Instagram @christypruitthaynes
Black Mom Diaries 4.03 The Pusher
Latanya and Patricia discuss the effects of pushing your kids vs. letting them reach their levels in their own time.
Connect with us on social media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackmomdiaries/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blackmomdiaries
Twitter: https://twitter.com/diaries_black
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLAm8V47vSXGjIcINTnKvOA/featured
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The Overcomer (Season 4 Episode 2)
Trigger Warning: This episode does contain conversations about abuse and domestic violence. Listen at your own risk.
Shermonicia Slaughter is a woman of God and a mother of three beautiful children. She has an MBA in Criminal Justice and is an 11 year survivor of domestic violence. She is an advocate for survivors of domestic abuse, and she founded the My Journey Within podcast as well as a non profit called Help Me, Help You, to assist survivors of domestic abuse.
Furthermore, as an overcomer of depression and suicide, Shermonicia chose to specialize in mental health. Her motto is Love yourself enough so that when love shows up, it won't be a stranger to you!
Facebook: Shermonicia Slaughter
Instagram: Melaninmonroe36
Twitter: My_Journey_With3
Tik Tok: mom of three
My Journey Within Podcast - Anchor
Email address: My_Journey_Within_Podcast@yahoo.com
Black Mom Diaries 4.02 The Overcomer
Trigger Warning: This episode contains conversations about abuse and DV. Please listen at your own risk. Shermonicia Slaughter is a woman of God and a mother of three beautiful children. She has an MBA in Criminal Justice and is an 11 year survivor of domestic violence. She is an advocate for survivors of domestic abuse, and she founded the My Journey Within podcast as well as a non profit called Help Me, Help You, to assist survivors of domestic abuse. Furthermore, as an overcomer of depression and suicide, Shermonicia chose to specialize in mental health.
Her motto is, Love yourself enough so that when love shows up, it won't be a stranger to you!"
Facebook: Shermonicia Slaughter
Instagram: Melaninmonroe36
Twitter: My_Journey_With3
Tik Tok: mom of three
My Journey Within Podcast - Anchor
Email address: My_Journey_Within_Podcast@yahoo.com
Celebrating Small Wins (Season 4 Episode 1)
Black Mom Diaries is back for season 4 and we are so excited to celebrate the small wins. Sometimes we get caught up in the big picture and do not take a moment to appreciate those tiny wins. When we are only focused on the big picture, we can fail to see that often those small wins add up to big wins. On this episode, Latanya and Patricia discuss some of the small wins.
Connect with us on social media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackmomdiaries/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blackmomdiaries
Twitter: https://twitter.com/diaries_black
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLAm8V47vSXGjIcINTnKvOA/featured
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Black Mom Diaries 4.01 Celebrating Small Wins
Black Mom Diaries is back for season 4 and we are so excited to celebrate the small wins. Sometimes we get caught up in the big picture and do not take a moment to appreciate those wins. When we are only focused on the big picture, we can fail to see that often those small wins add up to big wins. On this episode, Latanya and Patricia discuss some of the small wins.
Connect with us on social media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackmomdiaries/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blackmomdiaries
Twitter: https://twitter.com/diaries_black
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLAm8V47vSXGjIcINTnKvOA/featured
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BMD Bonus Episode The Mom Sacrifice
On this bonus episode of the Black Mom Diaries, we are discussing sacrifices of motherhood. We are excited that an audience member, Janine, is joining the conversation on this episode. We would love for you to join this conversation also. Hit us up on social media and let us know what you think. Does motherhood equal sacrifice? What's the biggest sacrifice you've ever made for your children? Can Moms have it all without sacrificing any big dreams or goals?
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Twitter: @diaries_black
Instagram: @blackmomdiaries
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BMD Bonus Episode Black Moms in Community
What does community mean to you? Is it necessary? Is it worth working for even though community is challenging and messy? Author, community builder, teacher and traveler, Regina Murden joins us on this bonus episode of the Black Mom Diaries to discuss.
