Women of Color and Confidence: Recent Episodes
Women of Color and Confidence
Women of Color and Confidence is a series spotlighting black women, speaking with them about their journey to creating self-confidence as they get after their endeavors, ventures, and dreams. Black women are often silenced in conversations they should absolutely be a part of. Listen to this podcast and hear their stories of esteem and triumph!
New episodes posted every Thursday - remember to follow our channel so you don't miss a single one!
Adults teaching other adults. It's so different than teaching children. Children are fresh, always learning new things so being taught comes natural to them. Adults come with their own life experiences. They know their learning styles and they also may experience fear or resistance to learning new things.
Confidence coach and public speaking aficionado Amber Rose West sits down with yoga teacher Kim Richardson to discuss the skills needed to be an adult teacher to adult students.
The conversation is heavily based around yoga, because Kim is a yoga teacher, however, many of the things we discuss can be useful for teachers in any field
HIGHLIGHTS
• Creating spaces where people feel calm enough to be open when learning new things
• Becoming a teacher to represent others who resonate with you
• Making learning more accessible
• Adults often fall into the "I tried it once and didn't like it...so I'm never doing it again." How do we help adults embrace being students that explore?
• Learning something new will take practice and you should be able to practice your own way.
• Children have extreme courage when learning. How do we as teachers instill that courage in our adult students?
• When practice becomes performative, it drains you. How to do you shift away from being performative to genuinely practicing?
• Why do we shame ourselves or others for using supportive tools while we're learning?
• The best ways to create community around what you're learning
CONNECT WITH AMBER ROSE WEST
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CONNECT WITH KIM RICHARDSON
IG: www.instagram.com/yesyouyoga_wellness
For information on the Accessible Yoga Association, please visit:
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Teaching adults is different than teaching children. Children are learning things for the first time so teachers take their time, are slow during demonstration, and have more amounts of patience and compassion during their learning process. As adults, we sometimes lose the important parts of teaching that truly allow another to absorb and understand what is being taught to them.
If you're an adult teaching other adults, this episode is for you! Join public speaking aficionado and confidence coach Amber Rose West as she breaks down the best speaking techniques for adults teaching other adults.
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[EDIT: Book that was referenced is Perfectly Imperfect by Baron Baptiste (not Imperfect Action.)]
Accessibility to support and guidance is made possible by online coaching. The industry has steadily been increasing over the last few years and continues to grow as more fields take their services to virtual platforms. Confidence coach and public speaking aficionado Amber Rose West has been online coaching for 8 years and this week she is joined by fellow online coach Keisha Jordan to have a candid discussion about the current state of integrity in online coaching.
CONNECT WITH KEISHA JORDAN
Website: http://www.keishajordan.ca/visionarymisfits-membership
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialkeishanjordan?mibextid=LQQJ4d
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/expressionunleashed
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@visionarymisfits?_t=8eE5ZTSL8D8&_r=1
CONNECT WITH AMBER ROSE WEST
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A confident speaking voice is one of the most powerful tools you’ll have as a leader. As you take your position as a teacher, coach, and trainer, your confident voice is the thing people will listen to, base their understanding from, and take action through your guidance.
Perhaps it is the power behind this tool that keeps you from using it. That along with imposter syndrome, perfectionism, and comparison keep you from taking opportunities that will allow you to connect with people who are ready to learn from you.
Confidence coach and public speaking aficionado Amber Rose West as she breakdowns common confidence crushers and outlines the three keys to creating a confident voice you can carry through your career and beyond!
HIGHLIGHTS
• How to use confident speaking in any leadership role
• Using a confident voice as a teacher, coach, and trainer
• Steps to overcoming imposter syndrome, perfectionism, and comparison while you’re creating a more confident voice
• Balancing your external voice with your internal voice by simultaneously redefining your self-talk
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/vqlQNDAsRrg
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The field of speaking coaching is missing a very important piece of the puzzle when it comes to giving you all the tools you need. As teachers, trainers, and coaches, you learn how to build class outlines, teach your students how to learn your curriculum, and even how to believe in themselves as learners.
The missing piece of learning to be a great teacher and speaker isn’t how well you present yourself or how well you speak to other people. It’s actually - how well you speak to yourself.
As a leader in your industry, your self-talk is just as important as your speaking voice. In this episode of the Vibrant Voice podcast, speaking aficionado and confidence coach Amber Rose West shows you why your self-talk is just as important as your speaking voice while you’re teaching classes, speaking at summits, and presenting important information to the people who are listening to you.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Are you fully present while teaching and speaking? Or are you stuck in your head with doubts?
- Learn the difference between “fake talk” and “supportive talk”
- You were once a student and now you’re the teacher. What are you imparting on your students to make them strong teachers in the future?
- Learn how your internal voice translates to your external voice
- Truly understand the origins of your self-talk
- Meet your inner critics and how the 7 inner critic archetypes may be influencing your self-talk
- Learn to take back your decision-making from overwhelming inner critics
- Take the next steps in creating strong self-talk that translate to a stronger speaking voice
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CONNECT WITH AMBER ROSE WEST
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Stage Fright - not just feeling the natural nerves of speaking in front of other people. This is about the fight or flight mode your body goes into when you think about performing for other people. Performing can be leading a meeting, teaching a class, or speaking at a conference.
Confidence coach and public speaking aficionado Amber Rose West shares her experience of stage fright, how she manages the experience, and how she's become a confident public speaker (and singer) despite the debilitating experience of stage fright.
HIGHLIGHTS
• What is stage fright?
• Performing to educate vs performing to entertain
• Emotional reactions vs physiological reactions to fears of performing
• How reality shows impact our ability to confidently perform
• Your body remembers even when your brain logically understands
• Stage fright doesn't always come from being booed off stage
• Stopping the destructive thought cycle of past narratives that are not true for you right now
• The 3 things that help alleviate stage fright• The power of saying 'No' in spontaneous situations that trigger your stage fright
• The pressure points of your stage fright and how to respond to them
• What happens when you "flop"
• Common misconceptions about building confidence (especially around the things that give us fight or flight experiences)
• How to developing a confidence practice around things that give you stage fright.
