2Sips of T with Tamica Tanksley

May is my Birthday month and I decided to give myself the gift with lessons learned from doing something I've always been afraid to do!  Today I share how my adventure on the Schuylkill River opened up a sea of possibilities for me!  Join me for our last episode of the season for sips and tips on how to live the dream you fear will never be a reality. 

I must admit all this Ashanti and Nelly "Love2K Replay" got a girl in her feelings just a little bit.  So when I received a message from a Ghost of Boyfriend's Past asking me to call with a praying hand emoji, I thought is this a sign? And it was a NEON sign that said, I thought you blocked his number LOL?!  So against my better judgement I call and he answered.On this episode I'm sharing a page from my recent Ex-Files with sips of encouragement on the side for my communiTy of women worth their weight in waiting for Mr. Right not Mr. Right Now.  So join me for 2SIPS of T and Tips on why Mr. Get Right is Wrong and what you can do to make it right and work for you!

Do you feel like you're always bringing up the rear, year after year? Perhaps you find yourself at the end of the line time after time and when you do get to the front the light goes out and a sign pops up that says next line please so you start all over again.  If this sounds like you then this episode is for you.   Meet me in the T-Room for sips of encouragement that will bless you with a Disney Fast Pass to the front so don't fret just focus because things are about to turn around in your favor!

On today's episode we meet Mariama Bah, a 25 year old mental health advocate and founder of Nation of Diversity an organization dedicated to addressing homelessness and promoting mental health through the transformative power of creative arts.  Some people think speaking out of turn isn't lady like but Laurel Thatcher Urlich once said "Well behaved women seldom make history."  Mariama is definitely HERstory and today she talks about the time she found the courage to speak out of turn which gave others a chance to speak their truth in return. Ladies, meet me in the T-Room as we talk about the power of truth telling coupled with creativity and communal therapy.    Now grab a cup and pull on up as we love, listen and learn what inspired a little girl with a big heart to invest in the most vulnerable by creating a safe space to stand in and be healed by their truth! Cheers!

Remember the days of rotary phones and one way telephone lines?   Well, the only thing more annoying than the time it took to dial a telephone number was getting a busy signal.   If you find yourself struggling to answer your life's calling because of busy signals then this episode is for you.  Did you know that when you overthink, you underperform?  And who ever said practice makes perfect lied.  Practice makes excellence while perfection makes paralysis.   These are just a few busy signals that can block your path to purpose.It's time to clear the line and answer your life's calling  so meet me in the T-Room for sips and tips that will help you unlock the blessings that will call you to be a bigger blessing! Cheers!

Remember when you were a little girl and someone asked "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Well it's been said that a little girl with a big dream becomes a woman with vision but what they don't tell you is that everyone won't have 20/20 vision when it comes to seeing your dream.  On Today's episode I'm join by one of my favorite sistahs to the show Jo Lavern and we're sharing how our big girl dreams were shattered by someone else's vision.  Ladies sip with us as we share how we healed the broken heart of our Dreamgirl and helped her become a woman with vision! Cheers!

One of my favorite quotes is "Leap and the net will appear" and while I consider myself a strong woman of faith I've made the difficult discovery that I rarely take a leap of faith.  On this episode I'm spilling all the T on how 3 C's (clarity, confidence and courage) can make you an "A" student in the school of life.  Only if you want to leap into your best year yet, I suggest you grab a cup and pull on up and meet me in the T-Room for an overflow of sips and tips!

It's been said that a single woman especially over the age of 40 has a better chance of being struck by lightening than getting married.  But what they don't tell you is that if marriage is the end goal many of us could have gotten that goal over the goal line long ago.   On today's T I'm enjoying sips with my play cousin Farrah about being a hopeful romantic while still enjoying the often unspoken joys and benefits of living your best single life!  

Helen Reedy's song I am Women (Hear me Roar) still rings true for women over 50 year later.  Ladies it's time to turn up the volume on your voice and let your presence be known.  We didn't win the right to vote by being silent and we won't achieve equal pay by being quiet.  Silence is a cost we can't afford to pay so Ladies let's get ready to ROAR!  In this episode I share why it's important advocate for ourselves and our sistahs! 

Oftentimes vulnerability is seen as a weakness but it's not.  Learning to tell the real from the fakes starts with opening your heart so you can heal from heartbreak and build better relationships.  And the first person you need to be real with how you feel isn't your family, friends or partner it's you! In this episode I'm sharing that good T and Tips about the value in being vulnerable. 

Many women share a similar story but we're often muzzled by guilt shame or regret.  So we isolate and suffocate in silence and solitude but I'm here the change that! 2SIPS of T is brewed to bridge the gap between solitude and solidarity for our communiTy of women because you're not alone!  There's strength in numbers so let's SIP and tap in! 

In this bonus sip I share a quick message and share why I must take my own advice and put my mask on first!  

This T is brewed with pearls for my girls!  Pigs don't value pearls, so it's time to let go of  people, situations, jobs and relationships that dishonor and decrease your value.   On this episode of 2SIPS of T I'm giving the hood but holy version about not casting ye your pearls before swine.  So join me for SIPS & TIPS on how you can protect your pearls because when you know your worth your value increases!

