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Dear Mama,

There are two things that happen to everyone in this life that we don’t talk about - birth and death -  both can challenge and transform everything we believe in. They can be messy and uncomfortable roads to travel and sometimes art can help us through.  In Black Panther Ryan Coogler proved he is a master at guiding us through uncomfortable conversations & in this episode we are joined by one of our faves Michele Foss of The TV Doctor Podcast to talk about how Coogler guides us through grief in Wakanda Forever.  We can’t think of a better way to kick off Women’s History Month than talking about a film held together by Black women & centers the mother daughter relationship.  May we never forget and ALWAYS celebrate their work. In this episode we’re talking: 

👉🏾The impact of Black grief

👉🏾The return of Kilmonger in that white sweater with NO SHIRT

👉🏾What surprised us 

👉🏾A new film rating system based on Angela Bassett.  

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ABOUT OUR GUEST

Dr. Michele Foss (she/her) challenges us all to reconsider our relationship with television. She is the creator, producer, and host of The TV Doctor (https://www.thetvdoc.com/), a podcast in which she uses her training, instinct, and empathy to “prescribe” the very best TV show to heal your emotional ailments. When she’s not “making the rounds” as a speaker and podcaster, she is Professor of Rhetoric and Media at Sacramento State University, where she teaches classes including Television Criticism, Rhetoric and Social Influence, and Media Aesthetics. You should feel free to greet her with the Vulcan salute or a few words of Klingon; she is also fluent in RuPaul’s Drag Race-isms and lyrics from ‘80s music. She is an advocate for social justice, an activist for anti-racism, and a firm believer in putting “DONE” items on your “TO-DO” list, just for the pleasure of crossing them off. Show Michele some love and follow her and her podcast on IG: @thecuriouscaseofmfoss  @theteeveephd 

EPISODES MENTIONS/RELEVANT TO THIS EPISODE:

🎙️YouTube Live w/ Dem Black Mama & Michelle Foss, The TV Doc

🎙️DBM Episode 11 Live at Cal State LA: Black Panther & The Best Mama Advice

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Kathryn Finney is one of the most influential woman in tech, an entrepreneur, a social media visionary, an investor, writer, and advocate for women. Having her on the side of women is a big deal, I'm a huge fan! On this podcast episode she's sharing her unconventional journey to motherhood and what she's doing to help the women around her and support them as she grows in motherhood and life.

Key takeaways

1. Taking pauses helps to manage anxiety and decide who needs you the most at the moment
2. It's helpful to remind moms that our kids will be okay and we are doing our best every day, things don't have to look perfect
3. Accepting and offering support can be hard, especially in the early days, but you need to take it

Breegan Jane is a designer, entrepreneur, lifestyle expert and philanthropist in Los Angeles. As a mom of two boys Breegan is making due with the time she has so that she's also able to give time to her business as well.

Key takeaways from this episode:

1. Getting to the answers of how things will work, how to make time for everything you want, and figuring out the solutions to our problems earlier and faster will let us decide what we need to do differently and move forward.
2. Mixing parenting with what kids need to grow and develop can make life easier - like teaching your children to clean and care for the house can help in both areas. Allowing our children to feel empowered keeps them wanting to contribute and channels their energy at times.
3. When we do not do our work and follow through, it can usually be that frustrated parent that's causing other things to fall and tumble.

Nona Jones is an author, entrepreneur, speaker, working mom and wife who has become a voice of hope and healing. She is a nationally renowned speaker and writer who recently released her memoir, Success from the Inside Out of her journey as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse who has gone on to achieve immense career success despite being labeled a problem child at an early age.

Nona was asked to join Facebook and leverage her business acumen and ministry leadership to build its global faith-based partnerships strategy.

In this podcast episode, Nona and I talk about how her past shaped and influenced her idea of motherhood, finding ways she guards her time with each family member, and what it takes to fulfill the vision you may have.

Jacquelyn Howard has over 30 years of corporate experience at some of the biggest companies. Now as Vice President of Starbucks, she shows up at work as her full self - which includes the roles of wife and mother. She became a mom later in life after being joyful in singleness, but has always been careful to set strong boundaries to fully enjoy her life. Early on advice from mentors who were mothers included making sure she got her personal time now as her children are older, that time has adjusted because her children are more independent now.

Key takeaways:

• Climbing the corporate ladder required different demands from Jacquelyn, but she always makes sure she's not overleveraged.
• She created boundaries before having children and after becoming a wife and mom she made sure her team at work knew her family, went on vacation, and knew she was a woman of faith so they were used to knowing she hat set orders
• Black families need to be overly engaged to watch for any bias in your child's school and education, additionally her family has sought out professionals and authority of color to show her children who they can be.
• Have people around you with the same values is important, not just a village

How much do we nurture our families while neglecting ourselves? Join me next week on Instagram Live as we delve into what nurturing yourself can look like!

Latisha Roberson is Accenture’s Inclusion & Diversity Strategic Partnerships Lead and also a full time mom and wife. Being a mom in corporate America is difficult because of the stigma and myths about what moms can do in the workplace. She juggles the responsibilities of a demanding job and a home life by keeping her morning routine in tact, no matter what and by setting boundaries with the people around her.

In this episode we discuss:

Becoming great friends with your children

Allowing our children to express how they feel

How to deal with workplace issues while being a working mom

Finding a morning routine that is untouchable

When we're home during the day it's a constant struggle to answer the question, what is there to eat! I talked with Leslie Antonoff of Haute Mommie and Co-Host of Butter and Brown about how to make healthy and easy meals when you're the chef morning, noon, and night.