Anxious Black Mom Podcast

First off, Happy Mother's Day!! Am taking a little break from making my podcast until fall 2021. In the meantime please stay in touch! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Y'all some doro Wot and a little time away from my phone was amazing. Hope you all had a beautiful Fasika! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Fasika is my favorite Ethiopian holiday! Lots of great memories growing up in addis but over time am not sure how to sustain those cultural practices. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Trying to create resources and power in white dominant culture can be trippy. This is a letter to my family and community that loves and supports me. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Will smith is awesome and you can't tell me otherwise lol --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Letting go of some old stuff feels amazing! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

I discuss my symptoms and why I decided to get the vaccine even though it is not 100% guaranteed to work. And it has some risks. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Went out to our neighborhood resturant, had a delicious and salty burrito with a margarita. Also listened to Cold, Susan Powell story. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

I took time off of work and it was amazing.who knew rest was good ha? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Let me tell you, it was quick and am happy that I got it! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Trying to get vaccine app and failing, shopping and getting pedi --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Talking about saving your energy --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Can't believe my daughter is old enough for us to be looking for preschool. Am terrified and excited. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

What is all this investing talk? I try to make sense of it --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Happy Black History Month! Plus this is my 2nd year anniversary of birthing my daughter! Lol --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Petite and curvy. Expensive cloth that still don't fit! My analysis for why white beauty standard might be playing key factor! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Self care moments, sleep and other ways to stay balanced are productivity. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Hear my latest book review! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Taking care of self and family amidst craziness --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Starting this new year with a book review! https://www.amazon.com/Evicted-Poverty-Profit-American-City/dp/0553447459/ref=nodl_ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

I reflect on some of ways that I coped with challenges and mishaps this year! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Well am back I guess hahaha --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Marry Christmas! Happy New Year! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Well, here is to new starts --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

I want to exercise but I don't! I reflect on why and how am planning to change the course --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Use BBC if you want to learn more about Ethiopia's current crisis --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Okay trump lost. His racist ass is gone! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

I will be updating this though out the days. Follow along on Instagram @ anxiousblackmom --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Reflecting on election stress that we are all feeling. Recorded election eve and published Tuesday 11/3 morning. Fingers crossed y'all. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Drinking some Ethiopian spice tea while reading is my favorite fall activity. Listen to what else am doing to stay grounded these days. Email me your fall favorite activities at anxiousblackmom@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

I voted hella early cause voter suppression shinangens --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

As a mom, I have less time and energy than I did before parenthood. I am trying to learn to be okay with that and learn to use the time I do have more wisely --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Am totally out of it after 6 months of double pandemics! Am sharing a few practices that support mental health --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Listen as I give much deserved appreciation to my parents for being my ethiopian cultural hub and foundation --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Am feel lucky and stuck at the same dang time haha --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

I watched Cuties and I thoroughly defend it during this episode :) Let me know what you thought about the movie! On Instagram: @anxiousblackmom, anxiousblackmom@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Adulting is hard. The hardest part? Trying to cook Check me out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4QBgDj_HUDqGXUyzXa3cnz20fzSFldIl --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

We leaned into our family and immigrant values. We stayed at our family member house for vacay! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Every Tuesday you get a new 10 to 15 minute episode! Subscribe --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

A listener (aka my sis) sent us (aka me lol) an email about her transition back to work after her maternity leave! Check out her story and my commentary! Email me your anxious motherhood story at anxiousblackmom@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

As a Black woman, I have come to realize that my salary or my job title is not a reflection of my worth. We know the job market is sexist and racist. I try my best to derive my self worth from within. Not to say, I am not working hard or pushing for excellence. I am. But I don't have all my eggs in one basket specially because that basket is hella rigid. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Just checking in! I am reading a new book called liberation parenting! Super cool --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

If “just stay with me on the phone” was a podcast episode haha --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

What would you do if you had more money? For me, get more control of my time. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

I celebrate with crime mystery podcasts lol Why are they so good? Love them. Do you? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Why does our society expect parents specially moms to sacrifice their their career their health for the sake of their children and family. I feel like we need to be careful not to glamorize that life --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Why are Mondays are so hard for me. A little about my podcast poster! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Check out what I discovered were some of my challenges in journey to healthy eating --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

I discuss my decision to look for a couple counselor and why I think it is important to find one that is black --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

What u think? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support

Read this book it's amazing and then let me know what you think --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anxiousblackmom/support