Sis, Please!

Satta Sarmah Hightower & Jaretta Konneh
Sis, Please!

Satta and Jaretta are two black millennial women who discuss topics like navigating dating, marriage, motherhood and busy careers. What makes them unique? Their different perspectives on life, love (and everything in between) based on their nearly 10-year age difference. And one other thing: they used to share a bunk bed growing up. Yes, these Queens aren't just sister friends. They are truly sisters. Listen in as Satta and Jaretta share their life experiences and journeys as black women in their 30s and invite you to share yours, as well. Welcome to the fam, and welcome to Sis, Please! 💛👩🏾👧🏾👩🏾‍🦰👩🏾‍🦱👱🏾‍♀️👸🏾👩🏾‍⚕️👩🏾‍🎓👩🏾‍🏫🧕🏾💛 This podcast is hosted and sponsored by Satta Sarmah Hightower and Jaretta Konneh. When Satta isn't sharing her life experiences with Jaretta, she works in content marketing and helps technology & financial services companies powerfully convey their message. A storyteller at heart, Satta has a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. When Jaretta isn't dealing with the craziness of dating apps, she works as a non-profit professional. She has a master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

  1. Season Finale Sis, Let Me Ask You Something!

    06/01/2023

    Season Finale Sis, Let Me Ask You Something!

    Welcome to the last episode of Season 1 for Sis, Please! If you haven’t listened to all the episodes, make sure to check them out. And if you’ve been a loyal listener throughout the season, go back and listen again. There are sure to be some gems you missed.   In this season finale episode, we interview each other. We ask each other questions like whether you’d choose Big D*ck Energy over financial security and what conversation we’d love to have with our future self. Plus, we share our most embarrassing moments (hint: they involve a wig and marijuana edibles).  To learn the answers, join us as we discuss: Market Adjustments Refinancing Hungover Celebrations Edibles Building Generational Wealth BDE Micro P*nis Edu-Take YouTube Channel Abbott Elementary Wig incidents The Leadership Compass Nelson Mandela Honorable Mentions How Long Do Edibles Take to Kick In? How To Continue A Legacy With An Inheritance ‘Would you date a bus driver?’ debate roils social media, and Eboni K. Williams fires back Funniest/most embarrassing wig stories Sisters Born Decades Apart On How The Age Gap Affects Their Relationship The Leadership Compass Self-Assessment Question of the Episode: What questions would you ask Satta and Jaretta? Share with us your answer via email or in a review wherever you listened to this episode! 💛👩🏾👧🏾👩🏾‍🦰👩🏾‍🦱👱🏾‍♀️👸🏾👩🏾‍⚕️👩🏾‍🎓👩🏾‍🏫🧕🏾💛 This podcast is hosted and sponsored by Satta Sarmah Hightower and Jaretta Konneh. When Satta isn't sharing her life experiences with Jaretta, she works in content marketing and helps technology & financial services companies powerfully convey their message. A storyteller at heart, Satta has a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School. When Jaretta isn't dealing with the craziness of dating apps, she works as a non-profit professional. She has a master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. 💛👩🏾👧🏾👩🏾‍🦰👩🏾‍🦱👱🏾‍♀️👸🏾👩🏾‍⚕️👩🏾‍🎓👩🏾‍🏫🧕🏾💛 Follow Sis, Please on these social media platforms: Instagram Twitter Tik Tok YouTube Have you had an experience that you would love to share in a safe space?  Satta and Jaretta invite you to email them at team@sispodcast.com and tell them about it. They may even share your experience (you can remain anonymous) on an upcoming episode. If you enjoyed this episode, leave a review and share this podcast with a friend. We all have a Sis that needs to be reminded their perspective is valuable. Song Credit: Bestie by Fiskayet This is a Crackers In Soup production.

    49 min
  2. Do You Gotta Have Faith?

    05/25/2023

    Do You Gotta Have Faith?

