13 DEC 2023 · As an EMPTY NESTER Stay Positive 🤔 If your last child will soon leave home, plan ahead to keep empty nest syndrome at bay. Look for new opportunities in your personal and professional life. Keeping busy or taking on new challenges at work or home can ease the sense of loss. There are some excellent resources out there that can guide you as you adjust to the empty nest, but once that initial period of grief and adjustment is over, the question remains: What does it mean to find your purpose in the empty nest? Take a listen and Share your thoughts on What has LIFE been for you as an Empty Nester? also the DID YOU KNOW Segment? what are some of your Vacation Prep Tips SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS, LIKE, FOLLOW & SHARE the NEXT chapter where we discuss shades of grey... the revolution has begun

13 DEC 2023 · We Need To Talk About Cosby - Who is the Real Problem? with the Bill Cosby's of the world (in defining PREDATORS) / (the trusting person) How does society play a part when everyone is participating why did the powers that be allow this behavior when he exposed himself in his comedy skits (as early as the early ''70s) but he was classified as the safe compromising choice being "RACELESS" NOW WHAT do we cancel everything Bill Cosby created What is scary is you don't know what signs to look for anymore towards a predator the face does not look the same as we once thought

13 DEC 2023 · POLYAMOROUS COUPLES How can there be benefits to being in a Polyamorous relationship? Increased Intimacy, Romance, and Love. The most obvious benefit of polyamory is the opportunity to develop deep, intimate, romantic, and sexual relationships with multiple people. To not have our capacity for love be stifled by a partner, and not to stifle a partner's capacity for love. Join the Conversation and Share your thoughts on "the NEXT chapter"

13 DEC 2023 · on The Next Chapter, we will be discussing our prejudices, racism, and what we are doing about this as we move into the next phases of our lives. How is the way we are brought up, affecting the way we interact with individuals of other races? Can a black person be racist? and other interesting questions will be answered in this week's episode

13 DEC 2023 · "the NEXT chapter" examines the motivations of female sexual predators, the destructive effects of their actions on their victims, and the reluctance of victims to come forward. The most common offenders are relatives, with mothers topping the list, but it could be anyone such as babysitters, neighbors, or teachers. Inspired by watching the 1st episode of American Gigolo, I was moved to make this conversation back now as we an hour show video Inserts from: REALWOMEN/REALSTORIES - When girls do it: an examination of female sexual predators https://youtu.be/jxqp0Jah_VI & American Gigolo - Showtime series

13 DEC 2023 · Parenting Adult Children: it’s one of the most difficult—and yet least discussed—life transitions facing today’s boomers. Toddler tantrums and teen hormones were no picnic, but there is an abundance of resources available for those stages of parenting—not so much for how to parent adult children, though. There may be overlap and outliers in these decades—for example, more than 10 million millennials are currently caregivers for a parent or grandparent—but these are among the general milestones and markers for young adults. Check out our Conversation from the Professional and Personal point of view of a Parent with new Adult Children and an Adult Child who lives in the same building as her Parents REF 1 How to parent adult children: Tips for effectively guiding grown kids REF 2 18 Things Great Parents Do Differently - BRAINY DOSE

14 DEC 2023 · OVERNIGHT SUCCESS? Staying Motivated as an Artist & How to Overcome Challenges with a Special Guest Appearance JOIN Melissa D & KittyRose, - as we discuss shades of grey When someone gets their "big break, people" interviewers will often say, "WOW, you are an overnight success", but that overnight success took 15 years or more...

14 DEC 2023 · My 1st cousin Lionel Bailey whom I never met is my 2nd Guest CO-Host We will discuss the new age of "Ministry". How did we find serving Jehovah God in 2023 from how we were raised? As servants do we find traditions holding the message back from those who need it or is the message more received by folks identifying with us how is the fight from what we learned to what we now believe and how does that show up in our life as representatives of the Most High Join the conversation and share your thoughts on how the new age of preachers is making you feel when it comes to loving and understanding the Creator

15 DEC 2023 · a special episode of "the NEXT chapter" w/ Guest Co-Host Hosea James Givan II & Pippa Hurst "Sexual Trauma" and our Men - are we Highfiving our boys who lose their virginity under the ages of 10 and 13 - do we realize that that is rape - how can a man who loses his virginity at such a young age have an emotional connection to sex when that was taken from him at a young age - Is trauma always sexual - can trauma be what was lacking in the household growing up - did that man see the affection in his household growing up - was he shown affection how can we hold our men to such a degree when they weren't even given the tools to be the men we need them to be Check out the 1st part of this important discussion we're not having

15 DEC 2023 · How do we STOP letting the thoughts of the world influence how we feel about ourselves? For example, Stigma toward Women who have multiple children's fathers This stigma seems to be that one who has multiple baby daddies is loose, slutty, or whatever phrase you want to call it. When did this stigma gain ground? Kiki and I discuss our feelings about how we have been affected I miss Melissa, however, the VIBE between Black Women is like talking to yourself I realized doing this show with Melissa there are not many differences between women of different races But I do believe that culturally each race has its own language