Feel The Good with Shawl Shawlini Manjunath-Holbrook

What a perfect way to end out FTG season 2 with this conversation with Gia Peppers. Gia is an entertainment journalist/on-air talent (you may have seen her on NBC's The Today Show, Essence, BET, VH1, etc) and fellow podcaster on Black Girl Podcast and More Than That with Gia Peppers. Gia and I dive into Gia's path to being a journalist, Black women in media, how Gia stays motivated and how she battles negative self-talk by what she calls "watering herself". Gia ...

Stay curious. Build empathy. Raise hell. That's the motto behind co-founders, Cristen Conger's and Caroline Ervin's, Unladylike Media. It was really exciting diving into chatting about feminism, intersectional feminism and the important women's issues and conversations that Cristen and Caroline tackle on their podcast and through their digital media. Plus, as fellow professional podcasters and University of Georgia grads, we chat about the podcasting space, how we see ...

I absolutely loved diving into chatting friendship and relational dynamics with friendship coach from Friend Forward, Danielle Bayard Jackson. Want to figure out how to deepen your friendship bonds, understand when to "opt in and opt out" of a friendship and when to check in with yourself when it's time for a friendship to end? Then, this FTG conversation is for you. Listen as we discuss ways in which communication is key, how conflict resolution is sometimes the answer and what are the...

Relationship and Friendship Expert, Dr. Melanie Mills aka Dr. Mel gives me some insight into what makes a strong bond, why bonding and friendship is so important and what makes for healthy relationships. We also explore how to make new friends and how to socialize post pandemic. Plus, she does her really fun foundational word exercise with me that was very illuminating. Don't know what I mean, you'll have to listen to find out. Leave this FTG conversation feeling ready to st...

I am such a fan of RomCom Pods that I'm thrilled to chat with the creators, Becca Freeman and Rachael King. We chat about how they got started, feelings of imposter syndrome, their female partnership and of course, all things rom-coms. Plus, as longtime professional podcasters, they give some advice on how to start a successful podcast. Leave this conversation feeling brave, feeling creative and feeling inspired to make courageous choices. .....#feelthegoodpodcast...

Dating as an act of self care. It sounds strange doesn't it? I don't think I would ever think of dating in that way, but meet Lily Womble, former top matchmaker and dating coach who firmly believes that not only should we start thinking of it like that, but in fact, dating should feel good. In this conversation, we chat strategies and ways in which single women can build successful, fulfilling and joyful dating lives on their own terms and ways in which we can all give ourselves t...