Regina Murden is an educator, inspired Bible teacher, and writer. Her purpose is to encourage women to experience the joy of a fulfilled life. She knows this can only come from a close relationship with God. Because of her involvement in discipleship, she founded the Responsive Soul. This organization is primarily for women who are willing to become aware of their accountability to God.
She currently resides in Memphis, TN. She takes long walks, love horseback riding, and enjoy traveling.
You can find her at www.reginamurden.com
Instagram: @reginamurden
My Pew: A Story of Love and Kindness available on Amazon.com
Black Mom Diaries 3.16 The Momma with the Bounce Back
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Some of the matters discussed in this podcast episode may be distressing. Please listen with caution.
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What do you do when it’s one bad thing after another? On this episode of Black Mom Diaries, Patricia and Latanya chat it up with self-leadership coach Jacynta (jah-cent-ah) Brewton.
Amid the backdrop of her traumatic true story of grief and loss, Jacynta helps people lead themselves to success in their personal and professional lives.
Jacynta earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology, master’s degree in leadership, and lean six sigma green belt certification in performance improvement. She is a mom, wife, and working professional who enjoys finding new ways to avoid all those pesky carbs and spend quality time with loved ones, which includes herself.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/jacyntabrewton
Instagram: @JacyntaBrewton
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jacynta.brewton.9
Black Mom Diaries 3.15 The SUPER Momma
Gladys Simen - a life coach for moms who are trying to balance their work and family life.
She is a life enthusiast who lived in 5 different countries, mastered 2 languages, and changed several professions. It took becoming a fabulous mama for her to tap into some BIG superpowers within herself.
Former quiet introvert, today is passionate about helping women live big, beautiful, shooting-for-the-stars kind of lives right now. Gladys considers herself an advocate for the working mama!
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gladys-simen/
Instagram: @mylifecouch
Black Mom Diaries Episode 3.14 The Lonely Parent
Evette Davis is a single mom of 3 and a native of Washington, DC where she raised her kids and led them from K-12 public schools to our nation’s top universities.
In 2019 after a long corporate career, she was laid off and was repeatedly turned down by the job market. Turning her lemons into lemonade, she fulfilled a dream of becoming an author.
She authored “The Adventures of Sunny” book series and has also written and published multiple other children’s books. She is a parenting expert and is a huge advocate of early learning and childhood education.
Today she will be sharing about her parenting choices and some of her expert parenting tips.
Connect with her or purchase her books below:
Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.com/~/e/B08P3WQ5DW
Amazon link for "Adventures of Sunny": https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08PFRQTX2?
YouTube Channel Storytime with Ms. Dymond YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/Storytime-w-Ms-Dymond
Happy and Joyful Children by Free Music | @fm_freemusic
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Black Mom Diaries 3.13 Pumping While Black
Shamiso Maswoswe is a former federal prosecutor who worked as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney’s Office of the District of Columbia where she protected victims of domestic violence. Shamiso also worked as a Trial Attorney for the United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division – Public Integrity Section where she prosecuted public officials who sold their offices and abused their positions of public trust. Before that Shamiso, who graduated from New York University School of Law, was a criminal defense attorney for ten years where she represented corporations and individuals in criminal litigation, in regulatory and internal investigations, and in related civil matters.
On this episode, we are going to learn all about how Shamiso, a high powered attorney who has worked for some of the most prestigious institutions and had a storybook career – nearly lost it all when someone decided that she couldn't have it all - and be both an effective prosecutor and a mom to a newborn.
Black Mom Diaries 3.12 The Self Care Mom
Amber Rowe is a professional development coach with over 15 years of experience in the beauty industry. She has an impressive career which includes freelance nail artistry for celebrities at concerts, photo-shoots, and private events.
Amber is also a published author and has been interviewed on numerous media platforms including TV and Radio. Mrs. Rowe has been featured in commercials and local performing arts as a result of being a semifinalist in 2011 for the CW Austin Star talent search.