    Miss Manners says to never talk about Money, Politics or Religion. Well, Miss Manners needs to cover her ears because Satta and Jaretta are taking a deep dive into the topic of religion. As Jaretta shares her Pentecostal beliefs, Satta shares why she has found solace as a "None." With Black Americans moving away from faith, join Satta and Jaretta as they discuss: Pentecostal Faith Baptism Colonizers Slavery NONES Morality The Bible Creation The Big Bang Christianity Pro Life The Great Commission Missionaries Jenifer Lewis Black Jesus Honorable Mentions Pentecostal Christians: What Do They Believe? African Christianity Thrived, Long Before White Men Arrived The Slave Trade Black Americans See the Biggest Shift Away from Faith World Religions Map Faith & Science: Can the Big Bang Prove God Exists? Christianity Precious Memories of Missionaries of Color Question of the Episode: Do you find yourself leaning more towards a religion or spirituality? Share with us your answer via email or in a review wherever you listened to this episode! 💛👩🏾👧🏾👩🏾‍🦰👩🏾‍🦱👱🏾‍♀️👸🏾👩🏾‍⚕️👩🏾‍🎓👩🏾‍🏫🧕🏾💛 This podcast is hosted and sponsored by Satta Sarmah Hightower and Jaretta Konneh. When Satta isn't sharing her life experiences with Jaretta, she works in content marketing and helps technology & financial services companies powerfully convey their message. A storyteller at heart, Satta has a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School. When Jaretta isn't dealing with the craziness of dating apps, she works as a non-profit professional. She has a master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. 💛👩🏾👧🏾👩🏾‍🦰👩🏾‍🦱👱🏾‍♀️👸🏾👩🏾‍⚕️👩🏾‍🎓👩🏾‍🏫🧕🏾💛 Follow Sis, Please on these social media platforms: Instagram Twitter Tik Tok YouTube Have you had an experience that you would love to share in a safe space?  Satta and Jaretta invite you to email them at team@sispodcast.com and tell them about it. They may even share your experience (you can remain anonymous) on an upcoming episode. If you enjoyed this episode, leave a review and share this podcast with a friend. We all have a Sis that needs to be reminded their perspective is valuable. Song Credit: Bestie by Fiskayet This is a Crackers In Soup production.

    44 min
  3. Thou Shall Learn From My 20s

    05/18/2023

    Thou Shall Learn From My 20s

    Academy-Award winning actress Regina King had this to say about her 20s: “I feel like I’m so much more interesting now, as a soon-to-be-50-year-old woman, than I was at 25. I can bring so much more to the table. You may not have the stamina that you had at 25, but what you know now? So much better.”   King is right. In your 20s, you’re just beginning to figure things out. This decade of life is about making stupid mistakes — but not to the point where you never recover from them. In your 30s, you often get to know yourself more and life gets better. If, like King suggests, life is more interesting after your 20s, then maybe we all get more interesting as we age.  In this episode, Satta, 38, and Jaretta, 31, recap the foolishness of their 20s and the commandments they want to live by in their 30s (and beyond). They also discuss: 1 Corinthians 13:11 People Pleasing Infidelity Long Distance Relationships The Great Recession Age Gaps Authenticity Friendships Accountability Fiscally stable Meditation Healthy Eating Honorable Mentions How Breaking Your People-Pleasing Habit Can Improve Your Sex and Dating Life The Best Life Lessons You Learn in Your 20s, According to a Therapist Age Gaps in Relationships: Do They Matter? Michelle Singletary’s money milestones for every age The 30s: Keeping Your Health In the Balance Question of the Episode: What life lessons did you learn in your 20s? Share with us your answer via email or in a review wherever you listened to this episode! 💛👩🏾👧🏾👩🏾‍🦰👩🏾‍🦱👱🏾‍♀️👸🏾👩🏾‍⚕️👩🏾‍🎓👩🏾‍🏫🧕🏾💛 This podcast is hosted and sponsored by Satta Sarmah Hightower and Jaretta Konneh. When Satta isn't sharing her life experiences with Jaretta, she works in content marketing and helps technology & financial services companies powerfully convey their message. A storyteller at heart, Satta has a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School. When Jaretta isn't dealing with the craziness of dating apps, she works as a non-profit professional. She has a master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. 💛👩🏾👧🏾👩🏾‍🦰👩🏾‍🦱👱🏾‍♀️👸🏾👩🏾‍⚕️👩🏾‍🎓👩🏾‍🏫🧕🏾💛 Follow Sis, Please on these social media platforms: Instagram Twitter Tik Tok YouTube Have you had an experience that you would love to share in a safe space?  Satta and Jaretta invite you to email them at team@sispodcast.com and tell them about it. They may even share your experience (you can remain anonymous) on an upcoming episode. If you enjoyed this episode, leave a review and share this podcast with a friend. We all have a Sis that needs to be reminded their perspective is valuable. Song Credit: Bestie by Fiskayet This is a Crackers In Soup production.