• Comfort zones - don't believe the hype on "getting out" of your comfort zone
• How to use self-validation to alleviate stage fright
CONNECT WITH AMBER ROSE WEST
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Website: www.vibrantconfidence.com
MONTHLY MINI-COURSE
Confidently Speaking: www.vibrantconfidence.com/courses
Confidently Speaking is your most effective tool in attracting new clients, accept more opportunities, and keeping the attention of your audience.
You'll start by address the gaps in your confidence that keep you from speaking in front of other people. You'll finish this course with actionable advice on developing your speaking voice, building your dream audience, and presenting yourself, business, and offers, in an irresistible manner.
Confidently Speaking: www.vibrantconfidence.com/courses
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Welcome to VIBRANT VOICE! A podcast focused on helping you cultivate self-confidence as a strong, impactful speaker.
he best show for wellness instructors who want to develop a strong, confident speaking voice so you can teach more classes, speak at more events + retreats, and expand your impactful mission.
Each episode we bring you actionable content, inspirational guests, and access to free workshops you can’t find anywhere else!
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Website: www.vibrantconfidence.com
"I want to be more confident, but _________." That space is usually filled with a memory or experience from the past that makes you feel that building self-confidence at this stage in your life is impossible. Speaking your truth is a cornerstone of the work psychotherapist Shervon Laurice does at her practice Restore Tranquility. Past narratives can impact your ability to heal and live in the present.
Join confidence coach and speaking expert Amber Rose West and Shervon Laurice as they discuss the importance of creating self-confidence by releasing past narratives, leading with present-centered awareness, and listening to your intuition as you transition and heal through life.
HIGHLIGHTS
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Shervon describes using psychotherapy to become the creator of your own life.
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The impact of 2020 and how people are healing from the pandemic.
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Present-centered awareness is about taking time to release the past, spend less time focusing on the future, and learning to find happiness and healing in the present.
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There is power in using past narratives as part of the healing process rather than trying to ignore the past.
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Amber and Shervon discuss the two ways to utilize forgiveness.
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Your Inner Mentor can help you reconnect to your intuitive voice. Amber and Shervon share how they interact with their inner mentors.
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As you transition through life, it's okay that your likes and dislikes also change.
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Ultimate healing comes from releasing the past and focusing in the present which will build a future you can enjoy.
CONNECT WITH SHERVON LAURICEWebsite: https://www.restoretranquility.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/restoretranquility/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@RestoreTranquility/featured
CONNECT WITH AMBER ROSE WEST Website: https://www.vibrantconfidence.comFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/vibrantamberroseInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/vibrantamberrose
Get Speaking Coaching: https://www.vibrantconfidence.com/vibrantvoiceandvisibility
The 3 essential levels of speaking like a champ!
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BECOME VIBRANTLY VISIBLE
This workshop series begins Monday 3/20. Designed to help you become an amazing speaker so you can gain more visibility to your business. Check it out and save your seat here >>> www.vibrantconfidence.com/becomevibrantlyvisible
What's the difference between working a career and designing a career that is intrinsically fulfilling? That's the question I had for executive and leadership coach Dr. Carol Parker Walsh. She helps her clients showcase their brilliance and design an epic career and life that matters. She’s an award-winning certified career and personal brand strategist, life and executive coach, a TEDx presenter, 3x Amazon best-selling author, and keynote speaker.
Join confidence coach Amber Rose West and Dr. Carol as they discuss the power of building a career that is fulfilling to you at any point in your life.
HIGHLIGHTS
- "Do you love what you do?" How to ask yourself intrinsically.
- Men make career changes more easily than women. Women more often have big life occurrences that give them permission to seek change.
- How to design a career that feels like an epic journey.
- Pushing back against the mythology that we only get one career in our lifetime.
- Accomplished people feel imposter syndrome the most. "The disease of the successful."
- Appraising your worth outside of your work.
- The evolution of careers will take a more humancentric approach to work in the future.
CONNECT WITH DR. CAROL PARKER WALSH
Website: https://www.carolparkerwalsh.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/drcarolparkerwalsh/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/parkerwalsh/
CONNECT WITH AMBER ROSE WEST
Website: https://www.vibrantconfidence.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/vibrantamberrose
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/vibrantamberrose
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@womenofcolorandconfidence
Workshop: https://www.vibrantconfidence.com/becomevibrantlyvisible
Business leaders are very inspiring people. Ambitious people look at the the things others have accomplished and think, "I want to do that too." When admiring the work of others, it's easy to fall into the trap of wanting to do it just like them. As business owners, solopreneurs, and entrepreneurs, trying to copy cat what others are doing can actually hinder the success of your business.
Your authenticity as a business leader is essential to your success. Join confidence coach and public speaking expert Amber Rose West as she outlines 3 of the most important superpowers that will help you grow your authenticity and magnetize your business to people who are dying to work with you.
HIGHLIGHTS
- The reasons why following the successful people in your industry isn't working for you.
- Other people aren't sharing their success to brag, they are showing you what's possible.
- It's essential to create values for your personal life, your business, and your community.
- Knowing and sharing these values helps people make decisions about working with you. They benefit you too because you want to work with people who align with your values also.
- Owning your business isn't just about the paperwork you file with the state. It's also about how well you stand up for your business as the best solution for people. Own it!!
- People rely on you being confident about what you serve.
- The power of your authenticity as a business leader is that you are different.
- Remember - people will buy what's in the box but more importantly, they buy from the person holding the box. Own what makes you and your services unique!
CONNECT WITH AMBER ROSE
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@womenofcolorandconfidence
SPECIAL OFFER This confidence building audio is designed to help you Overpower Your Insecurities so that you can stop the negative brain chatter and start developing a strong, confident speaking voice. Visit http://wwwvibrantconfidence.com/overpower14 to start listening today.
A nutritional mindset isn't just about the food you eat. It's about how you nurture yourself with the interconnectedness of mind, body, and energy. Confidence coach and communication expert Amber Rose West is joined by Dr. Shayla Toombs-Withers to discuss the importance of looking at health with a more dynamic approach.
Listen to this episode if you're looking for sustainable changes to your health this year. Learn how expert Dr. Shayla designs plans specifically for you without judgment so that you can enjoy the foods you eat, have a calmer state of mind, and feel excellent in your body for the future of yourself and your family.
