Date and Debate Podcast

Andrea sits down with Tray to discuss white privilege, what it is, what it means, how it began, what is missing, and what we can do to drive meaningful and systemic change.
It's a raw and explicit conversation - white person to white person - about race, our history, and our responsibility to black and brown lives. This is about conversations that white folks need to have with each other.
Here are some resources discussed in this episode;

• Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
• Stages of Racial Identity Development

Andrea and Tulsi sit down to discuss women's health and the impact our Pelvic Floor has on our intimate and sexual life.
Asking the right questions to your doctor and knowing/listening to your body are things we aren't taught growing up as women. We don't question diagnosis or treatments and can spend years without knwoing we had a condition that could have been easily been treated; Tulsi shared a story of a 70 year old patient who spent her entire life experiencing pain during sex and never questioned or knew why... until now.
If you have experienced trauma, chronic pain during your cycle, or discomfort during sex, please tune into this episode.
Tulsi graduated from California in 2008. She has over 11 years of experience as a physical therapist treating a variety of orthopedic conditions as well as women's health/pelvic floor problems. She has worked with some of the leading orthopedic surgeons and women's health specialist doctors at NYU, the Hospital for special surgery (HSS) as well as private practice doctors in New York City, giving her unique opportunities to learn advanced evaluation and treatment techniques.
She is passionate about Women's Health and focuses on creating individualized treatment plans that include full body rehabilitation to optimize overall function. In her practise, they offer in person as well as telehealth consultation/treatment options to their patients.
You can visit her website: www.activebodyactivelife.com or follow her on Facebook & Instagram.
If you'd like to read a bit more about Tulsi please check out this article on Voyage Dallas

Trigger Warning: This episode contains content about domestic abuse and violence in detail. For anyone affected by abuse and needing support please call 1-800-799-7233 or if you're unable to speak freely you can log onto thehotline.org or text LOVEIS to 1-866-331-9474.
Jo Lam is the founder and CEO of Project Beauty, a Dallas based 501c3 nonprofit organization that strives to restore confidence in survivors of domestic violence through teaching self-love and self-empowerment.

As a domestic violence survivor herself, she has learned to turn her pain into power, and is now on mission to empower the women around her to remember their divinity.

Jo believes that every experience is a teacher. Having lived at a shelter herself, Jo uses those experiences to empower survivors by teaching them that their past does not determine their future. Some of the tools that Project Beauty uses to educate women about positive self dialogue include journaling and affirmation writing.
You can follow Project Beauty on Instagram and Facebook.

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This BONUS episode is one you cannot miss! Andrea and Fernanda sit down to chat with Nathalia Gilek the founder and CEO of Yoni WANDerland to talk about Yoni Eggs and Wands and how these can help us discover our inner goddess.
YONI means TEMPLE and Nathalia explains how the energy of the eggs, wands and the crystals they are made of, help us own our feminine power, gain a deeper connection & relationship with ourselves, and help us break down our own internal walls that are keeping us from embracing our true inner beauty and strength.
We unpack the importance of seeing our vagina as a temple and how we must start loving and caring for the most important sexual organ around. After all, we all exist because of it!
Nathalia takes us down a journey of self love, self discovery, and self exploration. It's an episode for ALL women that will open your mind and inspire you.
You can follow Nathalia on IG @Yoniwanderland and use discount code DATE-AND-DEBATE for 10% off your purchase!

*EPISODE WAS RECORDED ENTIRELY IN SPANISH*
Fernanda is back for our last episode of this one-month miniseries to talk about Love Languages! We all express and understand love in different ways. In this episode, Andrea and Fernanda discuss the five different ways in which we communicate love, while taking a look at their own love languages.

Love is a choice. Choosing to speak your partner’s love language can have a huge impact in your partner and relationship. Join us in getting curious about love languages and learning helpful tips on how you can start communicating more effectively your love to your partner!

Resources:

If you have not yet read/listened to the book The 5 Languages of Love, we highly recommend it! It’s available in all platforms:

• Chapman, G. D. (1995). The five love languages: How to express heartfelt commitment to your mate. Chicago: Northfield Pub.

Learn your love language by taking this quick quiz: https://www.5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/

And if you want to continue learning more, here is a helpful article with great tips!

• Nguyen, J. (2020). What are The 5 Love Languages? Everything you need to know. Mind Body Green, May 19, 2020. Retrieved on August 5, 2020 from https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/the-5-love-languages-explained