Rainbow in Bloom

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After a powerful storm the most beautiful rainbow is revealed. From resilience forged in struggle we bloom into our full being. Rainbow in Bloom is about personal growth: overcoming adversity, embracing transformation and faith, and springing powerfully into a brighter future. The purpose of this po…

Melissa


    • Feb 4, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    This Is My Brain On The Big C...Actually, After It

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2023 12:25


    The brain is powerful but delicate. It regulates everything about ourselves including the practical and the impractical. Never could I have imagined that an unexpected life event would likely always impact mine. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rainbowbloom/support

    Commitment Issues. Whddaya do??

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 12:45


    Something good must be on the horizon if my life has gotten this weird! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    4 Morning Practices I Will Swear By

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 18:28


    Do you think much about how your day gets started? Do you jump out the bed and hit the ground running? If you don't have any particular approach to starting your day, and the idea of routine or habit seems rigid, I get it. But take a listen to this... Implementing even one or two daily practices could potentially what you can accomplish with what you're already doing. Tell me what you think! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Ep. 77: The First Female Uber Driver?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 10:43


    I may or may not be the first female Uber driver in Philly. But that's not what this is about. After years of experience with UbeEats, the company doesn't seem to have made much progress in customer service. What do you think? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Ep. 76: Sagittarius

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 11:05


    Today is the annual celebration of my life and the future ahead. Morning musings about time. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Ep. 75: Say It To My Face!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 15:17


    The power of life and death is on the tongue. Today we ponder how we weild our words, and something we could possibly all do to speak life into the world, not death. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Ep. 74: Eleven-Eleven. A Singular Experience.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 10:25


    Today is not just any other Thursday! (Depending on how you look at it

    Ep. 73: Course Curse! Do you do this too??

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2021 14:49


    Are you seduced by course offerings? Are you thinking about developing a course to sell? I accumulation courses like I accumulate books! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Ep. 72 - (Not) New Dating Rules for 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2021 11:46


    For the singles, soon-to-be singles and wannabe singles. Let's not waste any more time in this crazy, chaotic world. These days you really better know what you want and establish clearly communicated boundaries to get what we want! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    To Habit or Not To Habit

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 15:06


    Is it necessary to have a daily routine that never changes, if you want to be successful? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Why Many of Us Are Damaged Overgrown Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 22:58


    Is childhood trauma in the driver's seat of your life? Many of us are entirely unaware of the profound impact our earliest experiences continue to have on the shape of our lives. Our habits, behaviors, the experiences they create; even our preferences can be the result of childhood experiences and training. We are indoctrinated into our sense of self, how to perceive the world around us and how to respond to it. So what do we do to discover our true selves and live an authentic, empowered life? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 69: What is the "race card"?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 11:55


    After seeing the term 'the race card' populating social media comments lately, I began reflecting on my own thoughts on the matter. What is the race card and who do they belong to? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 68: Somebody Else's Secret

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 13:27


    Have you ever revealed a secret that technically wasn't yours to tell? This week's Sussex Saga brings to mind my own recent experience with exposing a family secret. There are consequences to everything, and the path to hell is paved with good intentions. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 67: Meghan's Ordeal

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 14:48


    Thank you for listening to the Rainbow in Bloom podcast. According to Gayle King, Oprah said her interview with Harry Windsor and Meghan Markle, airing tonight on CBS, is the most important she's ever done. Meghan's ordeal exposes many truths about the way this world works. This is my take on it. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 66: Love & Money: Should There Be a Standard?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 15:42


    Let me know what you think about this one. Should a man spend money on a woman he likes? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 66: So You Wanna Leave America? Three Tips for an Easy Transition

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 14:12


    Many Black Americans are moving to the Caribbean and Africa to escape the mayhem. I believe it's a great idea. An opportunity to relax, relate, release! But there are pitfalls to avoid to make your new home somewhere you can see yourself long-term. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 65 - 2020: Prosperity in Disguise

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 11:29


    This is a great time to find opportunities that were not available before. It won't last forever! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 64: Channeling Fear To Fuel Our Purpose in 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2020 19:25


