The More Melanin Podcast: Recent Episodes
The More Melanin Podcast
For Tish and Lyd, representation matters in every area of life. So as two Black females in their 30s, who also happen to be BFF’s, it made sense to push some boundaries and explore topics that others don’t talk about too often. So, grab your coffee and pour that tea! We’re inviting you to sit with us, chat, change the narrative, and live life the way we were intended to!
After another long hiatus we got together to catch up, so let’s call this the beginning of Season 3! We chatted about romantic relationships, communication, and some of the labels/expectations that are put on us as Black women living in “Canada”. We also touched on some some important issues we care about so the following are some links you can follow for more information. To find out more about migrant workers in Canada go here: https://linktr.ee/MigrantWorkersAlliance?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=183db1e3-e856-4112-8865-eddc8957742c. To find out more about the oil drilling on Sovereign Indigenous land go here: https://www.yintahaccess.com/historyandtimeline
After a two month unplanned hiatus we are back! We dove right in with our takes on some current topics like the recent shootings in America, abortion, and sexual abuse allegations in the church. Buckle up and enjoy this extra long episode 🙏🏾
As promised Lydia caught up on Love is Blind. Reviewing the show lead to a conversation about Fatphobia. Later we talked about what it means to be creative. Follow our socials: @themoremelaninpodcast @lydiustheemaximus @rhondaadaoradesigns @mumshealthjournee
We reflected on how we are processing evolving events in the world and our mental health. We then covered a few reality TV love shows!
The convoy is still happening, so you know we had to talk about that. We touched on appropriation and assimilation. And then we get into it about Valentine’s Day!
In this episode we discuss in depth our concerns about the “Freedom Convoy” movement, as we try to understand how friends, family and others around us are responding to it as well. There are many complexities involved and we managed to touch on a few. We ended off with some fun movie recommendations! Follow us on IG for more: @themoremelaninpod
As Ontario started up another lockdown. We had to get into it about the pandemic and what 2022 holds with another year of this. We’ll get through together!
We share holiday traditions, best songs and movies of the Christmas season, and our hopes for 2020 too (2022)
Listening to Adele’s album sparked a conversation about divorce: how people get to that, the relationships it impacts, and it’s taboo nature in secular and religious settings.
If you’ve ever heard a Christian say that their beliefs are about a relationship not a religion this episode explains a bit of what that looks like and explores the relevancy of Jesus in 2021.
This episode focuses on mental health specifically Seasonal Affective Disorder. We also touch on how hard the holiday season can be when you’ve experienced loss or have strained relationships.
Growing up Halloween looked very different from mainstream experiences. Join us as we share what it was like and as we give our top5 best and worst candy treat
What is self love anyways? That’s the question we dive into this week. Without getting too philosophical we explored the ins and outs of this hot topic through our experiences.
Our conversation about cancel culture leads us into exploring the importance of having a dialogue about difficult topics in human history and in our present.
Tish and Lydia explore the practice of gratitude and thankfulness in their lives. They share how these practices have helped them in difficult moments.
Tish and Lydia explore their ever growing views on beauty standards and how representation in media had impacted their journeys over time.
Tish and Lydia explore what rest looks like for them and it’s importance in their lives. They share the ups and downs of finding rest in a busy, productivity-oriented culture. They also get into why saying “NO” is important to rest.
In this episode Tish and Lydia discuss the events that lead up to Lydia’s injury, the aftermath, and what they both learned because for it.
This is a window into our friendship and a snapshot of the kinds of things we discuss: We talked about why we started this podcast, the type of women we are, friendships, what is it like to think about nothing, trust issues, and more! Check out @themoremelaninpodcast on Instagram to check out season 1