Shades of Strong® Podcast | From “Strong Black Woman” to Supported Black Woman

Shades of Strong® is the podcast for Black women ready to trade the weight of “Strong Black Woman” for something better: real, lasting support. Through honest conversation, storytelling, and the Support Languages™ framework, host Shirl explores what stre

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DAY 30 Uncaping, Unmasking, Unhiding | Magical Things Happen When Black Women Heal

Posted November 10, 2021 • 00:25:05

Magical things happen when Black women heal! PERIOD!!! Shirl and Natty are extending an invitation for you to be a part of a close knit sistahood built...

DAY 29 Uncaping, Unmasking, Unhiding | Dear Black Women, You Deserve to Heal

Posted November 8, 2021 • 00:38:34

Dear Black women, you don't have to be over "IT" by now. Dear Black women, you don't have to be in a sunken place. Dear Black women, You DERSERVE...

DAY 28 Uncaping, Unmasking, Unhiding | Getting off the Hamster Wheel of Perfectionism

Posted November 1, 2021 • 00:20:38

Sis!!! It’s time go get off the hamster wheel of perfection. It is endless cycle of exhaustion to the land of nowhere, and is serving absolutely...

DAY 27 Uncaping, Unmasking, Unhiding | Doing the Work to Heal the Mother Daughter Wound

Posted October 31, 2021 • 00:30:33

If you feel like you’re constantly having to walk on eggshells around your mom – trying not to upset her, if you obsess over getting her approval...

DAY 26 Uncaping, Unmasking, Unhiding | Perfectionism - Mary Jane's Response to Unresolved Trauma

Posted October 30, 2021 • 00:17:36

In today's episode of Uncaping, Unmasking, and Unhiding. Shirl and Natty take a look at some Mary Jane Paul's unhealed trauma and how it contributes...