What The Fifty Podcast

Wow, Season 9 has ended already! 🎊 HOW???? 😵‍💫🤯 It’s been a great season for us. We made some bloopers, tried some things and laughed alot! We bared and shared our souls and you know what? We loved every moment!!! And we hope you enjoyed it, too. Join us for one last hurrah as we wrap up this sweet little season where we shared the journeys of our lives: regrets, embarrassments and graceful attempts included!

But no cheating, if you missed an episode, go back and catch up!

See you again next season! Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Plus, don’t forget we’re on YouTube, so go subscribe!

Enjoy,

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Niki & Mich

If all four of our sons comment under this post and affirm us as “Cool Jamaican Moms”, we promise to wear our “Cool Jamaican Moms” T-shirt every day for the rest of the week and upload a selfie to our story as proof! 😎 This should be fun! Tag the boys! 😛

On a serious note though, they say hindsight is 20/20 and it sure is… especially with motherhood. Seriously, where does the time go???!!

Tune into this chat as we shed some light on our motherhood journeys and as we cover

👩‍🍼 Being a Mom

👩‍🍼 Our individual pregnancy journeys

👩‍🍼 School stages

👩‍🍼 Our regrets

👩‍🍼 How we needed COVID

👩‍🍼 Tips that worked for our individual families

👩‍🍼 Proud moments

See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Plus, we’re on YouTube, and we made an effort to look at the camera in this episode, so go watch and subscribe!

Enjoy,

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Niki & Mich

29 years of marriage for Mich and 27 years of marriage for Niki 🤯🤯 whattt? When did that happen? Join us in a heartfelt discussion about love, partnership, and navigating life transitions together.

This was such a good chat as it showed us just how we grew and exposed some of our vulnerabilities. Don’t miss it!

We touched on

👰‍♀️Work and marriage

👰‍♀️Support from friends and family

👰‍♀️Challenges & overcoming them

👰‍♀️Different seasons of marriage

👰‍♀️Advice learnt from experience

Are you married? How long have you been? Comment below!

See you again next week! Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Plus, we’re on YouTube, so go subscribe!

Enjoy,

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Niki & Mich

🌸 Celebrating the bond of sisterhood and the strength of female friendships 🌸 Do you have a sister or sister friend? Tag her and let her know you’re thinking about her. This episode, we’re discussing the dynamics of relationships with siblings and the importance of female friendships.

It was fun to each travel down Nostalgia Lane and explore our different “sister” relationships. Listen to the end for a dose of the Grant Sisters and how they naturally dote on each other.

Here’s some of what is in store for you:

⁣🌸Niki’s sister relationships

🌸Mich’s sister and cousin relationships

🌸Sister friends 

🌸Maintaining adult relationships

🌸Tips for great friendships

🌸Grant Sisters feature and finale

See you again next week! Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Plus, we’re on YouTube, so go subscribe!

Enjoy,

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Niki & Mich

New episode alert! 🎧 Our hearts are open as we discuss the intricate journey, responsibility and gift of being a daughter. The nostalgia and gratitude are REAL! Make sure to listen to the end for our very special guest, Jess, who is daughter to her amazing deaf mother. Hear how much she's an advocate for her mom and the deaf community and how she rises to the Women's Month challenge to "Inspire Inclusion".

We touched on:

💜From daughter to caregiver

💜Tips for parenting your parents

💜Caregiver burnout

💜Jess and growing up with a deaf mother

💜Barriers Jess' mom might have had being deaf

Tune in now and share your experiences with us! 💜

#WTFCaregiver #InspireInclusion

Episode 1 is LIVE! Welcome to Season 9 - In Her Power: Navigating Change with Grace and Strength 🪻

Join us in discussing life transitions, embracing change, and the evolving roles of women. We even got to catch up on what we each did over the break and touched briefly on some exciting things we engaged in that are now core memories.

Get ready to whet your appetite as we set the stage for all we have in store for this amazing 9th Season! Tune in now! 💜

#WTFTransitions #InspireInclusion

It's our last episode of the season (how???? 🤯 Time sure does fly!) and of course, we're in a celebratory mood! We're talking all things celebration and just revelling in good times with good people. It was such a good trip down nostalgic lane and we hope you enjoy this listen as much as we enjoyed sharing with you! We'd love if you could share some of your celebrations with us. Take a listen and chime in!

MORE OF WHAT WE SPOKE ON

🎉Burnt out over Christmas

🎉Mich’s Christmas Foundations

🎉Niki’s Christmas Foundations

🎉Christmas NOW as opposed to before

🎉The cultural exchange

🎉Celebrations beyond Christmas

🎉Birthday Celebrations

🎉Celebrating Friendships

See you again next season! Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Plus, we’re on YouTube, so go subscribe!

Enjoy,

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Niki & Mich

Any decade of your life provides an opportunity for self-improvement and growth and that includes this 5th decade for us! Personal growth has been a process for us and by process we mean that some things are FINALLY taking root and in the spirit of transparency, we've fallen off the treadmill for some and we've yet to finish write that chapter for others (iykyk which one applies to which one of us).

