Ep 29. Adwoa talks to Candice Carty-Williams about the importance of self-worth.

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Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education, Mental Health

4.8 • 584 Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2019

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Relationships are tough – sexual relationships, family relationships, friendships – because we all have stuff. We're all flawed and make mistakes. Candice Carty-Williams' brilliant debut book Queenie is all about living with our stuff and understanding our value. In this week's episode, Candice and I had a very frank conversation about the themes in her book. We talked about sex, and the importance of women having sexual agency. We talked about online dating, interracial dating and ...

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0:00.0	Girls Talk.
0:06.8	You're listening to the Girls Talk podcast, hosted by me, Adjoa Bua and powered by our friends at Nike.
0:13.9	This is where girls come together to talk, share, listen and take control.
0:19.0	So listen to us every week for your source of fierce chat. And don't
0:23.3	forget to subscribe. Hi everyone and welcome to the last episode for our theme of body and skin.
0:36.2	I've absolutely loved this month's
0:37.9	guests and our conversations. Thank you as well for the amazing support that I've been
0:44.3	shown when I've been bearing all my spotty selfies and all sorts of things. So thank you to
0:50.1	everyone who's written such amazing comments. It really means a lot to feel part of a new community,
0:57.7	I suppose. Today we have the brilliant Candice Carty Williams on the Girls Talk podcast.
1:03.7	Candice is the author of the book. Everyone's been reading this year, Queenie. You've probably
1:08.4	spotted the brightly coloured covers along your travels. Queenie has
1:12.8	been held as the Black Bridget Jones, but really, it's a book about so much more than that.
1:18.0	It's a moving and witty story about love, self-worth and race in London today. Welcome to the
1:24.4	Girls Talk podcast, Candice. Hi, thanks for having me. Thanks for coming on the podcast.
1:29.3	Lucky to be, I'm very lucky to be here.
1:31.0	Oh, I feel lucky to be in your presence.
1:33.6	Firstly, before I start blabbing, I just want to say thank you.
1:37.3	From myself, from everyone who's read Queenie for introducing her to our lives.
1:42.1	Oh, that's really nice.
1:44.1	She was so, I mean, I reread that last chapter about a million times.
1:50.4	And I don't know, I was speaking to my friend Edie about it and it was her.
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