Dr. Shayla Toombs-Withers educates her patients in how to improve and overcome their chronic diseases as a family physician. She founded Essence of Health Wellness Clinic & Coaching so that she can combine her deep knowledge of medicine, plant based nutrition, and athletic training to provide preventative and chronic care to her patients using a unique concierge model of care.
HIGHLIGHTS
• A health mindset is more about creating the energy and essence of health in your lifestyle
• Dr. Shayla shares the cost of preventative care vs the cost of a cure
• Health access may be limited but we can take it upon ourselves to look beyond what we don't have to learn what we can do
• The core of any healthy lifestyle is really about getting consistent in the mind because it influences everything else you attempt to change
• Amber Rose talks about the misconceptions of meditation. There is pressure about how you should meditate. She shares how you can release that pressure from the term and use it as an activity for slowing down your gogo energy and reset yourself.
• Dr. Shayla talks about creating preventative plans acknowledging who you are first, becoming self-aware of your habits, and then implementing change.
• The importance of making a plan with a coach that works with questions of discovery vs judgment
• Dr. Shayla admits waning confidence when trying new thing. She and Amber Rose share advice on doing the new thing with uncertainty
• Slow incorporation makes things stick so release the idea of immediacy while getting the information you need to make changes
CONNECT WITH DR. SHAYLA TOOMBS-WITHERS
Website: www.EOHcoaching.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/essenceofhealthwellnessclinic/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.twateohwc
CONNECT WITH AMBER ROSE WEST
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Website: www.vibrantconfidence.com
Women of Color and Confidence Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@womenofcolorandconfidence
Podcast Page: www.vibrantconfidence.com/wocconfidence
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Confidence building is a two-part process. People tend to focus on the most fun and sparkly part of becoming a confident woman which is the outward expression of that confidence that other people can see. That includes how you walk into a room, what you look like, and how you represent yourself with confidence. They frequently gloss over the primary part of building self-confidence and that is the internal creation. First you create it on the inside, then you express it on the outside.
If you've tried to create self-confidence but you constantly finding it hard to maintain your progress, it's likely your insecurities are the culprit.
Join confidence coach and self-talk expert Amber Rose West as she shares a few of the points inside her new audio guide titled Overpower Your Insecurities.
HIGHLIGHTS
- The difference between temporary confidence and sustainable confidence
- The most common insecurities ambitious people experience
- Why every confidence journey starts with overpowering your insecurities
- How and why self-talk is the most powerful tool to having strong self-confidence
- Your inner knowing supports your wants, needs, and desires
- Why living your life without fear of judgment is so important
- Meet the Inner Critics - descriptions of the 7 inner critic archetypes
- Overpowering your insecurities has positivity too
- Engage self-respect, self-acceptance, and self-care
- Find self-care that cares for Your Self
- The many benefits of listening to the confidence building audio guide
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Visit www.vibrantconfidence.com/overpower14 for more details to this confidence building audio guide.
The 14 points of Overpower Your Insecurities:
- Inner Knowing is Everything
- Honesty as a Life Hack
- Neutralize Negativity
- Close the Door on Comparison
- Self-talk with a Smile
- Put Perfectionism in its Place
- Meet the Inner Critics
- Outsmart Imposter Syndrome
- Break Free from the Judgment cycle
- Cure Comparison in One Step
- Self-Acceptance is Your Superpower
- Your Needs and Dreams are Important
- Self-Care that Cares for Yourself
- The Essential Role of Self-Respect
CONNECT WITH AMBER ROSE WEST
Instagram: @vibrantamberrose
Facebook: @vibrantamberrose
Website: www.vibrantconfidence.com
Podcast Page: www.vibrantconfidence.com/wocconfidence
Just being a woman of color can turn heads in particular industries but what happens when that woman also comes with purple hair and a nose ring?? Body modifications is anything from colored hair to tattoos and piercings. Professional settings can have their own rules on how employees are represented in their space. How do you reconcile wanting to represent yourself in a certain way while your job demands a more concealed version of yourself? Join confidence coach Amber Rose West and Eryka Perry (aka Eryka the Chef) as they discuss being black women with body modifications in professional settings.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Bridge between health and creativity
- The unique culture of Cheffing and being a black woman in professional kitchens 15:58
- Looking the part looks different in different environments
- People that exist outside of the norm continues to makes the world evolve
- The reason Amber Rose got her nose pierced at 10-years-old
- How body modifications can help you with confidence
- Living as an extroverted introvert
- The challenges of “Peopling” with colored hair or tattoos
- The types of assumptions made about black women when body modifications are added
- How habits are built while you’re also embracing authenticity
- Fostering the habit of self-love
- The self-love lessons we learned from our big arms
- The great power in never talking down to yourself
CONNECT WITH ERYKA PERRY
IG: @erykathechef
Website: www.erykathechef.com
Monday Meditation: bit.ly/ShiftMondayMeditation
SPECIAL OFFER
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CONNECT WITH AMBER ROSE WEST
Instagram: @vibrantamberrose
Facebook: @vibrantamberrose
Website: www.vibrantconfidence.com
Podcast Page: www.vibrantconfidence.com/wocconfidence
The Women of Color and Confidence Guide to New Year's Evolutions! Not resolutions (see what we did there ;) The new year can bring with it the pressure to double down on resolutions to ditch habits that keep you separated from your goals and picking up new routines and habits that are considered healthier and for optimal health. On average, only 8% of people stick to the New Year’s Resolutions they start in January.
There are amazing benefits to wanting personal betterment. Wanting to be healthier and happier are solid intentions to have for yourself yet statistics show that resolutions are not the best way to keep them going. Rather than looking at life changes as resolutions, listen to this week’s episode on how to make your desired changes part of your personal evolution.
Join confidence coach Amber Rose West as she breaks down the process of creating New Year’s Evolutions that are sourced by your goals and dreams and supported by your passion and purpose.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Resolutions don’t stick because they aren’t personalized to your or your goals
- Evolutions are gradual progress achieved through processes towards success
- How you can use the collective energy of NYE to supercharge your actions
- Reverse engineer what you want to achieve and build your actions around the outcome
- Use mind-mapping instead of Google to find answers
- The secret sauce to New Year’s Evolutions is self-discovery
- Practice overpowers perfectionism. Don’t focus on perfect, focus on practice
- Practical advice from a confidence coach on how to make progress on your 2023 evolutions
SPECIAL OFFER
Visit www.vibrantconfidence.com for information on confidence coaching with Amber Rose West
CONNECT WITH AMBER ROSE WEST
Instagram: @vibrantamberrose
Facebook: @vibrantamberrose
Website: www.vibrantconfidence.com
Podcast Page: www.vibrantconfidence.com/wocconfidence
"How can I truly find my voice if I can't recognize it?" Wise words from Tasha Wilson, international best-selling author and motivational speaker who helps people regain a sense of their authenticity during the different stages of their lives.