Listen as we discuss, among other things:

🌷Cultural and social awareness

🌷Niki’s gratitude journey

🌷Not getting caught in the negative

🌷Mich’s walking journey

🌷Mich’s sleep journey and wind down ritual

🌷Finding one’s purpose

🌷BHAGs

🌷Intentional conversations

See you again next week (for our FINAL episode of the season! whew! Time sure doesn't stand still!). Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Plus, we’re on YouTube, so go subscribe!

Enjoy,

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Niki & Mich 🌷🌷

Oh, how travel has evolved for us after entering the "Adult Kid Era" and we too, have evolved as we've had to intentionally move along with them as the dynamics changed. You know us, always thinking forward 💁Guaranteed, as parents, we have always tried to inspire independent, confident kids but we were never quite prepared for how those kids would turn around and embrace that independence and confidence we realize we were really successful at instilling. (Technically, we only have ourselves to blame right? 🤣)

Listen how we recall how shocked and not quite ready we were to have our boys dictate their travel plans. Plus, we dish on some tips for travel that may come in handy and share some of our travel traditions with you.

Comment for the link to the podcast or find it in the link in our bio!

See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Plus, we’re on YouTube, so go subscribe!

Enjoy,

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Niki & Mich 💕

We’re talking aging, anti-aging, grey hair on males and females and all the works. If it’s related to getting older (and wiser 🦉), we’re touching on it and baring some of our insecurities as it relates to grey hair and styles that fit us best. 

Take a listen and answer this quick question for us, do you dye your greys or do you let them fly?

Here are the profiles we mentioned in the episodes if you want to check them out:

@thesilverlining_1970

@tingmystyle

@_thenewgrey

@marcel.denim

@silverfoxsquad

@thetennillelife_

@thegreyindian

See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Plus, we’re on YouTube, so go subscribe!

Enjoy,

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Niki & Mich

Let's talk Type 1 Diabetes from an 8 year old's perspective (soon to be 9-year old, as she will never fail to remind you). Sunny is as her name postulates, the epitome of sunshine ☀️Bubbly, bright and beautiful, Sunny fearlessly tackles the world of Type 1 Diabetes after being diagnosed with it 2 years ago. She may be our favourite little 8 year old (although we may be a little biased). But you'll see how easy it is to love her and how infectious her spirit is. Listen now!

WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT

💙Brief background on Sunny

💙How diabetes affects Sunny’s diet

💙Some of Sunny’s symptoms before diagnosis

💙Sunny’s time in the hospital

💙How Sunny’s managing her diabetes

💙How she manages her disbetes at school

💙The difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes

💙Sunny’s friend with Diabetes

💙Sunny’s wish for Diabetes diagnoses in Jamaica

💙The pancreas and Diabetes

💙How Sunny approaches birthday parties

💙Sunny on how she sometimes gets annoyed

💙Why it’s important to celebrate National Diabetes Month

💙Funny stories about Sunny’s diabetes journey

💙Parting advice for kids and persons with Diabetes

See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Plus, we’re on YouTube, so go subscribe!

Enjoy,

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Niki & Mich

We are BACK! 🎉✨Whew. Our routines have changed, drastically for one of us, as we officially have an empty nester, our lives are even more busy now and we have all this to share with you, our wonderful WTF-ters (we need to come up with a cooler name. Suggestions welcome in the comments ⬇️🤣)! Come sit and chat with us for a quick bit to see what we've been up to, how Niki's settling in with being an empty nester and where we'll be headed for this our 8th season!

WOW! 8 seasons! 😮🤯 We have gone through alot of guests, alot of changes, alot of conversations... and we hope you can join us for even more!Season 8, here we come!

Chat again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Plus, we’re on YouTube, so go subscribe!

Enjoy,

---Niki & Mich 💕

Father’s Day is right around the corner and we’ve sure got an episode to get you in the planning mood for the amazing Dad-figure in your life! Meet the exquisite, Avery (@avzcampbell). Raised by her dad AND her village and now, we get to hear the story and how that has impacted her perspective growing up and positioned her for success.

We spoke with Avery on her birthday and she was so amazing sharing her time with us. Thanks for sharing your light and your story too, Avery! Wish her a happy birthday and go listen!

💙 Who IS Avery?

💙 How her Dad influenced her

💙 How her belief in God inspires her

💙 Her village

💙 Most memorable moment with Dad

💙 The good about Dad

💙 What she would change about her Dad's parenting

💙 Her mom

See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Plus, we’re on YouTube, so go subscribe!

Enjoy,

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Niki & Mich

Put your phone on “Airplane Mode” and tune into this quick chat with Airplane pilot, @Tan_clover. We talk about everything from the minute she knew she wanted to become a pilot, to the minute she knew she had to choose being a Mom- FIRST at the expense of her career advancement and everything in between. 

ABOUT TANISHA

Born and raised in Jamaica, Tanisha left The Priory School in 4th form (grade 10) and finished High school in Stony Brook, New York. She later graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and started working for US Airways Express and then on to Caribbean Airlines, where she currently is.

