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I'm joined by Dr. Donna Oriowo—award-winning therapist, educator, and author known for her bold, no-BS approach to identity, intimacy, and liberation. Together, we unpack the roots of self-esteem and explore how race, gender, and cultural conditioning shape how we see ourselves—and how we can begin to unlearn it all.We talk about:Why self-esteem isn't just a personal journey—it's politicalThe role of community and culture in how we view ourselvesThe connection between disembodiment, pleasure, and worthWhat true liberation and worthiness really feel likePractical ways to begin healing your sense of worth through joy, community, and intentionResources You Might Also Like:The Black Joy Playbook by Tracey Michae'l Lewis-GiggettsPast episode with Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggetts Be Well, Sis SubstackDrink Water and Mind Your Business by Dr. Donna OriowoThis episode is part of our Summer of Joy series—an invitation to do the deep work of coming back home to yourself with softness, honesty, and community.

Our guest this week, Dr. Donna Oriowo LICSW, CST, is an award-winning DEI advocate, international speaker, and certified sex and relationship therapist in the Washington D.C. metro area. Dr. Donna is the owner of the private practice, AnnodRight, which specializes in working with Black women on issues related to colorism and texturism and its impacts on mental and sexual health. Dr. Donna specializes in working with Black women to feel Free, Fabulous, and F*cked! She is the author of Cocoa Butter & Hair Grease: A Self Love Journey Through Hair and Skin and the host of a weekly family meeting for Black women called In My Black Feelings. Dr. Donna collects inspiring quotes, eats donuts, loves pasta, travels to learn, gives COVID safe handshakes, warm hugs, and (figurative) knocks on the head.   Dr. Oriowo served as DEI Co-chair and Communications Steering Committee Chair for AASECT, and she is a member of the Women of Color Sexual Health Network (WOCSHN). She can be found on social media @Dr.DonnaOriowo, or you can visit her website or interact with her by joining the Free, Fabulous, & F*cked Community on Facebook!   If you like our show or have any questions, contact us here at our website. You can subscribe to our podcast any way you'd like. We love our listeners and welcome your feedback. Please like us and rate us on Facebook and Instagram. If you love Our Better Half, please give us a 5-star rating. It really helps boost our show! As always, thanks for listening!  

This episode is all about making pleasure tangible. In our best Salt-N-Pepa voice – Let's Talk About Sex.This episode of The Unfolding: Presented by The Loveland Foundation host @Miriam.starobin is joined by sex and relationship therapist Dr. Donna Oriowo (oreo-whoa!) – @Dr.DonnaOriowoDr. Donna Oriowo LICSW, CST, is an award-winning DEI advocate, international speaker and certified sex and relationship therapist in the Washington D.C. metro area. Dr. Donna is the owner of private practice, AnnodRight, which specializes in working with Black women on issues related to colorism and texturism and its impacts on mental and sexual health. Dr. Donna specializes in working with Black women to feel Free, Fabulous, and F*cked! She is the author of Cocoa Butter & Hair Grease: A Self Love Journey Through Hair and Skin and the host of a weekly community space for Black women called In My Black Feelings. Dr. Donna collects inspiring quotes, eats donuts, loves pasta, travels to learn, gives COVID safe handshakes, warm hugs, and (figurative) knocks on the head.We here at The Loveland Foundation sincerely thank Dr. Donna for joining us for this episode and hope you all enjoy listening.If you enjoyed this podcast and want to learn more about the topic below are some resources chosen by our host.Salvation: Black People and Love – by bell hooks Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good – by adrienne maree brown The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love – by Sonya Renee Taylor The Explorer's Guide to Planet Orgasm – by Annie SprinkleThe Unfolding: Presented by The Loveland Foundation podcast is an additional resource not only to the public, but to our therapy fund cohort members. The Loveland Foundation therapy fund and resources are only made possible through support from our community. If you enjoy the podcast please go to the link in our bio to donate.Support the show