Join confidence coach and communication expert Amber Rose West as she speaks with Tasha about the journey of inner work that helped her heal after back-to-back traumatic experiences in her teens. Every healing journey has a set of tools that will help support you along the way. Listen to this episode to hear how Tasha got started, how she continues her journey for herself, and how she teaches others to do the same for themselves.
Highlights
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Back to back significantly traumatic experiences created a lack of self-love, value, and loss of identity.
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What it means to make a "normal" life after traumatic events.
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Tasha started to change when she found language to identify her feelings.
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Black women have a skewed perspective of self-love, self-value, and self-confidence because of stereotypes and societal messaging.
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The impact of others impeding our ability to grieve and heal.
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Genuine and sustainable changes to self-confidence take time. If the issues are created and last multiple years, allow it signifiant time to heal before giving up.
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It's okay to need different things (people, hobbies, interests, jobs) in different seasons of your life.
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The importance of finding self-worth and not looking to things externally for validation
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How we all handle the pressure to conform in order to be liked and "get likes."
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What to do when listening to other people doesn't work for you or your self-confidence.
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How to practice expanding your comfort zone vs shoving yourself out of it.
Connect with Tasha Wilson:
Website: www.lifewithtashaw.com
Instagram: @lifewithtashaw_
Facebook: @tashawmessengerofhope
Connect with Amber Rose West:
Instagram: @vibrantamberrose
Facebook: @vibrantamberrose
Website: www.vibrantconfidence.com
Podcast Page: www.vibrantconfidence.com/wocconfidence
Looking to start confidence coaching for a stronger speaking voice in your writing, on social media, and on video? Visit www.vibrantconfidence.com for information and coaching options.
TW: Death of a parent, SA
The holidays are right around the corner! Confidence coach and communication expert Amber Rose West wants to help you manage your negative self-talk during the time you are with your family. You may believe this is a useless action when you’re around family that can poke jokes, be dismissive of you, and challenge who you are or how you live because family can be triggering in the strongest way.
Listen to this episode for Amber Rose’s unique advice on how to use internal techniques of self-discovery to cultivate awareness around how your family can alter your self-talk and how you can take back control in any situation.
Highlights of the Episode:
- Helping you stop the spiral of your negative self-talk or negative thinking when you’re around family during the holidays
- The first step to changing self-talk is understanding the nature of your current self-talk
- Amber Rose explains why family holidays are a great time to cultivate awareness around the way people talk to you and how it impacts your self-talk
- The importance of asking yourself questions before asking questions of other people
- The difference between Threatening Questions and Discovery Questions
- Minimizing the ability for other people to change the way you feel about yourself
- The “Inventory Only” process to having a better understanding of how your self-talk is altered by the people around you
- Having more awareness around your self-talk will help you have difficult conversations with other people later down the line
- 3 reasons the information inside this episode will help you have better self-talk long-term
Looking to start confidence coaching for a stronger speaking voice in your writing, on social media, and on video?
Visit www.vibrantconfidence.com for information and coaching options.
Connect with Amber Rose West:
Instagram: @vibrantamberrose
Facebook: @vibrantamberrose
Website: www.vibrantconfidence.com
Podcast Page: www.vibrantconfidence.com/wocconfidence
noCThis episode talks about one woman's fascinating life experiences and how they changed her relationship with Christianity and organized religion. Amber Rose West welcomes Chandrika Phea, author of "Lord, I Don't Want To Die a Christian," to talk about her evolution from Christianity towards love and service.
Chandrika was born into a devoutly religious family; she is the daughter, niece, and grandchild of Christian clergy, and she is ordained and has a degree in Biblical studies. Discover how a bad breakup led her to do missionary work in China and how that experience helped shape her present ideas of doctrine and gave her the courage to be authentic.
She also shares about her current service projects, helping women of color get outdoors in a safe and accepting environment.
Please note: The intent of this episode is not to comment on Christianity but to discuss Chandrika's personal experience.
Highlights in this Episode:
- Chandrika describes her background as a pastor's daughter and about how a voice in a dream inspired her to study the Bible in college.
- Find out how a bad breakup and a fateful conversation led Chandrika to move to China.
- Chandrika talks about the difference between teaching Christianity and teaching about God's love and how she had taught the latter in China.
- Learn why, when Chandrika returned to the US, she no longer felt she fit into the constructs of the Christian faith.
- Amber asks Chandrika what it was like to write a book when it wasn't really a planned idea, and Chandrika talks about how the idea hit her while watching the news.
- Does religion steal our own stories? Chandrika talks about trading her own story of heartbreak for the Bible when asked for advice from one of her Chinese students.
- Chandrika discusses what authenticity is for her: daring to be who you believe yourself to be.
- Discover why Chandrika doesn't want to have her experience of life, people, love, and the world to be limited by religion.
- Chandrika started serving women of color by starting Bikes and Breakfast, creating a safe place for women to be outside.
Links from this Episode:Get a copy of “Lord, I Don’t Want to Die a Christian”
Connect with Amber Rose West:Instagram: [@vibrantamberrose]
Facebook: @wocconfidence
Website: www.vibrantconfidence.com
Podcast Page: www.vibrantconfidence.com/wocconfidence
Connect with Chandrika Phea
Website: https://chandrikadphea.com/
Facebook: @chandrika.phea
Instagram:@chan_drika1025
Twitter: @ChandrikaPhea
LinkedIn: @chandrika-d-phea-6a41133a
Your voice is the way you express yourself. Your opinions and your desires are your core source of confidence. It helps you communicate and connect with others, and when it is diminished, it can degrade your sense of self-belief. In this episode, communications expert Amber Rose West delves into how your voice is your power and your biggest asset for confidence.
