Diva Tonight with Carlene Humphrey

Carlene Humphrey
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Diva Tonight is a podcast for women in their 40s who are navigating relationships, friendships, and family while continuing to grow, evolve, and ask bigger questions about their lives. Hosted by Carlene Humphrey, in our episodes we explore love, friendships and family dynamics and generational trauma.  Diva Tonight creates space for honest dialogue, learning, and reflection—because women in their 40s deserve conversations that honor where they’ve been and where they’re going. Want to be a guest on Diva Tonight with Carlene Humphrey? Send Carlene Humphrey a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/divaontheradio

  1. 1d ago

    The Power of No: Mastering Workplace Boundaries

    Work boundaries sound simple until you’re the one biting your tongue in a tense meeting, taking on extra tasks “just for now,” and realizing you’re doing two jobs while trying not to look difficult. We get real about that pressure and why so many women default to people pleasing at work even when it costs us time, energy, and confidence. I’m joined by attorney Car  Tuttle, who works in higher education compliance and sexual harassment prevention, to break down what boundary setting at work looks like in real life. We talk about power dynamics with supervisors, why “you can talk to me about anything” can be misleading, and how to communicate early so problems don’t explode at the probation review. Cara shares how to manage up with better timing, lead with the ask, and use empathy mapping to frame conversations in a way that actually persuades decision-makers. We also dig into the difference between passive, passive-aggressive, aggressive, and assertive communication, plus how to build assertiveness like a muscle with low-stakes practice. If you want practical workplace boundaries, clearer communication, less burnout, and more confidence going after promotions and fair treatment, this one gives you a strong starting point. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs it, and leave a review with the boundary you’re working on next. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Connect with Diva Tonight Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with a friend. Stay connected with the show across all official platforms: 📷 Instagram: @diivaontheradio – Behind-the-scenes content and daily updates.👥 Facebook: @Diivaontheradio – Join our community and share your thoughts on this episode.🎵 TikTok: @diivaontheradio – Catch the best short-form video highlights.🐦 Twitter/X: @DivaontheRadio – Live-tweeting and trending conversations.📺 YouTube: @diivaontheradio – Watch full video episodes and exclusive clips....

  2. 3d ago

    A First-Timer’s Guide To The Toronto International Film Festival Experience - from 2017

    TIFF doesn’t just show movies, it changes how they land. After some time away, I’m back in the studio with fellow movie lover Kaysen Ward to wrap up the Toronto International Film Festival and talk honestly about what makes a TIFF screening feel so different from a normal night at the theater. If you’ve ever wondered whether film festivals are worth the time, the lines, and the planning, this conversation puts the “why” into plain language. We start with taste and how we pick what to watch. Kaysen isn’t locked into one genre, even if he gravitates toward horror films and thrillers. His rule is simple: if it’s a good movie, it’s worth your attention. He also drops two timely movie recommendations for people choosing what to see in theaters, including a pick for Kingsman fans and a must-watch for horror fans with “It,” plus why it outshines the older miniseries version. Then we get to the real hook: the festival experience. We talk about what first-time TIFF attendees can expect and why the audience matters so much. The same film can play one way at TIFF and another way months later in regular release, because the room is full of people who want to be there, who clap, react, and share the moment. If you’re searching for a first-time TIFF guide, Toronto International Film Festival insights, or a reminder of why moviegoing still feels magical, this is for you. Subscribe for more, share this with a film fan, and leave a review so more listeners can find the show. What’s the one movie you’ve seen that felt completely different because of the crowd? Send us Fan Mail Support the show Connect with Diva Tonight Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with a friend. Stay connected with the show across all official platforms: 📷 Instagram: @diivaontheradio – Behind-the-scenes content and daily updates.👥 Facebook: @Diivaontheradio – Join our community and share your thoughts on this episode.🎵 TikTok: @diivaontheradio – Catch the best short-form video highlights.🐦 Twitter/X: @DivaontheRadio – Live-tweeting and trending conversations.📺 YouTube: @diivaontheradio – Watch full video episodes and exclusive clips....