In her mission to level up and preserve the integrity and future of the beauty industry, Amber realized how important professional development training was vs protocols. She landed her first contract with a multi million dollar spa chain and continues to assist spas and salons with employee development to ensure beauty professionals are "consciously" serving consumers with safe care.
Amber’s passion for serving others has also expanded into the non-profit realm; with her husband Isaac, they have been featured on FOX News and The Washington Post and founded The Man in Me and The Women in Me
both dynamic outreach programs which serve families in the Central Texas Region. Additionally, Amber is a motivational speaker who enjoys encouraging beauty professionals, empowering women's groups, and working with youth to address the pressures leading to teen violence. Amber resides in Austin, where she enjoys life with her husband and two little ones.
Website:www.amberrrowe.com
(3 r's)
Instagram: @amberrrowe
LinkedIn: Amber Rowe
Spa Geeks Podcast: https://anchor.fm/spageeks
Find her books on Amazon:
The Beauty Professionals Playbook: A Guide For New Beauty Professionals
Visions and Dreams (Journal): A Guide for Prophetic Encounters By Day and Night
Black Mom Diaries 3.11 The Traveling Mom
'Iolani (ee-oh-lah-ni) is a Bronx native who caught the travel bug at a young age. She has been lucky to have a career that feeds her love of travel and desire to learn about other cultures. A diversity, equity and inclusion professional by day, and novelist by night, she received her bachelor of arts from New York University and MBA from Georgetown University. She is a mother of two under three who believes in the power of normalizing difference and seeing diverse protagonists in children's literature.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iolani/
Instagram: @bullocksabroad
website: lenoxtakesflight.com
email contact: lenoxtakesflight@gmail.com
Black Mom Diaries 3.10 The Naturopathic Momma
April is a wife, mom of three boys which includes her dog. She is a truth seeker who takes a holistic
approach to healing the body and soul mostly through meditation, whole foods, and essential oils. Her
naturopathic journey began when her oldest son was diagnosed with asthma and a host different
medications were being prescribed by the doctors. An ER visit changed their lives and the shift began to
a natural, organic path to health and wellness.
Find her on social media:
Twitter: @MsAprilDanielle
Instagram: msaprildanielle
Website: MsAprilDanielle.com
Elderberry Syrup Recipe:
- 3/4 cup dried elderberries
- 3 cups water
- 1 teaspoon dried cinnamon or 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 teaspoon dried cloves or 4 whole cloves or 1 drop clove essential oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger or 1 teaspoon dried ginger or 1 drop ginger essential oil
- 1 cup raw honey
- In a large pot, bring the elderberries, water, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger to a boil.
- Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer until the liquid has reduced by half, about 40-45 minutes.
- Allow the liquid to cool, and then drain the liquid using a fine mesh strainer or cheese cloth.
- Press all liquid out of the berries using the back of a wooden spoon.
- Add the raw honey and mix well.
- Store in an airtight glass container in the refrigerator for up to two months.
Black Mom Diaries 3.09 The Mompreneur Part 2
Candace Poindexter is a mompreneur that not only walked away from her traditional 9-5 job, but created a path for her children to follow in her footsteps, starting their own businesses. Furthermore, she is allowing her greatness and growth to shine light on others, helping them to discover their own greatness.
Black Mom Diaries 3.08 The Mompreneur Part 1
Candace is originally from Memphis TN and moved to Texas 7 years ago. She is a single “Mompreneur” of several businesses and she also manages her 3 children’s businesses. She is inspired by her children’s drive to be their own boss! It’s not always easy but it’s so worth it! We are on a mission to become a family of millionaires so we can eventually be able to travel abroad to tell our story and to encourage others to step out on faith.
Black Mom Diaries 3.07 The Creative Momma
Miechelle Virginia is a Voice Actress and the host of Find Your Voice #BeTheVoice Podcast. When she's not acting and podcasting, She helps Creatives all over the world get professional training in Film, Radio Broadcasting and Audio Engineering with a school based out of Los Angeles,CA. She is an Agent with Raven International Media, and helps other Podcasters monetize their show . She is determined to walk fully in her God given gifts and is passionate about leading others on a path to self-discovery.