👩🏽‍✈️How Tanisha chose her profession 

👩🏽‍✈️Tanisha’s educational journey 

👩🏽‍✈️How Tanisha and her husband parent being both pilots

👩🏽‍✈️How Tanisha finds time for herself 

👩🏽‍✈️Mom-first decision

👩🏽‍✈️How Tanisha and Chris balances their family life 

👩🏽‍✈️Parent advice 

👩🏽‍✈️How it feels being a passenger and not a pilot

See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Plus, we’re on YouTube, so go subscribe!

Enjoy,

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Niki & Mich

There are love marriages and arranged marriages. Meet Pooja (@Poojaksahni), who talks with us about her amazing marriage which happens to be arranged. She happily takes us down memory lane and shares her journey to becoming a wife and mother. She captures our hearts as she gives us the details of her connected love story. You’ll love this convo - and her!

ABOUT POOJA

Pooja Sahni is currently the Office Manager at the Oakville Endoscopy Centre with 20 years experience in Medical field. She’s also the Medical billing specialist for GI billing and the Course coordinator for EUS Focus.

She loves to travel and keep life simple, living by the motto, “Work Hard, Enjoy today!”

MORE OF WHAT WE SPOKE ON

💍Pooja’s arranged marriage story

💍The first date

💍After marriage. Disclaimer: It was lovely!

💍Her three dealbreakers

💍How she approaches marriage for her daughters

💍Her and her husband's unique partnership

💍Why she thinks arranged marriages work

💍Loveless marriages

💍If men and women have different privileges with choosing marriages

💍Why she should have said “No” to her husband

💍The new Netflix special and her thoughts on it

See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Plus, we’re on YouTube, so go subscribe!

Enjoy,

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Niki & Mich

You’ve more than likely seen her and laughed at one or more videos featuring her on @Tomo_Tv. And if you haven’t, well, it’s time to! She’s called “TikTok Mom” for a reason and you’ll loooove how relatable she is. We’re starting off this season on a funny note with the enigmatic Tania Tomlinson, so join this quick conversation at the link in our bio!

ABOUT TANIA

Tania McDonald-Tomlinson is currently the Director of Strategic Workforce Management in HR at JPS, where she has been at for 8 years. She has two amazing children, Simon (@Tomo_Tv) and Shari (@doughjamaica), loves gardening, 80s music/parties, DIY, learning about people and interacting with young people. She has worn many hats throughout her life and in this quick chat, we touched on a few.

MORE OF WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT

🌼Tania, the model

🌼Tania, the flight attendant

🌼Tania, the corporate professional

🌼Tania, the mother

🌼Tania, the TikTok Mom

See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Plus, we’re on YouTube, so go subscribe!

Enjoy,

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Niki & Mich

There are a few women in our lives- actually ALOT of them- that we admire and want to sit down with and have a chat. This is one of those chats. @michaelaleeanna is sensational, a true powerhouse and just a phenomenal go-getter. Hear her incredible story!

MORE ABOUT MICHAELA

Born in London, England, she came to Jamaica in her early years and completed her studies from Prepschool into Highschool then on to University where she was able to earn two degrees ending with a Masters in Marketing and Communication from the UWI. She conceived and had her first child, her daughter in her final year of her Masters.

WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT

🦸‍♀️ About Michaela

🦸‍♀️ The modern mama: A model, a mom, and entrepreneur

🦸‍♀️ Getting pregnant while doing Masters

🦸‍♀️ Social media monitoring for her daughter

🦸‍♀️ What’s next for Michaela?

🦸‍♀️ Online Training- All about it

🦸‍♀️ Diet for kids

🦸‍♀️ Tips for mothers

See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Plus, we’re on YouTube, so go subscribe!
Enjoy,
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Niki & Mich

Wow! Just wow! Lisa (@taylormadetremendous) is engaging, magnetic and has stories in droves. This conversation felt so short as her experiences are as captivating as they are rich! Tune in now to hear from this phenomenal woman - a very fitting feature on the heels of #InternationalWomensDay

ABOUT LISA

Her mother used to mock her and call her Mother Theresa for finding the good in everything. She's a proud mother, wife, educator, author and her alter ego is Tallulah goodaz. You'll have to listen the podcast to hear the story to the name Tallulah.

See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Plus, we’re on YouTube, so go subscribe!

Enjoy,
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Niki & Mich

March is off to a busy start (who noticed that we didn't publish an episode yesterday? 🤔), but this episode is right in time for the weekend! We're catching up with each other as we feel we haven't had a sit down in a while, going from country to country! Catch our catch up as we set the stage for the rest of the month and for more chats between the two of us, just like these

See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Plus, we’re on YouTube, so go subscribe!

Enjoy,
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Niki & Mich

We've all heard about Byron Lee and the Dragonaires but we've got the inside scoop- from his daughter! We had the pleasure of sitting down with the eloquent Julianne Lee (@Juliannetlee) as she told us about the myth, the legend, and the pioneer Byron Lee was. It was soooo good and engaging we had to split the interview in two! Treat yourselves to Part 1 here!

Are you wife material? 💍👰‍♀️ Now this was an interesting sit-down with the energetic and captivating, Tania Case. Hear all about what exactly is the Wife Material and how important it is to unpack trauma. Plus, the heart-warming stories she tells are an added bonus 😍 A fitting episode for Valentines Week. Tune in now!

