Welcome back to another episode of Thirtyish: a podcast for adults figuring their ish out. I hope you all enjoyed last week's episode; having the wives on was such a pleasure. When I tell ya'll your girl was taking notes...so I too can marry a GOOD Black man. If you haven't listened to the episode please do because those ladies dropped some serious gems and squashed a lot of myths. In this episode, ep. 22 Picture Perfect, it's kind of like an extension to last week's episode; I'm talking to my longtime college friend, my Qween, LaToyia Carpenter (IG: @prayher_holic and FB: Toyia Toyia), an attorney, mother and a recent divorcee. If I talked about marriage and what it means to be a "wifeable woman" then I had to bring you the other side of marriage, which is the reality for some, DIVORCE. Toyia's story is one only she could tell so I was honored she wanted to give the audience an insight on her new normal. We hope this episode helps anyone who may be experiencing this chapter in life, who has thought about the grass being greener and those who want the "picture perfect" fairytale.
80/20 the picturesque view (8:28), checking off boxes (14:00), I wore resentment (20:20), equally yoked (24:30), horrible advice married people get (31:45), resisting reality (37:30), life after divorce (40:15), dating again (51:00), divorce changes you (56:32), lessons learned (1:02:00) and as always we end with some advice for married folks (1:07:00).
I started this podcast to be transparent about my journey and I just love how it has opened up for more people to share their journeys/stories and discuss things on their heart. If there is a topic you all would like me to discuss please send a message to (@30irty_ish) on all platforms. If you would like to be on the show, please let me know. I have been enjoying meeting new people and catching up with friends I haven't talked to in awhile. As always thank you all for supporting me and Thirtyish: a podcast for adults figuring their ish out until next time....LATTTAAAA!!!!!