Black Girls Bonding
by Kianti Brown Whitney
Society & CultureE · Explicit
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Rich, Booked, and Unbothered
Rich, Booked, and Unbothered
About this podcast
This is a place where Black women can come and feel safe to share their experiences and challenge the status quo. From managing relationships and career, to navigating day-to-day life, this is a space for community and connection.
Episodes
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- Rich, Booked, and Unbothered · 14 min · Season 2Kianti is coming in with holiday energy and something she has been sitting with — what it really means to be a sensitive person in a world that doesn’t always make space for it…
- The Joy List · 15 min · Season 2After a few heavy episodes, Kianti is coming in with something lighter and something she has been giving herself more permission to feel lately: joy. Not the elaborate, expensive…
- Meantime Moments · 18 min · Season 2Kianti gets real in this one. Like, really real. She's in the middle of a scary season in her business and instead of waiting until she's on the other side to talk about it…
- Black Girls Bonding IRL: We Are the Magic · 18 min · Season 2Black Girls Bonding went IRL for the first time, and this episode is the proof. Recorded live in front of a room full of Black women, no guest, just us, so the sound is a little…
- Consider This Your Permission Slip · 15 min · Season 2Kianti is coming in with fall on her mind and something that has been sitting with her — the realization that nobody really gave us permission to fully enjoy our lives. To rest…
- The Myth of "Ready" · 12 min · Season 2Picture this: summer 2017. Kianti has the idea for Black Girls Bonding. The show launches in 2023. Six years later. It didn't take six years to figure out how to make a podcast…
- I Got My Swagger Back · 16 min · Season 2She's back. And this time, she's keeping it. In this episode, Kianti gets raw about one of the most disorienting feelings an entrepreneur can have — losing yourself to the…
- The ROI of Sisterhood · 17 minKianti is coming in with good energy and a topic that is close to her heart — the women in our lives who hold us down in ways we don't always stop to appreciate. This one is…
- The Body Keeps Count · 11 min · Season 2Your Body Is Talking. Are You Listening? Kianti is back and this time she's on video for the very first time! She's nervous, she's excited, and she's coming in with a topic that…
- Reclaiming Your Narrative · 19 min · Season 2In this episode, Kianti gets a little vulnerable about navigating an overwhelming season while still showing up and then does something she's never done before: brings her 20+…
- Freedom Looks Different on Me · 20 min · Season 2Let's be honest, most of us built our dream life in our heads when we were 12. Good job, big house, the husband, the kids, the whole checklist. But what happens when the life…
- Doubt Is Not The Enemy · 15 minIn this episode, Kianti gets real about something she almost didn't share — doubt. Not the kind that shows up once and leaves, but the kind that follows you into the gym, into…
- From Urgent to Unbothered: A New Mindset for Modern Dating · 1 h 0 minShe's back in the dating pool and she's not stressing about it. In this episode, Kianti sits down with her nearest and dearest, Whitney, for a candid conversation about…
- The Visibility Tax · 21 min · Season 2 Episode 28Black women have been visible for a long time. In culture. In labor. In struggle. In the room. And yet visibility alone has never been enough to guarantee protection, resources…
- Pleasure Is Power: Reclaiming Your Body, Joy, and Yourself with Dr. Nikki · 53 min · Season 2 Episode 27In this deeply affirming and honest conversation, Kianti sits down with Dr. Nikki, licensed psychologist, published scholar, and unapologetic advocate for Black women's…
- Finding Joy in the Chaos · 23 min · Season 2 Episode 26This week’s episode was inspired by a podcast episode I heard with poet Ross Gay, who shared how he intentionally looks for small daily delights and writes them down. That idea…
- The Meantime · 21 min · Season 2 Episode 25Atlanta is having one of those “fake spring” weeks. Warm sunshine one day, cold temperatures the next. It feels like the weather is faking us out. That idea ended up becoming the…
- Soft Life. Hard Truths. · 22 min · Season 2 Episode 24Most of us have been told that growth requires discomfort. Intellectually, we get that. We nod along. We agree. Emotionally? It hits different. In this episode, I share a moment…
- The Real Deal Holyfield: A Refreshing and Honest Look at Marriage with Carline Hooker · 58 min · Season 2 Episode 23In this episode, host Kianti sits down with her homegirl, Carline Hooker, the "saleswoman extraordinaire" and founder of NetworkIt. Carline brings 14 years of marriage experience…
- Gentle Beginnings · 22 min · Season 2 Episode 22It’s been a minute, but I’m back and easing into the year with intention. In this episode, I’m talking about why I’m rejecting “strong starts” and choosing a softer beginning to…