ABOUT TANIA

Mrs. Tania Case, wife, mother, ordained pastor, mentor, journalist, and author, has a passion for seeing people from all walks of life made whole through properly addressing their past trauma and developing a healthy outlook on life through the power of GOD.  @taniaccase enjoys a rich 22-year-old marriage with her husband Errington Case. Together they parent three world changers: Justice, Noah, and Chloe. She is the Founder of the Wife Material Mentorship Program where she focuses on her God-given purpose to help transform single, separated, and divorced women. Alongside Mr. Case, she offers couple's counseling and bible study ministry for new and developing Christians alike.

WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT

💍 Wife Material and what it is

💍 Trauma mapping

💍 Tania’s Godly inpiration

💍 The different wife materials

💍 The band

💍 How she met her husband

💍 A sneak peek of the Wife Martial Syllabus

💍 “Young Wife Life” and “In His Image” Mentorship Programs

💍 Where to find her

💍 The sweet sweet sorrel!

See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Plus, we’re on YouTube, so go subscribe!

Enjoy,
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Niki & Mich

Self-love, self-love, self-love. How we each get there is a beautiful journey. Hear about Sonita's dynamic one at the link in our bio!

ABOUT SONITA
Sonita received a Fulbright scholarship in 1993, and went on to complete a Master of Health Science from The School of Public Health, John Hopkins University in 1985. She was given the Order of Distinction (OD) 2017 for "Leadership in areas of Community Development, Youth Empowerment, & the development of comprehensive services for those afflicted with addictive disorders". She is the proud owner of Afya Yoga, Pilates and Dance Studio since 2002, and is a yoga & pilates teacher from 2000 and 2002, respectively. She has received several awards over the years, both locally and internationally, for my contribution to at-risk populations, and community service.

WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT
🥰About Sonita

🥰  Sonita’s story

🥰 The journey to self love

🥰 Her life changing accident

🥰 The birth of Afya

🥰Menopause, oh boy

🥰 Menopause, oh boys all good things

🥰 Self nurturing practises

See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Plus, we’re on YouTube, so go subscribe!

Enjoy,
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Niki & Mich

We're kicking off the month of love with a special guest today, based in the city of love, Paris! We're talking about - you guessed it- dating! Well, about the dating crisis (or mating crisis) as some people put it. Tune in at the link in our bio!

ABOUT NINA @_consciousleadership

As the founder of Conscious Leadership, Nina is dedicated to helping individuals and organizations achieve their full potential through conscious and intentional leadership practices. Her passion for conscious leadership stems from the belief that self-awareness and mindfulness are the keys to becoming an effective leader.

WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT

💕The Dating/Mating Crisis

💕Masculine and Feminine Energy

💕Is marriage still the goal?

💕The sexual revolution

💕The rise of online dating

💕Setting standards

💕How to find proper partners

💕How Nina met her fiancé

See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Plus, we’re on YouTube, so go subscribe!

Enjoy,

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Niki & Mich

Oh, how we missed you guys! We're back! 👯‍♂️We're recapping what we've been up to and giving you a teeny tiny sneak peek of how the season is shaping up. Come chat with us for just 25 minutes and let's kick this season off!

If you want to be a guest or know someone who would make a great guest, drop us a DM 💕

It’s becoming somewhat of a Christmas tradition that we end our podcast season with a few of our favourite things and this year, we’re staying true to that tradition. Grab your headphones and cock up yuh foot one last time for the season as you listen to us (or watch us on YouTube) share a few things near and dear to our hearts! 

Thank you so much for listening ALL season. See you again next season. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Plus, we’re on YouTube so go subscribe!

Enjoy,

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Niki & Mich

Jonkonnu is one of the oldest dance forms in Jamaica which was performed on the three holidays allowed to the enslaved Africans in the English-speaking Caribbean – Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. This traditional festival is not as engrained in our culture as it should be but we’re fighting for it, as the meaning is as strong as our past!

Tune in now to hear how the Institute of Creative Training & Dev Jamaica is playing their part to shine a light on such a powerful traditional. We were so happy to sit down with their Chairman, Mr. Kenny Salmon. 

WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT

🎭Jonkunoo Festival - Why it’s a priority for the Institute of Creative Training & Dev Jamaica

🎭What the Jonkunoo Festival is all about 

🎭Origin of Jonkunoo Festival

🎭What the characters represent 

🎭What the Institute of Creative Training & Dev Jamaica is planning with the JCDC

🎭How to organize a Jonkunoo show

🎭The objectives of the Institute of Creative Training & Dev Jamaica

Photo Cred: https://masksoftheworld.com/

See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Plus, we’re on YouTube so go subscribe!

Enjoy,

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Niki & Mich

There’s a quote that says "Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher." And our sons have been blessed with many days of having Aunty Nushie as a teacher, mentor and friend. So just imagine how enriched they are! 🤗 We absolutely LOVE @nushiebunting and everything she stands for and you know what? We think you’re gonna love her too. Tune in now!

WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT

🍎A little background on Aunty Nushie

🍎How Mich met Aunty Nushie

🍎How Aunty Nushie went from MTV tempo to teaching

🍎How Aunty Nushie creates a bond with her kids

🍎How teenagers have changed

🍎Renaissance men

🍎The world of social media and the internet

🍎How can parents support their teenagers

🍎Aunty Nushie’s advice to parents

See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Plus, we’re on YouTube so go subscribe!

Enjoy,

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Niki & Mich

If we had to get back to how it was like when we first started dating Trevor and Chris, we would have a far way to travel back to😜 But seriously, just thinking about those dating days brings sweet nostalgia and we have Kim (@kimkdesilva), the relationship mentor, to blame for this journey down memory lane. Come sit with us while she dishes on some tips for a healthy relationship. Tune in now!                                                                                            

ABOUT KIM


Kim helps moms bring the romance and spark back to their relationship -  like it was when they first started dating. Her clients work with her to feel loved and reconnected with their partners. 

With a background in lecturing Latin American History and Spanish, she also enjoys working with women in cross-cultural relationships or with those who are using Spanish as a tool to connect with family and community members.⁣

WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT

👩‍❤️‍👨What Kim really does 

👩‍❤️‍👨The excitement of dating 

👩‍❤️‍👨Who’s looking for the answers 

👩‍❤️‍👨Tips for keeping the love burning bright 

👩‍❤️‍👨Journaling and why it’s important

👩‍❤️‍👨The love languages 

👩‍❤️‍👨What the Romance Restoration Blueprint is all about 

👩‍❤️‍👨Where you can find Kim

WHERE TO FIND KIM

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/languagerelations

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimkdesilva/

Email: kim@overtheandes.com

See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Plus, we’re on YouTube so go subscribe!

In the meantime, tell your partner you love them. Like now. Yes, now. Go!

Enjoy,

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Niki & Mich

你好, hola, bonjour! Our 50th episode! Like WTF?! And what a lovely episode it was with the even lovelier Avalon, creator of @languageboutique75. Hear how languages took her to France🇫🇷, Spain 🇪🇸, China 🇨🇳 and back to Jamaica 🇯🇲.

ABOUT AVALON

She’s a language enthusiast who loves to share her passion for languages by promoting cultural diversity in Jamaica and seeking diverse opportunities. She also loves creating material that has students' interests at the forefront. Whether you are in the business of corporate or private language affairs, she’s got you!

WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT

🇫🇷How Mich and Niki know Avalon

🇪🇸Growing up in May Pen

🇨🇳Moving to Kingston

🇯🇲Why she decided on Linguistics

🇫🇷Her French journey

🇪🇸The second time in France

🇨🇳Racism in France

🇯🇲Her Spanish journey

🇫🇷Her Chinese journey

🇪🇸The start of the Language Boutique

See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Plus, we’re on YouTube so go subscribe!

In the meantime, au revoir, adiós, 再见!

Enjoy,

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Niki & Mich

Diwali - the what, why and how of it all with Julie Ramchandani (@juliebellamafia). We’re talking about this beautiful celebration and how it’s done in this melting pot we call Jamaica 🇯🇲 Tune in to listen now and in the meantime, may the Diwali lamps brighten your life and the rangoli add more colours to it. 

WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT 

🕯Julie’s background

🕯Diwali’s background

🕯What is Diwali

🕯The five days of Diwali

🕯Mich’s first time celebrating Diwali

🕯Julie Mango Restaurant

See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Plus, we’re on YouTube so go subscribe!

Enjoy,

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Niki & Mich

Conversations about Dental Hygiene can feel much like getting a root canal but not this one, baby! Chomp those misconceptions about Dental Hygiene that you have and spit them down the drain because you’re in for an exciting talk. It’s Dental Hygiene Month and Dr. Lawson-Myers (@ligfamdent_official  @dentalassistingmadeeasy) is the perfect personality to address some questions we have. Get those teeth ready to smile because we had fun during this convo! Tune in now!

ABOUT THE DENTIST

Dr. Heather-Dawn Lawson-Myers grew up in Jamaica but received her training from Howard University College of Dentistry in Washington D.C.

Although Dr. Lawson-Myers practiced for some time in the United States, her desire was to return to Jamaica. She was able to do just that after purchasing Liguanea Family Dental in Kingston. Together with her dental team, they serve a broad cross-section of patients in the Kingston and St. Andrew metropolitan areas, where significant emphasis is placed on exceptional quality dental care and optimum customer service.

WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT

🦷How Mich knows Heather

🦷How oral health is related to pregnancy and impotence 

🦷How often you should be going to a dentist

🦷Sealants -The Best Thing Since Slice Bread

🦷”Cosmetic Dentistry”

🦷How Jamaica’s dentistry is more economical

🦷Dental Sleep Medicine

🦷How “grinding” happens

🦷Children and teeth grinding

🦷Everyday oral health

🦷Tips and tricks

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We’re talking o-shots, g-shots and women things and trust us, you’re going to want to learn about these!! You might even end up booking an appointment to get an o-shot or g-shot for yourself. And no - we’re not giving you even a little hint. Tune in and listen to the doc @DrBridgewaterOBGYN chat with us. We promise you’ll love her energy as much as you’ll love the information she’s sharing!! 

