Sisters Gathering to Heal the Podcast

Sisters Gathering to Heal, the Podcast: Courageous Conversations about Self-Love & Healing for Black Women. I’m your host, DeBora M. Ricks, Mother, Self-Love Doula, Editor, Book Midwife, Author, Atto…

I’m rebranding myself. It’s time I stop trying to speak to ALL Black women and instead speak to the women I know and understand best, women 60 and over. In this “debut” episode, I talk about the secr…

In this episode, I talk about self-sabotage, something we all do. It's sneaky, painful and it keeps us from fulfilling our deepest desires and realizing our dreams. I share 15 ways we self-sabotage, …

In episode 15, I talk about fear and giving yourself permission to try, mess up, and be awkward.

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Sisters Gathering to Heal, the Podcast: Courageous Conversations ab…

In this episode, I share a painful experience that brought me to tears. I talk about how my desperate attempt to attach myself to another powerful sister who was rocking her brand failed miserably. I…

In this episode, I talk about what stands between so many people and an amazing life: the unwillingness to let go. I talk about why some are resistant to letting go of anger and resentments. And I sh…

Sisters Gathering to Heal, the Podcast: Courageous Conversations about Self-Love & Healing for Black Women. I’m your host, DeBora M. Ricks, Mother, Self-Love Doula, Editor, Book Midwife, Author, Atto…

When we don't get it "right," mess up, fail, especially if we repeatedly seem to miss the mark or fall short of our ideal, we will often impatiently ask, "What's wrong with me?" In this episode, I sh…

In this episode, I dive into one of my favorite topics: Self-Love. I tell you why I teach self-love? Signs that you're not loving you, and what it looks like when a woman decides she deserves better.…

Arguably, a woman's voice is the most important asset that she possesses. But what if she's afraid to use that voice? In episode 9, I share how my negative self-talk started to sabotage my vision for…

Did you hear about the controversy swirling around The Talk co-hosts, Sharon Osbourne and Sheryl Underwood? Well, that "mess" had me asking anew, Can Black and White Women REALLY Be Friends? It's a r…

Sisters Gathering to Heal, the Podcast, where we have Courageous Conversations about Self-Love & Healing for Black Women. 

This sacred space is all about supporting Black women in Finding Our Voice, …

Michelle Petties's Uncle Billy won't eat watermelon because when he was a kid decades ago he and a friend stole one. Uncle Billy's dad whipped him for stealing, and killed Uncle Billy's taste for the…

Yesterday was a fantastic Valentine’s Day for me. Not because a man gave me flowers, chocolate or jewelry. In fact, I spent Valentine’s Day at home alone. I didn’t feel alone or lonely though. I felt…

This episode will drop on Valentine’s Day 2021. All around the world lovers will celebrate their love. But what if you’re single? How should you navigate Valentine’s Day? In this episode, I share how…

It’s too common for Black women to not ask for help, to go it alone, and struggle in silence. I get it, I can be that woman. But it’s tiring, hard and old. In this episode, my podcast creation accoun…

If we're wired for connection, why do so many find it difficult to do? I dive into a conversation with my sister, a therapist who specializes in attachment trauma, Eyitayo Enitan, about trauma, pain,…

The mother/daughter relationship shapes a woman. It can be one filled with joy, beauty, love, and pain. If that relationship is fundamentally painful, it can wound us deeply. In this BONUS episode, I…

It's January 2021! Yay! I made it. You made it. WE made it. In this episode, while visiting my daughter in NYC, I found myself reflecting on what became abundantly clear to me in 2020, what I call Le…

Welcome to the Sisters Gathering to Heal Podcast, where we have Courageous Conversations about Self-Love and Healing for Black Women. In this episode, I, DeBora M. Ricks, share a bit about myself, wh…