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Love the show? Send us a text! Beautiful people, it's a wrap! Today's episode is the finale of our 11th season and in today's episode we're closing it off right by pungin' melee on all of the topics we wanted to touch on before we head off on another break! Got ideas for next season? Send them our way! Want full video, ad-free episodes a week early? Join our Patreon! Season Sponsor: Empath Psychological Services Book a consult with Empath Psychological Services today and begin your journey toward a therapeutic experiences informed by empathy, compassion and evidence-based practices. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Season Sponsor: Greater Changes Greater Changes is a behavioral health & wellness agency proudly embracing a liberation-focused approach to wellness, deeply rooted in the powerful traditions of Caribbean resilience & resistance. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Episode Sponsor: Durand Mortgage Group Durand Mortgage Group is an agency you can trust to start the transformation from Renter into homeowner and homeowner into investor. Follow Keisha Durand on Instagram for mortgage and home buying tips. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Support the show Enjoyed this episode? Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok and tell us how you enjoyed the episode! Become a member of our VIP section on Patreon to access bonus episodes, early access, and full videos!

Love the show? Send us a text! In this week's episode we talk about misinformation, media literacy and the bravery of people in the comment sections. On an internet so saturated with content, it's hard to tell what's being fed to you. How do you verify that what you're reading and viewing is the truth? Want full video, ad-free episodes a week early? Join our Patreon! Season Sponsor: Empath Psychological Services Book a consult with Empath Psychological Services today and begin your journey toward a therapeutic experiences informed by empathy, compassion and evidence-based practices. Click the highlighted title above to learn more.  Season Sponsor: Greater Changes Greater Changes is a behavioral health & wellness agency proudly embracing a liberation-focused approach to wellness, deeply rooted in the powerful traditions of Caribbean resilience & resistance. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Support the show Enjoyed this episode? Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok and tell us how you enjoyed the episode! Become a member of our VIP section on Patreon to access bonus episodes, early access, and full videos!

Love the show? Send us a text! In this week's episode we discuss the intersections of singlehood, loneliness, solitude, healing and self-love. We challenge the idea of healing journeys and the pursuit of romantic connections being mutually exclusive. We also discuss the importance of centering self-love and how it can impact your ability to navigate dating and relationships. Want full video, ad-free episodes a week early? Join our Patreon! Season Sponsor: Empath Psychological Services Book a consult with Empath Psychological Services today and begin your journey toward a therapeutic experiences informed by empathy, compassion and evidence-based practices. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Season Sponsor: Greater Changes Greater Changes is a behavioral health & wellness agency proudly embracing a liberation-focused approach to wellness, deeply rooted in the powerful traditions of Caribbean resilience & resistance. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Episode Sponsor: Durand Mortgage Group Durand Mortgage Group is an agency you can trust to start the transformation from Renter into homeowner and homeowner into investor. Follow Keisha Durand on Instagram for mortgage and home buying tips. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Support the show Enjoyed this episode? Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok and tell us how you enjoyed the episode! Become a member of our VIP section on Patreon to access bonus episodes, early access, and full videos!

Love the show? Send us a text! In today's episode our literal FAVE Tyrone joins us for a hilariously honest conversation on navigating ADHD as Black millennials. From self-diagnosis, formal diagnosis, to creating life structures based on navigating our neurodivergence and more - this is a conversation you don't want to miss. Find Tyrone on BlueSky, Tiktok, & Redd Jack Productions! Want full video, ad-free episodes a week early? Join our Patreon! Season Sponsor: Greater Changes Greater Changes is a behavioral health & wellness agency proudly embracing a liberation-focused approach to wellness, deeply rooted in the powerful traditions of Caribbean resilience & resistance. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Season Sponsor: Empath Psychological Services Book a consult with Empath Psychological Services today and begin your journey toward a therapeutic experiences informed by empathy, compassion and evidence-based practices. Click the highlighted title above to learn more.  Support the show Enjoyed this episode? Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok and tell us how you enjoyed the episode! Become a member of our VIP section on Patreon to access bonus episodes, early access, and full videos!