ABOUT THE DOC

Dr. Kiri-An Bridgewater is your friendly, experienced and knowledgeable Obstetrician and Gynecologist who loves looking after her fellow women. What sets her apart as a doctor, is her ability to listen and connect with her patients. In addition, she has created a safe space to form collaborative and individualized plans to help them achieve the their best health.

WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT

🩺Newlywed Life

🩺Her background

🩺How she chose her speciality 

🩺How she can guide patients 50+

🩺Why mammograms are needed

🩺Why self examination is especially important 

🩺Cosmetic gynaecology 101

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⁣Breast Cancer Awareness month will always have a special place in our hearts. That’s why we never miss the opportunity to share someone’s story, especially an uplifting one like this with a happy ending. Come sit with us and hear how @drena_mack conquered breast cancer, how it changed her and how she is now thriving and living in love.

ABOUT ANDRENA

Andrena is a 44 year old wife and mother of two. She was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 41.  She is an advocate of self examinations as a complement to mammograms. 

WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT

⁣💓How Mich and Andrena know each other

💓Andrena’s journey

💓How cancer was restful 

💓Her epiphany 

💓Side effects of chemo

💓Loving through cancer

💓Mind, body and spirit

💓Giving herself grace

💓Chasing joy, not happiness

💓Cancer’s aftershock

💓How her husband managed it all

⁣See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and to our Youtube Channel and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Also, make sure to check your breasts and remind the women in your life to 💓

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Let's have a heart to heart: It's time to get back to yam and banana and less processed foods. Our heart demands it- not to mention our health! Today we’re sitting down with the enthusiastic Deborah Chen from the Heart Foundation of Jamaica and we’re talking heart facts. So turn up that dial and chat with us for a while.

ABOUT DEBORAH CHEN

Deborah Chen is the Executive Director of The Heart Foundation of Jamaica with 30 years’ experience in cardiovascular care and extensive experience in the field of tobacco control. She is a visionary and has been the driving force behind the continued growth and success of The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ).

ABOUT THE HEART FOUNDATION OF JAMAICA

Basic services include an initial screening of the heart, and blood work to assess if the patient is at risk for heart disease.

Electrocardiogram (ECG)

Blood Pressure Check

Urinalysis/Kidney Test

Haemoglobin

HBA 1C

Body Mass Index (BMI)

Total Cholesterol

They also provide advanced screening, such as:

Pacemaker Evaluation

Echocardiogram

24 and 48-Hour Holter Monitor

Stress ECG / Treadmill

Stress Echocardiogram

Dobutamine Stress Echocardiogram

Bubble Echocardiogram

24-hr Ambulatory Blood Pressure

For advanced tests an appointment and a referral are needed. Persons can make an appointment by calling 876-926-4378.

WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT

🫀How Deborah Chen became the executive director of Heart Foundation of Jamaica

🫀The Tobacco ban in Jamaica and Deborah’s role

🫀Factors leading to heart disease

🫀Front-of-pack labels campaign in Jamaica 

🫀Sugar Campaign 

🫀Moderation

🫀Outreach 

🫀What is included in a screening

🫀Sponsorship call

See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify!

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Well hello, Season 5! WTF... how did we get here so fast?!?! Is it safe to say we're podcasters now? 🤔 Sometimes it doesn't feel like it and then other times, with your kind words, your streams, your feedback, we're encouraged to continue. And then here we are... Season 5! So let's do this, what do you say? Another amazing season! This episode is reminiscent of Summer so as we're saying hello to Fall, let's bid Summer farewell for now. 

+ we're on YOUTUBE! So you'll be seeing us (and our guests) more! Tune in on any platform you prefer and subscribe!

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Seriously, where did the season go?! We’re at the very end of Season 4 and we’re so grateful for all our guests and all our listeners. But don’t worry, you can catch our summer reruns and if you sign up for our email list, you'll catch some sweet deals, too! Come chat with us one final time and catch the last episode of the Season!

WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT

☀️Season 4 wrap up

☀️Summer reruns

☀️YouTube Channel

☀️Email list sign up

☀️Our College Ladies Highlight

☀️Our summer plans

☀️Tips for “doing road”

☀️Carnival recap

See you again next season. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Plus, we’re on YouTube so go subscribe!

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Let’s get dressed! Today, we’re talking about showing up as your most stylish, confident, authentic selves. We’re also talking about how your outward appearance can be aligned with who you are on the inside. Tune in to this episode and hear Renee (@letsgetdressednow) address how you, too can become magnetic and share your magic with the world. It’s all in the way you dress!

ABOUT RENEE

Renée Lindo is a Personal stylist based in Toronto, Canada serving clients globally. With her keen sense of style and corporate sales background, she is perfectly positioned to guide professional women on their style journey, so that they can show up as the best version of themselves.

Renée has worked on magazines, red carpet styling and fashion shows. However she gets the most joy leading her 1:1 clients on their personal style transformations. She accomplishes this by working closely with her clients to craft a clear, confident and consistent Style Story. The unique story they want to tell through their style. When this is successful it’s a game-changer.