    2020 is providing to be the most transformational year probably ever in history, considering the global connectivity coupled with global visibility that nev existed before. It's a very uncertain time. And uncertainty breeds fear. But what do we do on an individual basis to handle fear correctly? Listen and tell me your thoughts! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 63: Gayle King and Black Dysfunction

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2020 23:41


    This week was pretty brutal. We all saw the public slaughter of Gayle King over a short clip of her interview with Lisa Leslie on Kobie Bryant. What REALLY behind the vitriolic backlash? What does it reveal about Black people? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 62 - NO Business With Business Cards!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2019 13:28


    Those little pieces of paper are a blessing and a curse. A fundamental business document evidencing your professional status that can supplant the need to actually make a connection with the people we meet, it ironically likely renders a person forgettable. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 61: The Company You Keep

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 19:54


    As I've gotten older, observed some things and paid some dues I realize that the only thing that matters is people. As I realize this it has also become apparent that everybody is doing the same thing a different way and that is the root of most of our problems. In this time of transition at the end of the year, how are you transforming your relationships to align with the life you want to create? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 60: I Got 99 Problems & Anchor is 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019 8:25


    I must be VERY boring! I've been posting on Anchor for a while now. But over the past few weeks something weird has been happening: my plays have TANKED! I cannot understand why, and of course the company says they have no impact on the number of people who listen to my channel. But I have been doing everything the same way. How is it possible that my channel can go down to literally ZERO listeners?? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 59: #hotgirlsummer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2019 9:35


    In this year of setting the foundation for the rest of my life my friend and I decided to spend this summer at the beach as much as possible. Did you know Target has awesome bikinis? Life is for living not working. Trying to get this thing the right way around! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 58: About My Book and Other Ruminations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2019 23:48


    My book is published! Now reading someone else's book, I am receiving confirmation for the lessons I learned through the experience I share my memoir is about. Here I talk about that. The book is How Death Saved My Life and is currently available on Amazon Kindle and paperback. It's free to read today. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 57: Manners Still Matter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2019 18:14


    In a recent instagram post, a popular comedian roasted a "friend" for not feeling obligated to give her the answer she was looking for. She got an answer, but felt it wasn't good enough. In her tirade she even accused the entire Black race of practicing what she perceived as selfishness. The sense of entitlement in the extreme seems to be very prevalent these days. And social media and our insta-gratification society are largely to blame. Take a listen. Do you think manners still matter? You can follow me on Twitter and Facebook both at @rainbowinbloom and on instagram at @rainbowinbloomvlog. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 56: Bad Habits-Lying to My App!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 12:48


    I have a confession. I found myself doing something recently and had to admit to myself what it was. Now that I've admitted it, what do I do? How do I move forward and accomplish what I set out to do? Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to “Rainbow in Bloom” and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, etc. Follow me on Social Media: YouTube - The Rainbow in Bloom Channel Twitter - @rainbowinbloom Facebook - Rainbow in Bloom Instagram- @rainbowinbloomvlog --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 55: The Devil is In the Details!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2019 11:22


    Lesson of the Day - Details are everything! I blogged recently at Thefinancialfashionista.com on opportunity cost, and there's no better way to lose opportunity than to neglect an important detail in setting up something you're trying to accomplish. Listen to the lesson I learned once again, this morning! Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to “Rainbow in Bloom” and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, etc. Follow me on Social Media: YouTube - The Rainbow in Bloom Channel Twitter - @rainbowinbloom Facebook - Rainbow in Bloom Instagram- @rainbowinbloom --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 54: Can Procrastination Be A Good Thing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2019 16:21


    We are often chastised about procrastination, especially by the so-called gurus with their "inspirational" memes and anecdotes. If patience is a virtue, can procrastination be also? Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to “Rainbow in Bloom” and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, etc. Follow me on Social Media: YouTube - The Rainbow in Bloom Channel Twitter - @rainbowinbloom Facebook - Rainbow in Bloom Instagram- @rainbowinbloom --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 53: Relax. Relate. Release.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2019 8:30