    28 min
  4. We Black Y'all! Bridging the Gap Between Africans and Black Americans

    05/11/2023

    We Black Y'all! Bridging the Gap Between Africans and Black Americans

    Black people are not a monolith. From Black Americans who were born in the States to Africans who came to the U.S. a few years ago, the Diaspora is incredibly diverse. Unfortunately, sometimes our differences create social distance between us, even though we share a fundamental thing in common: we’re all Black.  Join Satta and Jaretta as they discuss: The history of Liberia First Generation Cape Verdeans Jollof Rice Fufu Cultural Vernacular African American Vernacular English N-word Liberian Tribes Us vs Them Beauty Standards Dating Manjah Media Tik Tok Honorable Mentions Liberia: Background and U.S. Relations Embracing The African In African-American Being Black In America And Being African Aren't Mutually Exclusive Finding Your Roots I Love Cooking Liberian Food Vernacular Liberian English How Eurocentric Beauty Standards Harm Black Women Which Country Makes the Best African Rice Question of the Episode: Are you open to the opportunity to hear all types of Black experiences? Share with us your answer via email or in a review wherever you listened to this episode! 💛👩🏾👧🏾👩🏾‍🦰👩🏾‍🦱👱🏾‍♀️👸🏾👩🏾‍⚕️👩🏾‍🎓👩🏾‍🏫🧕🏾💛 This podcast is hosted and sponsored by Satta Sarmah Hightower and Jaretta Konneh. When Satta isn't sharing her life experiences with Jaretta, she works in content marketing and helps technology & financial services companies powerfully convey their message. A storyteller at heart, Satta has a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School. When Jaretta isn't dealing with the craziness of dating apps, she works as a non-profit professional. She has a master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. 💛👩🏾👧🏾👩🏾‍🦰👩🏾‍🦱👱🏾‍♀️👸🏾👩🏾‍⚕️👩🏾‍🎓👩🏾‍🏫🧕🏾💛 Follow Sis, Please on these social media platforms: Instagram Twitter Tik Tok YouTube Have you had an experience that you would love to share in a safe space?  Satta and Jaretta invite you to email them at team@sispodcast.com and tell them about it. They may even share your experience (you can remain anonymous) on an upcoming episode. If you enjoyed this episode, leave a review and share this podcast with a friend. We all have a Sis that needs to be reminded their perspective is valuable. Song Credit: Bestie by Fiskayet This is a Crackers In Soup production.

