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Confessions: The Top Four Things Men Experience while Dating Apr 22, 2016

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After having conversations with men all over this country, Dr. Sean Holland tells the raw truth of what men are experiencing while dating. These are men who are truly seeking a long term relationships. He shares exactly what’s going in a man’s head and heart while he’s single and searching. Ladies, ever wish you could just pry open his head and read his thoughts what’s going in his head? Guys, ever wonder if you’re alone in your concerns when searching for that one special woman? We’ll this conversation could be a start. Here’s what we are talking about

Confessions: The Top 4 Things Men Look for When Dating Apr 18, 2016

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There's nothing like hearing the authentic voice of men when comes to dating. No games, no hesitancy, no guards up -- just the simple raw truth. This week, that's exactly what you'll hear. After talking with guys from all over the country, Pastor Sean Holland gives the unadulterated truth from the brothas who are searching for the love of their life. He's sharing the truths about what real men experience - the good, bad, and ugly - while searching for the real thing. This is part one of a four part series on what both men and women are experiencing on the dating the scene.

Part 2: The Implications of Being labeled a Bad B-I-T-C-H Apr 07, 2016

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Do you identify with the label "bad b!tch?" Do you get an ego boost when someone refers to you in that manner? Do you aspire to be everything that comes along with being what mainstream media currently defines as a bad b!tch? We'll let me warn you, all that glitters isn't gold. If you don't know, the phrase bad b!tch has been redefined as a superwoman of sorts, a mythological woman that has it together on all levels from her household, to her business, to her emotions, to her sexuality - everything is always in check and on point. Now let's be clear, I'm not referring to the use of the word that's been used dehumanize woman. The manner in which artist Queen Latifah's rejects it's definition in the famed song U-N-I-T-Y where she laces the background with the question "who you calling a b!tch?" The use of b-word here is self-proclaiming, affirming, and even empowering by some measures. But is the term and all that comes along with it healthy? In part 2 of "The Implications of being labeled the Bad B!tch" we explore the real health concerns that a simple title brings to the modern day woman. Listen as Doc Bintu, licensed physician and founder of Heart Beats & Hip Hop, illustrates how a single label is connected to our social, emotional, and physical health.

The implications of being labeled a Bad B!tch.. Apr 06, 2016

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What exactly is a bad bitch? Colloquially it’s a woman who is remarkably exceptional in every area of her life. She excels in the workplace, manages her home, is sexually appealing, and is revered in social circles for hard work ethic and accomplishments. I heard the phrase used to acknowledge the “greatness,” the prowess, the amazing conquering abilities of women of all types of walks of life from the hood to the White House. So how could a word that is used to uplift be so damaging? Because it is a myth. A bad bitch feeds the narrative of the mythological super woman specifically black woman that can do all things – hold her man down, bring home the bacon, make the bacon, be a sex kitten, and the list goes on. But the one thing that this mythological creature fails at maintaining is her health. This bad bitch and the women that aspire to be her are literally dying. Internal Health Physician & Hospitalist, Doc Bintu, of Heart Beats & Hip Hop shares the correlation of the aspiration of becoming a bad bitch has with a declining health of women who embrace & embody the term. Listen to our frank conversation as we journey through the history of the word bitch, how it evolved in hip hop culture, how women reclaimed the word, and now, how it effects our mental, emotional, and physical health.

Confession: Why I struggled with losing weight... Mar 21, 2016

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For the most part, we agree that in order to lose weight the equation is simple: Eat right & exercise - consistently. Now this is barring any type of medical conditions that can prohibit weight loss - like perhaps a thyroid issue. But one important factor that many doctors, experts, or even women who have reached the goals of healthy lifestyle have failed to address, is an emotional wound that is often tied to the weight gain. Thus the weight loss is ultimately tied emotional healing . This week on Good Girl Radio, a women shares how she discovered why she continued incessantly struggling to lose weight year after year, program after program, and trainer after trainer. She says not until recently did she connect her struggle with an emotional wound. Listen as she confesses how her battle with weight loss goes much deeper than the physical.

