Sista Luv: Recent Episodes
Retta Rainbow (C. Lynn)
Life chats, commentaries and themes centered on the experiences or challenges for Black and other women of color. Retta Rainbow will invite different Sistas from various backgrounds and lifestyles to weigh in on pressing topics regarding personal growth, relationships, and wellness.
We all experience hard moments, heavy moods, and heartbreaking emotions. This segment centers on delaying actions until the proverbial morning after.
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Take a reflective trip with Retta Rainbow on the signs that a shift is pushing you towards something new.
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Testimonial of adjusting to a life path when the road changes and the plans shift from our expectations.
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On this episode, I share out a personal reflection of my bout with weariness from March 2022. In this personal reflection, are examples of care and strategy used to address the issues that pushed me along this initial path along with the steps that helped me find my reset.
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After many orbits around the sun, this birthday came in a hot and much different than any other previous one. Tune in to hear how Retta Rainbow found a way to pivot and embrace eagerness, ease and euphoria within a different birthday season. See the parallels in opportunities in your stratosphere to shift and adjust for growth.
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Organizing your next steps when you reach a point in your career when values are not congruent with your professional or personal goals.
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Leaning into the idea of exploring beyond transactional problem solving in life
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Honoring yourself and personal path through self-awareness, individuation, and exploration for 2022 and beyond.
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Happy 2022! It's a new year and perhaps new parts of you want to emerge. But before you do, listen to my latest episode to ensure you have made room for all the wonderful sights or goals you have within your view.
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End of the year self-reflection on coachability? In your professional or personal endeavors, are you coachable? Are others able to engage in tough or challenging conversations with you? Do you leverage self-regulation and/or emotional in managing yourself or others? Tune in to hear more about leveraging emotional intelligence and reflection in the spirit of being coachable.
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In the words of Edna from the Incredibles, "No capes darling." Anecdotes on the strong Black women schemas or expectations and how it erodes our wellbeing.
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Reflecting on the art of self-betrayal. Naming how self-betrayal happens and how it impacts the path you desire.
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Illustrations on how to run a personal diagnostic regarding your body and environmental stressors. Recalibrating your response to stress and wellness.
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Gaining clarity on what bread crumb relationships look like to include being susceptible to trauma bonds and love bombing.
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Setting expectations, creating room for relationship maintenance, and being willing to renegotiate terms of the partnership.
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Listening to life’s prompts to take a step back.
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Looking back over recent decisions that push for clarity and playing large when it comes to manifesting the experiences desired.
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Confessions and reflections continues with a honest look at attachment and personality habits in relation to allowing others into our lives.
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Looking back over summer 21 and coming into new realizations of self, purpose, and growth.
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Welcome everyone back to Sista Luv. Picking back up the season for a call to rest for those who are wayfinder and path creators in the world. Rest looks different and requires clarity on adapting to needs that are internal to self, being clear on purpose and sphere of influence, and allowing others to serve withn our lives. Glad to be back in the saddle and stay tuned for the rest of the season!
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We have the honor of sharing with a dear friend and colleague of mine who researched fatness and leadership as her dissertation topic at the University of San Diego (2016). Dr. Jess (as I call her) shares some of her findings with us along with the evolution of body acceptance across communities and intersections. Dr. Jess can be accessed via instagram @THEJESSICA_J or her website http://www.jessicajamese.com. Tune in for a great chat about self-advocacy and making visible space for others.
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Join us in learning how Diversity and Inclusion Manager, Nancy from Chicago, charted her current course with work life balance through self-advocacy.
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My youngest sibling, Ashley from Texas iamashleymking@ig (instagram), joins us today to share about making life moves, transitions, while finding your alignment centered in peace.
Join us for an exciting conversation that will definitely inspire you to push towards your greatest desires unapologetically.
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We are taking time to name and describe the types of support needed to be successful in our profesional and personal lives. Sponsors, coaches, mentors, and friends are among the groups of persons we can access to provide guidance, assurance, mentoring, and a shoulder for our life goals or genuine well-being.
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"Who We Be" is one of the popular songs released by the late artist DMX born Earl Simmons from Yonker, New York. Join me as I intersect the idea of living with an orphan spirit with the powerful ways DMX show us how to combat not belonging, feeling abandoned, and finding self-expression.
