Episodes

Tanya Landry joins Brenda and Elaine to discuss her road to finding relief from gastrointestinal symptoms that came on suddenly and were challenging to diagnose. Please follow the Body Wealth podcast on Apple Podcast or Spotify, and follow @bodywealthsisters on Instagram of Facebook. Tanya was ultimately diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). To understand how IBS is diagnosed and treated, check out this information from the Mayo Clinic. Tanya mentioned that the FODMAP diet plan was help...

Brenda and Elaine talk with Monica Johnson about her decision to be a primarily plant-based eater. She put a lot of thought into that decision and shares her journey around food choices, disease prevention, and feeling good! Please follow the Body Wealth podcast on the platform of your choice and follow @bodywealthsisters on Instagram. To learn about veganism in the Black community, check out this article on Saveur.com: “Black Americans are Leading a Vegan Movement” by Omnia Saed. October 13, 20...

Today’s episode is the second in our two-part series on childbirth. Brenda and Elaine speak with Chavonne Alford, who has been working for years to recover from her traumatic experiences during childbirth. Please subscribe to Body Wealth on the podcast app of your choice and follow @bodywealthsisters on Instagram. Organizations working to improve Black maternal health outcomes include Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Sister Song, and the National Birth Equity Collaborative For more information on ...

Today’s episode is the first in a two-part series on childbirth. Black women are nearly three times more likely than White women to die in childbirth, so we are taking our time with this topic. In this episode, Brenda and Elaine talk to Maya Gold Patterson about how she prepared for pregnancy and delivery, and the challenges she faced delivering her first child during COVID. Please subscribe, and follow @bodywealthsisters on Instagram. Los Angeles County has an African American Infant and Matern...

Brenda and Elaine chat with Krista Bradley about her Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, which she wasn’t diagnosed with until she was an adult. Krista explains how she manages her ADHD and why she sees it as a superpower. Please follow @bodywealthsisters on Instagram and subscribe to/follow the show on the podcast platform on your choice. Krista mentioned so many useful resources in this episode. Here are a few of them: Delivered from Distraction: Getting The Most Out Of Life With Attent...

Martha Taylor joins Brenda and Elaine to talk about her problematic knee replacement surgery and the different ways she has managed pain in her seventies and eighties. Please follow @bodywealthsisters on Instagram or visit our website, bodywealthsisters.com See tips for keeping your knee joints healthy from the Arthritis Foundation at https://www.arthritis.org/health-wellness/healthy-living/managing-pain/joint-protection/tips-for-healthy-knees/ The gel injections used by Marth Taylor are called ...

Brenda and Elaine chat with Kendra Plummer who discovered she had hypothyroidism when she was in college and now takes daily hormones to maintain her health. Kendra describes how she was diagnosed and what other life decisions that diagnosis has affected. Please follow @bodywealthsisters on Instagram or visit our website, bodywealthsisters.com If you want to learn more about hypothyroidism, check out these two resources: The African American Wellness Project: Health Summary on Hypothyroidism Nat...

Today we chat with Janyce Wardlaw about her years struggling with Imposter Syndrome and how she came to know her worth and feel confident showing up fully in all spaces. Please follow @bodywealthsisters on Instagram. If you feel you may be suffering from Imposter Syndrome Try this workbook: Own Your Greatness: Overcome Impostor Syndrome, Beat Self-Doubt, and Succeed in Life by Dr. Lisa Orbé-Austin and Dr. Richard Orbé-Austin Read this article: Speaking of Psychology: How to overcome feeling like...

Bridgette Roux Collins joins Brenda and Elaine to discuss her osteoporosis diagnosis and the things she does to keep her bones strong. The steps she’s taking might surprise you. Please follow us @bodywealthsisters on Instagram. The U.S. National Institute of Health’s National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) has a website dedicated to Bone Health and Osteoporosis National Council on Aging online article on The Osteoporosis Risk Factors for Black Women; Februar...

Nia Brown joins Brenda and Elaine to discuss how she cares for her mental health. The conversation covers accessing group therapy, finding ways to short circuit unhealthy thoughts, and being in the moment. Please follow @bodywealthsisters on Instagram. If you are interested in breathing exercises, check out This New York Times article: “The Power of Breath Work” by Alisha Haridasani Gupta. March 3, 2023. Nia mentioned https://therapyforblackgirls.com/ , which is “an online space dedicated to enc...

Brenda and Elaine are joined by Fawn Gordon to talk about her journey to the discovery of a brain tumor and how the resulting hearing loss has changed her life. Fawn’s resilience and ability to find joy through it all amaze us. Please follow @bodywealthsisters on Instagram. To learn about Fawn’s rare brain tumor, check out this information from the Mayo Clinic. Find out what unilateral hearing loss is from the American Academy of Audiology. Check out this guide on how to live with hearing loss: ...