  3. Sep 9

    Archives---How Living Apart Together Keeps Love Strong

    Living apart together sounds like a breakup to some people, but what if it is actually a smarter way to stay close? We sit down with Dr. Julie Fam to unpack LAT relationships, how they work in real life, and why “we love each other” does not automatically translate to “we should share a home”. If you crave independence and intimacy at the same time, this conversation gives you language, structure, and permission to design something that fits. We get specific about the logistics that make LAT sustainable: a weekly date night, daily calls, and prioritizing quality time over constant proximity. Julie shares why cohabiting can create resentment through chores, expectations, and emotional labor, and how separate households can keep the relationship focused on what you actually enjoy about each other. We also talk money, social judgment, and the surprising relief many people feel when they stop treating moving in together as the only “serious” destination. From there, we widen the lens to what changes for many women over 40: clearer boundaries, less “should,” and more confidence about what matters. Julie introduces her rubber band rule for respect, a practical model for noticing when you are stretching too far at work or at home, plus how messy transitions can be the doorway to healthier patterns. We close with a reminder that aging is not something to hide, it is something to claim. If this resonated, subscribe, share this with a friend who needs options, and leave a review so more listeners can find Diva Tonight. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Connect with Diva Tonight Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with a friend. Stay connected with the show across all official platforms: 📷 Instagram: @diivaontheradio – Behind-the-scenes content and daily updates.👥 Facebook: @Diivaontheradio – Join our community and share your thoughts on this episode.🎵 TikTok: @diivaontheradio – Catch the best short-form video highlights.🐦 Twitter/X: @DivaontheRadio – Live-tweeting and trending conversations.📺 YouTube: @diivaontheradio – Watch full video episodes and exclusive clips....

  4. Sep 2

    Archives ---Black Excellence in Family Organization

    You can’t outsource your household and hope it all works out. Carlene sits down with Dr. Shelly Jones Holt, a former teacher turned superintendent and leadership speaker, to get painfully clear about what families are responsible for and what schools can realistically do. The conversation starts with a truth most of us feel but rarely name: your home culture walks into the classroom with your kids, whether you mean it to or not. We dig into Dr. Holt’s practical “family leadership” framework built around five pillars: personal leadership, relational leadership, financial leadership, home leadership, and professional career leadership. She explains why so many families feel overwhelmed, how schedules and routines are real leadership tools, and what it looks like to create intentional one-on-one time with your kids so you actually know what they’re dreaming about right now. We also talk community, identity, and her “curb cut effect” reasoning for centering Black families while building tools that can help everyone. Then we take it to real life in your 40s: perimenopause, energy shifts, stress, and why systems matter when your body and brain are doing something new. We go there on money too, from financial literacy to investing, and why women have to get comfortable asking “stupid” questions until things finally click. If you want a stronger home, clearer priorities, and a calmer path to freedom, press play and take notes. Subscribe, share this with a friend who’s juggling a lot, and leave a review telling us which pillar you’re working on next. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Connect with Diva Tonight Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with a friend. Stay connected with the show across all official platforms: 📷 Instagram: @diivaontheradio – Behind-the-scenes content and daily updates.👥 Facebook: @Diivaontheradio – Join our community and share your thoughts on this episode.🎵 TikTok: @diivaontheradio – Catch the best short-form video highlights.🐦 Twitter/X: @DivaontheRadio – Live-tweeting and trending conversations.📺 YouTube: @diivaontheradio – Watch full video episodes and exclusive clips....

