Words of My Mother: Recent Episodes
Kamaria Fayola
This space is intentionally designed for women 30+ to help us navigate this underrated, under-discussed, but very real, transitional period of womanhood called the flirty 30s. Each week, I invite amazing women 40+ to share their advice, wish-I-would've-known-in-my-30s words of wisdom, and general commentary on womanhood. In every woman is the potential to simultaneously be sister, friend, and mother. And so, I open the space to these women to bring their motherly love and wisdom to us in the form of a sister-friend conversation.
During this episode, I chat with Lovannia Dofat, a licensed clinical social worker in the DMV area with a private practice serving couples and individuals. From her couples counseling experience, she chats with me about her perspective as a therapist regarding dating and relationships in our 30s.
In this episode I talk with my former university professor, Dr. Yanela McLeod, who we still affectionately call by her maiden, pre-PhD name, Professor Gordon. While our conversation focuses on carving out space for yourself, much of that kept circling back to setting boundaries, both with others and ourselves. This episode is great for those, like myself, who sometimes struggle with that. Hope you enjoy!
This episode I talk to my work bestie Dwana. She speaks about her journey into therapy and how embracing therapy as a tool helped her become more of who she was and discover herself and her voice in a new way.
This episode really touches on so much more than sisterhood, but like with life, Maisha and I talk about how sisterhood is such an anchor for all of these other things. I hope you enjoy this episode, and as always sending you positive energy on this Sunday.
In this episode we are talking about faith & spirituality. Katrese speaks about her own test of faith in her 30s struggling with fertility. We talk about love, relationships, boundaries, and the art of letting go.
I talk with my mother about relationships and motherhood from the lens of moving through the 30s. In her 35 years of marriage to my father, a PhD university professor, she has mothered four children. She discusses the lessons she’s learned about life, love, and motherhood.