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Gettin' Grown

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Keia and Jade are two happy and hard working (Blackity) Black Women who are just trying to learn how to adult, for real. Join us each week for Kitchen TableTalk, Petty Peeves and Lessons in Black Women Self Care, as we try to figure out life as 30-somethings.

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Episodes

  1. On and Off the Mat (Featuring Bri Alexander)

    Jade and Keia are joined by Restorative Wellness Facilitator Bri Alexander for an insightful discussion about wellness and how to curate practices for ease, healing, and embodied peace on and off the mat. --- Support All Things Bri Alexander Website : https://www.brialexanderwellness.com/…

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  2. To Be REAL (Featuring Janai Nelson)

    President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Janai Nelson, returns to the kitchen table to catch us up on LDF's current work and break down what's at stake in the November general and your state and local races. Sit with us to learn how best to Register, Engage, Agitate, and...

  3. It’s Above Me Now (Featuring Candice O)

    What do you do when life hands you something you never saw coming? Candice O. joins Jade and Keia at the kitchen table to talk about her breast cancer journey, the faith that carried her through, and what surrender actually looks like in practice. Sit with us. --- Support All Things Candice O...

  4. The Way We Were

    The discourse around the A Different World reboot opened something up. Why are we so afraid of what getting older actually looks like? Jade and Keia get into it. Sit with us. --- Support Black People Die By Suicide Too --- Be sure to join Patreon for Exclusive Video Content...

  5. Quit is Not A Dirty Word

    Entrepreneur, angel investor, and Black VC Khadijah Robinson joins Jade and Keia to talk investing, building, and the art of trusting your gut when everything is on the line. Sit with us. --- https://www.fictiveventures.com/ --- Instagram: www.instagram.com/dijadontneedya Twitter:...

  6. 1 Jade 2 Cars (Issa Reprise)

    Chef Jade got a birthday so we’re running back the episode where we get knee deep in our girl’s business, her life, her work, and her journey. Sit with us. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JADE! --- Be sure to join Patreon for Exclusive Video Content https://www.patreon.com/gettingrown --- Shop Gettin Grown Merch...

  7. The Gift In A Garbage Bag

    MAFS Season 20 is a wrap! This week Jade, Keia, and special guest Dr. Jon Paul Go Live on the Gettin Grown Patreon to process decision day, the reunion and key takeaways from one of the most chaotic seasons yet. --- Be sure to join Patreon for Exclusive Video Content...

  8. Both And

    In adulting, two things are often true at the same time. Join Jade and Keia to discuss why we should never be afraid to explore and question our thoughts, beliefs, feelings, etc. --- Thank you to this week's sponsors for supporting Gettin Grown: See how K12-Powered Schools can help your child...

  9. Pivoting in Faith (Feat: Gia Peppers)

    Jade and Keia welcome the one and only Gia Peppers to the Kitchen Table for a powerful discussion on pivoting when the plan falls apart and creating community around building faith practically. It’s a good one. --- Check Out Creatives of Faith www.creativesoffaith.com...

  10. MAFS Season 20

    Jade and Keia catch up on the latest season of Married at First Sight. It is going exactly how you think it is. Sit with us. --- Thank you to this week's sponsors for supporting Gettin Grown: Explore viral bestsellers and products of healthier hair of ALL types from Bask and Lather. Go to...

  11. Bibliophiling While Black (Reprise)

    Jade and Keia celebrate National Book Lovers Day 2026 by running back an episode for the Book Lovers. We’ll share our current book loves and TBRs soon. Shall we run back the Gettin Grown Book Club?! Let us know -- We'd like to thank our sponsors for supporting this week's show. See how K12…

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  12. New Girl City

    This week, Jade and Keia welcome the brilliant students of the New Girl City: Agents of Change Program of the LES Girls Club of NY to the kitchen table. Jade taught a course on podcasting this summer. Check out their final project. -- We'd like to thank our sponsors for supporting this week's…

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  13. Hella Awkward 2.0

    Jade and Keia revisit the Hella Awkward Card game. We had a time. Sit with us. --- We'd like to thank our sponsors for supporting this week's show. Shop stylish and affordable eyewear at Zenni Optical. From prescription eyewear to the latest sunglasses styles. Go to Zenni.com/podcast and use code...

