Chroma Radio

The idea of self-care can be confusing. Many of us find that after stripping off the face masks and clicking the remote to turn off our favorite shows, our more deeply rooted issues still remain. Another misconception is that we have to neglect everyone and everything else in our lives in order to prioritize ourselves, leading us to think that self-care is selfish. Today we will learn to ditch the more trendy versions of self-care and create a practice that is truly beneficial to us.

It can be difficult to understand how rejection can be a good thing but as young professional women, the sooner that we can grasp this concept, the better! Our experiences with rejection have only just begun and as life goes, we can only expect that they will continue to show up in our careers, friendships, and love lives. This episode will explain how rejection can affect our self-esteem as women and why it can actually be a blessing in disguise! To learn more, head to www.thechromanetwork.com/14

In this episode, we're breaking down all of the ways that you can network effectively as a young professional woman. The concept of networking gets misconstrued in a way that can be anxiety-inducing for college students and early-career professionals. A lot of us think that we have to aim to have the most LinkedIn connections or be super extroverted when this isn't the case! I'm sharing networking tips for introverts, how to network virtually, and how to shift our focus towards building our network through genuine relationships.

Today's episode is all about what confidence-building is NOT. There are so many "untruths" surrounding what it means to live a life of true self-assurance and self-belief, especially for Black women. Today we're going to unpack 5 ways that confidence is sold to us, why we don't need to buy into these false images, and why we should just focus on building and becoming the best versions of ourselves. For more information and further reading, head to thechromanetwork.com/11

In today's episode, we're discussing the concept of enmeshment. We live in a time where so much of our identity is tied to accolades and institutions. Where we work, our alma maters and other affiliations become our points of distinction. But what about the things we actually like? The things that make us who we genuinely are! I'm sharing a few ways to actually begin to carve out time and space for ourselves when in a space where so much of who we are is tied to what we do.For further reading, head to thechromanetwork.com/10

In this episode, we're getting into all things Hustle Culture: pervasive sense of non-stop, hyper-productivity that has become synonymous with our sense of self. In this episode, we dive into where this phenomenon came from, where it pops up in our lives, what it means for us as people and how we can move past it! For more details and links to everything I mention in this episode you can visit www.thechromanetwork.com/09

Working from home has caught everyone slipping in some way at some point! In this week's episode, we'll be discussing work-life balance and how we can begin to set boundaries between our two worlds in a time where everything is blended together! To make things easier, I'm sharing 7 ways that boundaries can look in our lives right now. To download the self-reflection questions mentioned in this episode head to www.thechromanetwork.com/08Follow us The Chroma Network on Instagram: www.instagram.com/chromanetwork

Chroma Radio is back and better! In episode 7, I share a bit about my journey with fear and how it's played a role in my journey of building The Chroma Network. We break down how fear manifests itself in the body and six ways we can take action right now when managing our feelings of fear and anxiety. For all of the resources mentioned in this episode, visit https://www.thechromanetwork.com/07

Asia Milia Ware is a Queens, NY native currently working as an Editorial Assistant at Teen Vogue. With a long standing interest in the fashion industry, Asia was able to use her natural gifts of tenacity and hustle and make her dreams come true in an industry that many people would view as cut throat. Though she’s still in the early stages of her career, Asia is making waves both in the world of fashion and beauty media as well as on her own platforms online. Learn how she made it all happen in this episode!

Eni is a Nigerian-American originally from Queens, NY. After graduating from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree and Government and Sociology, Eni taught seventh-grade history at an East Harlem charter school. She's currently a second-year student at Columbia Law school where she serves as the Secretary for the Black Law Students Association and a staff editor on the Columbia Law Review. In the "free time" she has, Eni works to maintain #EniGivenSunday, her beauty and lifestyle blog that she started in 2018. Learn how she makes balances it all in this episode!

Natalie Neilson Edwards is the Global Director of Inclusion and Diversity at the Estée Lauder Companies. On this episode of Chroma Radio, she chats with Daneshé on her path to a career in corporate Diversity & Inclusion. She lets us in on the way her upbringing as a daughter of Jamaican immigrants has influenced the way she views the need for inclusivity, ways you can tell if the path you're on is right for you, and why you should never take no for an answer when it comes to your dreams and future.Sign up for The Chroma Radio Newsletter to receive tips on personal & professional development (and occasionally style) by visiting www.thechromanetwork.com/podcast

Answering the question, "what do you want to be when I grow up?" is never simple. As we grow older, more factors influence our decisions such as income, job location, and ability for growth; so much so, that it can be easy to move away from the most important factor of all: fulfillment. In episode 3 of Chroma Radio, Chanel Tyler discusses how she was able to bring her passion for beauty and skincare into the many aspects of her professional life. If you are a woman of color interested in getting an MBA, successfully making a career change, or the beauty industry (especially pertaining to diversity), this is the episode for you!

In this episode, Daneshé chats with Dr. Caroline Robinson, a board certified dermatologist practicing in Chicago, IL with a special focus in hair loss and hyperpigmentation affecting ethnic skin. Dr. Robinson discusses her journey to dermatology and gives some helpful insights that have helped her at each step of her medical journey. If you are a woman of color interested in dermatology or medicine in general, this is the episode for you!

balancing school, part-time work, and a passion project is no easy task. On episode one of Chroma Radio, we speak with Mia Heard: rising senior at the Ross School of Business and founder of Blu House Productions. If you are a woman of color interested in the entertainment or event production space or are curious about gaining the confidence to wear multiple hats and put your creative work out there, this is the episode for you.music production by @danielhex​