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The Suga

We Do Us On Our Terms with Dani McClain

The Suga

Lemonada Media

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8773 Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2021

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

The Suga is an intentional space for joy because we understand the pain that is often associated with Black motherhood. Today we’re joined by journalist Dani McClain, author of We Live For The We: The Political Power Of Black Motherhood to unpack the layers of our power and what it means to be a mother today. We're talking about raising confident children and what it means to live for the we while also doing us on our terms. If you loved today's episode, need some words of affirmation or advice, drop us a line at thesuga [at] sugaberry [dot] comYou can learn more about Dani's book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/dani-mcclain/we-live-for-the-we/9781568588544/Books mentioned this episode are linked below:The Will to Change by Bell Hooks: https://bookshop.org/books/the-will-to-change-men-masculinity-and-love/9780743456081Sula by Toni Morrison: https://bookshop.org/books/sula/9781400033430 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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patients. The Colagard test is available by prescription only. Hi, I'm Rush Missijani, founder of

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Girls Who Code. Look, I'd consider myself a pretty successful adult woman. I've written books,

0:51.6

founded two successful nonprofits, and I'm raising two incredible kids.

0:56.3

But here's the thing. I still wake up wondering, is this it? And if the best years are yet to come, when's that going to start?

1:06.3

Join me on my so-called midlife, my new podcast with Lemonada Media, where we're building a playbook

1:12.9

for navigating midlife, one episode at a time. Each week, I'll chat with extraordinary guests

1:19.6

who've transformed their midlife crisis into opportunities for growth and newfound purpose.

1:26.6

At some point, we all ask ourselves, is there a mortal life?

1:31.4

I'm here to discover how to thrive in my second act, right alongside you. My so-called midlife is out now,

1:39.9

wherever you get your podcast. This week on the sugar.

1:45.3

People don't really see us as us, which is why I put black women at the center of

1:50.5

the reporting that I do, the storytelling that I do, because I feel like the more that I

1:55.8

can tell our stories and humanize us, hopefully, the more we're seen as complex human beings that are deserving

2:02.0

of care.

2:04.4

I'm Tika Sumpter, and I'm an actress, producer, and a boss.

2:08.9

And I'm Ty Randolph, entrepreneur, entertainment exec, and also a boss.

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But before any of this, Ty, we are mothers.

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