Sex therapist Dr. Donna Oriowo joins us to answer your questions about sex and relationships. How do you manage sexual incompatibility? What do you do when one of you wants sex all the time and the other has trouble getting in the mood? And how do you get yourself in the mood to be a "giver" when it doesn't come naturally? Dr. Donna Oriowo (oreo-whoa!) LICSW, CST, is an award-winning DEI advocate, international speaker and certified sex and relationship therapist in the Washington D.C. metro area. Dr. Donna is the owner of private practice, AnnodRight, which specializes in working with Black women on issues related to colorism and texturism and its impacts on mental and sexual health. Dr. Donna specializes in working with Black women to feel Free, Fabulous, and F*cked! She is the author of Cocoa Butter & Hair Grease: A Self Love Journey Through Hair and Skin and the host of a weekly community space for Black women called In My Black Feelings. Dr. Donna collects inspiring quotes, eats donuts, loves pasta, travels to learn, and gives COVID-safe handshakes, warm hugs, and (figurative) knocks on the head. Dr. Oriowo served as DEI Co-chair and Communications Steering Committee Chair for AASECT. She is a member of the Women of Color Sexual Health Network (WOCSHN). She can be found on social media @Dr.DonnaOriowo (Instagram and Twitter). OR you can visit her on the interwebs at DonnaOriowo.com OR interact with her by joining the Free, Fabulous, & F*cked Community on Facebook. Be sure to check out Dr. Oriowo's 5-Day Pleasure Challenge Get 15% off with Code DRJESS15 on Lovehoney.com. Save 25% with code PODCAST at Happier Couples.com.   If you have podcast questions, please submit them here. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music & Stitcher! Rough Transcript: This is a computer-generated rough transcript, so please excuse any typos. This podcast is an informational conversation and is not a substitute for medical, health, or other professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the services of an appropriate professional should you have individual questions or concerns. Help! We're not sexually compatible Speaker 2 00:00:05 You're listening to The Sex with Dr. Jess podcast, sex and Relationship Advice you can use Tonight. Speaker 0 00:00:14 Welcome Speaker 3 00:00:14 To the Sex with Dr. Jess podcast. I'm your co-host Brandon Weir, here with my lovely other half, Dr. Jess. Speaker 1 00:00:20 Hello from Washington DC Speaker 3 00:00:23 Is there a more enthusiastic way to say that? Speaker 1 00:00:25 Good morning, Washington DC Good morning. This is our second stop here in the last couple of weeks. Yeah, Speaker 3 00:00:31 It Speaker 1 00:00:31 Is. We are here for the Sexology Summit in inaugural conference hosted by the folks from Sexpert Consultants and they're doing a great job. It's, it's so nice to be back with colleagues and surrounded by non civilian sex people. Speaker 3 00:00:46 Yeah, I mean, I'm having a great time. I haven't been to a lot of sex conferences. I've been to Sex down South. I've been here. I'm trying to think where else I've been. And definitely meeting people that I've met online and through the podcast. And it's interesting because now I'm actually seeing them, but I feel like I already know them. Like we met Courtney, we saw Courtney Bra the other day. Hang Speaker 1 00:01:05 On though. Courtney Bra is a lot taller than I expected. Yes. He, he's a tall man. Speaker 3 00:01:09 He's, he's a muscular, tall gentleman Speaker 1 00:01:11 In a soft cashmere sweater. My favorite convo, my favorite I you wear He's cashmere. He's a really nice guy. If you let me, I'm gonna touch you. , like, people should really be wearing cashmere pants. . If you want a butt rub, say for, Speaker 3 00:01:24 For the holidays, I, I get cashmere underwear.