  14. Problematic Takes

    Jade and Keia convene around the kitchen to indulge in some good old fashioned millennial angst. Join us. --- Shop https://everybodibrand.com/ and Use the Code EBGG15 for 15% off --- Shop Gettin Grown Merch https://gettingrown.co/shop For more Information on the Exclusive Tour Merch Sale on…

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  15. Reclaiming Summer (Feat: Noah)

    What happened to summer? Jade, Keia, and special guest Noah get honest about how our experience of summer has changed from childhood through every season of adulthood, and what it looks like to stop waiting for that feeling and start building it on purpose. Sit with us. --- Shop...

  16. The Garden Within (Feat: Dr. Anita Phillips)

    Jade and Keia welcome trauma therapist, life coach, pastor, and NYT Bestselling Author Dr. Anita Phillips to the kitchen table for a timely conversation about exploring and understanding our emotions through the lens of self- and NYT Bestselling Author Dr. Anita Phillips to the kitchen table for…

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  17. Sit With Us

    Jade and Keia catch up around the kitchen table knit a regular degular sister friend check in. Sit With Us --- Knicks in FIVE! --- It’s Graduation Announcement Season 2026- We can’t wait to celebrate you and your loved ones. Send your shoutouts to [email protected] --- Shop...

  18. Shameless (Feat: Dr. Terrell Winder)

    Jade and Keia welcome XD back to kitchen table for special mashup episode! Sit with us and special guest Dr. Terrell Winder to discuss his new book Shameless: The Making of Black Gay Identities in LA, an examination of intersectional identity, stigma and stigma response processes among black gay...

  19. Petty Palooza! (Part I)

    Jade, Keia, and the GG community at large connect around the kitchen table to discuss our petty peeves. We got a lot to be mad about! --- It’s Graduation Announcement Season 2026! We can’t wait to celebrate you and your loved ones. Send your shoutouts to [email protected] --- Shop...

  20. It’s on Us (Feat: Nedra Glover Tawwab)

    Nedra Glover Tawwab is back at the table to help us get into all things relationships! Why we have more access to each other and fewer real connections, language & tools for balancing healthy dependence and autonomy, and taking responsibility for healthy relationships and real community. Sit with...

  21. Holley Not Jolly (Feat. Dr. Shanté Holley)

    Jade and Keia welcome trauma-informed mental health coach, professor, and creator Dr. Shanté Holley to the kitchen table to talk mental health coaching, its distinct value in understanding our experiences, beliefs, and choices in context, and what taking responsibility for your own healing and...

  22. We are Knowers!

    Jade and Keia formally kickoff Graduation Announcement Season 2026. It’s our favorite time of the year. Celebrate with us. We can’t wait to celebrate you and your loved ones. Send your shoutouts to [email protected] --- A special thanks for this week's sponsors for supporting Gettin Grown.…

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  23. Multifaceted Muvas

    Mother's Day is... complicated. Jade and Keia reflect on the complexity of the holiday, grief as an expression of love, and the village of grandmother, aunties, other mother figures, and chosen family who shape and mother us beyond bloodlines. Sit with us. --- It’s Graduation Announcement Season...

  24. Studs On ICE

    Jade and Keia kick off Mental Health Awareness Month with honest specific commitments to intentionally optimizing performance and preserving our peace. What are you doing for your mental health this May? Sit with us and let’s figure it out together.” --- It’s Graduation Announcement Season 2026…

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  25. No White Hoochies (Feat: The Hoochie Historian)

    Zorine Truly aka The Hoochie Historian joins Jade and Keia at the kitchen table for a dope discussion about hoochie culture as archival work, liberatory practice, and a love letter to Black women living fully and freely in radical authenticity. It’s a celebration. Sit with us. --- Support…

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  26. Mahogany, But Make it Millennial (Feat: Lillian Prince)

    Lillian Prince joins Jade and Keia at the table, and we’re talking cards, connection, and the radical utility of telling the truth. From the power of a good playlist, dating horror stories, to working the hard seasons of adulting, this episode covers it all. Sit with us. --- Support Penned to...