After a lot of soul searching and sacrifice, she made the decision to leave her corporate career behind and pursue her passion.
*During the episode Patricia mentioned she had not seen, "Raven acting with her eyes, but she had heard her". She meant that she had not seen Miechelle acting in person, but has had the pleasure to hear her voice acting many times over. She is incredible.
Black Mom Diaries 3.06 Keep it Simple, Momma
Born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1944, Joyce now resides in Arcadia, California. She started her career in 1962 as a stenographer. Joyce and her husband were married on June 3, 1967. They have been together for more than 63 years--since they were both 13 years old. They have two grown sons, eight grandchildren, four great-grandchildren. Joyce is the author of 10 books, and she is also a professional proofreader. Her mission statement is: "I write books that inspire people on their journey to make the world a better place."
Her books are available at GoodShortBooks.com and Amazon.com.
Web site: www.goodshortbooks.com
Blog: www.lineofserenity.wordpress.com
Black Mom Diaries 3.05 The Jane of all Trades
Tomeika graduated top of her class in high school and college. With an M.P.A. from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, she works tirelessly with her Sorority sisters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Tomeika, a Jane of all trades. Currently heading the Counterfeit department at Amazon Corporate in Seattle WA and Costa Rica, Tomeika is a warrior who believes proper preparation prevents poor performance. She’s an esteemed published author of urban fiction and now taking over as owner and CEO of the re-launch of Manetane Beauty LLC which is a company originally created by her late grandmother Josephine Bowman.
www.manetanebeauty.com
Facebook: Manetane Beauty LLC
Instagram: manetanebeautyllc
Check out her urban fiction books on Amazon. Search Ms. T. Nicole: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Ms.+T.+Nicole&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss
Black Mom Diaries Episode 3.04 Love on Purpose
Jacquelyn McDaniel Vasquez visits to discuss what it means to love on purpose.
Jacquelyn McDaniel Vasquez is a soul aligned success coach, author, NLP practitioner, hypnosis practitioner, and transformational speaker. Her super power is finding passion and helping people turn it into a profitable business. She has two beautiful babes 6, and 16. They push her to always go after her dreams, therefore she strives to help other moms do the same.
You can connect with her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepursuittohappy/
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Black Mom Diaries 3.03 The Advocating Momma
Sabrina Tuggle is a family woman that Loves God first. She is a wife/married for 27 years to my amazing husband-Clinton Tuggle, and a mother to her wonderful son- Clayton Tuggle (16-year-old-high-functioning on the Autism Spectrum). She is a passionate master's level Social Worker with 19+ years of experience working with diverse populations, including advocating for the best interest of children who have been abused or neglected in the child welfare system, the foster care system, families experiencing homelessness, in-patient youth residential treatment, intensive case manager for adults in mental health, and community parenting classes.
Black Mom Diaries 3.02 The Crafty Momma
As a wife, mom, and educator, Tonya Williams is passionate about lifting others up as she climbs, education, and spending time with family and friends. She has more favorite children’s books than adult books. She is inspired by local heroes including her Grandma, Mom and other mentors, as well as well known heroes, such as former First Lady Michelle Obama, Priscilla Shirer and others.
At the end of it all, Tonya's desire for her legacy is that others remember her for for her faith, love, support, and perseverance. She is extremely crafty in finding and creating activities for her kids, and loves sharing her finds/creations with other moms.
Black Mom Diaries 3.01 Welcome to Season 3 of BMD!
We are back and so excited to be with you once again for season three. This time around we are doing it different by adding several guests to the mix. Each one brings something extra special to the table. We look forward to sharing this season with you and hope you enjoy every single episode.
Homeschooling and Owning Your Schedule: Choose Your Freedom by Latanya Chatfield (you can find it on Amazon.com)
Black Mom Diaries Season 2 Thank You
2020 has been quite a year. Although season two was a lot different than we anticipated, we want to thank you for sticking with us through it all. We will see you in 2021.
