Thoughts of a Ratchet Black Professional

19/07/2021

Episode 15 has been uploaded!!! Brandi talks about the resources and tools she utilized to pass her LMSW exam! If you’ve ever had to take any kind of assessment for professional reasons or will have to in the future, listen to the clip below for some encouragement 🤗

Click one of the links below 👇🏽 to listen to the full episode

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0nTmuJRFFD9YBaaaLC0ITu?si=Pjk025J-TUuQZ21aKgAr4g&dl_branch=1

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughts-of-a-ratchet-black-professional/id1526403409?i=1000529207774

21/06/2021

21/06/2021

Sis was very vocal about this question 😂

Click the links below to hear the full episode

https://open.spotify.com/show/7B4VNxOinD2OIvw7tB3vNT

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughts-of-a-ratchet-black-professional/id1526403409?i=1000524373569

07/06/2021

🚨NEW EPISODE ALERT🚨

WWYD-Part 1 Dating/Relationships

In this episode, we talk about different scenarios and asked each other what would you do 🤔

Take a listen to the clip 👇🏽 and let us know if you can relate 😏

Click the links below to hear the full episode

https://open.spotify.com/show/7B4VNxOinD2OIvw7tB3vNT

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughts-of-a-ratchet-black-professional/id1526403409?i=1000524373569

03/05/2021

🚨NEW EPISODE ALERT🚨

Have you ever looked at others around you succeeding and wondered when it would be your time....click the link below to hear the full episode!

https://thickthighs08.podbean.com/e/is-the-grass-always-greener-1619933978/

14/03/2021

🚨NEW EPISODE ALERT 🚨

EPISODE 12-DISAPPEARING ACTS has been posted!! Take a listen as Brandi describes being catfished. Did she ghost him 🤔? Click the link below 👇🏽 to listen to the full episode to find out!!

https://thickthighs08.podbean.com/e/disappearing-acts/

08/03/2021

You wanna know one of the ways we prepare for recording a podcast on a Sunday.....take a listen

06/03/2021

We’ve reached a 1,000 downloads!! We’re so grateful and can’t wait until the next 1,000. Click the link below 👇🏽 to make sure you’re caught up because we’ll be posting new episodes soon!

https://thickthighs08.podbean.com

15/02/2021

It’s important that your therapist gets to the bottom of your “why” and not just throw a bunch of pills your way. Now there’s nothing wrong with medication, however it’s not for everyone or every situation.

Click the link below to listen to the full episode 👇🏽

https://thickthighs08.podbean.com/e/therapy-or-nah/

02/02/2021

I talked about what a person may consider when looking for a therapist in our latest podcast. Here’s a list of inclusive therapists.

https://www.justdavia.com/blog/directories-for-therapists-of-color

It’s not easy to find the right therapist and it gets especially challenging when you want to work with a person of color. You need to know where to find therapists of color who understand microaggressions in the workplace, misogynoir, xenophobia, and other cultural concerns on a professional and ...

31/01/2021

🚨NEW EPISODE 🚨 THERAPY OR NAH

Listen to one of the reasons why Brandi chose a black therapist.

Click the link below 👇🏽to listen to the full episode!

https://thickthighs08.podbean.com/e/therapy-or-nah/

27/12/2020

Does it bother you when your man is constantly liking other women’s photos on Instagram or Facebook? What about when they look nothing like you 🤔

Here’s a clip from our last episode. Click the link below to check out the full episode 👇🏽

https://thickthighs08.podbean.com/e/body-ody-ody-ody-ody-ody/

14/12/2020

🚨NEW EPISODE 🚨

Plastic surgery or nah? Click the link below to hear our thoughts! Don’t forget to subscribe to our podcast on Apple, Spotify, and Google!

https://thickthighs08.podbean.com/e/body-ody-ody-ody-ody-ody/

Brandi and Ashley discuss plastic surgery and the pressures women feel surrounding body image. ...

13/12/2020

To filter or not to filter 🤔....are you addicted to using filters?? We talk about this and other body issues in our upcoming episode . We’re uploading tomorrow so make sure you’re subscribed to our podcast on Apple, Google, and Spotify to receive notifications!

12/12/2020

03/12/2020

Sometimes you have to move in silence even with your friends and loved ones!

29/11/2020

Sometimes you gotta know you're great without people telling you! Click the link below to listen to the full episode. You call also subscribe to our podacst on Apple, Spotify, and Google!!!

https://thickthighs08.podbean.com/e/im-not-the-therapist-for-you/

23/11/2020

🚨NEW EPISODE ALERT🚨

This week we touch on the moment when a client isn’t feeling you as a therapist/mental health professional. Are you the problem or is it them 🤔? Click the link below 👇🏽 to find out!

https://thickthighs08.podbean.com/e/im-not-the-therapist-for-you/

Brandi discusses her experience as a social worker/therapist when she is just not into her clients or vice versa. What if you aren't feeling your client or your client isn't feeling you? What happens next? Listen to find out!...

