Marriage! Where does it fit in today's world? As women or nonbinary are we still striving for marriage?   Marriage is a huge topic to tackle but today's episode will break down marriage from the point of view of a young married woman, a young divorcee, an older married woman, and a host that's not into it at all. Special guests Liselot Rosado & Roslyn Ali join hosts Grace Annette & Muhyi to figure out if a marriage can really be considered a happy ending or is the idea. just a mirage.

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Liselot’s Instagram: @lisaapinkk

Roslyn’s Instagram: @roslynalix3

Sources:  https://www.livingfacts.org/en/articles/2021/10-facts-about-love-in-america https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/02/13/8-facts-about-love-and-marriage/

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/relationships/a32759/marriage-facts-today/ https://www.weddingforward.com/curiously-fun-wedding-facts/

https://psychcentral.com/lib/7-persistent-myths-about-marriage#4

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/having-sex-wanting-intimacy/202106/10-dangerous-myths-about-marriage

This episode is about our heaux friends, whether she is us or we are living vicariously through them, they are an essential part to life! Pick’em, Drop’em, Take their money, take their souls, repeat! The heaux/heaux friend has taught us many things. Muhyi & Grace speak with Nichelle Hawkins to define being a heaux and what space that takes up in the female journey.

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Nichelle’s instagram: @ohshells

Source:

https://www.tatler.com/gallery/most-influential-royal-mistresses-throughout-history

https://www.factinate.com/people/43-seductive-facts-historical-mistresses/

https://historycollection.com/mistresses-and-lovers-of-historical-figures-who-left-their-mark-on-history/3/

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/513653/is-ho-hoe-basically-an-equivalent-of-whore-which-differs-only-stylisticall

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheVamp

https://byrslf.co/the-virgin-whore-dichotomy-and-why-women-cannot-destroy-it-fb1bcf95a8ff

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MadonnaWhoreComplex

Going to the doctor can be a charged experience for anyone, whether you're healthy, not healthy, or questioning your health. Being a womxn and going to the doctor can be especially challenging. This episode aims to answer some of the questions and concerns you might have before or even after your doctor's visit. In one of our most important episodes of the season, Muhyi & Grace are joined by Senior Clinical Researcher Chelsi Nurse to break down the Black female experience at the doctor's office.

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Chelsi’s instagram:@itssmechelsiii

Chelsi's publication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33279467/

Sources: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/womens-health.htm https://healthcare.utah.edu/womenshealth/patient-education/ https://www.midatlanticwomenscare.com/well-women-care/womens-health-myths-debunked-by-a-gynecologist/ https://www.greaterthan.org/sexually-transmitted-diseases/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAqvaNBhDLARIsAH1Pq52vntwCQO-N7BgP9UsPDCvtFyPM3PFcvEH4AKZCz9Y_j_OLKNAkrWsaAhhREALw_wcB