Tune in and be introduced to Amber's powerful mastermind, Vibrant Voice and Visibility. This mastermind is for any woman who wants to use her voice to make an impact in the world. You are unique, and so is your voice. Speak up, show up and live your most authentic life with confidence.
Why is Amber the best one to show you how to do that? Not only are her degrees in the study of health communication, but her focus on women's self-confidence is also fueled by research in the field, community studies, and direct self-analysis. She will show you how to create sustainable confidence by reprogramming your thoughts and feelings from the inside out.
Highlights of the episode:
- Amber talks about the macro and micro voice - the one you use with other people and the micro-voice, the one you use with yourself.
- Your voice is the most powerful tool you have, and the voice you use with yourself is the loudest. What are you saying to yourself?
- Voices that deserve to be heard are those that are in alignment with the speaker's values.
- Confidence and authenticity are not reserved for extroverts; you don't have to be loud to be respected.
- Learn about the internal confidence killers like social media and the external confidence killers like assumptions of others.
- Amber talks about visibility as it relates to how you see yourself and how you allow yourself to be seen.
- If you have a dream, you deserve to pursue it without anyone telling you that you can't.
- You can learn to be confident, even if you don't know where to start. Even if you have tried techniques before and failed, and even if you are a negative person.
- Amber shares her background and her personal experience with anxiety, depression, and perfectionism.
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Website: www.vibrantconfidence.com
Podcast Page: www.vibrantconfidence.com/wocconfidence
Most of us want to find a career that brings us enjoyment and fulfillment, something we're passionate about that makes a meaningful impact. Maybe you're still looking, or maybe you have the career but wonder if you have what it takes to translate the work you do into your own business.
Betting on yourself to start your own business starts with self-confidence, and in this episode, Amber Rose West is joined by Zandra Webb, Founder, and CEO of ZEducation, LLC. With 20 years of experience as an educator, administrator, and education coach, Zandra started her business to help educators grow and maximize their potential, both professionally and personally. She is committed to empowering through self-love, self-duplication, and self-improvement.
Zandra and Amber dive into how self- is the critical foundation to entrepreneurship and talk at length about the role higher education does and doesn't play when it comes to careers.
Highlights in this episode:
- Zandra talks about her journey from working for someone else to working for herself. She knew her content but didn't know if she knew business.
- A "confidence spark" comes when all of a sudden you believe in yourself to do something for yourself that you've always only done for other people.
- Zandra and Amber talk about the normal emotion of fear when starting a business. Zandra describes how she managed her fear and relied on her connection with God and with other women of color who were experiencing similar roadblocks.
- Zandra shares how she stays confident and motivated in her business, including daily affirmations and the belief that if she doesn't walk in her purpose, she is doing a disservice to someone else.
- Amber points out that social media helps entrepreneurs connect with others and that it's a powerful tool for knowledge sharing.
- Continuing education and professional development are very important for leaders, especially women of color, as they seek to "keep up" with their male counterparts.
- Remember to invest in yourself as an entrepreneur. Zandra's advice for entrepreneurs: get a mentor or a group you can learn from.
- The two discuss the role of higher education and its value, whether or not your career is in the field you studied.
- If you feel like you're not learning from all the hours you're putting in on "YouTube University," your confidence is going to plummet; spending a bit of money to get a coach or mentor is invaluable.
Want to take the next steps in being a woman of color and confidence? Amber’s Vibrant Voice and Visibility is a mastermind that teaches you how to heal negative brain chatter and develop authentic confidence from the inside out so you can live a life of power, presence, and purpose.
Visit www.vibrantconfidence.com to find out more!
Connect with Zandra Webb:
Website: www.zandrawebb.com
Instagram: @zeewebbisback
LinkedIn: @zandraawebb
Facebook: @zeeawebb
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Self-care is a term we hear a lot, often paired with social media posts of someone doing something nice for their body, like getting a massage or mani-pedi. But less talked about and less sexy is the kind of self-care that focuses on our inside - our mental health, which affects our confidence and the way we show up for ourselves and others.
In this episode, communications expert Amber Rose West will give you two essential and transformative self-care practices that you may never have heard of before. Put these in your rotation to maintain higher levels of self-confidence in yourself, in your head, in your emotions, and in your mental state. Instead of a “fake-it-til-you-make-it” strategy in which you portray confidence you don’t really feel, Amber, teaches you how to exude authentic confidence that comes from the inside out.
These two practices will help you be more attractive, not just in your appearance but in the energy you have in your life. They will help you attract more positive people and opportunities and build more happiness and fulfillment.
Highlights in this Episode:
- Amber talks about the study of communications and how her specialty is intrapersonal communication - how we communicate with ourselves.
- In this consumer society, everyone profits when we hate ourselves. To be happy, we are told we need to buy something, or we participate in activities that only temporarily make us feel good - like eating or binge-watching Netflix.
- It can be difficult for ambitious women to admit that they engage in negative self-talk.
- Part of being a confident woman is taking accountability for the way that you treat yourself.
- Negative self-talk are things that keep you stuck and don’t serve your highest self.
- Usually, our self-bullying manifests in small things throughout the day, but small actions lead to big impact.
- Amber explains how to do an inventory of self-hate and recommends writing down every bad thing you say to yourself for 30 days.
- Create a happiness file in which you keep evidence of doing good and things that can combat your negative self-talk.
- Loving yourself more is important - but that idea can be very overwhelming if you’re struggling to like yourself. But liking yourself can be small daily actions that will prepare you for the climb of loving yourself.
- When we open the door to liking ourselves, others will start to like us too.
- Amber gives concrete ideas on how to like yourself and what to say to help you reinforce this positive behavior.
Want to take the next steps in being a woman of color and confidence? Amber’s Vibrant Voice and Visibility is a mastermind that teaches you how to heal negative brain chatter and develop authentic confidence from the inside out so you can live a life of power, presence, and purpose.
Visit www.vibrantconfidence.com to find out more!
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Black women have to endure many stigmas when it comes to having bigger bodies, bigger personalities, and even big dreams. We've had our identities stripped of us and have been told how to behave, show up and how to look. It's time to take our power back! If you're seeking the confidence to show up unapologetically and want to cultivate healthy habits that align with your own identity, you'll love this episode.
Confidence Coach Amber Rose West welcomes guest Bianca Lynch, creator of Healthy, Big and Black, a movement for black women who want to be healthy on their own terms. Learn to stop hiding because you feel too big or too black, and step into the best version of yourself and a healthy lifestyle with confidence!
