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Hello to my LOL Ladies,ALERT:  LOL will launch live on AMP (Amazon Platform) on Saturday, June 4, 2022, you can tune in live and chat...www.onamp.com/u/?n=valarenaWell, My dog (Royce) and I packed up and drove from the Washington, DC area to Portland, Oregon.  I have so much to share with you.  Yes, it has all been a challenge; finding community, WHERE THE HELL ARE THE BLACK PEOPLE? Life ain't been no crystal stair but there have also been many blessings and much growth in the last 6 months. I need your help!  Please reach out to me if you have any topics that you would like to discuss "Out Loud."  If you would like to join me on the show with my Sistahs or just chat with me one on one, hit me up at livingoutloud50plus@gmail.com.Support the show

Hello Ladies,We are still in our Judgment Free ZONE of Season 4 !!!  Of course, we will do our check-in first, and then Lori is going to lead our conversation for the evening- Don't be bored, reacquaint yourself with some things that use to bring you joy! So what do you do when you are bored, need to just chill, or do some self-care?  If any of you have anything to share with the LOL family about your online dating journey, hit me up. To my Sisters overseas would you please send me a message and consider hanging with the ladies on a Girls Chat Night?  See the information below.    Get your girls, grab the drink of your choice, a pen, and your journal. Please consider joining me this season to talk about "Whatever." You can reach me at livingoutloud50plus@gmail.com if you would like to be my guest this season, share topic ideas, send me a note, or ask me a question.Please hit the Subscribe button and consider leaving a review.Note: Intro Music by Dj Danny - visions.entstu@gmail.com You can leave me a 90-second voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/livingoutloud You may support the show by buying me a cup of coffee for $3.00 or any amount you would like to bless me with to keep the show going.  ko-fi.com/livingoutloud Support the show

I love my LOL family and I am thankful for all of my listeners.  We happen to have a large following of women from overseas and I would love to invite any women from that community to a Girls Night.  If you listen please consider joining me and some of the ladies.  Hit me up at livingoutloud50plus@gmail.com.  I would love to have you as a guest.Support the show

Hello Ladies,We are still in our Judgment Free ZONE of Season 4 !!!  The Girls are gathering this evening to have a conversation about "The Strong Black Woman Stereotype" is it a myth, truth, does help or injure? What say you? But first, we are going to do our check-in to find out what is going on in the life of our LOL Guest.  You know what happens when sisters come together, we start talking about stuff.  To my Sisters overseas would you please send me a message and consider hanging with the ladies on a Girls Chat Night?  See the information below.    So Ladies, grab your girls, a pen, your journals, and the drink of your choice.  Note:  The Youtube clip used in this episode comes from AJ+ and is called "The Negative Effects of The Strong Black Woman Stereotype." Please consider joining me this season to talk about "Whatever." You can reach me at livingoutloud50plus@gmail.com if you would like to be my guest this season, share topic ideas, send me a note, or ask me a question.Please hit the Subscribe button and consider leaving a review.Note: Intro Music by Dj Danny - visions.entstu@gmail.com You can leave me a 90-second voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/livingoutloud You may support the show by buying me a cup of coffee for $3.00 or any amount you would like to bless me with to keep the show going.  ko-fi.com/livingoutloud Support the show

Hello Ladies,IT IS LOL:  LIVING OUT LOUD PODCAST For the 50 plus Woman.  We are still in our Judgment Free ZONE of Season 4 !!!  We are going to see where our conversation about Sexuality goes with our Girl Chat.  First, let's check in with some of the Sistah's on their progress with Dating-On-Line.   Get your mind out of the gutter...wink.  We are talking about our core beliefs and how we see ourselves as sexual beings.  We are going to go more in-depth about sex as it relates to our sexuality. You know what happens when sisters come together, we start talking about stuff.  To my Sisters overseas would you please send me a message and consider hanging with the ladies on a Girls Chat Night?  See the information below.    Get your girls, grab the drink of your choice, a pen, and your journal.  Please consider joining me this season to talk about "Whatever." You can reach me at livingoutloud50plus@gmail.com if you would like to be my guest this season, share topic ideas, send me a note, or ask me a question.Please hit the Subscribe button and consider leaving a review.Note: Intro Music by Dj Danny - visions.entstu@gmail.com You can leave me a 90-second voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/livingoutloud You may support the show by buying me a cup of coffee for $3.00 or any amount you would like to bless me with to keep the show going.  ko-fi.com/livingoutloud Support the show

