Shades of Strong® Podcast | From “Strong Black Woman” to Supported Black Woman
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Shades of Strong® Podcast | From “Strong Black Woman” to Supported Black Woman is a society podcast hosted by Shirl | Shaddes of Strong. It has 268 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.
Shades of Strong® is the podcast for Black women ready to trade the weight of “Strong Black Woman” for something better: real, lasting support. Through honest conversation, storytelling, and the Support Languages™ framework, host Shirl explores what strength has cost Black women, what support actually looks like in real life, and how we can stop carrying everything alone. Each episode offers language for what many of us have been feeling, tools for asking for the support we deserve, and space to finally exhale. You have been strong long enough. This is your place to reclaim strength without struggle.
society ·en-US ·268 episodes
When Work Becomes Your Identity with Joyel Crawford
When There’s Nothing Left to Be Strong For with Shelley Washington
Being the One Everyone Depends On with Dr. Candice Dawson
The Weight of Being the Emotional Caretaker with Achea Redd
When “I Got It” Was No Longer True with Tasha Randle
Being the Strong One in Rooms Not Built for Me with Cynthia Strickland
When My Body Said No | Chronic Pain in Black Women with Fawn Walker Montgomery
26 Black Women: What Strength Took. What Support Could Have Given
How to Answer “You Okay” When You’re Not
The Quiet Way We Start Neglecting Ourselves
When Your Body Doesn’t Feel Safe Enough to Receive
On Questioning Whether What You Do Even Matters
The Pressure to Create Balance Is Wearing You Out
Galentine’s Day Isn’t About the Loud Moments
What It Really Means to Find Your "Free"
Trust Sounds Simple Until It Isn’t
Is It Intuition… or Overthinking?
When Work Is Draining You and You Can’t Afford to Stop
When Music Holds What Words Can’t
I'm Not Knocking Being Strong, But...
Support Was Our First Language (Not Love)
When the Small Things Feel Too Big
Can You Find the Courage to Not Be All Things?
It’s the Reciprocity (or Lack Thereof) for Me
You Don’t Have to Be Strong for Anyone Today
Since When Did Boundaries Make Me Mean?
The Voice in Your Head Isn't Always You
Support When You Don't Even Know What You Need
The Exhaustion of Always Having to Explain
Coming Back to Yourself
“I Have To” — But Do You Really?
God Don't Play About You
Who Are You Outside of the Roles Your Play
2025 Had Hands… But It Also Had Layers
Don’t Forget to Put You on the List
Reclaiming Rest, Wellness, and Your Whole Self w/ Tara Pringle Jefferson
How We Friend: A Conversation About Support and Sisterhood w/Alyson Brown and Mia Brinson
A Black Woman’s Dream, Delayed but Still Divine
Have You Checked On Your Strong Friend?
Tired of Being the Strong One? The Hard Truth Behind Letting Go
Finding Support in the Pause
Why Self-Care Sundays and the Soft Life Aren’t Enough
When a Black Woman is Well, Everybody’s Well with Dr. Cecily Moore
When "Support" is Present But You Still Feel Alone
When You're All You've Got | Feeling Unsuppoted As A Black Woman
When Everything Feels Heavy
You Give a F*ck Way Too Much | The Emotional Labor of it All
Learning to Hold Yourself When No One Else Does
Hot Combs, Safe Spaces, and Growing Up Black
You Don't Owe Struggle Your Loyalty
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