Girlfriend, it's time to do IT afraid! The IT you keep on the back burner because you're afraid to burn the midnight oil and make it reality, the IT you're great at doing but afraid to fail so you fail to do it and all the ITS that hold you back from moving forward.  Sis, stop waiting to be fearless and start fearing less about doing it afraid.  Don't know how?  Sip with me on this episode of 2SIPS of T as I pour an antidote to help you find the courage to face fear, feel fear and move forward with fear and learn to do IT afraid!    

People come into our lives for a reason, season or a lifetime.  When you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do.  ~ Michelle Ventour  The reason some people change like the weather is because some relationships are seasonal, so when you drag a spring fling in to fall and things fall apart it's probably because the leaves ain't the only thing that's changed. Perhaps the reason is your season is over.   So, if you're nursing a broken heart or need help moving on this medicinal SIP of T is the brew for you. On this episode of 2SIPS of T I'm sippin' down memory lane about some seasonal relationships and the reasons they ended so join me as I share my prescription for the brokenhearted and the lessons learned along the way.  Cheers!

Have you ever scrolled through social media, flipped through a magazine, sat in a staff meeting or even tried to enjoy an evening with your girlfriends and wondered "Am I Enough?"  If the answer is yes, you're in good company because many women have been there and some of us have yet to leave.  On today's T we're sipping from a cup of vulnerability about the journey through the valley of enough and to keep you from believing the hype or headlines we've brewed sips of affirmations to help you navigate the notion of enough.  2SIPS of T is now being served...cheers!

You ever grab a hot top to a boiling pot and drop it right away? You do that because it's hot and it hurts yet for many of us, we collect and carry junk that's hurtful and heavy, yet we don't let go!  On this episode we're filling our buckets until our cups runneth over as we discuss what to clean up and sweep out things no longer serving us like perfection, expectation, and toxic relationships, just to name a few! And ladies, after we spill the T, we'll share sips and tips for cleaning it up, cuz momma don't like no mess! 

Whether your father was present, absent or present but still absent the relationship a girl has with her father can impact the woman she becomes.  On this episode I reflect on Father's Day and the daddy daughter dynamic with my college roommate and bestie Alena.  Join us as we discuss our polar opposite daddy daughter experience, influence and the truth about daddy issues! 

On March 21, 2022 in an instant, my life was changed forever.  My 20 year old nephew Justice passed away while at college from complications with juvenile diabetes.   The phraseGood Good is defined as an exclamation of irritation, frustration or surprise and while standing in the weeds of grief I wrestle with these feelings coupled with countless others and somedays I'm not sure who won what round but I keep fighting!  On today's episode I'm holding hands and hearts with my soulsister Cynthia Allen as she shares her journey after the passing of her 19 year old son Zion.  If you're in the trenches of grief or want to know how you can support the bereaved in battle this sip is for you so grab your Tcup and let's sip on why it's okay not to be okay, how to love god and still be sad, mad and human,  taking a time out don't mean I'm checking out on life but checking in with self and why it's important to talk about death if we truly want to celebrate life.    

On this episode of 2Sips of T I'm reuniting with my former intern Ms. Gabby, a wife and mother of two toddlers who went from being fired from a job she liked to being the boss of a booming business she LOVES!!  Gabby's Mobile Pet Spa is on the move so join us for a different kind of spa day as we discuss how detours will help you arrive at your destiny on time, big blessings happen when you give Jesus the wheel for real and why accepting valuable advice from a flight attendant will help you soar on purpose ! Ladies, we're sipping on boss moves made simple so pull up a cup, buckle up and sip in! 

Did you know that 90% of men and women have some type of bias against women? And can you guess what percentage of men think they automatically deserve the job over a woman? Not to mention when you factor in gender, race and religion the bias black hole where society tries to banish women gets bigger.  In celebration of International Women's Day, I'm sippin' on these stats and more with my college roommate and bestie who shared her experience while working for a national organization in support of girls along with other moments worthy of a sip and side eye.  Also, as we talk about the work that needs to be done in order to #breakthebias I'm pouring sips of encouragement to help the bias not break us! 

“Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it.” — Brené Brown We are celebrating Women's HERstory month on 2sips of T podcast.  On this episode, we share  4 benefits of standing in the truth of our stories and the lessons we learn along the way and don't worry if you don't like the ending you can always write another one, but it takes courage so join and and learn how you can author your own HERstory!

It's 2/22/22 and I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate this special day then sipping T with 2 special people, my twin cousins Andrea & Cynthia.  Listen in as we enjoy our traditional giggle and girl talk and share sips from our lives such as Covid 19 blindsiding our 20/20 vision and changes we are making as new you in 2022.  On this episode we leave no T unturned as we talk about pandemic pivots, the prison of perfection, saying yes to yourself but no to others, the challenges of being a black woman in white corporate America and so much more! This T is hot so c'mon and let me pour you a cup right out the pot! 2sips of T is now being served.  Cheers!