  27. Scheduled Sister Time

    The world is a lot right now. This week we put the news down, pulled out a card game, and just chose each other. Sometimes that's the most radical thing you can do. --- We’re Not Really Strangers Game --- The Spiral Notebook- Keia’s New Substack --- Shop https://everybodibrand.com/ and Use the…

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  28. Second Puberty (ft. Dr. Sharon Malone & Dr. Wendy Goodall McDonald)

    Our bodies are not the problem. The systems are. Jade and Keia sit down with two brilliant Black women physicians, Dr. Sharon Malone and Dr. Wendy Goodall McDonald, for an honest and expansive women's health roundtable covering perimenopause, IVF, reproductive rights, and how to advocate for...

  29. Vacant Spaces (Feat: Kat Guillaume-Delemar)

    Vacant properties are more than an eyesore. They are a symptom of systemic injustice and a barrier to thriving communities. Jade and Keia sit down with activist, community development leader, and Council Member Kat Guillaume-Delemar to discuss vacancy, abandonment, and what it truly takes to...

  30. Grown Woman

    Nine years in. Grown and still growing. Jade and Keia revisit a powerful kitchen table conversation with sociologist Dr. Kris Marsh on family, class, and what it truly means to live as a grown woman on your own terms. --- Check out The Love Jones Cohort: Single and Living Alone in the Black…

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  31. Sometimes, it’s a Ponderosa (Feat: Shar Jossell)

    Womanhood: how we define it, how it defines us, and how it evolves over time. Jade and Keia bring sister-friend, journalist & culture critic Shar Jossell to the kitchen table. Sit with us. --- Follow Shar Across All Social Media Platforms @SharSaysSo and on her website www.sharsaysso.com --- Shop...

  32. Womanhood Defined

    Jade and Keia ground our celebration of Women’s History Month in personal and collective reflection on the definition of womanhood and how our understanding has evolved over time. Join us. -- Shop https://everybodibrand.com/ and Use the Code EBGG15 for 15% off --- Shop Gettin Grown Merch...

  33. Master Gardener

    Keia’s back ya’ll! Sit with us around the kitchen table for a solid debrief. --- Shop https://everybodibrand.com/ and Use the Code EBGG15 for 15% off --- Shop Gettin Grown Merch https://gettingrown.co/shop For more Information on the Exclusive Tour Merch Sale on Patreon ---...

  34. On the Catwalk (feat. Hey Fran Hey)

    Fran pulls up a seat to the kitchen table for a little sister talk about Reality Check, the Top Model documentary. --- If you're interested in donating to our community fund which supports children directly impacted by ICE. We will follow up with an official crowd funding link once finalized....

  35. My Body, My Opp (feat. Nikki)

    Nikki joins us at the Kitchen Table for an in depth conversation on what chronic illness looks like in a Black Woman, and strategies to advocate for yourself under these circumstances. To reach out to Nikki via Threads: @SilencePerhaps --- Thank you Babbel for supporting this week's episode.…

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  36. A Balm in Gilead w/ Dr. Wendy

    Dr. Wendy Goodall McDonald joins the Kitchen Table to share her personal experience with Black History and other fun personal facts. Love, prayers, and hugs to our Keia. --- If you're interested in donating to our community fund which supports children directly impacted by ICE. We will follow up...

  37. The Door of Return (feat. Dr. Gina Paige)

    Shanti Mayers of Around the Way Curls and The Sable Collective joins us this week to dive into an important conversation with Dr. Gina Paige of African Ancestry Inc. around tracing and archiving our lineage. Love, prayers, and hugs to our Keia. --- If you're interested in donating to our…

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  38. Snowday, [Redacted]

    Just ahead of the season opener snowstorm of Winter 2026, Jade and Keia discuss their ideal snow day setups and their plans to rest, rot, read, and write, among other things. Join us. --- Shop https://everybodibrand.com/ and Use the Code EBGG15 for 15% off --- Use the Code GG for Free Shipping...