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Hey good people. We have our good friend Chelsea visiting us to talk with us about her coaching through WellWateredCoaching (see ig) and the idea of hood feminism. Hood Feminism is an authored work by Mikki Kendall which highlights the attending to the needs of women. Chelsea is here with us today to dispel some common misconceptions around the idea of feminism while adding light to the intergenerational complexities of being today's woman.
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Luda had a hip hop song back in the day called "What's your fantasy." I heard it the other day and it sparked a conversation with myself and a long-term friend about the fantasies or attachments we have to the relationships in our lives to include: family, friends, dating/partners, and careers. Join me as I share in some gems learned along the way from a few recent deep dives into literature and life.
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We begin this second part of the preparing for your education pathway(s) with Kayla (Allstar College Coaching) concluding on some scholarship and admission tips. Kayla also provides a list of services and opportunities available for future students to engage to further your preparedness. Tune in and take notes.
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Good friends we are back with one of my beloveds named Kayla. Kayla and I worked together at my Alma Mater and she is currently the owner of "Allstar College Coaching." Kayla is sharing with us today the ways that persons from all walks of life can pursue varios avenues of schooling (college, barber/comsetology, etc.) to make your dreams a reality. Kayla shares with us a few gems on admissions and scholarships along with vital resources to push us in the right directions. Tune in and take notes.
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Hey Sista Luv family. I have one of my favorites here with us today. My dear friend Brittany, a style influencer by way of @lovebstyle, is sharing with us how she has made her passion a business. Tune in and pick up some great tips on how to put some feet on your dreams!
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Join us as Deanna C. Hughes, a student affairs professional, takes us on a ride of authenticity and authorship. What A Ride!: Being a Partner, Parent & Student Affairs Professional is her first self-published book among other offerings. Check us out as we navigate the process of writing and taking a chance on your passions.
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Hi Friends! Happy new year. Today's episode focuses on accessing vital records and health information for yourself and loved ones. Making sure we have context on the information and steps to access birth certificates, death certificates, releases of information (records), and understanding the importance of these processes.
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Woot! We made it. It's New Year's Eve and we are wrapping up with prioritizing ourselves first. Take a listen as I navigate how I owned and sustained making myself a priority in 2020. Thanks for your listenership as we conclude 2020.
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Walking down memory lane with a focus on social wellness. 2020 was a year where detaching from expectations, people pleasing, and historic relationships became a crucial apart of adaptation.
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Taking time to reflect on the benefits of slowing down in life. Join me as I chronicle some of the blessings that came with slowing down in my communication, relationships, and attunement with self.
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Counting down the days to 2021 with reflective moments about seizing opportunities and making decisions that align with financial well-being.
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Guests Ericka and Kristen help us draw conclusions about gender and romantic relationships as reflected in the film "Brown Sugar." We share real life connections to the themes of communication, persistence, intentionality, and having tough conversations.
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Guests Ericka and Kristen help us dig deeper into the conversation regarding gender and romantic relationships. We are still in the throes of the film "Brown Sugar" as we deep dive intent, integration of others, and duplicity.
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Guests Ericka and Kristen help conclude our conversation about some key art imitates life portions from the film "Something New." We transition the conversation towards the film "Brown Sugar" featuring Taye Diggs, Sanaa Lathan, Queen Latifah, Boris Kodjoe, and Nicole Ari Parker. This conversation pushes towards boundaries, betrayal, communication, trust, expectations and motives at the intersection of gender.
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Guests Ericka and Kristen from Georgia join us in our discussion of gender, boundaries, perfectionism, and other expectations involved in families, friendships, and romantic relationships. This episode reviews some pivotal scenes from the film "Something New" portrayed by actors Sanaa Lathan, Simon Baker, Blair Underwood, Mike Epps, Taraji P. Henson, Wendy Robinson, and Alfre Woodard.
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Guest Ericka "Nickie/Nicole" King visits us to discuss relationships, friendships, and gender roles represented in the movie the Best Man Holiday and real life implications.
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Guest Ericka "Nickie/Nicole" King visits us to discuss relationships, friendships, and gender roles represented in the movie the Best Man Holiday and real life implications.
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We focus this part of the conversation breaking down some of the themes and relatable experiences from the movie "Disappearing Acts" which is portrayed by actors Wesley Snipes and Sanaa Lathan. Episode contains adult language.
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Guests Ericka (Georgia) and Kristen (Georgia) join the conversation regarding the socialization of love and relationships. We dive into where we learned what love meant and how these things are played out in entertainment artforms by way of movies. Join us for a few laughs and some much needed emoting as we explore the real and the not so talked about aspects of love and relationships. Episode contains adult language.