Love the show? Send us a text! This week Deidre is treating is by providing answers to all of your burning questions on astrology! She discusses the basics behind natal charts and the astrological signs that help to explain more about who we are and the paths our lives take. Curious about your natal chart? You can find out here: https://astro.cafeastrology.com/natal.php Want full video, ad-free episodes a week early? Join our Patreon! Season Sponsor: Empath Psychological Services Book a consult with Empath Psychological Services today and begin your journey toward a therapeutic experiences informed by empathy, compassion and evidence-based practices. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Season Sponsor: Greater Changes Greater Changes is a behavioral health & wellness agency proudly embracing a liberation-focused approach to wellness, deeply rooted in the powerful traditions of Caribbean resilience & resistance. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Episode Sponsor: Durand Mortgage Group Durand Mortgage Group is an agency you can trust to start the transformation from Renter into homeowner and homeowner into investor. Follow Keisha Durand on Instagram for mortgage and home buying tips. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Support the show Enjoyed this episode? Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok and tell us how you enjoyed the episode! Become a member of our VIP section on Patreon to access bonus episodes, early access, and full videos!

Love the show? Send us a text! In this week's episode we talk about the concept of community building and being "in community" with others. We discuss what being in community means, what it takes to incorporate that framework into your life, and why we struggle with the concept of community in 2025. Do you feel like you're "in community" with others?  What are some of the ways that you show up for your neighbors, friends, and people who share your lived experiences?  Want full video, ad-free episodes a week early? Join our Patreon! Season Sponsor: Greater Changes Greater Changes is a behavioral health & wellness agency proudly embracing a liberation-focused approach to wellness, deeply rooted in the powerful traditions of Caribbean resilience & resistance. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Season Sponsor: Empath Psychological Services Book a consult with Empath Psychological Services today and begin your journey toward a therapeutic experiences informed by empathy, compassion and evidence-based practices. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Support the show Enjoyed this episode? Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok and tell us how you enjoyed the episode! Become a member of our VIP section on Patreon to access bonus episodes, early access, and full videos!

Love the show? Send us a text! In today's episode we're doing our favorite thing: pungin' melee! That's gossiping for those of you who aren't from the VI. Occasionally Deidre and I just need to catch up because we stay busy, so for this episode we took a moment to do that. We also recapped our favorite moments from the 2025 Grammy Awards, from our favorite performances, to award moments we found shocking and more. We also briefly talked about recent dating experiences and current trending topics on TikTok. Want full video, ad-free episodes a week early? Join our Patreon! Season Sponsor: Empath Psychological Services Book a consult with Empath Psychological Services today and begin your journey toward a therapeutic experiences informed by empathy, compassion and evidence-based practices. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Season Sponsor: Greater Changes Greater Changes is a behavioral health & wellness agency proudly embracing a liberation-focused approach to wellness, deeply rooted in the powerful traditions of Caribbean resilience & resistance. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Episode Sponsor: Durand Mortgage Group Durand Mortgage Group is an agency you can trust to start the transformation from Renter into homeowner and homeowner into investor. Follow Keisha Durand on Instagram for mortgage and home buying tips. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Support the show Enjoyed this episode? Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok and tell us how you enjoyed the episode! Become a member of our VIP section on Patreon to access bonus episodes, early access, and full videos!

Love the show? Send us a text! This week we discuss the concept of conflict, how we navigate conflict according to our conflict styles and how friendships and relationships are made better by addressing conflict sooner.  Want full video, ad-free episodes a week early? Join our Patreon! Season Sponsor: Empath Psychological Services Book a consult with Empath Psychological Services today and begin your journey toward a therapeutic experiences informed by empathy, compassion and evidence-based practices. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Season Sponsor: Greater Changes Greater Changes is a behavioral health & wellness agency proudly embracing a liberation-focused approach to wellness, deeply rooted in the powerful traditions of Caribbean resilience & resistance. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Support the show Enjoyed this episode? Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok and tell us how you enjoyed the episode! Become a member of our VIP section on Patreon to access bonus episodes, early access, and full videos!

