The Gilded Journal: Recent Episodes
Unseen Femme
The Gilded Journal features host, The Unseen Femme, a certified domestic violence advocate and counselor. Tune in as she shares her journey and interviews audacious women, actors, athletes, allies, and fellow Unseen Femmes who share their inspiring stories to remove the stigma of domestic violence. Together we are working towards a domestic violence-free future and an equitable world for women, people of color, and marginalized communities. The Unseen Femme is the feminist that lives inside of you. Come add your pages to The Gilded Journal!
How can Self Love help us heal our wounds? What are some rituals you can add to your self care routine? Join, founder of Another Black Girl , Kiesha Garrison as she shares the gems that make Self Love our sanctuary. In this episode, she and the Unseen Femme dive into the world of Self Love.
Mentioned in the episode:
Kiesha Garrison
Another Black Girl
Another Black Girl IG
Unseen Femme
Unseen Femme Blog
1619: The Economy That Slavery Built
Emmanuel Acho
Brené Brown with Emmanuel Acho
More about Kiesha:
Since graduating from Spelman College in 2002, her career has taken her from business development in the publishing industry (People, This Old House, and InStyle) to leadership at Microsoft. After years of negotiating strategic partnerships for MSN, Surface, and Azure, Kiesha now focuses on designing strategic messaging and engagement programs that impact the employee experience for thousands globally as the Director of Culture & Communications for the AI Platform Engineering team.
She also frequently serves as an emcee for Microsoft global events including conducting celebrity interviews with icons such as Will Smith, Ang Lee, & Lenny Kravitz for the internal show Outside In. She relishes her work hosting special events for community organizations looking to make a difference in the world such as Women in Tech Regatta, Dress for Success Seattle, and HERE Seattle.
Kiesha is passionate about advocating for and inspiring Black women and girls. In addition to her work as a standup comedian, in which she aims to enlighten through humorous stories of her own experiences, she also hosts the vlog Another Black Girl, where she highlights the passions, pursuits, and excellence of other Black women & girls. On the site, Kiesha showcases Black women & girls in their immeasurable areas of impact and conducts interviews about their life journeys and the other black women who inspire them.
Do you know how to identify green flags in your relationships? How can visualization bring you one step closer to the best version of yourself? Listen in as the Unseen Femme teaches us about green flags and how visualization changed her life.
Mentioned in this episode:
Rising Woman
Power of Visualization with Santiago Arana
Unseen Femme
Unseen Femme Blog
Fashion Designer and Mental Health Advocate, Grace Boyega, talks about her amazing movement, Not Defeated, to bring awareness and support around mental health. Listen in as Grace speaks openly about her journey with mental health and she and the Unseen Femme chat candidly about the intersectionality of mental health and abuse and the ways in which culture has influenced their journeys.
Mentioned in Today's Episode:
Grace Boyega
Not Defeated
Grace Boyega's YouTube Channel
Unseen Femme
Mind.org (UK)
Mentalhealth.gov (US)
National Suicide Hotline (US)
Do you know what Codependancy is? Do you know how to set healthy boundaries that will foster positive relationships in your life? Join The Unseen Femme to learn how to identify codependent patterns and how to prioritize your well being by understanding your personal boundaries.
Tips for Healthy BoundariesUnseen Femme National
Domestic Violence Hotline
The Captain of the Manchester United WFC, Katie Zelem, joins the Unseen Femme and shares her authentic journey in creating her own lanes in the face of challenges. We couldn't think of a better trailblazer than Katie to highlight International Women's Day.
Katie Zelem
Ultrain Sport
Unseen Femme
National Domestic Violence Hotline
What if we could quantify our childhood traumas to help us understand how they impacts us as adults? The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) test helps us do just that. Join the Unseen Femme as she shares what the ACE test is all about and an intimate and empowering story of the evolution of her healing journey.
Resources mentioned in today's Episode:
UNWomen
Take The ACE Quiz — And Learn What It Does And Doesn't Mean
ACEs Prevention ResourceUnseen Femme
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Are women of color at higher risk of falling into toxic relationships? Join the Unseen Femme, as she and guest Aminata Kamara dive into the intersectionality of race and abuse.
Resources mentioned in the episode:
TEDx: The four words that will change the next generation | Aminata Kamara
Aminata's Blog
Aminata's Instagram
The Sista Collective
Unseen Femme
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Do you know how to identify the red flags of abuse? Have you ever experience gaslighting? In this episode The Unseen Femme shares shocking statistics about COVID and its adverse effects on Women. She also walks us through identifying some of the most common red flags from abusers and how to determine if your are experiencing or have experienced gaslighting.
Sources mentioned in this episode:
NPR Article: Stuck-At-Home Moms: The Pandemic's Devastating Toll On Women
Why Does He Do That? by Lundy Bancroft
Curious Mind Magazine
Unseen Femme National Domestic Violence Hotline
How can we heal from abusive relationships? How do we avoid repeating patterns and falling into another toxic relationship? Ask Coach Ceil! Ceil Hansen is a life coach and founder of an internationally recognized community called From Broken to Smokin'. She Started the program to demystify life coaching so men and women can experience the life changing benefits of group coaching in a safe setting. She has over 25 years of experience in the healing process from toxic relationships.
Resources mentioned in the Episode:
From Broken To Smokin'
Unseen Femme
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Are you a survivor of domestic violence? Are you currently in a toxic relationship? Do you want to learn how to be an ally to survivors and victims? Then join the Unseen Femme a she explains what domestic violence is and calls allies to action. This episode is dedicated to Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVA).
Sources mentioned in this episode:
Unseen Femme
National Domestic Violence Hotline
World Health Organization: Violence Against Women Facts
No Visible Bruises by Rachel Louise Snyder
Actor and Founder of Ultrain Sports, Darrius Marcellin joins The Unseen Femme to talk about his perspective on being an ally in a male dominated world.
Mentioned in this episode:
Darrius Marcellin
Ultrain Sports
Becoming an Actor 1000 Failures (Darrius' Podcast)
Unseen Femme
National Domestic Violence Hotline
The Gilded Journal features host, The Unseen Femme, as she shares her journey and interviews audacious women, actors, athletes, allies, and fellow Unseen Femmes who share their inspiring stories to remove the stigma of domestic violence. This is an introduction to The Unseen Femme's journey and motivation for hosting this podcast.
Unseen Femme
National Domestic Violence Hotline