How do you manage sexual incompatibility? What do you do when one of you wants sex all the time and the other has trouble getting in the mood? And how do you get yourself in the mood to be a "giver" when it doesn't come naturally? Sex therapist Dr. Donna Oriowo joins us to answer your questions about sex and relationships. Dr. Donna Oriowo (oreo-whoa!) LICSW, CST, is an award-winning DEI advocate, international speaker and certified sex and relationship therapist in the Washington D.C. metro area. Dr. Donna is the owner of private practice, AnnodRight, which specializes in working with Black women on issues related to colorism and texturism and its impacts on mental and sexual health. Dr. Donna specializes in working with Black women to feel Free, Fabulous, and F*cked! She is the author of Cocoa Butter & Hair Grease: A Self Love Journey Through Hair and Skin and the host of a weekly community space for Black women called In My Black Feelings. Dr. Donna collects inspiring quotes, eats donuts, loves pasta, travels to learn, and gives COVID-safe handshakes, warm hugs, and (figurative) knocks on the head. Dr. Oriowo served as DEI Co-chair and Communications Steering Committee Chair for AASECT. She is a member of the Women of Color Sexual Health Network (WOCSHN). She can be found on social media @Dr.DonnaOriowo (Instagram and Twitter). OR you can visit her on the interwebs at DonnaOriowo.com OR interact with her by joining the Free, Fabulous, & F*cked Community on Facebook. Be sure to check out Dr. Oriowo's 5-Day Pleasure Challenge Get 15% off with Code DRJESS15 on Lovehoney.com. Save 25% with code PODCAST at Happier Couples.com. If you have podcast questions, please submit them here. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music & Stitcher! Rough Transcript: This is a computer-generated rough transcript, so please excuse any typos. This podcast is an informational conversation and is not a substitute for medical, health, or other professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the services of an appropriate professional should you have individual questions or concerns. Help! We're not sexually compatible Speaker 2 00:00:05 You're listening to The Sex with Dr. Jess podcast, sex and Relationship Advice you can use Tonight. Speaker 0 00:00:14 Welcome Speaker 3 00:00:14 To the Sex with Dr. Jess podcast. I'm your co-host Brandon Weir, here with my lovely other half, Dr. Jess. Speaker 1 00:00:20 Hello from Washington DC Speaker 3 00:00:23 Is there a more enthusiastic way to say that? Speaker 1 00:00:25 Good morning, Washington DC Good morning. This is our second stop here in the last couple of weeks. Yeah, Speaker 3 00:00:31 It Speaker 1 00:00:31 Is. We are here for the Sexology Summit in inaugural conference hosted by the folks from Sexpert Consultants and they're doing a great job. It's, it's so nice to be back with colleagues and surrounded by non civilian sex people. Speaker 3 00:00:46 Yeah, I mean, I'm having a great time. I haven't been to a lot of sex conferences. I've been to Sex down South. I've been here. I'm trying to think where else I've been. And definitely meeting people that I've met online and through the podcast. And it's interesting because now I'm actually seeing them, but I feel like I already know them. Like we met Courtney, we saw Courtney Bra the other day. Hang Speaker 1 00:01:05 On though. Courtney Bra is a lot taller than I expected. Yes. He, he's a tall man. Speaker 3 00:01:09 He's, he's a muscular, tall gentleman Speaker 1 00:01:11 In a soft cashmere sweater. My favorite convo, my favorite I you wear He's cashmere. He's a really nice guy. If you let me, I'm gonna touch you. , like, people should really be wearing cashmere pants. . If you want a butt rub, say for, Speaker 3 00:01:24 For the holidays, I, I get cashmere underwear. It's a win-win for everybody.

This week Effy Blue and Jacqueline Misla are curious about colorism, featurism, and texturism and they are joined by Dr. Donna to chat about:What are colorism, texturism, and featurism? Where does it come from? How does it show up day today?How does it impact sexual self-esteem?How does this impact relationships between people of color?What can we do now that we know this?To guide us in our exploration, our guest this week is Dr. Donna Oriowo:Dr. Donna Oriowo (oreo-whoa!) LICSW, CST, is international speaker and certified sex and relationship therapist in the Washington D.C. metro area. The owner of AnnodRight, Dr. Donna specializes in working with Black women on issues related to colorism and texturism and its impacts on mental and sexual health. She is the author of Cocoa Butter & Hair Grease: A Self Love Journey Through Hair and Skin. Dr. Donna is an advocate for sexual freedom, self-love, acceptance, and accomplishment for WoC, especially Black women. She collects inspiring quotes, eats donuts, loves pasta, & stays home--cuz COVID aka Rona. Dr. Oriowo currently serves as co-chair of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion committee with AASECT, Communications Steering Committee Chair, too. She can be found on Facebook and Instagram @Annodright. OR you can visit her on the interwebs at TheCBHG.com or AnnodRight.comYou can find out more about  Effy Blue and Jacqueline Misla by following them at @wearecuriousfoxes, @coacheffyblue, and @jacquelinemisla on Instagram.If you have a question that you would like to explore on the show, reach out to us and we may answer your question on one of our upcoming episodes. Leave us a voicemail at 201-870-0063 or email us at listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comFollow us:fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxesinstagram.com/wearecuriousfoxesJoin the conversation:fb.com/groups/CuriousFoxSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/wearecuriousfoxes)

Ep.174-Consent Guidebook Contributor, Therapist, Social Worker, and Speaker Dr. Donna Oriowo and I discuss the entitlement culture around consent, the repression of past consent violations and how they come up unexpectedly, enthusiastic consent and practicing expressing boundaries to get more comfortable. About Dr. Donna: Dr. Donna Oriowo (Oreo-Whoa!) is an international speaker, clinical social worker, sex and relationship educator and therapist located in the Washington D.C. metro area. Dr. Donna is the owner and lead therapist of AnnodRight, whose mission it is to help others reclaim their sexuality, identity, and self love by being their most wise, free, and authentic selves in addressing intersectionality, culture, and race in educational and therapeutic settings with a focus on developing healthy Black female sexuality. She can be found on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @Annodright. OR you can visit her (day or night) at www.AnnodRight.com

