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On this episode, Schnelle Acevedo and Adanna Dill discuss friendships. How their friendships have evolved over time, dealing with the end of a friendship, strained relationships, making mom friends and more.  Keep up with us on Instagram @blackmomschat!  

This a replay from Black Moms Chat Season 2! On this episode, Adanna Dill and Schnelle Acevedo interview  Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist, Uchenna “Uche” Udobi. Uchenna “Uche” Udobi shared ways parents can support children who are late talkers, advises on when to get kids an evaluation, what most people don't know about stuttering, potty training, and more.  Uchenna Udobi,  is a certified Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) from Houston, TX and the founder of LittoLingo. A company designed to help parents grow their child's communication ability, decrease parental stress, while improving academic and social success. This is done by teaching parents how to create meaningful exchanges at home by improving their infants and toddlers language milestones timely via an online video series. She has close to 15 years of experience getting kids talking. For the last 2 years, she has been a member of the Language in Infants through Preschoolers Topic Committee, where she reviews and rates the latest evidence on language growth of children birth to 5. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, trying new restaurants, and listening to podcasts and audiobooks. You can connect with our guest, Uche: Website: https://littolingo.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/littolingo/ Courses https://littolingo.mykajabi.com/home

On this replay episode from season 2 of Black Moms Chat podcast, Adanna Dill and Schnelle Acevedo discuss parenting toddlers and their experience with the six toddlers they've cared for between them.  Make sure to connect with us on Instagram @blackmomschat! Keep up with Nellie @glamnellie and Adanna @rattlesandheels!    

This replay from season one is all about body image! Adanna Dill and Schnelle Acevedo talks about body image. They share their personal body image stories, their thoughts on plastic surgery, the body positivity movement, wearing a swimsuit at any size and more.  Keep up with the ladies on Instagram! 

On this episode of Black Moms Chat, Adanna Dill and Schnelle Acevedo discuss getting back OUTSIDE this summer. Their summer travel plans, tips for traveling with little ones, how to take time out for you while traveling, how to create budget friendly experiences but still have a fun experience with our family, favorite destination and traveling while Black and  extra precautions taken in certain areas.  Book, Adanna's reading Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson. Keep up with us in between episodes @blackmomschat @rattlesandheels @glamnellie    

On this episode, we discuss infertility, a topic we tend to shy away from as Black women and in community conversations. We discuss infertility, IVF, creating supportive environments for Black women  experiencing infertility, infertility resources or support communities for Black women, and what self-care through IVF.  About our guest:  JoAnna Pendergrass, DVM, is a veterinarian and freelance medical writer. She earned her Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biology from Hampton University, then earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. JoAnna is the founder and owner of JPen Communications, a medical communications company. Through her writing, she strives to close the gap between what the veterinarian says and what the pet parent understands. Her mission is to equip pet parents with the information they need to make good health decisions for their pets.   JoAnna and her husband are the proud parents of their infant son, Karl. They endured several years of infertility, experiencing two miscarriages and undergoing several rounds of IVF.  JoAnna’s infertility journey profoundly affected her. She is passionate about sharing her journey and doing her part to break the shame, silence, and stigma surrounding infertility, especially among Black women. Resources shared: InfertilityIQ website https://www.fertilityiq.com Daughters of Hannah Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/daughtersofhannah/ Daughters of Hannah Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannahsdaughters/ https://www.webmd.com https://www.mayoclinic.org Keep up with us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/blackmomschat/    

On this episode Adanna Dill and Schnelle Acevedo discuss social media, Instagram vs. Reality: The Highlight Reel Effect.  They chat about their beginnings on social media. Curating content, Social media boundaries, oversharing and if curating social media weakens authenticity.  Connect with us on Instagram: @blackmomschat    

On this episode, Adanna Dill and Schnelle Acevedo discuss burnout.   They discuss burnout from career and burnout in parenting. They share their experiences and how they recovered from burnout, plus a few ways they think burnout can be prevented.  You can take the burnout quiz here. Stay in touch between episodes on Instagram. Follow us @blackmomschat!     

On this week's episode of the Black Moms Chat podcast, Adanna Dill and Schnelle Acevedo discuss Black motherhood on television.  They chat about their favorite Black TV moms from their childhood, and how they feel about them now as an adult.  They share which Black on-screen moms they find most relatable and who they think is “mom goals”. Their thoughts on whether or not Black on-screen motherhood downplays the challenges of the Black motherhood experience. As well as the Black on-screen moms with characteristics or parenting styles that's different to theirs. This week's Black mom we stan is Melle Odee who founded robotics teams for her community, which eventually led to starting a nonprofit and creating a robotics program.   Keep up with us over on Instagram @BlackMomsChat       

On this episode Adanna Dill and Schnelle Acevedo discuss their experiences as Black women navigating the healthcare system.  They share their biggest concerns when finding a health care provider, "less than" hospital experiences, bias in the healthcare system, and birth control --specifially IUD struggles.  Black women face risks to their health from discrimination—both from health professionals who don’t take their concerns seriously and from biological wear and tear caused by chronic stress. An October 2018 Oprah.com article on the topic cites research from two researchers and an alumna from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Keep in touch with us over on Instagram! @blackmomschat

TREAT YO SELF. Black Women deserve it all, today we are exploring the ways we enjoy luxury as Black Women. We share our personal definations of what luxury is and explore luxury in 6 areas: Travel Homes Education Food Self care Shopping Also, Nellie shares an update on her basementgate situation.  Black Mom We Stan: Tamara Turner of Silver Spoon Desserts. Her dessert company has not only taken off — but it’s taken flight. American Airlines recently announced a partnership with Silver Spoon Desserts, which has begun serving the bundt cakes on all domestic flights between 900 and 1,499 miles.     

On this episode of the Black Moms Chat podcast, Adanna Dill and Schnelle Acevedo chat with Montoya (Monty) Hudson of The Spring Break Family.  Monty shares advice for couples hoping to build a successful blended family, effective ways to bond with your bonus children and for the kids to bond and build relationships with each other, communicate everyone's role in children's lives, and schedule family travel between both homes. About our guest:  Montoya Hudson is a wife, mother, and stepmother who raises her beautiful tween queens in Houston, TX. She is the primary voice behind her family's travel platform The Spring Break Family where they share practical tips for families, heritage travel, and ways to make travel educational.   You can find Monty: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespringbreakfamily/ Blog: https://www.thespringbreakfamily.com Thanks for listening! Stay in touch with us on Instagram @blackmomschat! Pleasde subscribe and leave us a rating and review!  New episodes every Monday!