  5. Aug 27

    Archives---The Friendship Breakup that Nobody Talks About --Susan Shapiro

    A single friendship can hold your secrets, your history, and your sense of who you are and it can still fall apart over one moment of betrayal. We sit down with author and journalist Susan Shapiro Barash to talk about the real life dynamics that shape female friendship: the trust we expect, the loyalty we assume, and the quiet ways a close friend can stop feeling safe. From the awkward misunderstandings that spark drama to the painful ruptures that end “best friends forever,” we get honest about what women actually endure in long-term friendships. Susan shares insights from interviewing women across ages, backgrounds, and regions, and she explains why friendship can be harder to leave than a romantic relationship. We unpack the patterns that show up again and again: the faithless friend who lets a third party wedge you apart, the green-eyed friend whose jealousy turns your success into tension, the wayward friend whose risky behavior puts you in impossible situations, and the “thieving” friend at work who crosses lines with your ideas or your personal life. We also talk about group dynamics, sister relationships versus chosen friendships, and why so many of us feel obligated to stay even when the friendship has become suboptimal. COVID comes up as a major reset, pushing people to reflect on what they owe themselves and what they owe each other. Susan also shares the kinds of questions she uses to help readers evaluate a friendship with clarity and compassion, including whether expectations are realistic, whether respect is mutual, and why we cling to a perfect-friend fantasy the way we cling to a perfect-partner fantasy. If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s time to set a boundary, step back, or fully end a friendship, this conversation gives language for what you’re feeling and a path forward. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs it, and leave a review so more listeners can find Diva Tonight. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Connect with Diva Tonight Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with a friend. Stay connected with the show across all official platforms: 📷 Instagram: @diivaontheradio – Behind-the-scenes content and daily updates.👥 Facebook: @Diivaontheradio – Join our community and share your thoughts on this episode.🎵 TikTok: @diivaontheradio – Catch the best short-form video highlights.🐦 Twitter/X: @DivaontheRadio – Live-tweeting and trending conversations.📺 YouTube: @diivaontheradio – Watch full video episodes and exclusive clips....

  6. Aug 20

    Archives-- Beyond the Mom Label

    This episode originally aired in August of 2025 Motherhood can be the best thing you do and still be the hardest job you’ve ever had, especially when the systems around parenting make everything heavier than it needs to be. We sit down with Nicole and Marie for a real conversation about what happens before and after the baby arrives: postpartum complications, medical trauma, the fourth trimester that nobody treats like it matters, and the mental load that follows you into every “normal” day. Nicole shares what a home birth feels like when care is centered on the parent, then compares it to giving birth in a hospital abroad where the rules and routines shift fast. Marie talks about entrepreneurship, back-to-back pregnancies, and how support from family and friends can be the thin line between coping and collapsing. Along the way, we get into what it means to raise kids with grit and self-trust, how to talk to sensitive kids about being disliked without crushing their confidence, and why there’s no universal parenting manual that actually works. We also zoom out into the bigger picture: having kids later in life, the tradeoff between energy and wisdom, work-life balance, remote work, and why we refuse the idea that motherhood must replace your identity. If you’ve been searching for honest parenting stories, postpartum preeclampsia insight, home birth perspectives, or realistic advice for becoming a parent in your 40s, this one goes there with humor and zero performative perfection. Subscribe for more conversations like this, share the episode with a friend who needs it, and leave a review so more listeners can find us. What part of modern parenting feels the most broken to you right now? Send us Fan Mail Support the show Connect with Diva Tonight Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with a friend. Stay connected with the show across all official platforms: 📷 Instagram: @diivaontheradio – Behind-the-scenes content and daily updates.👥 Facebook: @Diivaontheradio – Join our community and share your thoughts on this episode.🎵 TikTok: @diivaontheradio – Catch the best short-form video highlights.🐦 Twitter/X: @DivaontheRadio – Live-tweeting and trending conversations.📺 YouTube: @diivaontheradio – Watch full video episodes and exclusive clips....