She is a wife and mother and tries really hard to be organized, exercise, spend time with family and travel as much as her busy life allows.

WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT

👗Feeling 30

👗Clothes as an armour

👗Renee’s background

👗Dress how you want to be addressed

👗Blue T-Shirt Study

👗Personal branding

👗Clarity in brand definition

👗Case study on WTF

👗How to define NEW style as you get older

👗Inspiration in dressing

👗Cleaning out your closet

👗How to accentuate our changing bodies

👗Packing for summer travels

👗Sets 101

👗How to dress our NEW bodies

👗Iron/Steamer: Must pack

👗Renee’s top designer choice

👗Online shopping

👗Renee’s shopping trip in Madrid

See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify!

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We recently went to a Brand Camp hosted by the amazing @naomigarrick, @theprchick and it BLEW. OUR. MIND 🤯 So it’s only fitting that we brought a condensed version to you. Tune in for invaluable tips and an inspirational story.

ABOUT NAOMI

Naomi Garrick is a leading Personal Branding Expert and Brand Strategist who helps individuals, entrepreneurs, corporate executives and CEO's to position, package and promote their unique personal brand in order to effectively communicate their expertise and stand out in their craft or industry both on and offline. Essentially she is a Brand Builder.

She is an international speaker and trainer, and Leadership Contributor for Entrepreneur Magazine. She is also the published author of 4 books around building more purposeful and profitable personal brands.

Naomi is the CEO and founder of Garrick Communications Ltd – a boutique PR agency based in Kingston, Jamaica and a Certified Reputation Champion by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) with over 20 years of experience in Public Relations & Marketing, working with local and international brands. She is also the Co-Founder of Ready to Emerge – that hosts personal development summits and workshops.

WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT

✒️Naomi’s PR Chick pink

✒️The importance of building around a colour

✒️Naomi’s journey

✒️Her move to Kingston

✒️Naomi’s pregnancy and how it changed her trajectory

✒️How her past contacts came through for her

✒️The birth of 8 Steps to Personal Branding

✒️The Online Branding Bundle

✒️Brand Camp

✒️CVC - Clarity, Value, Communication

✒️Naomi’s Tips

See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify!

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Ever wondered why you react to some things the way you do? That’s human design for you and we’re delving deep into it with the Mystic Nurse @mysticnurse. Grab a seat… let’s chat!

ABOUT DIANE

Diane is a holistic nurse with over 33 years of experience (20+ years in behavioral health). She has been studying astrology for the last 4 years and have added human design readings in the last year as she finds both of these so valuable in helping her understand her "energetical blueprint" and help her to get to know her own unique gifts, skills, talents and abilities, as well as her SOUL'S PURPOSE (or DHARMA). She is also a Reiki Master Teacher. In 2021, she became certified as a Spiritual Life Coach through the Dharma Coaching Institute and now also offers Life, Well-being, and Spiritual Life Coaching and Mentorship programs. 

WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT

🌟What is Human Design

🌟Why she considers herself the Mystic Nurse

🌟5 major types of design

🌟Can people change their human design?

🌟Niki’s Human Design

🌟Mich’s Human Design

🌟Cost for your Human Design

See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! 

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Talk about a Jamaican success story! @calvinjw_ is such an inspiration and such a young one at that. Just 25 years-old and he’s charting some major waters and taking on the world on step at a time. Tune in now at the link in our bio for your weekly dose of inspiration!

ABOUT CALVIN


Founder of @gradquo, Calvin is a former Lafayette-Jamaica Scholar. He has several years of experience mentoring, teaching and advising students interested in pursuing education in the US, Canada, and Europe. Currently, he is an Assistant College Advisor at College Quo, helping students ace the SAT and prepare competitive applications.

Calvin is finishing his PhD in Finance at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. Before that, he was a Predoctoral Research Fellow at Berkeley. He has experience working on wall street and conducting research at the frontier of Economics and Finance. He has been admitted to several graduate programs in Economics and Finance including Columbia, Cornell, UT Austin. Today, he helps students get into similar programs in the US, UK and Canada. 

Calvin is from humble beginnings, having grown up on Waltham Park Road in Kingston, JA with a single mother. He is fluent in French,  loves working out, enjoys making music and is a cantor at Church.

WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT

🎓Where he started

🎓Where he is now

🎓Life as a Pre-Doc

🎓Calvin’s bigger goals

🎓GradQuo 101

🎓About housing inequality

🎓Real estate data in Jamaica

🎓Calvin and singing

🎓Calvin and French 

🎓Calvin and travelling 

🎓Pipelines for access

🎓Calvin’s Tips

See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify!

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There’s a quote that says "A father is the one friend upon whom we can always rely” and that’s so true for this dad, Robert (@ robertphgayle). A dad both of us admires, we’re talking all things fatherhood in this episode and we’re dedicating this one to all Dads, with love 💕 Happy Father’s Day to our source of strength and our kids’ heroes!

ABOUT ROBERT

Robert is a FIU EMBA, UWI graduate and Calabar alumnus. He is from a Church of God upbringing and boasts a deeply knit family, lifelong friends and many other blessings. Among those blessings are his interesting 18-year-old daughter and comical 13-year-old son, which he invests in constantly though getting involved with school, extracurricular, hobbies, church life and PTA/HSA. 

WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT

👨🏼‍🍼Growing up in Jamaica

👨🏼‍🍼Reminiscing about schooling in Jamaica

👨🏼‍🍼Robert’s amazing kids

👨🏼‍🍼How he parents

👨🏼‍🍼The importance of the village

👨🏼‍🍼Different cultures and raising teenagers

👨🏼‍🍼Parenting mixed genders

👨🏼‍🍼How Robert’s outlook changed after being a Dad

👨🏼‍🍼Advice for Dads

👨🏼‍🍼The future he envisions 

See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Happy Father’s Day!

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Cue the inspiration! Cue the goose pimples! Cue the pride you will feel when you listen! Often times on the internet we come across stories of exceptional students all over the world bound for even more exceptional things and marvel at their accomplishments. But we chalk it up to a rare phenomenon that happens outside of our realm and most times, outside of Jamaica. But these three ladies prove that to be wrong and you have got to hear their stories and how the amazing @college_quo helped them to realize their academic dreams. Remember their names because we KNOW you’re going to hear them again in the future.

ABOUT THE LADIES


Tiana: Maryland, Hanover born, Tiana (@Iamtiana_ja) has been accepted to 11 universities in USA, Canada and China such as Dartmouth College, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of British Columbia and Emory University. She has received over $2 Million USD in scholarship awards, but decided to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a Robertson Scholar. This scholarship makes her a dual student at UNC Chapel Hill and Duke University and is a full ride with 3 fully funded summer experiences and 2 semesters abroad. Currently, she is a College Quo Fellow, Head Girl of Mount Alvernia High School and holder of several leadership positions at school and in her community.

Zaria: Currently serving as the Deputy Head Girl at the Immaculate Conception High School, Zaria (@zarii.anna) is also the Vice-Captain of the school's dance team where she has contributed to their medal acquisitions both as a performer and choreographer. She also held leadership positions such as First Vice President for School Challenge Quiz Team and PRO for Heritage Club. Outside of school, she performs solo dances at her church and also helps in the Multimedia and Youth Ministries. She has been a French Tutor at Immaculate as well as a mentor for students with physical disabilities at the Abilities Foundation. In the fall, she will be attending the prestigious Harvard College.

Taylor-Jade: Graduating from Campion College this year, Taylor-Jade (@taylor_tjh) will be attending Cornell University in the Fall. She enjoys reading and watching Netflix (especially crime dramas like The Blacklist, Criminal Minds etc.). She’s also very passionate about her faith, service and trying to ensure that she leaves a positive impact on those she interacts with.

WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT

📚Where the ladies will be going to University

📚About Taylor-Jade and why she chose Cornell University

📚About Zaria and why she chose Harvard College

📚About Tiana and why she chose the University of North Carolina and Duke University

📚Tiana’s commute to school daily 

📚The other schools the ladies got in

📚The essays and the sacrifices

📚About the overall journey and tips for the journey 

📚How Tiana inspired the College Fellowship

📚What the ladies are most excited about 

📚Areas of study 

📚Tips for parents

See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify!

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Masculine and feminine energy. You’ve heard us hinting at this multiple times in past podcast episodes but today, we finally get to explore it a little more in depth with the amazing Columbian in Dubai, @jimena_freespirit. Join us at the link in our bio and let us know which of the energies you’re trying to tap into more.

ABOUT JIMENA

Jimena is a certified Dharma coach (souls purpose) + Spiritual life coach. She empowers corporate professionals and leaders worldwide to reconnect with their inner soul, self worth and joy to create a purposeful life they love, transforming within.

WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT

🪷How Niki and Jimena met

🪷What a Columbian is doing in Dubai

🪷Masculine and feminine energy breakdown

🪷The inaccuracies regarding masculine and feminine side

🪷 Difference between being emotional and connecting with your emotional side

🪷 How feminine and masculine energy affects the dynamics of relationships

🪷 Life in Dubai and how masculine/feminine energy is there

🪷How to find your power in feminine energy

🪷Jimena’s ah-ha moment

🪷How masculine/feminine energy affects Niki’s and Mich’s marriage

🪷Jimena’s tips on how to tap more into our feminine energy

🪷All about Jimena’s coaching

See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify!

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Think about not being able to copy and paste to being a fully fledged social media manager in the know with the latest social media trends. A full 360, wouldn’t you say? Well, that’s what happened with Stacey from @hotflashesandboardingpasses, a determined 51 year old beautiful soul who shows every day that it’s not too late to start over.

ABOUT STACEY

Stacey is a 51 year old career bartender and single mama who reinvented herself at age 50 through social media. She moved to Mexico, healed herself through dog rescue and became a social media manager, where she helps female owned businesses with their social media presence. 

WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT

✈️How @hotflashesandboardingpasses got its name

✈️Stacey’s career change

✈️How her life changed in Bali

✈️How Tulum happened

✈️How she became a social media manager

✈️About Mid-Life Women’s Group Trip

✈️Stacey’s Social Media Tips

See you again next week. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify!

Enjoy,

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