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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Black from the Past™ | Honoring Margaret Garner

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    Welcome to the very first minisode in our  Black from the Past™ series.  Black from the Past™ is our contribution to preserving and normalizing...

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        Black people are still our here fighting for the right to JUST BE -- you know ALIVE.   And I'm here for ALL OF IT!   I'm happy to see...

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Posted June 22, 202000:42:47

      People-pleasing is a habit that we’ve all fallen prey to at some point in our lives.  It is the act of pleasing other people instead of...