  7. Aug 16

    From the Archives--Faith, Fortitude, and Financial Wisdom at 40

    The Best of Diva Tonight ♥️  Original air date April 2025 Turning 40 doesn’t magically change who you are, but it can change what you’re willing to tolerate. Carlene sits down with her friend Kimone for a real conversation about the mental switch that happens when you step into your 40s and start asking better questions: Who am I now? What do I actually want? What expectations am I ready to drop? Camone shares her story as a woman of faith, from growing up in a Christian home to developing a firsthand belief that shapes how she handles fear, relationships, and the constant negativity in the news feed. We talk honestly about the pressure to be married by 40, fertility anxiety, and the way statistics can mess with your mindset, especially for Black women navigating pregnancy conversations. The goal isn’t denial, it’s refusing to let fear pick your partner or rush your timeline. We also get practical about building a life that feels good today: finding contentment whether kids happen or not, investing in friendships and community, embracing seasons, and making career moves when the timing is right. Kimone breaks down why she went back to school later, what she’s learned in hospitality and event planning, and why “don’t burn bridges” is more than a saying. Then we land on a topic we all need more of: financial literacy for women, saving, investing early, and paying yourself first so your future self can breathe. If this conversation resonates, subscribe, share it with a friend who needs a reset, and leave a review so more women can find Diva Tonight. What’s one myth about turning 40 you’re ready to let go of? Send us Fan Mail Support the show Connect with Diva Tonight Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with a friend. Stay connected with the show across all official platforms: 📷 Instagram: @diivaontheradio – Behind-the-scenes content and daily updates.👥 Facebook: @Diivaontheradio – Join our community and share your thoughts on this episode.🎵 TikTok: @diivaontheradio – Catch the best short-form video highlights.🐦 Twitter/X: @DivaontheRadio – Live-tweeting and trending conversations.📺 YouTube: @diivaontheradio – Watch full video episodes and exclusive clips....

  8. Aug 5

    From the Archives-- Relationships, Divorce and love

    Certainty can feel safe, but it can also make you blind. Tonight, I’m joined by coach and speaker Keren Eldad to talk about the moments that flip your story, from a TED Talk lesson on assumptions to the real-world truths of love, abuse, and starting over. We get into the Tina Turner documentary and what it means to survive an emotionally abusive and physically abusive relationship, especially when people around you “can’t tell” anything is wrong. Keren shares the early red flags she wishes everyone would take seriously, why insulting you is never “small,” and how self-worth is the difference between staying stuck and getting free. We also talk about why “settling” is not love, no matter what age pressure says. Then we shift to practical dating advice you can use right now: how to believe in soulmates without ignoring reality, why soulmate relationships are supposed to feel easy, and how to stop doing all the heavy lifting when you’re dating. We even go into pandemic dating, online dating on Tinder, and why a mindset shift can open doors that feel closed. Plus, Keren breaks down how to land a TED Talk, pitch your idea, and rehearse so hard your nerves do not run the show. If you want grounded relationship coaching, real talk about resilience, and a reminder that love can find you at any age, hit play. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review with the biggest takeaway you’re applying next. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Connect with Diva Tonight Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with a friend. Stay connected with the show across all official platforms: 📷 Instagram: @diivaontheradio – Behind-the-scenes content and daily updates.👥 Facebook: @Diivaontheradio – Join our community and share your thoughts on this episode.🎵 TikTok: @diivaontheradio – Catch the best short-form video highlights.🐦 Twitter/X: @DivaontheRadio – Live-tweeting and trending conversations.📺 YouTube: @diivaontheradio – Watch full video episodes and exclusive clips....

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Diva Tonight is a podcast for women in their 40s who are navigating relationships, friendships, and family while continuing to grow, evolve, and ask bigger questions about their lives. Hosted by Carlene Humphrey, in our episodes we explore love, friendships and family dynamics and generational trauma.  Diva Tonight creates space for honest dialogue, learning, and reflection—because women in their 40s deserve conversations that honor where they’ve been and where they’re going. Want to be a guest on Diva Tonight with Carlene Humphrey? Send Carlene Humphrey a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/divaontheradio

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