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Tea Time With Toniya
by Toniya Rachelle
Spilling the tea as we navigate through this thing called life. Revamped & ready to go. Thank you all so much for joining me on this journey! ❤️
Episodes
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Spilling the Tea on Being Mean: When Being Hard to Hurt Starts Making You Hard to Love
So apparently, I’m mean. And according to some people, this is NOT breaking news. Now, I’ve been called mean a time or two (or several), but I never really stopped to ask myself why. Sometimes the walls we build to keep hurt out become the very things keeping love from getting in. We’re unpacking...
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Spilling the Tea on Millennial Relationships: Why modern relationships feel harder even though everybody’s more emotionally aware.
Sometimes the hardest part about love and relationships is releasing the expectations, attachment, and sense of ownership we place onto people. In this episode, we’re talking about why today's relationships can feel harder even though everybody’s more emotionally aware. Because sometimes the…
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Spilling the Tea on Grace: The Path Is the Point and You’re Already Winning
The gap between where you are and where you want to be has a way of making everything you’ve already done feel invisible. Like the only thing that counts is the finish line and until you cross it, none of it matters. But here’s what I’ve been sitting with lately: The path is not the waiting room....
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Between Sips: Softness in the Noise
2026 feels like a lot already. The world is loud, heavy, and a little overwhelming if I’m being honest. So this week, I didn’t come to unpack or process anything too deep. I just wanted to sit with you for a moment. This Between Sips episode is softer. It’s a pause in the middle of everything. A...
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Spilling the Tea on Codependency: When Love Feels Like Responsibility Instead of Rest
Being needed can feel like love. Until it starts to feel like pressure. This episode is an honest conversation about codependency: the over-giving, the people-pleasing, and the quiet habit of managing everyone else’s emotions while ignoring your own. If you’ve ever felt responsible for someone...
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Between Sips: 2026 - Soft, Certain & Standing on Business (BONUS EPISODE)
2026 feels different.And so do I. This bonus episode is a bold, honest pour on self-esteem, emotional intelligence, and letting go of what dulled my shine in 2025. We’re talking detaching in love, rejecting cynicism, releasing negative influences and deepening spiritual growth. No shrinking. No...
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Spilling the Tea on Ovaries, Options & Other Stressors: A Gentle Return to Your Own Timing
There’s a quiet conversation that lives in the space between who we are and who we’re told to be. And for so many of us, that conversation begins with the womb. This episode opens a soft doorway into that truth — the pressure, the hope, the fear, the curiosity, and the subtle strength it takes to...
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Spilling the Tea on Being the Strong Friend & Eldest Daughter: Built for tough love, but can I get a break?
This pour is dedicated to the strong friend. The eldest daughter. The one built for crisis, comfort, and tough love — but rarely offered a moment to breathe. In this episode, we’re naming the quiet exhaustion that comes with always being “the responsible one,” the unspoken expectations placed on...
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Spilling the Tea on the Housewives Universe: A Cultural Reset That’s Become a Huge Disappointment
This one’s for the OGs who raised us. 👑 In this episode of Tea Time with Toniya, I’m joined by my favorite Bravo bestie, Jarell Jackson, to celebrate (and lightly drag) the Housewives Universe — the franchise that taught us how to read with grace, sip with class, and shade with intention. From...
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Between Sips: The Intro Pour (BONUS EPISODE)
This episode was curated with intention—to open up, reintroduce myself, and share the story behind the mic. Whether you’re new here or you’ve been sipping with me since the beginning, this pour is for you. I’m sharing what led me to start (and restart) this podcast, how love, heartbreak, and...
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Spilling the Tea on Unlearning Toxic Mindsets: Reprogramming Your Brain Like an iOS Update
Sometimes healing sounds like: “Wait… so that wasn’t normal?” In this episode, we’re naming the toxic beliefs we were taught to carry—mindsets that once felt like survival but now feel like sabotage. From hustle trauma to emotional suppression, we’re rewriting the rules we were raised with and...
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Spilling the Tea on Self-Sabotage: When You're the Problem & The Fix
You’re not broken. You’re just repeating patterns that once felt like protection. In this episode, we pours truth into the tender places—unpacking self-sabotage, emotional avoidance, and the quiet ways we betray ourselves while chasing clarity. If you’ve ever asked, “Why do I keep getting in my…
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Spilling the Tea on Boundaries: Saying 'No' without the Side Eye
Today we’re talking boundaries—aka the art of disappointing people gracefully. I used to think “no” was rude. Now I know “yes” can be self-abandonment in disguise. In this episode, I’m unpacking the guilt, the grace, and the growth. From overextending to overexplaining, I’m spilling my own tea on...
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Spilling the Tea on Friendships in Your 30s: From Daily Texts to Annual Check-Ins
Some friendships fade. Some evolve. Some just need a Google Calendar invite and a soft place to land. In this episode, I’m sipping through the shifts—how intimacy changes, why silence doesn’t always mean shade, and what it means to love people through their seasons. Time time shifts the rhythm…
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Spilling the Tea on Accountability & Regression: Two Steps Forward, Five Steps Back
Healing rarely walks a straight line. This episode traces the curves—where clarity flickers, old habits resurface, and grace becomes a daily decision. I’m pouring reflections on red flags I romanticized, patterns I danced with twice, and the quiet art of calling myself in and OUT. It’s a soft...
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Spilling the Tea on Life Updates: Chaos, Growth, & Mild Identity Crises - featuring Jarell Jackson
I moved across the country, signed divorce papers, and found myself somewhere between breakdown and breakthrough. This episode is a love letter to starting over—messy, magical, and mine. If you’ve ever rebuilt your life with shaky hands, a sharp lip, and a playlist that oscillates between gospel...
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How many episodes does Tea Time With Toniya have?
Tea Time With Toniya currently has 16 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Tea Time With Toniya about?
Spilling the tea as we navigate through this thing called life. Revamped & ready to go. Thank you all so much for joining me on this journey! ❤️
How often does Tea Time With Toniya release new episodes?
Tea Time With Toniya has 16 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Who hosts Tea Time With Toniya?
Tea Time With Toniya is created and hosted by Toniya Rachelle.
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