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185 | Heal Thy Self (Part Three): Exploring Intimacy Disorders with Black Girls Heal Mar 30, 2021

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We’re still going strong with our “Heal Thyself” series and this week we’re discussing intimacy disorders with our girlfriend, Shena Tubbs, of Black Girls Heal.

Shena is a personal coach, trauma specialist, love addiction and trauma expert as well as a licensed professional counselor and married + family therapist. She is also the creator and host of Black Girls Heal— a podcast dedicated to helping women break out of cycles of unhealthy relationships and grow into their self-worth.

In this episode Shena explains the different types of intimacy disorders + the signs of each. We get a little emotional discussing our father wounds and the way our family trauma has caused intimacy disorders to manifest in our lives + relationships. Shena holds space for us while dropping gems on ways we as women can continue to grow and heal into the women we truly want to be.

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184 | Heal Thy Self (Part Two): The Power of Joy Mar 24, 2021

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We often hear the messaging of how pain leads to growth and the struggles that come along with your healing journey, but what’s not discussed enough is how we can grow and heal through joy.

The energy of joy has a high vibration; it minimizes our fight or flight response and helps us to stay connected to our peace and purpose. In this episode we discuss how to cultivate more joy and experience more healing through doing so.

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183 | Heal Thy Self (Part One): Trauma Bonding Relationships Mar 17, 2021

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We're starting off our new series off with a conversation about Trauma Bonds.

Trauma Bonding can be explained as a negative emotional attachment that keeps you loyal to an unhealthy situation. In this episode we discuss how trauma bonds are created and how to recognize the signs of a trauma bond. We also provide suggestions and tips to help you refocus your energy and reclaim your self-worth while you work towards breaking a trauma bond.

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Bravado Bonus | A Conversation: Relationships ft. Germani's Boyfriend (Andres) Mar 11, 2021

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Well, it's here!

This was such a great conversation. We chat about vulnerability, how past relationships helped formed Andres into the great partner he is today, why Germani & Andres relationship works, what they've learned from each other and gain some much appreciated male perspective on relationships in general.

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182 | I Cheated & He Found Out Mar 09, 2021

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We’re preparing for our next series and decided to take a few moments to have a lighthearted kee-kee. After listening to today’s episode, slide in our DMs to let us know how you would have responded to finding our your partner has been unfaithful! Can’t wait to chat.

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181 | Relationship Goals (Part Seven): Dating with Intention Mar 02, 2021

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We’ve finally made it to the end of our “Relationship Goals” series. In this episode we’re chatting Intentional Dating.

Intentional Dating is dating with a purpose and a plan; it’s creating a plan of action and implementing it. Together we explore the concept of Intentional Dating, share our experience (and previous lack thereof) with this dating practice and provide a few rules to consider when deciding to become more mindful about your dating experiences.

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180 | Relationship Goals (Part Six): Enjoy the Cheat-Codes with Jared Brady Feb 23, 2021

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Y’all know we’re still in our, “Relationship Goals” series and Part 6 is all about the male perspective!

In this episode we’re joined by Jared Brady, musician + host of Enjoy the Podcast. Jared explained why men need to be pressured into marriage and how to tell if a guy is really feeling you. Jared also shared his journey from “fuckboy” to husband and the ways fatherhood + marriage have transformed his life for the better.

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179 | Relationship Goals (Part Five): Our Journey to Self-Love Feb 16, 2021

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We’re still going strong with our Relationship Goals series and in Part 5 we’re chatting about self-love.

Self-love can be defined as, “a state of appreciation that grows from actions that support our physical, psychological, and spiritual growth.”

In this episode we discuss how the choices we make are a direct reflection of the love we have for ourselves. We also share our personal journeys towards greater self love, and provide a few self-love action steps to assist you with loving yourself more.

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178 | Relationship Goals (Part Four): Discovering Your Human Design Aura Type + Relationship Compatibility with Aycee Brown Feb 09, 2021

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In part 4 of our Relationship Goals series, we’re revisiting Human Design— a combination of ancient wisdom and modern science which can help us understand who our souls came here to be.

We’ve chatted about Human Design in the past, but in this episode we’ve called on our expert homegirl, Aycee Brown to give us the scoop on Aura Types and Compatibility.

Aycee Brown is a Psychic Channel, Spiritual Confidant, and your favorite Human Design Bae who shares with us the ways each Human Design Aura Type needs to be loved and why we should use Astrology + Human Design when considering a partner. Aycee even offers a tip to help finesse these men (or women) out of their birth day and time.

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177 | Relationship Goals (Part Three): Exploring Sex + Your Attachment Style Feb 02, 2021

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In part 3 of our Relationship Goals series, we’re exploring the connection between Attachment Styles and sex.

We already know that through intimacy and close moments we form connections and ultimately, feel attached. So, in this episode we discuss the ways Attachment Styles impact our sexual experiences and emotions. Additionally, we offer a few recommendations to help improve the communication between sexual partners while at the same time, better managing our own emotions and expectations.

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