Guest blogger Candace Clarke of Kandeaux, joins AnnodRight to share her wisdom with us! In this blog, she speaks about food, sex and wellness as a way to fend of depression. Candace is a food Agri-vist (Agricultural Activist) speaking about the nature of the food we grow and consume and how it is often used as a way to continue to oppress people of color. Learn more about Candace and the work she does at Kandeaux.com

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A few things were mentioned in this week’s blog post. So here are the link for you folk who aren’t on Annodright.com1. AnnodRight Instagram Feel free to follow me here. I post all kinds of goodies throughout the week :)2. A gratitude jar is a jar you would use to put in notes to yourself about things you are grateful for throughout the week. I started mine in January and take time around December to read the notes to myself so I can reflect back on the year and plan for the next year. Yes, I will be doing a class on it and goal planning for your mental health. You can sign up for email notifications here, and no I won’t spam you, I’m not into that. 3. Books books and more books! You can probably tell I read a lot. In this I mention affirmation books, and an All About Me book. Both can be found on the Annodright Amazon page (yes I get a little kickback, but can a girl get a dollar?) 4. Looking for a therapist? Here is the link to get on my schedule (hurry, spaces are fulling up fast and I will soon have a waiting list for the stragglers).Looking for someone closer to home? No Problem! There is a whole directory out there for you called Therapy For Black GirlsIf you feel some type of way about this blog post, please Kindly check in with you before you come for me. But feel free to send an email or comment in the comment section of the blog on Annodright.comSee you next week!

The Therapy for Black Girls Podcast is a weekly conversation with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a Licensed Psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia, about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible version of ourselves. Unpacking the issues in our community related to skin color and hair texture can be difficult, but it's necessary. Today's episode features my conversation with Dr. Donna Oriowo, LICSW, M.Ed. Dr. Donna and I discussed the definitions of colorism and texturism, ideas about having more effective conversations about these issues, how these issues impact our mental health as Black women, and strategies for working through some of these concerns.   Resources Mentioned Visit our Amazon Store for all the books Dr. Donna mentioned!    Where to Find Dr. Oriowo AnnodRight.com Dr. Donna's Sex Talk- Parent Edition Webinar https://mailchi.mp/88703f714b5d/stpe Twitter: @AnnodRight Facebook: @AnnodRight Instagram: @Annodright   If you're looking for a therapist in your area, check out the directory at https://www.therapyforblackgirls.com/directory. To keep digging into today's topic and other topics discussed on the podcast, join the Facebook group at https://www.therapyforblackgirls.com/tribe. Join me for this week's Three for Thursday chat on FB & IG Live, Thursday at 12 noon ET. If you have questions or would like to discuss podcast sponsorship, email us at podcast@therapyforblackgirls.com. The hashtag for the podcast is #TBGinSession.   Make sure to follow us on social media: Twitter: @therapy4bgirls Instagram: @therapyforblackgirls Facebook: @therapyforblackgirls

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This week is all thing booty, butt, anal! We discuss eating it, we discuss sticking it, we discuss loving it or not so much with Dr. Donna! Just a little bit about our guest: Dr. Donna Oriowo is a speaker, sex educator and therapist in the DMV area. Focusing on Black women, texturism, colorism, self-esteem and the anxiety (&depression) life can bring for having to be strong all the time. MSU alum, Owner and Lead Therapist of AnnodRight, most likely to be found reading and eating pretzels (only Snyder's of Hanover Mini unsalted--no judgement please). Find her on Instagram @AnnodRight and check out her website www.AnnodRight.com ________________ Special shoutout to the contributors! Check out Boonie from the Oshun from the River Oshun (https://www.theriveroshun.com/), Tia #tthesextherapist, Jessica, and Boonie from the Boonie Breakdown Podcast (http://www.thebooniebreakdown.com/podcast/). Thanks for sharing your stories and insights! ALSO!! ALERT! VagEsteem is going on college tours! Do you attend a college/university? Do you work at one? Get your speaker packet today on my website at www.vagesteem.com! So what are you waiting for? Listen, download, subscribe, comment and rate!!! (like for real, I need you to do that) and get in touch with me at www.vagesteem.com or on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/vagesteem instagram: http://instagram.com/vagesteem Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vagesteem Text us or leave a vm at 443-692-7802