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Welcome back to season 3 of 'Talk To Your Mom!' On this debut episode, Keyaira and Tarawoner discuss the women who have made an impact on their ability to survive life with joy, grace, and faith. Tarawoner begins with a quote by Audre Lorde, then riffs about the wisdom of her grandmother, Eliza Lightfoot, before the duo deep dives into the women of the Bible who have inspired their walk. They discuss Ruth, a woman who lost everything (home and family) before she owned the fields she used to glean, and Haagar, a slave girl who was forced to conceive a son before she was thrown out into the desert to die, until God opened a well for her. Through these stories, Keyaira and Tarawoner find determination to live and strength. The hope is that this episode inspires every woman to feel powerful in her story, no matter how insignificant she may feel. 

Keyaira & Tarawoner talk through some of the issues they have that causes tension in their relationship with Dr. Akilah Reynolds. Keyaira voices frustration that she feels judged for breaking from traditional values when it comes to her dating/love life, and Tarawoner explains how hard it can be to watch your child run into situations with obvious red flags. Tarawoner also explains how as a baby boomer, she feels left behind as technology zooms ahead, while Keyaira sometimes feels her mom is capable of more when it comes to computers, but isn't willing to try. 

For the next two episodes, "Talk To Your Mom" pod has a special guest, Dr. Akilah Reynolds of Black Girl Doctor, to work through a few issues hosts Tarawoner & Keyaira are struggling with. In part 1 of 2, Dr. Akilah explains the complicated tension between moms and daughters, and why more moms and daughters should seek therapy together and/or separately to have healthier, happier lives. 

Keyaira opens up to her mom about the fears she has surrounding motherhood. Being that child rearing is starting later for a lot of us, Keyaira explains she's spent so much of her life focused on her own wants and needs, she is afraid of what the transition to new motherhood and ultimate sacrifice would look like. Tarawoner discusses how even though she had to put a lot of her dreams aside when she became a mom at 19, now, in her 60s, it's all about her again.

On this episode, Keyaira and Tarawoner discuss what makes them feel sexy. Tarawoner talks how to keep things spicy in a marriage after having kids. And Keyaira gets candid about how she developed her own sense of what sexy was outside of the gaze of men. 

Tarawoner and Keyaira talk through all physical changes women can undergo in a lifetime. Tarawoner talks about how she adjusted to her body's changes after giving birth to children, and Keyaira talks about how physical discipline helped her regain her sense of self-love. The duo also shares how they were able to cultivate appreciation for their bodies outside of the gaze of other people.