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Jul 28
36m 12s

RUN IT BACK Celebrate Yourself!

Black Love Podcast Network
About this episode

Y'all welcome to this oldie but goodie - we are throwing it back to an conversation that brought out some feelings. Mamas, we often celebrate others and stress ourselves out over our kids' birthdays but, in this episode, Codie, Ashley, and Melanie discuss the value of experiences versus parties, embracing getting older, and Ashley annual emotional response to her birthday......She opens up about the difficulties of having a birthday around the holidays and how her birthday celebrations have evolved since losing her sister.

So Village, what is your ideal birthday celebration? How do you celebrate and embrace getting a year older? Get in on the conversation and let us know over at podcasts@blacklove.com OR you can always submit a DM on IG @themamasdenpodcast

Make sure you connect with our Mamas:

Ashley - @watermeloneggrolls

Codie - @codieco

Melanie - @melaniefiona

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