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
So earlier this week I talked about what it feels like when you don’t have anybody to reach for. But what about when folks are around — and you...
What does receiving support as a Black woman look like when there’s no one to call, no one to reach for, and no one checking in on you?
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The world is a lot right now. Some weeks feel heavier than others, and this has been one of those weeks. I wasn’t about to just move like nothing...
Have you ever rewritten the same text five times just to make sure it didn’t sound too harsh? Ever softened your “no” so it wouldn’t feel like...
What do you do when you need to fall apart… but there’s no one there to hold you? This Support Snippet is me sitting with that exact question —...