Checking In w/ Sisterhood
Checking In with Michelle Williams
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.8 • 578 Ratings
🗓️ 2 December 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Michelle shares a powerful reminder: choosing yourself is not selfish — it’s necessary. Michelle also takes us behind the scenes of an unforgettable weekend in Washington, D.C. — from performing at the CityCenter Christmas Tree Lighting, to soaking in sisterhood at Kelly Rowland’s tour stop. Whether you’re navigating boundaries, loneliness, new beginnings, or simply trying to take better care of yourself, this episode will make you feel seen, encouraged, and loved.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.0 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.0 | Welcome to checking in with Michelle Williams, a production of IHeart Radio and the Black Effect. |
| 0:14.0 | Hey there, are you wondering what was all the fuss in Washington, D.C. over the weekend? |
| 0:24.6 | Well, keep it locked on checking in with Michelle Williams, and I'll tell you everything that happened. |
| 0:31.5 | Hey, what's up? Do you remember the very first day of December? |
| 0:39.0 | Those are not the words, but it felt right to me. |
| 0:43.1 | While we are into the first week of December, and I hope you feel good about it. |
| 0:51.7 | I don't know, this feels like a reset in a way. And I've been trying to |
| 0:59.3 | stay present like in the current day and not think about tomorrow the next day after that, |
| 1:06.7 | next week, next month, or even next year. So this feels like a reset, and I'm actually anticipating things to come in the new year. |
| 1:16.4 | And I hope that there's at least one good thing that you're anticipating for the new year. |
| 1:21.7 | Prayerfully, maybe you just have something you're anticipating to happen for you tomorrow or this week, |
| 1:30.0 | or you need something to take place for you before this month even ends. So my prayer is that whatever you have been meditating on, |
| 1:39.5 | whatever you've been praying about, whatever you have need of, that you get some good news and that you |
| 1:46.0 | get some motion by the end of this month. It's been pretty cool. It's been, it's been awesome. |
| 1:54.7 | Child, I went and got my nails done. My nail broke. So when y'all see my nails, these are my |
| 2:00.6 | natural nails. And I have, it's called |
| 2:05.4 | builder gel, and they put this builder gel on top of it. But baby, my pinky nail broke all the way down |
| 2:12.9 | to the, oh, anyway, there are bigger problems in the world. |
| 2:18.3 | But I'm excited. |
| 2:19.3 | I got my nails done. |
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