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Keepin It Truthful
by Beverly and Cynthia
Keepin It Truthful is a podcast where two best friends, Cynthia and Beverly, sip on coffee, matcha or maybe some wine (if the mood calls for it) and chat about life, relationships, parenthood and everything in between. These first generation Dominican-American millennials are using their podcast as a space where they reflect on their journey of healing, growth and self love. Grab a drink, come laugh with us, cry with us, and grow with us. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/keepin-it-truthful--5807889/support.
Episodes
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Season 2- Episode 11: Are We Coddling Our Kids?
In our last episode of 2024 we answer a "Dear Cynthia" that talks about gender roles when it comes to raising our children. We discuss parenting now versus in prior generations and future generations and ask ourselves this: When do we cross the line from protecting our children to coddling them?...
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Season 2- Episode 10: Get to Know Us (Again)
If you've been a listener since season 1 you know we play card games every 10 episodes and season 2 is no different. Join us for some rapid fire questions and other deeper questions we might have answered before but now answer having a different prospective. Keep submitting Dear Cynthia's, we…
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Season 2: Episode 8- The Art of Forgiveness
Forgiveness...it's an art. Dive into forgiveness of others and forgiving ourselves for past hurts in this episode. Keep submitting Dear Cynthia's, we love to hear from you ☺️ As always thank you for your love and support 🫶🏼🤍🤎 Links on links... Dear Cynthia:...
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Season 2- Episode 7: Keepin' It Private (Sensitive Subjects?)
In this episode Cynthia and Beverly talk about subjects they keep surface level or avoid talking about because they're sensitive subjects. Keep submitting Dear Cynthia's, we love to hear from you ☺️ As always thank you for your love and support 🫶🏼🤍🤎 Links on links... Dear Cynthia:...
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Season 2- Episode 6: Everyday Battles and Unspoken Grief (The Life You Thought You'd Have)
In this episode of Keepin' It Truthful, Beverly and Cynthia open up about their own everyday battles and talk about the concept of "Unspoken Grief"—the quiet heartache that comes from being thankful for the life you have while also thinking about the life you once imagined. Catch their truthful...
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Season 2- Episode 5: Am I the Jerk?
We're back with another AITA or "Am I the Jerk" episode. Thw topics of these questions are a cheating best friend, sharing locations with your significant other, a family's reaction to an engagement and a daycare who runs an AA meeting during school hours. Let us know your thoughts on these AITJ...
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Season 2- Episode 4: Loved for Who You Are, Not Just What You Do
While listening to another podcast Cynthia and Beverly realized how much people's values are based on what they do. This conversation explores where they've seen this in their lives and if they think this idea is a good thing. They also chat about things their children may consider traumatic when...
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Season 2- Episode 3: Our First Big Fight
On our way back from our big family Disney trip we had our first big disagreement. In this episode we discuss what happened, how we worked through it and the big realization we had because of it. We talk about co-dependency, friendship and conflict- hope you enjoy! Please send us questions or...
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Season 2- Episode 2: Things Aren't Always What They Seem
When people ask "how do you do it all?" It's meant as a compliment. They make an assumption based on what they see you accomplish in real life or on social media but is are their assumptions always right? Join us to discuss how sometimes things aren't quite what they seem. We also talk about the...
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Season 2- Episode 1: Life Updates
We're back! Did you miss us because we deff missed you. After being away for way too long come along to hear life updates from Beverly and Cynthia. Please send us questions or comments on Dear Cynthia: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA... Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tipsyandtruthfulpod......
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Episode 49: New year New Baby!
Celebrating the new year with a new baby! Beverly takes us on a rollercoaster as she shares her delivery story. Thanks for being part of our journey. Keep submitting Dear Cynthia's, we love to hear from you ☺️ As always thank you for your love and support 🫶🏼🤍🤎 Links on links... Dear Cynthia:...
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Episode 48: Tipsy and Truthful turns 1!!