Hello Ladies,We are still in our Judgment Free ZONE of Season 4 !!!  We are going to talk about the Aretha Franklin Movie and then we are going to start our conversation on Sexuality.  Get your mind out the gutter...wink.  We are talking about our core beliefs and how we see ourselves as sexual beings.  There will be more to come on the topic.  At the end of the night, we took some questions from the LOL family.  You know what happens when sisters come together, we start talking about stuff.  To my Sisters overseas would you please send me a message and consider hanging with the ladies on a Girls Chat Night?  See the information below.    Grab your journals ladies.  Please consider joining me this season to talk about "Whatever." You can reach me at livingoutloud50plus@gmail.com if you would like to be my guest this season, share topic ideas, send me a note, or ask me a question.Please hit the Subscribe button and consider leaving a review.Note: Intro Music by Dj Danny - visions.entstu@gmail.com You can leave me a 90-second voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/livingoutloud You may support the show by buying me a cup of coffee for $3.00 or any amount you would like to bless me with to keep the show going.  ko-fi.com/livingoutloud Support the show

Hello Ladies,We are still in our Judgment Free ZONE !!!  We are catching up with one of our girls to find out about her online dates that she has had recently.  Did she find love or what?  You know what happens when sisters come together, we start talking about stuff.  To my Sisters overseas would you please send me a message and consider hanging with the ladies on a Girls Chat Night?  See the information below.  We are talking about dating online; how to get started, which sites may have the best suitors, writing your profile, pics to post, and more.  Grab your journals ladies.  Please consider joining me this season to talk about "Whatever." You can reach me at livingoutloud50plus@gmail.com if you would like to be my guest this season, share topic ideas, send me a note, or ask me a question.Please hit the Subscribe button and consider leaving a review.Note: Intro Music by Dj Danny - visions.entstu@gmail.com You can leave me a 90-second voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/livingoutloud You may support the show by buying me a cup of coffee for $3.00 or any amount you would like to bless me with to keep the show going.  ko-fi.com/livingoutloud Support the show

Hello Ladies,We are still in our Judgment Free ZONE !!!  We are talking about dating on-line; how to get started, which sites may have the best suitors, writing your profile, pics to post, and more.  If you have not really tried dating on-line, consider trying with the LOL family and sharing your experience.  Grab your journals ladies and take notes.  Let me know what your experience has been or if you are trying it for the first or second time. Please consider joining me this season to talk about "Whatever." You can reach me at livingoutloud50plus@gmail.com if you would like to be my guest this season, share topic ideas, send me a note, or ask me a question.Please hit the Subscribe button and consider leaving a review.Note: Intro Music by Dj Danny - visions.entstu@gmail.com You can leave me a 90-second voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/livingoutloud You may support the show by buying me a cup of coffee for $3.00 or any amount you would like to bless me with to keep the show going.  ko-fi.com/livingoutloud Support the show

This episode was recorded when LOL was first launched but never published, it is time.  Inspired by a Youtube Influencer named Leah Gordone, I invited a couple of chocolate ladies to chat with me about their experiences being dark or darker women.  Grab your journals ladies.  Please consider joining me this season to talk about "Whatever." You can reach me at livingoutloud50plus@gmail.com if you would like to be my guest this season, share topic ideas, send me a note, or ask me a question.Please hit the Subscribe button and consider leaving a review.Note: Intro Music by Dj Danny - visions.entstu@gmail.com You can leave me a 90-second voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/livingoutloud You may support the show by buying me a cup of coffee for $3.00 or any amount you would like to bless me with to keep the show going.  ko-fi.com/livingoutloud Support the show