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Jazmin Jones and Ta-Kisha "Cricket" Jones join us today to discuss taking great leaps in their career and personal journeys. We discuss their early dreams, connections to representation, and the steps along the way it took to realize their futures. We also discuss tools necessary for leaving the comfort of your hometown or place of origin.
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Join us with Kristen (originally joined us on season 1 on healthcare) for our discussion on wellness during multiple pandemics. Kristen discusses what support looks like and building community around your wellness needs.
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Join us with Kristen (originally joined us on season 1 on healthcare) for our discussion on wellness during multiple pandemics. Kristen chronicles her journey towards wellness and how she was owned her transition during this period.
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Sierra Hairston, one of the co-creator's of The Table, joins us for a discussion on chronicling the experiences of Black Women in higher education. Sierra is a substance abuse counselor who served more than seven years in higher education. After her departure from the field, she partnered with Ashley Waters to create an opportunity for 11 total authors to share their journeys as professionals in the field of higher education.
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Dr. Tedra Haynes White joins us the conversation to discuss rejection and alignment from a leadership lens. Tedra is a leadership consultant and coach who provides individual and executive leadership coaching. Our discussion continues with resetting your mind-frame, creating actionable steps, and creating a social, supportive network.
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Dr. Tedra Haynes White joins us the conversation to discuss rejection and alignment from a leadership lens. Tedra is a leadership consultant and coach who provides individual and executive leadership coaching. Our discussion concludes with things we need to unlearn and how to truly create a supportive network that can help us surpass our dreams. Tedra also describes her D.O.P.E girl network online and why/how she created the platform for connection and social networking.
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Dr. Tedra Haynes White joins us the conversation to discuss rejection and alignment from a leadership lens. Tedra is a leadership consultant and coach who provides individual and executive leadership coaching. Our discussion begins with mental mind-frame regarding rejection.
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Conclusion and wrap up with Jazmin Jones, MPH regarding the relationships Black women have with themselves and the people around them (family/romantic partners).
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Part two of our conversation regarding relationships with self and others within the narrative experiences of Black Women. Guest Jazmin Jones,MPH provides advocacy regarding the intersection of wellness and care.
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Continuing our series on exploring narratives and experiences of Black Women and our interpersonal/intrapersonal relationships. Jazmin Jones, MPH visits our conversation as an advocate committed to intervention and prevention health work especially among women populations.
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The tail end of the conversation with Dr. Shawnte Elbert regarding what's needed to retain Black Women identified persons in leadership within any company, institution, etc. Shawnte describes what is helping her remain sustainable in her wellness while leading within her identities.
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Over the past five years, there have been more conversations regarding the health and well-being of Black Identified women remaining unprotected in our communities, places of work, and many other spaces. Today's multiple segments focuses on the advancement and hurdles faced by Black women or women in color within positions of leadership. Guest speaker, Dr. Shawnte Elbert (practitioner in Higher Education).
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My younger sister Sharen "Victoria/Vickie" King Pittman joins sista luv to discuss our co-authored book on first generation experiences as college scholars. Sharen is an educator in Georgia who committed to the project to assist our purpose of helping persons of all ages make sound decisions on attending college.
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There’s a popular meme that co-signs starting over doesn’t mean you have to start from scratch. Tonight’s episode explores what it means to start anew and embrace the call to release the past and embrace what’s ahead.
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Revelation on the importance of re- emerging through life’s trials. Focus on diversity and education.
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Exploring dating life amidst Covid-19 as a late in life dating bloomer 😉
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Healing wounded feminine energy and honoring your journey as a woman identified person.
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Two statements of dialogue between friends discussing their experiences with health services and future needs.
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Making yourself a key priority. Discovering how to give yourself the same love and prestige normally reserved for the people in your life.
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Assertively deciding and defining your needs during life’s storms.
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Reflections of voice and releasing emotions during grief.
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Inspired by the Keisha Grant character in the show "Power."
Brief storytelling and exploration of my journey regarding boundaries and putting the 'ride to die' exploits to rest.
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Can't you just hear Robin Leach rolling this off of his tongue? I can.
Life can be a challenge especially when it's time for us to release our grip on things we cherish or value.
Join me in my personal reflection of some critical moments that required me to let go.
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Introduction to Sista Luv and the format.
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