    40 min
  5. Is Black Excellence Exhausting Black People

    05/04/2023

    Is Black Excellence Exhausting Black People

    When you think of the term Black Excellence, what comes to mind? Prestige. Class. The Best of the Best. These are the words that are usually assigned to people who exude Black Excellence. People like the Obamas, Jay-Z and Beyonce, Oprah. But what if Black Excellence is something to strive for AND harmful to the community? The increased pressure of having to be the best can be exhausting. What happens when systematic racism has us believing the only way to be "good enough" when your Black, is to be excellent? Join Satta and Jaretta as they discuss: The Obamas The Huxtables Celebrating Black People Legacy The Talented Tenth Unrealistic Expectations Ubuntu Systemic Racism Respectability Politics Black Athletes Individualism The Collective Honorable Mentions Obama’s Portraits Highlight Black Excellence and the Black Plight Black Excellence Our Obsession with Black Excellence is Harming Black People Ubuntu: I Am Because You Are Three Soccer Places are Facing Racist Abuse Jaylen Brown calls out racist, toxic Celtics fans The Sports World Has Ignored The Mental Health of Black Female Athletes Question of the Episode: How do you achieve "Black Excellence" in your daily life? Share with us your answer via email or in a review wherever you listened to this episode! 💛👩🏾👧🏾👩🏾‍🦰👩🏾‍🦱👱🏾‍♀️👸🏾👩🏾‍⚕️👩🏾‍🎓👩🏾‍🏫🧕🏾💛 This podcast is hosted and sponsored by Satta Sarmah Hightower and Jaretta Konneh. When Satta isn't sharing her life experiences with Jaretta, she works in content marketing and helps technology & financial services companies powerfully convey their message. A storyteller at heart, Satta has a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School. When Jaretta isn't dealing with the craziness of dating apps, she works as a non-profit professional. She has a master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. 💛👩🏾👧🏾👩🏾‍🦰👩🏾‍🦱👱🏾‍♀️👸🏾👩🏾‍⚕️👩🏾‍🎓👩🏾‍🏫🧕🏾💛 Follow Sis, Please on these social media platforms: https://www.instagram.com/sispleasepod/ https://twitter.com/_sispleasepod https://www.tiktok.com/@sispleasepod https://www.youtube.com/@sispleasepod Have you had an experience that you would love to share in a safe space?  Satta and Jaretta invite you to email them at sispodcast2023@gmail.com and tell them about it. They may even share your experience (you can remain anonymous) on an upcoming episode. If you enjoyed this episode, leave a review and share this podcast with a friend. We all have a Sis that needs to be reminded their perspective is valuable. Song Credit: Bestie by Fiskayet This is a Crackers In Soup, LLC production.

    29 min
  6. Living a Soft Life in a Hard World

    04/27/2023

    Living a Soft Life in a Hard World

    Say goodbye to the narrative of the "Strong Black Woman." Black women working numerous jobs while being emotional caregivers and keeping up with our family duties has exhausted us. The indoctrination of "I'll sleep when I die" is as old as pensions and CDs. Now, after seeing generations of Black women work themselves into exhaustion and mental health crisis and after experiencing the Covid shut-down, millennials are deciding the hard lifestyle is not for them. They are striving for that soft life. A life that puts relaxation and mental wellbeing first. Join Satta and Jaretta as they discuss: What does the "soft life" mean? Boundaries Burnout Girl Boss Quiet Quitting Gently Employed Toxic Productivity Over-Achievement Mindset Black Girl Luxury Therapy Vacations Physical Activity Wellness Honorable Mentions People Are Opting for a ‘Soft Life’–Will It Really Transform Your Wellbeing? Millennials want to live a ‘soft life,’ and it’s changing how they work Living The #SoftLife: Here's Why Black Women Are Rejecting The Harmful "Strong Black Woman" Trope Andscape What Is Quiet Quitting—and Is It a Real Trend? Why Taking Vacation Time Could Save Your Life Diet, Exercise, and Sleep Are Pillars of Mental Health, Study Finds Question of the Episode: Are you about that soft life? Share with us your answer via email or in a review wherever you listened to this episode! 💛👩🏾👧🏾👩🏾‍🦰👩🏾‍🦱👱🏾‍♀️👸🏾👩🏾‍⚕️👩🏾‍🎓👩🏾‍🏫🧕🏾💛 This podcast is hosted and sponsored by Satta Sarmah Hightower and Jaretta Konneh. When Satta isn't sharing her life experiences with Jaretta, she works in content marketing and helps technology & financial services companies powerfully convey their message. A storyteller at heart, Satta has a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School. When Jaretta isn't dealing with the craziness of dating apps, she works as a non-profit professional. She has a master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. 💛👩🏾👧🏾👩🏾‍🦰👩🏾‍🦱👱🏾‍♀️👸🏾👩🏾‍⚕️👩🏾‍🎓👩🏾‍🏫🧕🏾💛 Follow Sis, Please on these social media platforms: Instagram Twitter Tik Tok YouTube Have you had an experience that you would love to share in a safe space?  Satta and Jaretta invite you to email them at team@sispodcast.com and tell them about it. They may even share your experience (you can remain anonymous) on an upcoming episode. If you enjoyed this episode, leave a review and share this podcast with a friend. We all have a Sis that needs to be reminded their perspective is valuable. Song Credit: Bestie by Fiskayet This is a Crackers In Soup production.