Celebrating a year of laughter, insights, and endless conversations – our podcast has hit the one-year mark! Thanks for being part of our journey. Keep submitting Dear Cynthia's, we love to hear from you ☺️ As always thank you for your love and support 🫶🏼🤍🤎 Links on links... Dear Cynthia:...
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Episode 47: Hispanic Superstitions
Los Dominicanos saltan con vaina 😂. This week we talk about urban legends that are probably not exclusive to Dominicans but to all hispanic and caribbean cultures. From knocking on wood to not putting your purse on the floor because it’s a sign of bad luck. Join us to laugh at these funny...
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Episode 46: Parent Wounds
This week we talk about the wounds that are left by mothers and fathers who didn't give their children what they needed growing up. We also discuss a Dear Cynthia where our listener's boyfriend is getting upset that she uses a specific app to chat with her best friend in private. Listen in and…
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Episode 45: Parents are Human Too
After taking one week off because we were feeling under the weather we're back! This is Episode 45: Parents are Human Too where we chat about how our kids sometimes call us out. At times by directly telling us we're in the wrong or by mirroring our "bad" behaviors and showing us we're leading by...
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Episode 44: Storytime with Cynthia
In this episode Cynthia shares her many funny stories. Her near death experiences, leaving her sister behind (twice) and her spectacular performance for her mom on Mother's Day. Join us to laugh as she sets the scene . Keep submitting Dear Cynthia's, we love to hear from you ☺️ As always thank…
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Episode 43: 1st Gen vs 2nd Gen
Welcome to episode 43! In this episode we talk a little more in depth about our experiences as first generation Dominican-Americans. We're comparing our experience as 1st gen to the ones our kids as 2nd generation will or won't have. For example the language barriers and how it affected us-...
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Episode 42: Unwritten Rules?
What are some unwritten rules you live by? In this episode we talk about some unwritten rules we live by and some that we hear about but don't necessarily agree with. Such as: is there a time/transaction limit when you're at the ATM and there's a line? Is there such thing as inappropriate attire...
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Episode 41: Dysfunctional Family Roles
In the previous episode we talked a lot about family. Beverly and her sisters talked about their relationships to each other plus we discussed a listener's relationship with her mother- a narcissist. In episode 41 we talk about dysfunction in family roles. What are the causes, what are the common...
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Episode 40: The Sisters- Convos We Needed to Have
Hi babes it's episode 40 and we have a few special guests this week for our tradition of playing a game every 10th episode. Cynthia moderates the card game "The {AND}" from The Skin Deep- the Family Edition with Beverly and her sisters Shirley, Daffy and Jessica. We can hear the sisters discuss...
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Episode 39: Kids Getting Older and Family Drama
In episode 39 we have a moment to talk about how fast our kids are growing after one of them had a birthday. We talk about a little bit of everything this week: fathers bonding with their newborns, fasting and even family drama and the effects of keeping secrets that could be damaging for the…
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Episode 38: Holding On to My Promise: My IVF Journey
More and more couples are dealing with the challenges of trying to conceive but it not happening as fast as they thought it would. In episode 38 we speak to our friend Scarlet who opens up about the issues with fertility her and her husband faced. We thank Scarlet for being so open and vulnerable...
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Episode 37: Heartbreak Can Change You
Heartbreak...most of us have experienced it in one way or another. In this episode we talk about someone close to us who we've noticed has gone through some hard times in her relationship and how that's affected her. Don't miss our "No Way Rosé" segment about heartbreak and pain and listen till…
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Episode 36: Am I The Jerk? Part 2
Am I the jerk? In episode 36 Jess the producer finds new Reddit am I the jerk submissions where people share their stories and ask “Am I the asshole?” in their situations. Have fun and enjoy this light hearted episode. Are you a Jerk? Share your scenarios in our Dear Cynthia link and let us know...
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Episode 35: I’m Single Until I’m Married… and Other Random Nuggets
We are back with another solo episode after hosting a wonderful guest. We do things a little different this episode instead of having one subject we talk about a few different topics we have encountered throughout the week. From being a girlfriend vs being a wife, to evolving, to fathers being...
