Black Women in Europe® (BWIE) Podcast

Black Women in Europe® (BWIE) Podcast

Hosting special guests and having honest conversations, the Black Women in Europe® podcast amplifies the voices of the ordinary and extraordinary among us by exploring their lives, discussing relevant news, and tackling interesting and challenging topics, including racism, both subtle and overt; adapting to new customs, citizenship, and residency challenges and requirements, hair care, mental health, and more. Black Women in Europe™ Tranevagen Halmstad 302 30 Sweden

  1. Jul 19

    Laughing At Racism, Living The Damage - Season 2 of Healing Racial Trauma

    In this episode, Adrianne and Kate explore what happens when racism hides inside jokes, banter, and casual comments. They discuss the pressure to laugh along, the fear of being called too sensitive, and the way the body often registers harm before the mind can explain it. This conversation looks at the nervous system, racial stress, silence, workplace racism, and the cost of pretending something does not hurt when it does. The episode closes with a short breath practice, affirmation, and reflection question. • Racism disguised as humor • The pressure to laugh to keep the peace • Why the body reacts before words come • Racial stress in work, family, social, and online spaces • The exhaustion of staying silent • The difference between safety in the moment and harm over time • Reclaiming dignity, calm, and self trust The episode references a 2022 Trades Union Congress report that found: • 41 percent of Black and minority ethnic workers experienced racism at work • 27 percent experienced racist jokes or banter • 4 in 5 did not report it Where in my life do I need to stop laughing along and start listening to myself? A short breath practice and affirmation: Your response made sense.Your dignity does not need approval.Your calm belongs to you. Your One Shift Solution is to notice when survival is speaking, honor that response, and gently return to your breath, your body, and your right to live as your full self. Subscribe to the Black Women in Europe Podcast, share this episode with someone who needs it, and join us as we keep choosing truth, rest, and healing. And if you are ready for support in doing this work in your own life, reach out to work with Adrianne with ⁠⁠⁠Rooted for Care⁠⁠⁠. Release Tension When Stress Builds Up: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠10-Day Course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mindfulness partners: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Adagio Teas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yoga Design Lab⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Promeed ⁠⁠⁠- Silk for you bed and head ⁠⁠⁠Lardera Coffee⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Selefina⁠⁠⁠ - Spices and more⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Promeed ⁠⁠⁠- Silk for you bed and head ⁠⁠⁠Lardera Coffee⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Selefina⁠⁠⁠ - Spices and more

    Laughing At Racism, Living The Damage - Season 2 of Healing Racial Trauma

  2. Jun 20

    The Violence of Stereotypes - Season 2 if Healing Racial Trauma

    In this episode, Adrianne and Kate explore how racial stereotypes create harm long before anyone says something directly. They talk about the exhaustion of being misread, profiled, processed, and treated as if your humanity has already been decided by someone else. The conversation looks at how stereotypes are built over time through media, institutions, workplaces, and everyday interactions. They also discuss how the body responds when it feels watched, judged, or forced to prepare for threat. Your One Shift Solution is to notice when survival is speaking, honor that response, and gently return to your breath, your body, and your right to live as your full self. Subscribe to the Black Women in Europe Podcast, share this episode with someone who needs it, and join us as we keep choosing truth, rest, and healing. And if you are ready for support in doing this work in your own life, reach out to work with Adrianne with ⁠⁠Rooted for Care⁠⁠. Release Tension When Stress Builds Up: ⁠⁠⁠⁠10-Day Course⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mindfulness partners: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Adagio Teas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yoga Design Lab⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Promeed ⁠⁠- Silk for you bed and head ⁠⁠Lardera Coffee⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Selefina⁠⁠ - Spices and more⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Promeed ⁠⁠- Silk for you bed and head ⁠⁠Lardera Coffee⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Selefina⁠⁠ - Spices and more

    The Violence of Stereotypes - Season 2 if Healing Racial Trauma

  3. May 19

    Nervous Systems Under Racial Stress - Season of Healing Racial Trauma

    Your body has been paying attention, even when the world refused to. In this episode, we talk about the validity of nervous system responses shaped by racial trauma—why anxiety, exhaustion, vigilance, and shutdown are not personal failures, but intelligent survival strategies. Naming this truth is the beginning of compassion, and compassion is the beginning of healing. Your One Shift Solution is to notice when survival is speaking, honor that response, and gently return to your breath, your body, and your right to live as your full self. Subscribe to the Black Women in Europe Podcast, share this episode with someone who needs it, and join us as we keep choosing truth, rest, and healing. And if you are ready for support in doing this work in your own life, reach out to work with Adrianne with ⁠Rooted for Care⁠. Release Tension When Stress Builds Up: ⁠⁠⁠10-Day Course⁠⁠⁠ Mindfulness partners: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Adagio Teas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yoga Design Lab⁠ ⁠Promeed ⁠- Silk for you bed and head ⁠Lardera Coffee⁠ ⁠Selefina⁠ - Spices and more⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Promeed ⁠- Silk for you bed and head ⁠Lardera Coffee⁠ ⁠Selefina⁠ - Spices and more