Love the show? Send us a text! This week we've taken a page out of the popular TikTok trend "We Listen and We Don't Judge" where couples take a get-out-of-judge free card to share things they secretly do, say, or feel with their partner. To get in on the fun, our sister Diamond joined us to help us share our own judge-free revelations. Our listeners also used an anonymous link to their their own - which we read and reacted to. Want full video, ad-free episodes a week early? Join our Patreon! Season Sponsor: Empath Psychological Services Book a consult with Empath Psychological Services today and begin your journey toward a therapeutic experiences informed by empathy, compassion and evidence-based practices. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Season Sponsor: Greater Changes Greater Changes is a behavioral health & wellness agency proudly embracing a liberation-focused approach to wellness, deeply rooted in the powerful traditions of Caribbean resilience & resistance. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Episode Sponsor: Durand Mortgage Group Durand Mortgage Group is an agency you can trust to start the transformation from Renter into homeowner and homeowner into investor. Follow Keisha Durand on Instagram for mortgage and home buying tips. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Support the show Enjoyed this episode? Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok and tell us how you enjoyed the episode! Become a member of our VIP section on Patreon to access bonus episodes, early access, and full videos!

Love the show? Send us a text! In this episode we're talking about our spirituality and the foundations of our faith, as well as what it looked like to deconstruct our faith from the religious ideologies we were born into. Has your spirituality ever shifted? What other religions have you researched out of curiosity or a desire to better understand your own faith? Want full video, ad-free episodes a week early? Join our Patreon! Season Sponsor: Empath Psychological Services Book a consult with Empath Psychological Services today and begin your journey toward a therapeutic experiences informed by empathy, compassion and evidence-based practices. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Season Sponsor: Greater Changes Greater Changes is a behavioral health & wellness agency proudly embracing a liberation-focused approach to wellness, deeply rooted in the powerful traditions of Caribbean resilience & resistance. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Support the show Enjoyed this episode? Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok and tell us how you enjoyed the episode! Become a member of our VIP section on Patreon to access bonus episodes, early access, and full videos!

Love the show? Send us a text! This week we discuss our personal values and what it means to define them. We also discuss what if means to live according to those values and what challenges might come in the way of fully living true to them.  Have you ever thought about what your personal values might be? If you could choose a top three what would they be? What challenges tend to come in the way of your ability to live true to your own values? Want full video, ad-free episodes a week early? Join our Patreon! Season Sponsor: Empath Psychological Services Book a consult with Empath Psychological Services today and begin your journey toward a therapeutic experiences informed by empathy, compassion and evidence-based practices. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Season Sponsor: Greater Changes Greater Changes is a behavioral health & wellness agency proudly embracing a liberation-focused approach to wellness, deeply rooted in the powerful traditions of Caribbean resilience & resistance. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Episode Sponsor: Durand Mortgage Group Durand Mortgage Group is an agency you can trust to start the transformation from Renter into homeowner and homeowner into investor. Follow Keisha Durand on Instagram for mortgage and home buying tips. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Support the show Enjoyed this episode? Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok and tell us how you enjoyed the episode! Become a member of our VIP section on Patreon to access bonus episodes, early access, and full videos!

Love the show? Send us a text! What conspiracy theories and myths do you believe in? In this week's episode our fave, Gabrielle of the Caribbean Mystics Podcast joins us to talk all about the strange world of conspiracy theories. We discuss common theories we do and don't believe in as well as myths and lore and their origins and history in the Caribbean. Want full video, ad-free episodes a week early? Join our Patreon! Season Sponsor: Empath Psychological Services Book a consult with Empath Psychological Services today and begin your journey toward a therapeutic experiences informed by empathy, compassion and evidence-based practices. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Season Sponsor: Greater Changes Greater Changes is a behavioral health & wellness agency proudly embracing a liberation-focused approach to wellness, deeply rooted in the powerful traditions of Caribbean resilience & resistance. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Support the show Enjoyed this episode? Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok and tell us how you enjoyed the episode! Become a member of our VIP section on Patreon to access bonus episodes, early access, and full videos!

