BreatheBlackMom

In this special episode, I celebrate my daughter’s 18th birthday and 18 years of motherhood. As she steps into adulthood, I reflect on the journey, the lessons, and the emotions of reaching this incredible milestone. Tune in for a heartfelt celebration of growth, love, and motherhood.

Have you ever felt like a fraud? A failure? Inadequate? Or better yet an imposter? Have you ever heard the term Imposter Syndrome? If not, let’s talk about it in our Season 1 Finale!

Some of us chose motherhood and others of us, well, it caught us completely off guard! Regardless to how you began the journey, the calling remains the same! Let’s talk about it Happy Mother’s Day! 💐

Only about 17% of Black Americans are seeking Mental Health Services. Most times it's because we are unsure what to expect or if therapy or other mental health services are right for us! Here's 13 reasons why you might need therapy as well as some insight on what to expect! Below are links to the resources mentioned in the episode: https://providers.therapyforblackgirls.com/ The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma: van der Kolk M.D., Bessel: 9780143127741: Amazon.com: Books Psychology Today: Health, Help, Happiness + Find a Therapist

The W E I G H T of body image issues have followed me since childhood. As much as I believed these were issuesnonly I had to carry, becoming a Mom showed me the many ways my kids end up carrying what W E I G H S on me!

I’m back after a two week intermission and life has been L I F I N G! Let’s talk about finding balance while jugglin’ and carrying all the things. Below is the link to the book referenced in this episode: https://a.co/d/hoqrnPY

As a Mom with two neurodivergent children, I never knew how out of the loop I was regarding what this diagnosis meant and how differently it would show up for my kids! Join me on this journey of discovery, learning and growing through the challenges of ADHD.

Has your child experienced a bully? Do you know a bully? Were your parents the bully? Are you the bully? Let’s talk about it!

To help celebrate my birthday, listeners sent in their questions to get to know more about Tee, previous episodes, future episodes or general advice! There’s also a super special surprise ending that not even the birthday girl saw coming!

Loss is hard and it changes you forever! Whether you’ve lost a loved one, a job, a marriage or a life you once knew, we have all experienced grief in some form or fashion!

I was 25yrs old before I finally had a name for the obsessive thoughts, constant worry and compulsive skin picking! Add motherhood on what I knew as “bad nerves” and we have an extra layer of working through and learning more about these complex feelings. Let’s talk about it! Episode Resources: 54321 Grounding Technique https://youtu.be/30VMIEmA114?si=o_kKIvQUM7lWr2Os Progressive Muscle Relaxation https://youtu.be/912eRrbes2g?si=M8VwHk-YBIrIILbT

What’s your preferred parenting style? Are you sparing the rod and spoiling the child? Are you apart of the gentle parent wave or a no limit soldier? Let’s talk about it! Resources mentioned in the episode are below: A Good Whuppin’? By DeNeen L. Brown https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/wp/2014/09/13/a-good-whuppin-adrian-peterson-child-abuse-case-raises-old-debate/ Dr. Stacey Patton - Whupping Children Will Not Save Black America https://youtu.be/kHh9Zfvx9uU?si=xbt70IkRuqc-49ae Books: Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome - Dr. Joy Degruy The Influence of Corporal Punishment on Crime - Adah Maurer PhD and James Wallerston

First comes love, then comes marriage and a baby carriage? Well, that’s not quite our story! Tune in to find out What it was like dating a single Mom? Whether we consider ourselves a blended family? And how parenting has affected our marriage…

We’re back to have a rather interesting conversation with Pooch - let’s see what she’s up to!

We’re back to have a conversation with Jordy - let’s see what she has to say!

We’re back to have a candid conversation with the teenager! See what she has to say….

In this episode you get a chance to meet the child that makes you question everything and the whole entire reason why I had to create a podcast....

In this episode you’ll meet the middle baby, my spirited flower child with the bold, eccentric personality and a love for people, harmony and a microphone….

We are kicking it off with the one who gave me the title Mom, the oldest, who I like to refer to as the teenager, aka my pretty brown girl, aka "Jay. "This is only part I where you will hear from me but stay tuned for Part 2, where you’ll actually get to hear from her….

Why Breathe Black Mom? Why a Podcast? Who are we talking to, talking about? And What can you expect here? Let's talk about it..

Welcome to the Breathe Black Mom Podcast - a safe space for Moms of color to relax, relate and release.