On this episode we are celebrating Black History Month and the unofficial month of love with Self Love and Self Esteem  quotes from some of the worlds most influential beautiful black women.  Be sure to bring an empty cup because these quotes are sure to fill you up on how to love yourself without apathy or apology!!  So lean in and enjoy my 2sips of  commentary on why this type of love is worth pursuing my any means necessary! Cheers!

2sips of T is back and coming in hot so join me T, for a sip & see as I debut our season 2 special  brew just for you!! On this episode I share the journey of finding  my life's purpose while in the pit of life's challenges and how even the wrong jobs kept me right on track for my date with destiny .  Also I'm pouring an overflow of sips and tips with an exercise to help you visualize and realize your purpose 2!  Get the big mug ready as we listen, laugh and learn why life is sweeter in sips...Cheers!! 

Just when you thought your cup was empty, I'm back with a bonus sip of 2Sips of T.  I had to share my aha sip of the day hot out the pot with my super sippers.  In 2007 God told me to "Get out the Boat" after crying about working at the wrong job but I didn't move for 14 years because I was afraid of getting in the water and being preyed on by the preying mantis, bitten by the great white shark, swallowed alive by the killer whale,  backstabbed by the sword fish and electrocuted by the electric eel .  In this quick sip I share how taking the plunge for purpose and  releasing  perfection help me clear the line and answer my life's calling! 

In the season finale episode host Tamica Tanksley is spilling all the T to help brew a better you so get your favorite cup for an overflow of sips and tips about defining your own success, failing in order to succeed and how being brave enough to get in the game and get your butt kicked can empower you to get your goals over the goal line and score in life! 

On this episode I share birthday highlights including why I kicked off my birthday by kicking  butt in my kickboxing class in attempt to kick old habits that kept me "weighting" to live.  So sip and enjoy tips to jump start your wellness journey because pursing a dream is great but being healthy enough to live the dream is even better! 

Let them eat cake because it's a TParty and this birthday brings much to celebrate! With age comes wisdom so join me for sips of self reflection with an overflow of love and laughs as I share personal pearls with my girls and what I learned along the way to 4orty-Gr8! This next chapter is gonna be a real page turner so be sure to get you a sip...Cheers! 

Are you single and ready to mingle but the ghost of boyfriend past is a third wheel haunting your could be love life?  On this episode I share how I graduated to ghostbuster and made room for the possibilities of real love.  Ladies get your cups for endless sips and tips on mending a broken heart and spring forward in love this season! 

Pandemic got you feeling down, dissatisfied or disconnected?  How do you connect if you feel disconnected? What if I told you I had a remedy to brighten your blues, would you take it? Well on today’s episode I’m pouring a heart 2 heart dose of the prescription known as connection as a bridge over troubled waters.  Yes, today’s T is a freestyle of flavor steeped in the heart so get you a big cup and join me for sip of girl talk!

If you're  in need of hope and healing or hope to help someone who maybe broken hearted  this episode is a special brew for you.  From the loss of loved ones to jobs, homes, finances and missed milestones, since the pandemic hit, people have been trying to pivot physically, mentally and emotionally.  Join host Tamica Tanksley and learn how she dealt with the loss of her father as she reviews the stages of grief, sympathy vs empathy and the power of connection while offering listeners  sips and tips on how to care for yourself and others during a difficult time.  

Have you ever felt like your time for greatness had passed because you were too late, too old, too much or not enough?  Perhaps you believed you lacked the right resources or experience.  Well, if you answered yes, get your cup and join us for 2Sips of Destiny as we close out Women’s History month with the first African American Pennsylvania State Representative Regina Young as she shares HERstory, a journey paved with destiny.  Come, get inspired and learn how you too can rewrite HERstory...Cheers!! 

Life's demands can siphon our soul just like the gas tank of a car which can leave you feeling empty inside.  Join host Tamica Tanksley as she shares 2Sips of Soul Fuel and learn how to fill your tank in order to live effectively and efficiently with four simply self-care tips to help you refuel.  

Growing a healthy self-esteem doesn't come with gardening tools but that doesn't mean it can't be done. On this episode of 2Sips of T, host Tamica Tanksley is joined by guest Sasha Taylor, a mother and real estate investor who shares how she overcame verbal abuse and bloomed from being self-conscious to confident while empowering others with seeds for developing their self-esteem.

Have you ever had a dream you could see yet it still seemed untouchable?  If the answer is yes, you’re invited to sip into the TRoom for 2Sips of T with host, Tamica Tanksley as she pours a sip by sip guided tour through some of the peaks and valleys, you make encounter on the road to your destiny.   Also, learn what maybe holding you back and how you too can bounce back!! Ladies, grab your favorite cup as Tamica also shares sips about which African American women broadcasters inspired her along they way!!

Infused with hot topics and cool conversations, 2Sips of T is a podcast brewed to empower the midlife woman on the road to peace, purpose and prosperity while navigating the highs, lows, and potholes she'll encounter along the way. Join host Tamica Tanksley your "Midwife 4 Midlife" as she spills all the T you can sip about her new podcast.