19/11/2020

When are we going to change this narrative?? What exactly is a “hoe seed” 🤔 Why is there always this dichotomy between sexuality and monogamy/marriage? I feel like the problem is that society doesn’t think that a hoe phase can lead to personal development. I sowed my hoe seeds from around mid 2013-15 and I grew into the one of the best versions of myself. I wasn’t hoeing for men, I was hoeing for myself 🤣🤣🤣🤣. One of the best decisions I made!

We mention having a hoe phase in our podcast! Check out our episodes by clicking the link below 👇🏽

https://thickthighs08.podbean.com/

I remember the era when Rihanna rebranded herself to the 'Good Girl Gone Bad' and released Rated R. It was my last year of high school actually, and I was mentally punching the air pi**ed off! How dare my Caribbean 'Music Of The Sun' princess become so edgy, dark, and forward in her music that acts

16/11/2020

Here’s a little teaser from last week’s episode LET’S TALK ABOUT S*X BABY. Listen to the full episode by clicking the link below. We’ll be posting a new episode next week!

https://thickthighs08.podbean.com/e/lets-talk-about-sex-baby-1604886628/

09/11/2020

🚨NEW EPISODE 🚨

We’ve just uploaded a new episode!! Things definitely got a lil spicy 😏

Click below 👇🏽 to take a listen. Make sure to subscribe to our podcast on Apple, Spotify, and Google!! Oh, this has EXPLICIT CONTENT, so listen at your own risk!!!

https://thickthighs08.podbean.com/e/lets-talk-about-sex-baby-1604886628/

Does monogamy have an impact on your sexual expectations? Do your sexual needs differ when or dating or married? Brandi and Ashley discuss this spicy topic and give their perspective and discuss their personal experiences. ****EXPLICIT CONTENT****...

05/11/2020

We know it’s been a long time, we shouldn’t have left you...without a new dope podcast to listen to...so here’s a clip of a previous one and we’ll be coming with that new new soon 🤗

Don’t forget to listen on Apple, Spotify, or Google!!!

11/10/2020

Are you getting ready to watch the new episode of The Real Housewives of Potomac?? Well, I am! And afterwards check out our latest podcast episode below 👇🏽

https://thickthighs08.podbean.com/e/what-about-your-friends-1601877767/

What about your friends?? Brandi discusses friendships in classic Black television shows and reality tv. Are you Joan or Toni from Girlfriends? Are you as shady as the housewives of Atlanta or Potomac? Listen to find out! ...

07/10/2020

We’re now on Spotify, Apple and Google podcasts!!!! Make sure you subscribe, rate us or leave a review. Until then, click the link below 👇🏽 to check out our latest episode!

https://thickthighs08.podbean.com/e/what-about-your-friends-1601877767/

05/10/2020

If you have watched Girlfriends or Real Housewives of Potomac you should listen to this week’s podcast....but not until you’ve gotten caught up because there are definitely some spoilers.

Click the link below 👇🏽to listen!

https://thickthighs08.podbean.com/e/what-about-your-friends-1601877767/

What about your friends?? Brandi discusses friendships in classic Black television shows and reality tv. Are you Joan or Toni from Girlfriends? Are you as shady as the housewives of Atlanta or Potomac? Listen to find out! ...

25/09/2020

These two memes were the topic of last week’s podcast episode? 💰 or ❤️? Or both?

See what we thought, you can check out our latest episode by clicking the link below 👇🏽

https://thickthighs08.podbean.com/e/i-aint-saying-she-a-golddigger/

20/09/2020

🚨NEW EPISODE ALERT🚨

Love or money? Why can't we choose both!!! Brandi and Ashley discuss finances in relationships and dating. Is it wrong to want a partner with some coins or should you be satisfied with the potential of financial stability?

Click the link below 👇🏽 to listen!

https://thickthighs08.podbean.com/e/i-aint-saying-she-a-golddigger/

Love or money? Why can't we choose both!!!  Brandi and Ashley discuss  finances in relationships and dating.  Is it wrong to want a partner with some coins or should you be satisfied with the potential of financial stability? ...

14/09/2020

Now, I ain't sayin' she a gold digger....we will be diving into this topic next week. But until then, check out our latest episode here 👇🏽

https://thickthighs08.podbean.com/e/get-off-the-struggle-bus/

06/09/2020

🚨NEW EPISODE ALERT🚨

Episode 5 “GET OFF THE STRUGGLE BUS!”has just been uploaded!!!

Click the link below 👇🏽 to listen now!!!!

https://thickthighs08.podbean.com/e/get-off-the-struggle-bus/

Get off that struggle bus!! You don't have to always start from the bottom.  Brandi talks about not waiting to get what you deserve and desire in life.  She discusses when she got off the struggle bus and realized that she deserved everything she ever want...