Judgment free ZONE Ladies!!!  We are talking about our dating preferences.  So, does your man need a degree?  What about interracial dating, online dating, religion, children... Grab your journals ladies.  Please consider joining me this season to talk about "Whatever." You can reach me at livingoutloud50plus@gmail.com if you would like to be my guest this season, share topic ideas, send me a note, or ask me a question.Please hit the Subscribe button and consider leaving a review.Note: Intro Music by Dj Danny - visions.entstu@gmail.com You can leave me a 90-second voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/livingoutloud You may support the show by buying me a cup of coffee for $3.00 or any amount you would like to bless me with to keep the show going.  ko-fi.com/livingoutloud Support the show

For 20 plus years Kimberly dreamed about the characters in her novel.  Life happened it those characters waited to be developed.  After 20 plus years, Kimberly's fictional characters deal with the struggle of, "Where do we go from here."   Join me on my chat with this creative and bold author.  Grab your journals ladies.  You can purchase "Where do we go from here," on Amazon or on kimberlylwatkins.com.Please consider joining me this season to talk about "Whatever." You can reach me at livingoutloud50plus@gmail.com if you would like to be my guest this season, share topic ideas, send me a note, or ask me a question.Please hit the Subscribe button and consider leaving a review.Note: Intro Music by Dj Danny - visions.entstu@gmail.com You can leave me a 90-second voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/livingoutloud You may support the show by buying me a cup of coffee for $3.00 or any amount you would like to bless me with to keep the show going.  ko-fi.com/livingoutloud Support the show

We all have secrets, things we have done that we do not really want anyone to know about.  Imagine being a pastor and considering running for office one day, knowing that the bones would be pulled out of the closet if you were to LOL.  Well, Regina was bold enough to write all her stuff in a book called, "Thriving With Our Scars."  Could you do it? Grab your journals ladies.  You can purchase "Thriving With Our Scars" on Amazon.Please consider joining me this season to talk about "Whatever." You can reach me at livingoutloud50plus@gmail.com if you would like to be my guest this season, share topic ideas, send me a note, or ask me a question.Please hit the Subscribe button and consider leaving a review.Note: Intro Music by Dj Danny - visions.entstu@gmail.com You can leave me a 90-second voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/livingoutloud You may support the show by buying me a cup of coffee for $3.00 or any amount you would like to bless me with to keep the show going.  ko-fi.com/livingoutloud Support the show

I believe that it is a gift while challenging, to care for our parents until it is time to say "goodbye."  Opportunities are often born out of our sacrifices and our love.  Jessica Tillis, author, editor, ghostwriter, and graphic designer at http://www.twasolutions.com, is my guest in this episode.  Jessica shares what she has learned and what was born out of that season of her life.  Get your journal ready ladies because you just might need it.Please consider joining me this season to talk about "Whatever." You can reach me at livingoutloud50plus@gmail.com if you would like to be my guest this season, share topic ideas, send me a note, or ask me a question.Please hit the Subscribe button and consider leaving a review.Note: Intro Music by Dj Danny - visions.entstu@gmail.com You can leave me a 90-second voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/livingoutloud You may support the show by buying me a cup of coffee for $3.00 or any amount you would like to bless me with to keep the show going.  ko-fi.com/livingoutloud Support the show

Women are quick to say it is the men when it comes to marriages ending or problems in the marriage.  My guest is bold enough to admit she was married to good men but she was the problem.  She married for the 3rd time and when she almost lost her husband, she was forced to take a look at herself.  Get your journal ready ladies and join myself and Tracy as we LOL.  Please consider joining me this season to talk about "Whatever," this season. You can reach me at livingoutloud50plus@gmail.com if you would like to be my guest this season, share topic ideas, send me a note, or ask me a question.Please hit the Subscribe button and consider leaving a review.Note: Intro Music by Dj Danny - visions.entstu@gmail.com You can leave me a 90-second voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/livingoutloud You may support the show by buying me a cup of coffee for $3.00 or any amount you would like to bless me with to keep the show going.  ko-fi.com/livingoutloud Support the show