Healthy, Big, and Black is about feeling good from the inside out and taking care of yourself mentally and emotionally. Bianca proves that body image doesn't have to be a struggle and that confidence isn't about money or success but about how we feel on the inside.
Highlights in this Episode:
- Bianca talks about how and why she created Healthy, Big, and Black, a space for black women to feel good about being healthy in any size.
- Social norms focus too much on weight loss rather than a healthy lifestyle.
- How identity is different from personality and can be changed at any time.
- When you are cultivating an identity, there are certain behaviors, thought patterns, and techniques you can incorporate to support you on that journey.
- Bianca talks about why we shouldn't strive for weight or size but for a healthy lifestyle.
- They discuss unhealthy social norms around body image, especially for black women.
- The importance to get clear on what works for you and what makes you feel good as a Healthy, Big, and Black woman.
- Many fitness accounts on social media feature unattainable and unrealistic bodies. Find out how to cultivate a feed that makes you feel happy and motivated.
- How to escape the all-or-nothing mindset and adopt progress over perfection.
- Confidence is a skill that can be learned and cultivated.
- Learn to create boundaries based on your own needs, not others.
- As black women, it's important to acknowledge that we put boundaries on ourselves, and we have the power to lift them.
- How do you expect other people to be on your team if you're not on your own team?
- Most importantly: Stop missing out on life because what everyone else is telling you is healthy.
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Instagram: @thebiancalynch
Website: Healthy Big and Black
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Move past stereotypes and step into confidence! Confidence Coach Amber Rose West is taking this episode to give you concrete actions you can take to overcome stereotypes so that you can begin to create authentic and soul-aligned self-confidence!
No one benefits from you faking who you are or avoiding things that genuinely make you happy.
Happiness and confidence are symbiotic, and you deserve to be living a full and happy life. Start crushing those stereotypes that follow Black women everywhere - and start doing what truly brings you joy. Amber shows you how to get started.
The key to getting started is to find out who you are and what you want to do in life. Learn what you need to become more self-aware and how to discover your purpose, why you need to ditch a soul-sucking job, and how to overcome a stereotype that's most often self-inflicted: being a martyr!
Highlights in this Episode:
- Women of color learn early on that being authentic can easily lead to being stereotyped.
- Amber talks about how her self-confidence strategies work because they focus on YOU and the unique things that bring you confidence.
- When you do what makes you happy, you build genuine self-confidence. Be honest about who you are and what truly makes you happy.
- Amber dives into ways you can acquire this knowledge about yourself, including the Enneagram, Meyers Briggs, mind mapping, and journaling.
- Learn how to implement more activities in your life that support your connection with yourself.
- Who you are does not mean titles like "wife," "mother," "employer," etc.
- Amber gives specific examples of people practicing self-awareness.
- Knowing what you want to do in life will help you overcome stereotypes.
- Don't let older generations tell you you have to keep your unfulfilling and miserable job because it is a "good" job with stability and benefits.
- If you decide to change your career, what's the best that could happen?
- How to crush the stereotype of the suffering martyr, the woman that needs to take care of others over herself.
- Realize you can be a loving caregiver while still doing things that fulfill you.
- Drop what you THINK should make you happy. Don't let other people or social media,
Happiness and confidence are symbiotic. When you have one, you will have the other.
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Facebook: @wocconfidence
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Gain more confidence in handling your finances with accountant aficionado and "tax bae" JC Morgan. If you're a woman of color and an entrepreneur who struggles with tax code or finances in your business, you're not alone. While the tax system was written by old white men and not designed with people of color in mind, there are certain aspects that can be beneficial to black women entrepreneurs if you know where to look.
JC Morgan is an accountant, tax strategist, and bookkeeper with a passion for helping others achieve financial stability and justice while helping to close the economic gap. In this episode, she shares her background and why she gets so fired up about the tax code and dives into why it's so important that entrepreneurs understand how our tax system works.
Learn about the financial systems in place today, financial literacy and generational wealth, and how to build financial and personal confidence.
Highlights in this Episode:
- It's fundamental for entrepreneurs to have an accountant or tax person who can help you get your business up and running and for it to run smoothly and efficiently.
- Learn some of the Barriers to accessing financial resources for women of color.
- How the tax code was created as an intentional barrier between white Americans and Americans of color.
- JC Talks about passion and purpose and what it means to her to be able to help people gain financial confidence
- Learn about the slaves of John Randolph (ancestors of JC) who inherited land from his will but were driven away by white people who refused to let them settle there. JC muses about what could have been different if her ancestors had been allowed to claim their rightful property.
- Discover some strategies JC uses to overcome imposter syndrome.
- Confidence is very individualized based on life experiences and past trauma.
-The two talk about the perfectionist trait of "just one more," and Amber Rose gives some ideas for how to overcome it. * Confidence isn't a state of being but a continual process. * JC talks about her dream of watching her creative entrepreneur clients rise to the top. * What she wants to be known for: JC wants to be known for defying the odds. - She was a teen mom and didn't want to be a stereotypical statistic, and with the help of a high school counselor, she realized she didn't have to be.
Connect with JC Morgan:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jc.morgan.75
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.cmorgan
Linktree: @texbae
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Confidence coach and communications expert Amber Rose West pulls back the veil about being a confident woman and the four main things you need to know as you start your personal development journey to become a confident woman.
Being confident is not a one-size-fits-all prescription. It’s a highly personalized, continuous journey that starts from the inside. Your first step to becoming confident is to learn what makes YOU feel confident. Then, it’s important to learn how to communicate your needs with those around you. This episode is the perfect starting point to learn about how you can create sustainable self-confidence while expressing it as your authentic self.
If you’ve been putting off self-care or personal development work because you’re too busy taking care of others, or you feel like you don’t have time or the money, it’s time to let go of those misconceptions and realize you can do significant work (without spending a dime) in just 5-10 minutes a day. And if you need someone in your corner, Amber Rose West is here cheering you on!
Highlights In This Episode:
- Some women fear becoming too confident because they are afraid of losing people in their life or what others will do or say as you uplevel.
- Learning to communicate our needs with others in our lives is important.
