24 episodes
Kulcha Shock Abroad Charmaine
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- Society & Culture
Kulcha Shock Abroad (Formerly Kulcha Shock with Charm) is a vibrant take on career, travel, dating, marriage and everyday life from the Jamaican perspective. Kulcha Shock Abroad is packed with funny stories, inspiring interviews and thought provoking topics all based on life growing up in Jamaica and how it shapes our culture (kulcha) shock experience abroad. This podcast is dedicated to the Jamaican people , the diaspora and progressive minds who seek to understand the culture.
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Colorism, race and access to wealth in Jamaica with Dr. Monique Kelly
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Monique Kelly an Assistant Professor at the Michigan State University. Monique is a former track athlete from Kingston, Jamaica. We dive into aspects of the classism and racism debate and specific social issues initiated by Slavery and colonialism in Jamaica. In addition, Monique tackles controversial topics such as skin bleaching and the political contribution to racism in Jamaica, and disparities in access to wealth.Bio:Dr. Kelly received h...
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Self-care, mental wellness and the Jamaican culture with Sara Joi
As Jamaicans, we grew up seeing our parents and grandparents toil day and night to provide. We saw working hard as a sign of strength and an avenue to success. Many did not stop to think about how the workaholic culture impacts our mental health.In this episode, Sara Joi, a mental wellness expert and self-care advocate discusses Jamaican culture and self-care.Sara Joi Trowers was born and raised in Mandeville, Jamaica, and migrated to the US in 2001She is the Director of Day Services su...
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Imposter Syndrome and the Jamaican culture with Dr. Claudia Marshall
My guest is former Jamaican high school athlete now turned Mental Wellness Coach and Professor, Dr. Claudia Marshall. We talk about ways to overcome imposter syndrome and step into your greatness.We also dive into the cultural aspects of growing up Jamaican and what helps or hinders us when navigating imposter syndrome. Dr. Claudia C. Marshall is a Jamaican born , former athlete who persevered and achieved her PhD in Counsellor Education and Supervision from Auburn Univ...
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It is time for Jamaicans to step into greatness!
New Year!New Look!New opportunity to start afresh!Hey! Allow me to reintroduce my Podcast! I started the podcast journey without being fully prepared. However, the only way to improve is to start!There was a name, a concept, bad audio but I kept pushing. What I've learned along the journey is that perfection can stifle or kill dreams. 𝗞𝘂𝗹𝗰𝗵𝗮 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗞𝘂𝗹𝗰𝗵𝗮 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗔𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱.The idea is to connect Jamaicans in the diaspora and amplify our voices. We hope that pe...
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12 Cultural Impacts of MTM Family ( Meet the Mitchells)
Just call me First cousin Charmaine and we will be fine!!!Meet the Mitchell (MTM) family is a modern Jamaican and Chinese blended family who launched a YouTube channel chronicling their day to day life.The family, led by Dancehall artiste Tami Chin (Tami Chynn) and Wayne Mitchell ( Wayne Marshall) shows us their life as parents of 4 boys with a multi cultural, extended family in Jamaica.In this episode I examine 12 cultural impacts of the MTM family dynamic .Make sure ...
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Infant Loss and Fertility; a Caribbean woman experience
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Recently John Legend and Chrissy Teigen shared a heart wrenching story of infant loss and this sparked so much conversation among women who suffer in silence with this issue. As Jamaicans and possibly the Caribbean, this is not something that we speak about growing up, our women for the most part suffer in silence . In this episode Kay, a Jamaican born registered nurse in the UK , shares her struggles with multiple infant losses...