    Nervous Systems Under Racial Stress - Season of Healing Racial Trauma

  4. Apr 19

    Racial Trauma, Reclaiming Self - Season of Healing Racial Trauma

    Survival mode is a response—not an identity. In this episode, we unpack the impact of racial trauma on the body, mind, and sense of self, and begin a deeper conversation about healing, rest, and reclaiming identity beyond survival. This conversation sets the foundation for this special new season of healing racial trauma, committed to truth-telling, healing, and liberation. Your One Shift Solution is to notice when survival is speaking, honor that response, and gently return to your breath, your body, and your right to live as your full self. Subscribe to the Black Women in Europe Podcast, share this episode with someone who needs it, and join us as we keep choosing truth, rest, and healing. And if you are ready for support in doing this work in your own life, reach out to work with Adrianne with Rooted for Care. Release Tension When Stress Builds Up: ⁠⁠10-Day Course⁠⁠ Mindfulness partners: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Adagio Teas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yoga Design Lab Promeed - Silk for you bed and head Lardera Coffee Selefina - Spices and more

    Racial Trauma, Reclaiming Self - Season of Healing Racial Trauma

  5. Mar 20

    The Messy, Nonlinear, Bold Journey - Season 2 of Healing Racial Trauma

    Episode excerpt: Kate Pearl: You know, it's almost as if healing's on this kind of, you know. Checklist something you can go and complete on a Sunday afternoon, and then, you know, frame on your wall with a certificate, you know, something like that. So you know, I just think it's time to get really honest and talk about what's actually real, especially for black women and black people. You know, we talk about racial trauma, but especially for black women, because the truth is, our paths are rarely, if ever, that simple like. It's just not a thing the world constantly throws us reminders of that, and big and small, that healing is an ongoing process, because daily there is something to heal from if we're being for real." Two opportunities to Release Tension When Stress Builds Up: ⁠Free 3-Day Course⁠ ⁠10-Day Course⁠ Mindfulness partners: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Adagio Teas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yoga Design Lab

    The Messy, Nonlinear, Bold Journey - Season 2 of Healing Racial Trauma

  6. Season 7 Trailer

    Season 2 Healing Racial Trauma Trailer

    It's been ages since Adrianne and Kate got together to record and the reunion was a love fest. Listen and learn what you missed in Season 1 of Healing Racial Trauma if you weren't here. Then find out what's up this season and why you won't want to miss it. Plus, listen as the co-hosts catch up with what's been going on in their lives. Find Adrianne at rootedfor.care Find Kate at katepearl.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠Free 3-Day Course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠10-Day Course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mindfulness partners: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Adagio Teas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yoga Design Lab

  7. 12/04/2025

    Choosing Blackness: The Divine Female Perspective - Season of Healing Racial Trauma

    How does being Black and a woman intersect with your sense of purpose or spiritual identity? Do you resonate with the idea that Black women embody “a deliberate act of love for the world”? Why or why not?What does “responding with clarity and care” look like in the face of racial trauma? What do we risk or gain when we see Black womanhood as sacred instead of struggling? Follow Kate - katepearl.com Reclaim your calm with the free 5-Day Calm Reset - only about 5 minutes a day. Episode transcript here. Mindfulness partners: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Adagio Teas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yoga Design Lab

    Choosing Blackness: The Divine Female Perspective - Season of Healing Racial Trauma

  8. 11/26/2025

    Fighting Back Starts With Lying Down - Season of Healing Racial Trauma

    In this thought-provoking episode, Kate Pearl takes us on a journey where healing is not just personal—it's political. Healing from racial trauma isn't just about survival; it’s an act of resistance and revolution. Kate discusses how resting, raging, and resisting are all part of the same process that allows us to reclaim our joy, creativity, and collective care in the fight for freedom. Kate delves into why healing, both individually and within our communities, matters in the fight against systemic oppression. She breaks down how healing makes space for the future, helps us reconnect to our roots, and empowers us to continue the work of resistance in ways that uplift us.✨ You’ll hear about:🔹 How healing creates space for joy and creativity in activism🔹 Why rest is essential to sustainable resistance work🔹 Rage as a catalyst for change and a form of self-preservation🔹 How collective healing strengthens community bonds🔹 The power of healing rituals in shaping resistance movements🔹 Connecting with ancestors to fuel the revolution🔹 How rage and rest are two sides of the same coin in our fight for justice🔹 The role of radical self-care in decolonising our minds and bodies🔹 Why Black joy is revolutionary and critical in healingPlus, our founder, Adrianne, shares a mindfulness practice designed to help you reconnect with your power and energy, restoring your balance as you continue the fight for justice.👩🏾‍💻 Learn more about Kate’s work at katepearl.com 🖤 Remember to subscribe to the Black Women In Europe podcast 🎙Available everywhere you get your podcasts! Transcript available here. Two opportunities to Release Tension When Stress Builds Up: Free 3-Day Course 10-Day Course Mindfulness partners: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Adagio Teas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yoga Design Lab

    Fighting Back Starts With Lying Down - Season of Healing Racial Trauma
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Hosting special guests and having honest conversations, the Black Women in Europe® podcast amplifies the voices of the ordinary and extraordinary among us by exploring their lives, discussing relevant news, and tackling interesting and challenging topics, including racism, both subtle and overt; adapting to new customs, citizenship, and residency challenges and requirements, hair care, mental health, and more. Black Women in Europe™ Tranevagen Halmstad 302 30 Sweden

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    Black Women in Europe® (BWIE) Podcast
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    59
  • Rating
    Explicit
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