The Theme for Season 4 is, "It's Whatever!" Vivvy is in End-Stage Renal Kidney Failure (diagnosed in her late 40's and fighting for her life at the age of 51).  She has had to let her business go and finds herself at the mercy of the system and anyone who wants to support her as she prayerfully waits for a Kidney.  Vivvy's sense of humor, faith, and courage are awe-inspiring!  I invite you to listen to her boldly live out loud.   So get your journal ready.  If you would like to gift Vivvy after this podcast, please see the information below.Please consider joining me this season to talk about "Whatever."  You can reach me at livingoutloud50plus@gmail.com if you would like to be my guest this season, share topic ideas, send me a note, or ask me a question.Please hit the Subscribe button and consider leaving a review.Note: Intro Music by Dj Danny - visions.entstu@gmail.com You can leave me a 90-second voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/livingoutloud You may support the show by buying me a cup of coffee for $3.00 or any amount you would like to bless me with to keep the show going.  ko-fi.com/livingoutloud Support the show

LOL is continuing Season 3 of "Journaling Out Loud" with the question, "What Word or Phrase Inspires You?'" I started this episode by asking my guest how they were doing and the response, "Not so good."  So what words inspire you?  Please consider joining me this season to take the journaling out loud challenge.   You can reach me at livingoutloud50plus@gmail.com if you would like to be my guest this season, share topic ideas, send me a note, or ask me a question.Please hit the Subscribe button and consider leaving a review.Note: Intro Music by Dj Danny - visions.entstu@gmail.com You can leave me a 90-second voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/livingoutloud You may support the show by buying me a cup of coffee for $3.00 or any amount you would like to bless me with to keep the show going.  ko-fi.com/livingoutloud Support the show

Hello Ladies, Welcome to our 2nd Girls Night Chat.  Join us as we have some honest conversations.  We are still journaling out loud this season.  I am inviting you to be bold enough to journal out loud with the LOL Family by joining me.  You can reach me at livingoutloud50plus@gmail.com if you would like to be my guest this season, share topic ideas, send me a note, or ask me a question.Please hit the Subscribe button and consider leaving a review.Note: Intro Music by Dj Danny - visions.entstu@gmail.com You can leave me a 90-second voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/livingoutloud You may support the show by buying me a cup of coffee for $3.00 or any amount you would like to bless me with to keep the show going.  ko-fi.com/livingoutloud   Support the show

LOL is continuing its Season of " Journaling Out Loud" using "Burn After Writing," by Sharon Jones as our guide. My guest, Vivvy, tells us what she has learned at this point in her life.  She took on the challenge of journaling out loud.  I am inviting you to be bold enough to journal out loud with the LOL Family by joining me this season.  You can reach me at livingoutloud50plus@gmail.com if you would like to be my guest this season, share topic ideas, send me a note, or ask me a question.Please hit the Subscribe button and consider leaving a review.Note: Intro Music by Dj Danny - visions.entstu@gmail.com You can leave me a 90-second voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/livingoutloud You may support the show by buying me a cup of coffee for $3.00 or any amount you would like to bless me with to keep the show going.  ko-fi.com/livingoutloud   Support the show

LOL is continuing its Season of " journaling out loud" using "Burn After Writing," by Sharon Jones as our guide. This episode describes this exercise as healing and she boldly took the challenge of journaling out loud with the hopes that something she shares may help another sister out.  Please consider joining me this season to take the journaling out loud challenge.   You can reach me at livingoutloud50plus@gmail.com if you would like to be my guest this season, share topic ideas, send me a note, or ask me a question.Please hit the Subscribe button and consider leaving a review.Note: Intro Music by Dj Danny - visions.entstu@gmail.com You can leave me a 90-second voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/livingoutloud You may support the show by buying me a cup of coffee for $3.00 or any amount you would like to bless me with to keep the show going.  ko-fi.com/livingoutloud    Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/podcasts/1074877/website) Support the show

This Season LOL is journaling out loud using "Burn After Writing," by Sharon Jones as our guide. Please consider joining me this season to take the journaling out loud challenge.   You can reach me at livingoutloud50plus@gmail.com if you would like to be my guest this season, share topic ideas, send me a note, or ask me a question.Please hit the Subscribe button and consider leaving a review.Note:  Intro Music by Dj Danny - visions.entstu@gmail.com You can leave me a 90-second voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/livingoutloud You may support the show by buying me a cup of coffee for $3.00 or any amount you would like to bless me with to keep the show going.  ko-fi.com/livingoutloud   Support the show