Episodes

  • Being Black at a PWI pt.1

    Being Black at a PWI pt.1
    Mar 3 2024
    Join me as I share my experiences with being a Black woman at a Predominantly White Institution (PWI). This episode explores being a minority in academia and how often times, we experience culture shock, anxiety, and great hurdles in these spaces. @laylahvital @shespeakspodcst
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    23 mins
  • How the Cost of Living Crisis is HURTING Domestic Violence Victims

    How the Cost of Living Crisis is HURTING Domestic Violence Victims
    Sep 24 2023
    Join us as we delve deep into the hidden connection between the cost of living and domestic violence. In this episode, Laylah will be sharing her insights from an American perspective to explain how economic decline only makes those in domestic violence situations even more vulnerable . While Chloe, from the Black Thought Collective, will provide her British perspective on the issue , which we conclude is a world-wide problem! Our hearts go out to countless individuals in abusive relationships. Topics Discussed: - What is the cost of living crisis?  - Politics involved  - How does this affect DV? - Who are Domestic Violence victims? -  Why the world turns a blind eye to Black women suffering? -Closing Guest(s): Chloe (@Mateimnotmagic) / Black Feminist Collective (@blackfeministcollective)
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    40 mins
  • Are Romantic Relationships Overrated?

    Are Romantic Relationships Overrated?
    Apr 30 2023
    Romantic relationships are great… well, they can be, but do we make them more important than they should be? And do we make them more important than our friendships. Also, how the media reinforces the importance of romantic relationships over platonic ones.
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    22 mins
  • Powerless to Powerful

    Powerless to Powerful
    Apr 15 2023
    Conversation about my mental health, feelings of powerlessness, and journey towards embracing my power as a Black woman. TW: Mental health
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    17 mins
  • Love, Love, Love & The Lack Thereof

    Love, Love, Love & The Lack Thereof
    Feb 25 2023
    Valentine’s Day and a Loveless Society
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    11 mins
  • True Confessions of Black Women

    True Confessions of Black Women
    Feb 18 2023
    A group of Black women redefining what it means to be a Black woman.
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    14 mins
  • Men, Lost and Afraid to Love?

    Men, Lost and Afraid to Love?
    Feb 10 2023
    Are single men on the rise due to a lack of emotional availability or maturity? Guest: Thai (@vybesmedia)
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    12 mins
  • About

    About
    Feb 10 2023
    An introduction to The She Speaks Podcast
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    1 min