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Black Mom Diaries Episode 2.14 Chompin' it Up
Season 2 of the Black Mom Diaries has been much like 2020. There have been unexpected happenings, disappointments, and many challenges. One thing that continues to bring joy is the ability to chomp it up with friends, even though it looks a little different. In this episode, we chomp it up about a few different topics. Listen in for more.
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Black Mom Diaries Episode 2.13 Financial Literacy
Financial Literacy is extremely valuable information worth sharing with our children. Unfortunately, most people do not take the time to educate their children on this topic. In this episode, we discuss the importance of financial literacy and leaving our children in a way that they will be able to go further than us, faster than us.
Happy and Joyful Children by Free Music | @fm_freemusic
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Image by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay
Black Mom Diaries Episode 2.12 Do You Therapy?
How do you handle personal and family matters? Do you share with licensed professional counselors? Do you have a tight-knit group of friends that you share your business with? In this episode, we are talking about therapy. Do you or do you not, therapy?
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Black Mom Diaries Episode 2.11 My Ways are not Your Ways
Do your parents (former legal guardians) do things that bother you? Are they just set in their ways with certain things? Do you find yourself doing the same things or doing things differently? On this episode, LaTanya and Patricia discuss things our parents do, that we do or do not do.
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Black Mom Diaries Episode 2.10 Summer is Over. What's Next?
Summer is ending and fall is beginning. So what's next? As one season comes to an end and another one begins, what does that look like in our strange new world? What old habits are we continuing with, or what new ways of life are we embracing? Let's talk about it.
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Black Mom Diaries Episode 2.09 Traveling With Kids During Covid
Traveling with kids is hard, but it has become even more of a challenge since Covid. So many things have changed that we and our children have to get used to now traveling in this new world.
Black Mom Diaries Episode 2.08 Unapologetic
What do you do when the apology becomes nothing more than empty words? In this episode, we discuss how to keep meaning in the apology by switching things up.
Black Mom Diaries Episode 2.07 How Are You Doing And How Have You Changed
With everything going on we're asking how are you doing and how have you changed?
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Black Mom Diaries Episode 2.6 Kids Coping during COVID
Things have changed so quickly and most of us have continued moving ahead focused on keeping things going in this new normal. But have we taken a moment to check in with our kids? How are they coping during COVID? LaTanya and I discuss this in our episode.
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Black Mom Diaries Episode 2.5 Catchin up with BMD
LaTanya and I took a break after the COVID pandemic hit in order to focus on our families. Now we are back and catching up on all things BMD!
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Black Mom Diaries Episode 2.4 Other People's Kids
My kids, your kids, her kids, their kids. How do you feel about other people's kids? Are you comfortable with them? Or do they make you feel awkward? Whatever you are feeling, you are not alone. In this episode, LaTanya and Patricia discuss the topic of dealing with other people's kids.
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Black Mom Diaries Episode 2.3 Choppin It Up
In this episode, LaTanya and Patricia are choppin' it up and asking some thought provoking questions.
1) Who is in your circle?
2)How much have you grown in the last 6-12 months (personal development)?
Join the conversation for that and much more.
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Black Mom Diaries Episode 2.2 Black Moms Burden
How good are you at taking care of you? Do you make sure everyone else is okay, before doing a self check in? We as Black Moms typically punish ourselves if we spend a little time taking care of ourselves. We need to give ourselves the care that we need so we're better able to care for others.
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Black Mom Diaries Episode 2.1 The Struggle is Real: Consistent Discipline
Do you rock at consistently disciplining your children, or are you failing big time in this area? Most of us can agree that we have our good days and not so great days. How can we as busy Moms balance our lives so that we can create proper structure through staying consistent in our discipline efforts?
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Black Mom Diaries Episode 1.25 Myths And Superstitions
On the final episode of season one, Patricia and LaTanya discuss myths and superstitions. What were you taught? What do you teach your children?
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