    29 min
  7. Black People Need Therapy - Literally with Margaret McComiskey

    04/20/2023

    Black People Need Therapy - Literally with Margaret McComiskey

    Henrietta Lacks. The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment. Microaggressions and racial trauma. These are just some of the reasons Black people have a distrust of the medical and mental health profession. About 25% of Black people seek mental health treatment, compared to 40% of white Americans. Despite lower rates of major depressive episodes than the U.S. population overall, mental health disorders have increased in Black youth and adults over the last decade. Rates also surged during the pandemic. The bottom line? We’re in desperate need of therapy but are very reluctant to receive treatment. In this episode, Satta and Jaretta speak with Margaret (Frempong) McComiskey, MSW, LICSW, a licensed therapist and clinical social worker who believes therapy is for everyone, especially Black folks. Gaining the capacity to face complicated, and oftentimes, frightening emotions is one of the bravest things you can do for yourself and the ones you love, McComiskey says.  Join Satta, Jaretta, and Margaret as they discuss: Psychotherapy Social Work Talk Therapy Compassionate Black Church Cursed Generational Trauma Black Men Cultural Competency Finding a Therapist Affordable Therapy Adjustment disorders Employment Assistance Program (EAP) Honorable Mentions Black Mental Health: What You Need To Know Black and African American Communities and Mental Health Social Work History 10 Sure Signs You Need To See A Therapist (And How To Find The Right One) Why Black Churches Need to Do Better with Mental Health Issues Notions of Spirits as Agents of Mental Illness among the Akan of Ghana: A Cultural-psychological Exploration RAPPERS DEFEND MICHAEL B. JORDAN AND JONATHAN MAJORS AFTER CAM’RON DISSES ‘CREED III’ OVER CAST PHOTO Why Cultural Competence is Important Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation Question of the Episode: Has therapy worked for you? Share with us your answer via email or in a review wherever you listened to this episode! Learn more about United Paths here: Website: www.younitedpats.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unitedpaths/?hl=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/united-paths-llc/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unitedpaths Follow Margaret McComiskey: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mm.therapy/?hl=en Psychology Today Zencare 💛👩🏾👧🏾👩🏾‍🦰👩🏾‍🦱👱🏾‍♀️👸🏾👩🏾‍⚕️👩🏾‍🎓👩🏾‍🏫🧕🏾💛 This podcast is hosted and sponsored by Satta Sarmah Hightower and Jaretta Konneh. When Satta isn't sharing her life experiences with Jaretta, she works in content marketing and helps technology & financial services companies powerfully convey their message. A storyteller at heart, Satta has a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School. When Jaretta isn't dealing with the craziness of dating apps, she works as a non-profit professional. She has a master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. 💛👩🏾👧🏾👩🏾‍🦰👩🏾‍🦱👱🏾‍♀️👸🏾👩🏾‍⚕️👩🏾‍🎓👩🏾‍🏫🧕🏾💛 Follow Sis, Please on these social media platforms: Instagram Twitter Tik Tok YouTube Have you had an experience that you would love to share in a safe space?  Satta and Jaretta invite you to email them at team@sispodcast.com and tell them about it. They may even share your experience (you can remain anonymous) on an upcoming episode. If you enjoyed this episode, leave a review and share this podcast with a friend. We all have a Sis that needs to be reminded their perspective is valuable. Song Credit: Bestie by Fiskayet This is a Crackers In Soup production.