    There is a vital habit in maintaining good health that is often overlooked and even downplayed. Most of us are deficient in this area, and I wonder if it could be the answer to the anxiety, stress and unhappiness so prevalent in today's society. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to “Rainbow in Bloom” and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, etc. Follow me on Social Media: YouTube - The Rainbow in Bloom Channel Twitter - @rainbowinbloom Facebook - Rainbow in Bloom Instagram- @rainbowinbloom --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 52: The Life and Times of an Entrepreneur

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2019 17:18


    Everyone these days wants to be an entrepreneur. But the truth is it's not for everybody. One of the pitfalls is relying on people who aren't what they seem and having to deal with their attitudes. Then there's the issue of fitting a personal life in the middle of it. It's a balancing act that takes constant self-renewal. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to “Rainbow in Bloom” and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, etc. Follow me on Social Media: YouTube - The Rainbow in Bloom Channel Twitter - @rainbowinbloom Facebook - Rainbow in Bloom Instagram- @rainbowinbloom --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 51: "Friends Will Let You Down"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2019 10:33


    Have you been disappointed by a friend too? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 50: Why I Hate Traveling & What Jussie Smollett Has Done

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2019 21:13


    There are many things to love about traveling. But there are some things to not like that much. Traveling alone as a single Black woman can be its own kind of nightmare. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 48: The Gift of Peace Called The Present

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2019 11:44


    There's a phrase that resonates with me at the moment, that I am going to add to my mental war chest in 2019. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 47: Living on Purpose in 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2019 12:17


    Continuing on the theme of building a new foundation in life, these are the two things I have been decreasing religiously to get what I want. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 46: The Gig Economy - Help or Hindrance?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2019 17:41


    Ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft are the most well-known gig apps among several dozen that aim and claim to help users make the extra cash they need. But how much of a help are these side hustles? At what point does the gig become more of a hindrance to personal financial progress? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 45: FOMO, Focus & The Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2019 6:42


    Our job here is to be good stewards, and to do that requires good use of time and energy. This is what I'm focused on for 2019, aligning habits and choices with purpose. What are you focused on this year? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 44: Difficult Conversations...

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2018 12:07


    They say honesty is the best policy but sometimes it's easier said than done. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 43: Patience is a Virtue!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2018 7:46


    Be careful and mindful out there! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 42: Thoughts On Sexual Assault in 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2018 11:45


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    Episode 41: Gratitude and Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2018 12:35


    Acknowledging the positive and being positive is a practice that can transform our spirit as well as others'. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 40: Geoffrey Owens & Not Blocking Your Blessings

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2018 9:07


    The Cosby Show actor has accepted a job offer from Tyler Perry. But for a moment he sounded like he would make life harder than it has to be. Whew! A blessing is a blessing is a blessing! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 39: Ironic Personal Finance Lesson From Using After Pay

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2018 8:49


    Every moment is a new opportunity to improve how we navigate this thing called life. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 38: Did Technology Kill Dating??

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2018 19:12


    I want to hear from you! How would you handle getting to know somebody who either doesn't communicate or whose communication is confusing? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 37: Thanks For Your Support

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2018 5:26


    Visit anchor.fm/rainbowbloom to see how to become a Listener Supporter. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 36: Sleep Is My New Best Friend

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2018 8:38


    The irony is that in hustling harder I'm sleeping better. #FridayRants --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 35: 4 Reasons to Speak Your Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2018 18:28


    It's important to put things in their proper perspective. My take on the idea of not telling people about your goals. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 34: Don't Judge Me!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2018 8:51


    Inquiring minds want to know. This is the one and only tell-all I have ever bought. I think it will be worth every penny! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 33: Slowing Down to Move Forward

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2018 12:08


    How do you handle the tasks and responsibilities you face on a daily basis? I am putting a strategy to use that has increased my ability to stay motivated and happy. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 32: Gratitude & Steph Curry's Gift

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2018 9:49


    A recent news article brings back memories of fighting for the silver lining in the darkness. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 31: Letting Go & Transitioning From The Big C

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2018 7:09


    Today I am definitely stepping outside my comfort zone, to release the past and step more powerfully into the future. Friday is the perfect day for such a transition! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

    Episode 30: On Giving Ourselves Some Credit

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2018 7:33


    Taking a step back to appreciate the work it took to get to this place and time... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rainbowbloom/support

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