“When I first came home, obviously I did not want to date.Now, I get kind of sad about it because I wanna date, but I don't know how to date right now. Okay. Do I go out and meet somebody? So then I go down the rabbit hole of all these questions. I don't know. That is something I would like to do, but I don't. Then I'm like, who wants to date someone with all my shit? Who wants to date someone like me?”

Listen to Jaleesa Matthew's story as she shares her new, unexpected journey after a medical emergency changed her life.

DMV clinical psychologist and children's book author Nyasha Chikowore shares her POV on how the pandemic shifted how Black women are living their lives. From quitting jobs to owning the "soft life" as our default, many women have decided to slow down and take stock of their lives. She also shares her office fashion and more on her children's book, Giraffes Ask for Help.

Laura, CEO and Founder of SMKBRK, founded the platform for Black women who enjoy weed. 

Learn more about her platform at https://smkbrk.co/

Makeup artist, skincare line owner (32:00), and veteran in the beauty industry, Lauren Napier wanted to have the other beauty conversation about the real experience Black women and really, women of color too, endure seeking funding and support in the industry (45:00). It’s interesting, because ethnic women and Black women alike nine times out of ten, set the tone for trends. Or many brands follow the bandwagon of treating the Black woman consumer as a monolith (42:00). We also discuss the lost art of Editorial Makeup and escaping the typical heavy contouring look (25:30). Also, did you even know where #contouring came from? (20:15).