- Amber uncomplicated the process of gaining confidence, while others (even other coaches) tend to overcomplicate it.
- Trying to feel confident 100% of the time is unrealistic, especially if you want to have a genuine, compassionate, and symbiotic experience with the people in your life.
- Learn the importance of what to do when confidence escapes you.
- Your habits, the people around you, and your environment are the most important impactful things when it comes to your confidence.
- It is your responsibility to teach people how to treat you, and the most powerful tool you have is communication.
- Environments can help or hinder your growth, including having a space for yourself at home and a safe place online with a curated social media feed that fills your bucket.
- There are two types of people that you need to unfollow: those who are negative and those who make you feel bad about yourself because you feel like you’re comparing yourself with them.
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Confidence coach and communication expert Amber Rose West is joined by April Jefferson “AJ” to talk about discovering your authentic self and how to support each other as women of color as we learn who we truly are and as we share ourselves online or in real life.
As young girls, Black women are often taught that it’s their role to provide for others above all else. As the only daughter and the oldest of her siblings, AJ was taught it was her responsibility to help take care of her younger brothers, even after she had left home and started her own family.
Learn how she broke away from the “others first” mindset and tapped into her Black girl magic - losing 85 lbs and finding herself in the process. Discover how you can take your power back, too, gain confidence, and set important boundaries without tapping into the stereotypes that often follow Black women and steal our ability to stand up for ourselves.
Highlights in this Episode:
- AJ talks about her background and how she is rooting for women, especially WOC.
- The two talk about how Black families typically don’t teach boundaries very well, if at all.
- Why self-care is so important and discovering what self-care means to you.
- How weight loss empowered AJ to help others learn that taking care of your health is not selfish, it’s crucial.
- The two get real about unrealistic expectations from family and generational patterns that they want to see broken.
-No matter how trapped you may feel, you have the choice to make yourself a priority. * Others are also afraid of seeing you change because it means you may not be there for them. * Surround yourself with people who are aligned with you and detach from those who drain you. * How writing and journaling can not only help you develop yourself but can become a work of art. * The two talk about AJ’s book, “Allowed to Be Me,” which she wrote after a particularly low time in her life. * How AJ wants to be known for making people uncomfortable because that is the only way to create change. * Why women are afraid to change, even if it doesn’t serve them to stay in their old habits.
Connect with April Jefferson “AJ”:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aprilthenewyear/
TikTok: tiktok.com/@aprilthenewyear
Find her book, “Allowed To Be Me,” on Amazon here.
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Confidence coach and communication expert Amber Rose West is back for a powerful season three, helping you create and express self-confidence as a woman of color. In this episode, Amber answers a common question of why she chose to focus on the topic of confidence and women of color - particularly Black women. The short answer is simple: empowering black women is a win for all women.
Black women suffer a confidence problem, and it’s no wonder why. Black women have spent their lives trying to overcome consistent attempts at erasure, oppression, silencing, and discrimination. Living life with generational trauma and stigmas takes a lot of time and energy, patience, sisterhood, and support.
When we empower black women and encourage them to create and express authentic self-confidence, they are able to break free from stereotypes and rise to the top. Black women consistently show up and fight for the common good, and as they rise, they amplify the voices of all women. Learn more about why in this episode.
Highlights in this episode:
- Amber talks about her reasons for starting the Women of Color and Confidence podcast.
- Today’s generation of black women are more determined than ever not to pass down generational trauma.
- Because they suffer daily oppression through overt racism and microaggressions, black women know what it’s like to be kept down and don’t tolerate it happening to others.
- Black women are great leaders because they have to work twice as hard and be twice as credentialed to be considered equally qualified. (Anyone watches Katanji Brown Jackson’s hearings?)
- Historically, black women are nurturers, and they truly care and are able to identify promise in others.
- Struggle and burnout are no longer a prerequisite to success.
- The new generation values cooperation over competition and sees the power in sisterhood.
- The more we support each other, the less we allow the erasure of our black girl magic!
- Black women are infectious and inspiring. A win for us is a win for all!
Connect with Amber Rose West:
Facebook: @wocconfidence
Instagram: @wocconfidence
YouTube: Women of Color and Confidence
The Divas empowered Network was started to help women power through adversity. Leading women's empowerment circles and networking events, the community created here is one of support, collaboration, and encouragement.
Niasha and I do similar work and I'm so excited to chat with her and geek out on what it means to work everyday doing what we love: creating strong, confidence, empowered women!
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While my intention for episode 15 with Angela was to talk about pivoting careers, it was brought to my attention after the show that...we didn’t really touch on that as much as we did being a black woman in a white workspace.
The response I received was “but we WANTED to hear about pivoting careers in later years and y’all barely touched on it!”
And I hear you!
I've retitled E15 Being Black in a White Workspace, because that is what we talked about on that episode, and this week, for episode 16, we will dig into Pivoting Careers in Later Years, and this time I promise not to stray ;)
For episode 16, she and I talk about what may make someone want to change from an 9-5 to self-employment, how age places a role in that decision making, and how working women are treated in our society when they get to certain age milestones.
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EDIT - the title of this episode has changed.
While my intention for this chat with Angela Calvin was to talk about pivoting in careers in later years, it was brought to my attention after the show that...we didn’t really touch on that as much as we did being a black woman in a white workspace.
The response I received was “but we WANTED to hear about pivoting careers in later years and y’all barely touched on it!” And I hear you!
My job as a facilitator of these conversations is to deliver the chat promised in the title and I understand, we strayed. SO! After speaking about this with Angela, I asked if she’d be willing to come back on the show with the mindful intention to bring that chat we originally were going to have.
Please check out E16: Pivoting Careers in Later Years, and enjoy E15 about Being a Black Woman in a White Workspace - and equally powerful talk!
There has been an aspect of fear that follows around women at work. We've been taught to find jobs that pay well, stay at jobs we dislike because who else will hire us? Black women aren't taught the idea of job security. In fact, we are taught that at any moment, something like our natural hair style is grounds for termination without cause.
We stay at job we dislike with organizations that undervalue us because we're not sure what other job, if any, awaits us.
I'm very excited to invite Angela Calvin onto the show to talk about the empowerment and happiness fulfillment that can come from changing careers, even in your later years. It's never too late to start doing something you enjoy!
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Warning! This episode got real & personal - real personal!