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Episode 34: Self-love: Freezy's Story
Change, change, change....episode 34 features our friend Freezy who talks about her recent life changes after ending a 16 year relationship. She drops nuggets the entire episode about how she chose happiness moving forward, how she handled all the changes with her three children, her amazing...
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Episode 33: Every Relationship Requires Sacrifices
Compromise and sacrifice- two things that are often talked about, specially when it comes to being in a relationship. In this episode we're joined by our producer Jess (she's actually on the mic!) as we discuss different scenarios where in a relationship one of the partners has to make a…
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Episode 32: Our Magical Family Vacay
We're back from vacation! Join us as we go over our last two weeks- packed with activities and so much fun. From camping to Disney World and Kairo's 7th birthday we go over all the good times we had. Keep submitting Dear Cynthia's, we love to hear from you ☺️ As always thank you for your love and...
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Episode 31: {THE AND} Card Game Parte Dos Ft. Vonny
We're back for episode 31 and part two of playing the game {THE AND} Friends Edition from The Skin Deep. Again we had the treat of being joined by our friend, Vonny, who was visiting from out of state. We hope you enjoy part two babes! Keep submitting Dear Cynthia's, we love to hear from you ☺️…
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Episode 30: Getting Skin Deep Ft. Vonny
It's episode 30 babes! We love every 10th episode because we switch it up and play a card game for each one. The game we chose this time around was {THE AND} Friends Edition from The Skin Deep. And it's even more special because we had our friend, Vonny, join us who was visiting from out of…
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Episode 29: Co-Parenting Is About What's Best for the Child ft. Jose and Elisa
We're back after taking July 4th week off! This week join us as we talk to some special guests: our friends Jose and Elisa. We talk about how the pandemic affected their 3 year marriage, their wedding and their relationship to their son. Also how they handle running their business together,...
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Episode 28: Am I the Jerk?
Am I the jerk? In episode 28 Beverly and Cynthia do something a little bit different. They go through Reddit and find real life scenarios where people share their stories and ask “Am I the asshole?” in their situations. They also answer a Dear Cynthia where someone asks how they can they stop...
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Episode 27: We Should've Talked About This BEFORE Getting Serious
They say hindsight is 20/20.... welcome to episode 27- let's talk about it. Cynthia and Beverly have been in relationships with their partners for over 10 years but both agree there are important conversations to be had before they entered these relationships that they didn't. Why? Age, maturity...
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Episode 26: Dedicated to All The Great Dads
Happy Father's Day!! I know, we're a few days early but we wanted to dedicate this week's episode to all the dads that are being intentional in how they show up for their kids. We asked some of the fathers we know this question: "Think about your kids 20 years from now- what would you want your...
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Episdose 25: Dear Younger Self...
In episode 25 we ask ourselves "what would you tell your younger self?" We hear everything from paying better attention to your health to controlling our habits. We hope you enjoy this episode! Keep submitting Dear Cynthia's, we love to hear from you ☺️ As always thank you for your love and…
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Episode 24: We Were Chosen for Jayce; Our Autism Episode
Autism spectrum disorder affects 1 in 36 children; one of our hosts' son is one of these children. In this episode Cynthia interviews Beverly about her son, Jayce who was diagnosed with autism in 2019. They get emotional taking about the early signs of autism, the road to getting the diagnosis…
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Episode 23: Teaching As We Learn
In this episode we recognize we gotta give it up for our fellow millennial parents. We're the first generation taking a hard look at the things we grew up around and asking "is this really the way things need to be?" As we learn ways to be better people we're also teaching our little ones all the...
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Episode 22: To All the Moms Who've Influenced Us
Happy Mother's Day! We give you episode 22 a couple days earlier in celebration of Mother's Day. In this episode we talk about the amazing women who have influenced us in our lives and especially as mothers. Don't forget to keep submitting Dear Cynthia questions! We love to hear from you ☺️ As...
