The Mama's Den

What’s happening, Mamas? Felicia is in Thailand living her best life while Codie, Melanie, and Ashley are talking about what it means to be just a mother - and more. The Mamas also explore what it me…

Let’s be honest Village, life can be hard. But understanding our own emotions and verbalizing how we're feeling can make some days a lot less difficult. In this episode, the Mamas discuss their persp…

Welcome back Village! As Halloween approaches, the Mamas discuss their family costumes, traditions, and what decorating looks like at their house (or lack thereof). Codie, Ashely, and Felicia even co…

What’s up Village? Are you experiencing a shift with how you parent? Codie, Ashley, Felicia and Melanie definitely are as the mamas give their different perspectives on the ever-changing balancing ac…

Mama's Den village! You've been asking and the Mama's are here to answer! What? Your questions. An Island Mama in Antigua (shout out to our international listeners!) needs some advice finding balance…

How we doing Mamas? Let's count today as our check in because Felicia, Ashley & Melanie are talking about what they do to help explain their mental health needs to their children cause sometimes Momm…

After a short break our Mamas are back and Felicia has a question: What are we working on in our lives personally and professionally? From reconnecting with ourselves spiritually, to new coaches, new…

Are you new to the Mama's Den? Maybe you just don't know where to start? We know that some of y'all aren't going to go all the way back into our catalog to learn about all the Mamas. That's why we we…

Hey Mamas Den Village! We're going into the vault today for a NEVER BEFORE heard episode from June 2022. Why was it never heard? Well, so you can hear it now! Let's talk about submission? Is it a dir…

Hey Mama's Den Village! Our ladies are out this week, but we want to introduce you to our friend Charisse Sims and her podcast Parenting for the Culture! Charisse is a mama of 6 (!), wife, and early …

A change in Felicia's co-parenting arrangement has her discovering more about who she is without being a full-time mother. This, in turn, has her wondering if the rest of the Mama's Den crew knows ex…

Motherhood is a job! No really. If we weren't doing it, and in those moments where we can't watch the kids, we have to pay someone else to do it. It is a whole job! Now why is it that it doesn't get …

You will never have more patience than your child has, but you have to try.

Y'all Ashley has the bars today! Codie is out doing some super secret stuff (yall just need to follow @Blacklove on IG to ke…

Marlo's in the House! If you've been riding with us from day one you've heard the ladies talk about Blair, and today she's here to defend her honor. We kid! Aside from all the stories you've heard on…

Okay village! We know you've peeped it on her gram, that you've heard bits and pieces on the pod, and TODAY you get to hear it straight from Fee herself! Luckily we've got Mrs. Black Love (aka Codie …

Mama's Den village! We're headed back into our DMs to answer some of your questions. A long time Black Love fan is wondering how to balance being a woman who wears many hats AND navigating being  a f…

Mamas! The new movie The Perfect Find produced by our very own Codie Elaine Oliver is out THIS FRIDAY on Netflix. Today we have the film's director Numa Perrier in the Mama's Den to chat all things m…

Ajike “AJ” Owens was a mother of four who was fatally shot after she reportedly knocked on the door of her white neighbor's residence to retrieve her child’s iPad, and the story has been weighing hea…

Whew! We spent all of May talking with our Mama's and it was amazing to hear not only what raising our Mama's Den mamas was like, but how they feel about how they are raising their little ones! If yo…

We are celebrating Mother's Day all month here at The Mama's Den and what better way to do it than to have our Mama's Den Mamas here! That's right we are bringing the Grandmamas into the Mama's Den a…