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We all know that being a black woman in today’s world is a challenge. We have to juggle our overworked and underpaid professional lives with the demands and expectations of our family lives, all while checking our attitudes and opinions at various doors. Sometimes being “on” never allows us to “turn off”. Meeting societal expectations that break through glass ceilings on a daily basis all in the name of sophistication, elevation, education and paving new paths can be EXHAUSTING. However, being what many consider as “ratchet” ….is TOO MUCH. Our experiences, while individualized, are like no other. This is why we are. Talk Space with Gen and Qui, is a safe space to explore the joys, frustrations, and obstacles of the modern-day black woman with notes of levity in hopes of working together to find a balance of something that falls right in the middle. We hope you join us on this ride towards finding that harmony, all while discussing today’s hot topics…acknowledged and unspoken. Come on in, have a seat, grab your favorite drink, and let’s chat. Follow us on IG @talkspacegennqui
Episodes
Sunday Feb 11, 2024
Baby Bear's Takeover
Sunday Feb 11, 2024
Sunday Feb 11, 2024
Hey girl hey!!
Luvs, this week we were jumping in to the niddy griddy of what is to come (after our normal shenanigans of course) and then......motherhood came knocking... literally. Make sure you tune in to the entire episode for a special guest appearance at the end. Be sure to leave us a comment and say hey to our guest host!
Come on in, grab your favorite drink, have a seat, and let's just chat.
XOXO
Gen and Qui
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Faith and Burnout
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Hey Luvs!
We are a month into the new year and for many of us, nothing has slowed down. Sometimes being on our grind and hustling to make the life we want for ourselves and for our family leaves us feeling exhausted. That exhaustion on a continuous basis leads to burnout. Something many of us are all too familiar with. In this episode we discuss how having faith and doing the work can carry us through or even relieve some of that burden from time to time.
Come on in, grab your favorite drink, have a seat, and let's just chat!
xoxo,
Gen and Qui
**Music by SouthStreet24 Media**
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Getting older and facing fears
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Hey luvs!
This week Gen and Qui are talking about getting older and facing the challenges that life brings that previous generations have not had to deal with as well as facing the fears that come along with the unknown of adulting.
Come on in, grab your favorite drink, have a seat, and let's just chat.
XOXO - Gen and Qui
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
This is Grief
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
**Trigger Warning** Please know that in this episode we speak about the death of loved ones and the impact it has had on our lives.
In this episode we are perhaps, the most transparent we have been thus far. Gen and Qui take a deep dive into how the death of close family members in our adult lives has impacted us. We also discuss grieving things other than death such as relationships, identify, and even careers.
Come on in, grab your favorite drink, have a seat, and let's just chat.
xoxo Gen and Qui
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
New Year, New Goals
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
Happy New Year Luvs!! We are so excited and encouraged about all that 2024 has to come. Join us in this episode as we discuss some of our goals for the new year both individually and collectively!
Come on in, grab your favorite drink, have a seat, and let's just chat!
XOXO - Gen & Qui
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Office Microaggresions
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Hey Luvs!
Have you ever had to think to yourself...did he/she/they just say that to me while in the office/work environment? Dealing with microaggressions at work can be such a challenge. Navigating responses/reactions and ways to approach the situation at times can be the most challenging part of our day. Tune in as we discuss what microaggressions are and as we share a few stories of how we have handled them in the past.
Come on in, grab your favorite drink, have a seat, and let's just chat.
XOXO
Gen and Qui
Sunday Dec 10, 2023
Raising Your Spouse Part 2
Sunday Dec 10, 2023
Sunday Dec 10, 2023
Hey Luvs!
Besides catching up from our holiday break, in this episode we begin our deep dive into a multi-part series focusing on creating healthy relationships with men that were never allowed to be boys and instead were made to be the man of the house from a very young age. While sometimes this can present as an excellent life experience, what we are learning as adults is that there are many fundamental things that we take for granted in our understanding of how we function in relationships and our expectations of our partners. Sometimes, the residual effects of the emotional immaturity and overall lack of community show more than some would like to admit in our partners when there were not two fully present, emotionally intelligent, and healthy parents in their lives/household. And unfortunately, we end up bearing the burden of teaching them to be the partner that we need while almost seemingly teaching them to be adults as well.
Join us for this conversation!
Come on in, grab your favorite drink, have a seat, and let's just chat!
XOXO
Gen and Qui
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Bearing the Burden of Raising Your Spouse Part1
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Hey Luvs!
Besides catching up from our holiday break, in this episode we begin our deep dive into a multi-part series focusing on creating healthy relationships with men that were never allowed to be boys and instead were made to be the man of the house from a very young age. While sometimes this can present as an excellent life experience, what we are learning as adults is that there are many fundamental things that we take for granted in our understanding of how we function in relationships and our expectations of our partners. Sometimes, the residual effects of the emotional immaturity and overall lack of community show more than some would like to admit in our partners when there were not two fully present, emotionally intelligent, and healthy parents in their lives/household. And unfortunately, we end up bearing the burden of teaching them to be the partner that we need while almost seemingly teaching them to be adults as well.
Join us for this conversation!
Come on in, grab your favorite drink, have a seat, and let's just chat!
XOXO
Gen and Qui
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Who Brought the Potato Salad? Thanksgiving Chronicles
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Hey luvs!
Every around this time, we begin prepping our homes and our waistlines for all things thanksgiving. But who is bringing what? In this episode we discuss what we consider the do's and don'ts of Thanksgiving dinner. We even get a little bit sentimental when talking about our own families.
So,
Come on in, grab your favorite drink, have a seat, and let's just chat.
xoxo
Gen and Qui
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Let the Kids be Kids (Part 2)
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Hey Luvs!
If you tuned in last week then you know that we began a conversation circling around the disconnect between what is and is not appropriate for children (from our perspective of course). This one took us longer than expected so we had to break it up into two parts for you.
In this part two of the episode, we reminisce on what discipline looked like in our households growing up as well as some classic sayings we heard as children over the years!
Come on in, grab your favorite drink, have a seat, and let's just chat!
XOXO
Gen and Qui
**Music by SouthStreet-24**