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Episode 21: A Deep Desire to Operate in My Femininity
Welcome to Episode 21....our first audio only episode! It was kinda weird not being all dolled up in front of a camera but also kinda freeing. In this episode we talk about masculine and feminine energies. We hear both sexes complain that the other is missing feminine qualities/masculine…
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Episode 20: You're Gonna Keep Missing Us
WE'RE BAAACK!!! And it's episode 20 where we play the game "We're Not Really Strangers" again. This game made us really unpack things about being vulnerable, trusting our capabilities and one of us even gets called out for not being an open book. We are also taking the this episode to explain why...
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Episode 19: Don't Hug My Man with Two Hands
We're back with another solo episode, did you miss us? It's episode 19 and in this episode we talk about the "proper etiquette" for different scenarios from our point of view, of course. Everything from hugs to your partner or spouse from the opposite sex to wearing shoes in people's home when…
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Episode 18: Kids? ICK w/Paulie Mars
We are on a roll with these cool ass guests guys... we are so excited about this episode with special guest, Paulie @pauliemars on TikTok and Instagram! We love being latinas, we love being Dominican but let's be real- there are still somethings in our culture that are big ICKS. Join us as get…
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Episode 17: Machismo and Dear Kenny Responses
We're back with Kenny Mendez! "Que quee? Guao!" 😂 You know him as @bigzmendez on TikTok and Instagram, the Dominican that's known for his hilarious reaction to other videos. This part two of the conversation we had. In this part we ask Kenny questions from you, our listeners! He's telling us his...
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Episode 16: Getting to Know Bigzmendez (Kenny) Quee Quee?
We have our first special guest babes!! If you're on TikTok you know you must know this phrase: "Quee quee? Guao!" 😂 None other than @bigzmendez on TikTok and Instagram or Kenny, the Dominican that's known for his hilarious reaction to other videos. This is a two part video (we were vibin' so…
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Episode 15: Emotionally Mature or Nah?
For episode 15 we wanted to talk about something we've mentioned multiple times on our podcast: emotional maturity. We hear these words but what does emotional maturity look like? How can we change the things we do currently that we aren't even realizing are emotionally IMMATURE? Join us as we go...
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Episode 14: You Are Your Own Biggest Obstacle Part 2
Its episode 14 babes: our sequel to self sabotage. In this episode we're continuing our conversation based on what we learned from Brianna Weist's book: "The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery". Now that we've identified the ways we self sabotage we talk about how to…
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Episode 13: You Are Your Own Biggest Obstacle Part 1
Welcome to episode 13 babes!! This is a two part talk about self sabotage. In this episode we start talking about our inner voice and how sometimes we have limiting beliefs that are driving us to self sabotage. We go over some of the most common ways we self sabotage and talk about how we learned…
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Episode 12: A Loveless Marriage and 4 Types of Intimacy
Welcome to episode 12 babes!! In this week's episode we answer a Dear Cynthia about someone who is in a loveless marriage. Can a marriage be successful when the love is missing? We give our opinion on this and unpack the meaning of a successful marriage. Another thing we discuss intimacy. What…
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Episode 11: Unpopular Opinions...or Are They?
It's our 11th episode and we are celebrating a couple of milestone this week! We're talking about our first reel to go viral that talks about an unpopular opinion from the last episode. The disagreements in our comment section from that reel inspired us to ask our viewers "What unpopular opinions...
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Episode 10: We're Not Really Strangers
It's our 10th episode!!! We decided to celebrate our entry into double digit episodes by playing a game called "We're Not Really Strangers". This game prompts us to ask each other questions to get to know each other better and hopefully for you, our listeners and viewers to get to know each other...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Keepin It Truthful is a podcast where two best friends, Cynthia and Beverly, sip on coffee, matcha or maybe some wine (if the mood calls for it) and chat about life, relationships, parenthood and everything in between. These first generation Dominican-American millennials are using their podcast as a space where they reflect on their journey of healing, growth and self love. Grab a drink, come laugh with us, cry with us, and grow with us.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/keepin-it-truthful--5807889/support.
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