How easy is baby-making? Mar 08, 2016

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Oh how we love the Facebook pictures of expecting couples! Everything from the extra pair of too cute booties to the first born wearing a "I'm going to be a big brother or sister" shirt or the classic man holds wife bare belly pic...but how much work really went into making that baby? Much to my dismay... A LOT! The mere fact that you are if reading this, is a miracle. Dr. Carole Kowalczyk of The Michigan Center for Fertility & Women's Health says there is only a 15% chance per month that a woman will get pregnant. That's a very small window. So what exactly goes into baby-making? Spoiler alert: It's not just we get married, have sex, badaboom badabing - then the woman's stomach grows for 9 months. For a lot of couples it's tough. Listen as we chat with Dr. Kowalczyk about the issues many couples have with conceiving - both men & women. It's not just a woman's issue. This conversation is only one out of many where we want to have a very conversation on the realities of conception for many couples. Listen as we discuss how you know when and if you're having fertility problems.

Part II: Extraordinary Love - Black Love Feb 16, 2016

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Being married to a man in the public's eye has its fair share of challenges. Challenges that some couples handle gracefully and others struggle until they find a sweet spot. But just as difficult and unique as those challenges may be, they can also produce a relationship so deep and so connected extraordinary love that only the heavens could separate the couple. In Part I of Extraordinary Love Dr. Sephira Shuttlesworth shares some of those very details of her self-described extraordinary love to the late civil rights icon Fred Shuttlesworth known as one the Big Three civil rights leaders that included Dr. Martin Luther King, Ralph Abernathy, and and Fred Shuttlesworth. In this intimate conversation, she dishes not only how she "caught the big fish" but also how she prepared herself for the man who was described as most feared man by southern racist by a 1961 documentary. She says, "God knows what you need when you need it." Even though graciously shared some of her newest revelations, even up until this morning, about her marriage ...I was still without a doubt nervous. I got sweaty, heart skipped a few beats, and voice quivered (you may hear it ...lol) but I must say it was worth it! Listen as she describes her extraordinary love with Fred Shuttlesworth. A man, 36 years her senior, who she says wanted her to prove her love.

Extraordinary Black Love - Dr. Shuttlesworth Feb 16, 2016

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There are very few people who intimidate me. Situations have intimidated me. Speaking engagements, without a doubt, have provided a healthy dose of intimidation. And definitely, career opportunities have knocked some fear in my nary hips. But people? nahhh. But oh contrar! During this show, that all changed. I've learned that people are people with a common need of love and God (one in the same). But when I met Dr. Sephira Shuttlesworth, my spirit was quieted, almost silenced, and I simply had no words. She had both and so much more- most overtly extraordinary black love. Dr. Shuttlesworth is spent the earlier part of her life creating history without even knowing it by desegregating her local elementary school in 1965 in Jackson, MS. She's also the wife to described in a 1961 CBS documentary as "the man most feared by Southern racists," Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth. The history books titled Rev. Shuttlesworth along with Dr. Martin Luther King, and Ralph Abernathy as the Big Three. In part I of this insightful, humbling, eye-opening conversation, Dr. Sephira Shuttlesworth says "God prepares us for what he has for us." She shares the realities and some intimate moments of her life with the civil rights icon Fred Shuttlesworth in what she described as an explosion and an extraordinary love.

Part II: Yes, I hold double standards for women Feb 09, 2016

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I finally got to the point of describing the men's perspective as sexist. Straight up, no chaser...sexist. This only came after barely scratching the surface in Part 1 of this conversation on double standards. I wanted to confront why two men where adamantly defending a non productive societal lie that's destructive to relationships and humans in general - double standards. Specifically in this context it's whe idea of not allowing a woman the freedom to error and be human but rather holding her to the mistakes of her past. This clearly a struck chord.

Part 1: Yes...I hold double standards for women Feb 09, 2016

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Have you ever had that one friend that responded to a conversation with a comment that was so egregious comment about double standards you had go into prayer? Or the comment concerned you so much that paused and politely asked for clarification. And even after the clarification you chuckled, stopped, and said, "You're not serious, are you?" We'll that's how this conversation began. On a Saturday night, over garlic & BBQ chicken wings and a bean burger with four single folk at a table - two guys and two girls. There was the right perspective perspective both women at the table held and the perspective both the men held. The center of the conversation were double standards specifically was whether you would date someone with the same past as you.

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