Love the show? Send us a text! The title says it all this week - the streets (the dating ones) are terrifying! In this week's episode we recap awkward and horrible dating experiences in addition to reading a few dating horror stories straight from Reddit. We also talk about our dating preferences and common "icks" that can happen on dates. What was your worst or most awkward date experience? Are you currently on the streets or safely tucked away at home? Want full video, ad-free episodes a week early? Join our Patreon! Title Sponsor: Virgin Islands Lottery Ride the wave of opportunity and learn more ways to win with our title sponsor, the Virgin Islands Lottery. Did you know? The VI Lottery supports numerous programs which have a positive impact on our community. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Season Sponsor: Empath Psychological Services Book a consult with Empath Psychological Services today and begin your journey toward a therapeutic experiences informed by empathy, compassion and evidence-based practices. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Season Sponsor: Greater Changes Greater Changes is a behavioral health & wellness agency proudly embracing a liberation-focused approach to wellness, deeply rooted in the powerful traditions of Caribbean resilience & resistance. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Episode Sponsor: MyVirginIslands App MyVI is a free, all-in-one mobile app designed to keep people connected to everything happening in the U.S. Virgin Islands. For the next couple weeks, MyVI is giving away $250 to one lucky user. All you have to do is download the app on your phone—Apple or Android—and enter your email to win! Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Episode Sponsor: Durand Mortgage Group Durand Mortgage Group is an agency you can trust to start the transformation from Renter into homeowner and homeowner into investor. Follow Keisha Durand on Instagram for mortgage and home buying tips. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Support the show Enjoyed this episode? Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok and tell us how you enjoyed the episode! Become a member of our VIP section on Patreon to access bonus episodes, early access, and full videos!

Love the show? Send us a text! In this week’s episode we discuss going “no contact” with the people we love. Deidre shares her personal experience with being no contact with her mother for the last several years. We discuss the types of scenarios that might lead to you needing to cut off a person’s access to you and how you may need to process the end of this relationship. Have you ever gone no contact with a family member or friend? Want full video, ad-free episodes a week early? Join our Patreon! Title Sponsor: Virgin Islands Lottery Ride the wave of opportunity and learn more ways to win with our title sponsor, the Virgin Islands Lottery. Did you know? The VI Lottery supports numerous programs which have a positive impact on our community. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Season Sponsor: Empath Psychological Services Book a consult with Empath Psychological Services today and begin your journey toward a therapeutic experiences informed by empathy, compassion and evidence-based practices. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Season Sponsor: Greater Changes Greater Changes is a behavioral health & wellness agency proudly embracing a liberation-focused approach to wellness, deeply rooted in the powerful traditions of Caribbean resilience & resistance. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Episode Sponsor: MyVirginIslands App MyVI is a free, all-in-one mobile app designed to keep people connected to everything happening in the U.S. Virgin Islands. For the next couple weeks, MyVI is giving away $250 to one lucky user. All you have to do is download the app on your phone—Apple or Android—and enter your email to win! Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Support the show Enjoyed this episode? Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok and tell us how you enjoyed the episode! Become a member of our VIP section on Patreon to access bonus episodes, early access, and full videos!

Love the show? Send us a text! In this week's episode we discuss Pleasure Activism and explore what pleasure looks like to us, along with ways of incorporating it into our lives. Pleasure Activism is a term coined by author adrienne marie brown. You can find her work here and learn more about pleasure activism and pleasure practices here. Want full video, ad-free episodes a week early? Join our Patreon! Title Sponsor: Virgin Islands Lottery Ride the wave of opportunity and learn more ways to win with our title sponsor, the Virgin Islands Lottery. Did you know? The VI Lottery supports numerous programs which have a positive impact on our community. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Season Sponsor: Empath Psychological Services Book a consult with Empath Psychological Services today and begin your journey toward a therapeutic experiences informed by empathy, compassion and evidence-based practices. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Season Sponsor: Greater Changes Greater Changes is a behavioral health & wellness agency proudly embracing a liberation-focused approach to wellness, deeply rooted in the powerful traditions of Caribbean resilience & resistance. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Episode Sponsor: Durand Mortgage Group Durand Mortgage Group is an agency you can trust to start the transformation from Renter into homeowner and homeowner into investor. Follow Keisha Durand on Instagram for mortgage and home buying tips. Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Episode Sponsor: MyVirginIslands App MyVI is a free, all-in-one mobile app designed to keep people connected to everything happening in the U.S. Virgin Islands. For the next couple weeks, MyVI is giving away $250 to one lucky user. All you have to do is download the app on your phone—Apple or Android—and enter your email to win! Click the highlighted title above to learn more. Support the show Enjoyed this episode? Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok and tell us how you enjoyed the episode! Become a member of our VIP section on Patreon to access bonus episodes, early access, and full videos!