In a genuine moment of our guest sharing her validation and support for the work that I do, I broke down and cried. Unscripted and completely authentic, it couldn't have happened on a more appropriate episode. Even as someone who teaches about confidence and self-esteem, I wonder about the strength of my impact sometimes. As displayed here, the support of the women around me often throws me off guard. In the realness, I had support in my emotional release as well.
This episode, I welcome back Courtney Fullwood (previously from E04) for this very important conversation about why and how black women can support each other. This includes squashing the "you're so strong" stereotype, embracing collaboration vs competition, and learning when to pass the mic, especially in a room full of opportunity.
Listen in and enjoy this powerfully charged discussion!
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This conversation with Kloii Hummingbird gets right to the point! A call to white people to take accountability for the racist/racial situations and conversations you find yourself in without needing validation from the black people in your life. This is not a time for you to turn to black women to express understanding or ask for commiseration. In your personal ives, with the people closest to you, is your opportunity to put your promises to work. Ending white supremacy and racism in this country requires that you not turn away from your family and friends when they lean into racial inequality. Dragging black women along with you is hurting us while we are already badly bruised. Listen to this week's episode as Kloii and I cut to the truth of the damage this is doing to black women and the black community.
Kloii Humminbird's self-confidence tools included the resources linked below:
Contra Tiempo Activist Dance Theater www.contra-tiempo.org & instagram.com/contra_tiempo
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Happy New Year!!
I'm a big believer in setting your new year up for success with affirmations and intentions and I wanted to bring that energy to you!
As an amazing treat, I will be joined this Wednesday by all the guests of season 1 of the show!! OH WHAT!?
That's right! All of us will sat down to talk about our Confidence goals for 2021 in our personal lives and in our businesses.
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Shannon and I sat down to talk about the spaces we "don't belong in" or are the only people like ourselves in those spaces.
Shannon is a black + plus-size aerial artist who had the confidence to try something new and the ability to fall in love with aerial arts despite the gyms, the silks, the lyras often being occupied by a very specific body type. Looking around her studio and seeing no people of color and only the typical slim, lean body types and rather than be swayed away, she decided to keep training.
She advocates for people of color and all body types to engage the arts and promotes the idea of loving your body, always, for what it can do without the assumption that your body can't do things if it doesn't look like "that.”
Thank you so much for listening and watching this year!
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I sat down with Michanne Bohanon to discuss how black families can gain financial literacy and, as a result, start developing generational wealth that has been denied to us for way too many generations! Michanne brings a dynamic perspective to financial planning and wants to make sure black women and their families have confidence in their financial future.
Being confident isn’t just about being a confident woman. It’s about having confidence in all aspects of your life including your bank account. I believe it’s so important to have black female representation in the financial industry for those of us who want to be financially independent and free women.
Enjoy! Thanks for listening.
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I was unable to sit down with my cousin as planned but I still wanted to come on and address a topic we had planned to talk about - black girls being bullied at school.
As a black woman who grew up being endlessly teased for my black features, it broke my heart to hear my young cousin is experiencing the same thing. Teasing a classmate because of their skin tone or the texture of their hair is racism. Parents don't want to acknowledge that racial bullying is racism against our youth. And while you may not want to admit your child would do that, racial bullying is steady happening to black girls in every city and state in the USA. How can we stop it?
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The hair of a black woman.
Everyone wants to touch it.
I've had people grab me, touch me, and pet me without asking in grocery stores, at parties, waiting for the light to change, while working in an office or at a bar.
Random strangers have grabbed my hair without asking and it always feels like such a violation.
So what's the big deal about it?
In this episode, I share a piece I believe explains it really well while also giving everyone more insight into why the simple question "Why can't I touch your hair?" is offensive and equally damaging to our spirits as it is to our curls.
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Melissa is the owner of Moss North Therapy and has a focus in massage therapy. She was raised in a biracial household that encouraged a holistic lifestyle. She believes in the bigger picture of an individuals ability to heal themselves and that healing comes in many different avenues.
Women of color building their own businesses is a HUGE passion of this show.
Please visit her website and if you're in #Denver - #supportblackownedbusinesses and book an appointment!
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In this episode, I mentioned my upcoming video series Clean-up Your Confidence
It is a video series debunking the myths of how women create confidence and teaching you how to design soul-guided confidence.
It is dropping Monday, November 9th and you can be the first to view it by signing up for the droplist at:
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Crystal is a social worker, and just this year, was crowned a beauty pageant queen! We are going to take a walk through the different spaces Crystal has experienced, from grad school, to the pageant stage, to her current field of social work, and discuss how important it is to maintain a positive self-image when you may be the only black women in those spaces.
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Growing up, it always seemed like I had to choose.
For white people, I was too black. For black people, I was too white.
I was never given an education on being both. Nor did the world tell me it was OK to be both.
Our country has more biracial people in it than ever before so this topic is important for adults still struggling with racial identities, as well as making sure we're understanding the potential struggle our biracial children may experience.
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Many of the lessons I learned growing up being black and biracial honed my passion for teaching confidence creation. My latest workbook is ready for download and totally Free!
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Courtney works in an oncology lab and is currently in grad school studying Global Community and Behavioral Health. So rad! 👩🏾🎓🙌🏾
We will discuss the health disparities in urban communities - the lack of access, negative health imagery, and the unproductive communication between black patients and their health care providers. The focus of our conversation will be around getting more representation of healthy black people out into the world, including to our children.
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Alexis is the marketing director at the Aurora Town Center as well as a commissioner with the Cultural and Scientific Commission for the town of Parker in Colorado. Her passion is focused on bringing people of all races and cultures together, especially through art, and we'll be talking about her goals to prioritize bringing cultural art to communities that may be lacking in diversity.
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Amber is a 3D computer artist living in New York who was been among the BLM protestors. As she was protesting, she realized that her regular activism would be best spent in her neighborhood. She turned to her local community to see where her personal skills and talent could best serve the black community closest to her home. Join us as we discuss how self-care and confidence helped her make the decision to go local in her efforts.
I'm so excited to share with you the very first episode of Women of Color and Confidence! I'll be sharing why I decided to create this rock-awesome project, which stems from the silencing and erasure of black women in the USA.
New episodes of Women of Color and Confidence posted every Thursday - see you next week!