  39. Eff/Marry/Kill

    Jade and Keia return to the kitchen table today with a fun way to name some intentions for what we're experimenting with, committing too, and leaving behind as we move in to 2026. Sit with us! Play Along and send us your intentions at [email protected] -- KTT Discussion Prompts EFF (Tried it,...

  40. New Year Reflections (2018-2025)

    Happy New Year to our Tribe! We hope your holiday season was restful and restorative. Sit with us for a gumbo of opening New Year episodes in the spirit of gratitude and reflection as context for our growth and goal setting for 2026. We can’t wait to reconnect with you soon. --- Shop...

  41. Girl, G’on!!

    Join Jade and Keia at the kitchen table for the final time in 2025. We are so grateful for this show and the Gettin Grown Community. We are also ready for this year to pack her things and go! Wishing you all a safe New Year. --- Shop https://everybodibrand.com/ and Use the Code EBGG15 for 15% off...

  42. Peas and Kombucha (Feat: Hey Fran Hey)

    Happy Holidays!!! This week Jade and Keia welcome Hey Fran Hey back to the kitchen table for some sister time and collective reflection. Sit with us to unpack a wild year and what we’ve learned along the way. --- Be sure to catch up on all things Fran and The Friendzone...

  43. It Feels Good To Talk About Our People (Feat: Tracie Mae)

    Jade and Keia are joined at the kitchen table by longtime sister friend, OG YouTuber, and Creative Director Tracie Mae to discuss all things grief management this holiday season. Sit with us. --- Support TracieMae https://youtube.com/@traciemae https://www.instagram.com/therealtraciemae...

  44. Untempered Messaging (Feat: Jenan Matari)

    This week , Jade and Keia welcome award winning Palestinian American author and media strategist Jenan Matari to the kitchen table to discuss stories and storytelling as tools of advocacy, resistance, and liberation. Join us. --- To Learn More About Jenan’s Work and Everything Grows in Jiddo’s...

  45. Favorite Things, Luther’s Version, Not Julie’s

    “It’s Timmmme!!!!!!” or whatever Mariah Carey said. Join Jade and Keia for as they share their favorite brands and items for the holidays. Let’s love on ourselves, our loved ones, and our community by investing and re-investing in Black women owned/Black owned Brands. We’re grateful for all of…

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  46. Stay Curious (Feat: Jasmine Imani)

    Join Jade, Keia and entrepreneur, strategic consultant and CEO, Jasmine Imani at the kitchen table for a compelling conversation about entrepreneurship, curiosity, and the courage to trust your intuition and bet on yourself. Sit with us --- To learn more about Jasmine Imani Website:...

  47. Chaos of my Parts ( Feat: Michaela angela Davis)

    Jade and Keia are joined by writer, stylist, creative director, image activist and icon Michaela angela Davis. Sit with us to discuss Tenderheaded, a love note from Ms. Michaela to us that explores the tensions of visibility and vulnerability, privilege and marginalization, legacy and loss. Don’t...

  48. Rest Your Understanding

    Jade and Keia gather around the kitchen table for a candid conversation on the history, existence, and evolution of “brain rot” and defending against our own cognitive decline. Sit with us. --- Jamaica Relief Funds...

  49. Palette Cleanser

    Join Jade and Keia for a quick sister checkin featuring The Black Girl Hug Experience Card Game. Grab a snack and sit with us. Check out the Black Girl Hug Experience Cards https://www.blackgirlhug.com/product-page/the-black-girl-hug-experience www.blackgirlhug.com Fact Checking Resources:...

  50. I Wish I Had Space To Talk About It (Feat: T-Kea Blackman)

    Jade and Keia are joined by peer recovery specialist, speaker, author, and entrepreneur T-Kea Blackman for an enlightening conversation about suicide, Black suicide prevention, and the power of peer support. Disclaimer: This episode discusses suicide and mental health crises. If you’re…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Keia and Jade are two happy and hard working (Blackity) Black Women who are just trying to learn how to adult, for real. Join us each week for Kitchen TableTalk, Petty Peeves and Lessons in Black Women Self Care, as we try to figure out life as 30-somethings.

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