    37 min
  8. Protect Black Women, or Nah?

    04/13/2023

    Protect Black Women, or Nah?

    From LSU’s Angel Reese catching flack for her “you can’t see me” gesture during the national championship game to the backlash Megan Thee Stallion received during the Tory Lanez shooting case, there are so many examples of the ways Black women are misunderstood and disrespected. Time and time again, history shows Black women we are not worth protecting. And that our physical and psychological safety are often at risk. From the staggering statistic that 40 percent of all missing persons cases are people of color but significantly underrepresented in news coverage to the lack of justice given to Black women who are domestic violence and sexual assault victims, we are always seen as the problem.  Although this episode was taped prior to LSU Tigers winning the national championship, this conversation is absolutely relevant to that situation. As the saying goes, "Same 💩, different day"! Join Satta and Jaretta as they discuss: Misogynoir Malcolm X Megan Thee Stallion Domestic Violence Chris Brown The Jezebel Stereotype The Mammy Caricature The Sapphire Caricature Psychological Safety Emmett Till Community Manosphere Me Too Movement Trauma Maternal Mortality Honorable Mentions Missing White Woman Syndrome: An Empirical Analysis of Race and Gender Disparities in Online News Coverage of Missing Persons A jury believed Megan Thee Stallion. It’s shameful so many social media influencers didn’t Violence Against Black Women – Many Types, Far-reaching Effects Study Finds Black Women Murdered by Men Are Nearly Always Killed by Someone They Know, Most Commonly with a Gun INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY Question of the Episode: Who do you feel protects you as a Black woman? Share with us your answer via email or in a review wherever you listened to this episode! 💛👩🏾👧🏾👩🏾‍🦰👩🏾‍🦱👱🏾‍♀️👸🏾👩🏾‍⚕️👩🏾‍🎓👩🏾‍🏫🧕🏾💛 This podcast is hosted and sponsored by Satta Sarmah Hightower and Jaretta Konneh. When Satta isn't sharing her life experiences with Jaretta, she works in content marketing and helps technology & financial services companies powerfully convey their message. A storyteller at heart, Satta has a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School. When Jaretta isn't dealing with the craziness of dating apps, she works as a non-profit professional. She has a master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. 💛👩🏾👧🏾👩🏾‍🦰👩🏾‍🦱👱🏾‍♀️👸🏾👩🏾‍⚕️👩🏾‍🎓👩🏾‍🏫🧕🏾💛 Follow Sis, Please on these social media platforms: Instagram Twitter Tik Tok YouTube Have you had an experience that you would love to share in a safe space?  Satta and Jaretta invite you to email them at team@sispodcast.com and tell them about it. They may even share your experience (you can remain anonymous) on an upcoming episode. If you enjoyed this episode, leave a review and share this podcast with a friend. We all have a Sis that needs to be reminded their perspective is valuable. Song Credit: Bestie by Fiskayet This is a Crackers In Soup production.

    34 min

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Satta and Jaretta are two black millennial women who discuss topics like navigating dating, marriage, motherhood and busy careers. What makes them unique? Their different perspectives on life, love (and everything in between) based on their nearly 10-year age difference. And one other thing: they used to share a bunk bed growing up. Yes, these Queens aren't just sister friends. They are truly sisters. Listen in as Satta and Jaretta share their life experiences and journeys as black women in their 30s and invite you to share yours, as well. Welcome to the fam, and welcome to Sis, Please! 💛👩🏾👧🏾👩🏾‍🦰👩🏾‍🦱👱🏾‍♀️👸🏾👩🏾‍⚕️👩🏾‍🎓👩🏾‍🏫🧕🏾💛 This podcast is hosted and sponsored by Satta Sarmah Hightower and Jaretta Konneh. When Satta isn't sharing her life experiences with Jaretta, she works in content marketing and helps technology & financial services companies powerfully convey their message. A storyteller at heart, Satta has a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. When Jaretta isn't dealing with the craziness of dating apps, she works as a non-profit professional. She has a master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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