Episodios

  • Money as Safety: Rebuilding Self-Trust & Financial Power

    Money as Safety: Rebuilding Self-Trust & Financial Power
    Mar 14 2026

    Deneen L. Garrett is joined by internationally recognized advocate and empowerment coach Kalyn Fahie for a powerful conversation on money, safety, and rebuilding self-trust.

    Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation — a 100 Best Women's Empowerment Podcast — continues its LIVE era by exploring what financial power truly means for women who are rebuilding their lives, identities, and futures.

    In this episode, Kalyn shares the deeper framework behind "Money as Safety" — and how women, particularly Black women over 50, can reclaim financial confidence without rushing their healing.

    Together, they explore:

    • Why money can represent safety — not just status
    • Rebuilding self-trust after survival
    • Economic empowerment as a pathway to agency
    • Expanding financially without abandoning emotional healing

    For women navigating transition, reinvention, or recovery, this conversation affirms a powerful truth: safety and freedom are not opposites — they are intertwined.

    WOC Live streams every Thursday at 1:00 PM ET.
    Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DeneenLGarrett

    Produced by The Leon Thomas Group: https://www.theleonthomasgroup.com/

    Guest — Kalyn Fahie

    Kalyn Fahie is an internationally recognized advocate, author, and empowerment coach with nearly two decades of experience ending domestic and sexual violence.

    As founder of Sisters Acquiring Financial Empowerment (SAFE), she has served over 6,400 survivors and pioneered innovative economic empowerment programs. Her work has been featured by the White House in Essence Magazine, and she is a recipient of the Spirit of Advocacy Award from the National Network to End Domestic Violence.

    Website: www.KalynFahie.com
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mskalyn
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kalynfahie

    About the Host — Deneen L. Garrett

    Deneen L. Garrett is a Cultural Alchemist, International Speaker, Dream Lifestyle™ Coach, Writer, and host of Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation, a 100 Best Women's Empowerment Podcast amplifying the voices and journeys of Women of Color. She is also the Founder of the Dream Lifestyle™ Collective, a sanctuary for Black women 50+.

    Dream Lifestyle™ Collective: https://www.skool.com/dream-lifestyle-collective-1653
    Website: https://deneenlgarrett.com
    Business inquiries: Deneen@deneenlgarrett.com
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  • Luxury Personal Brand Strategy for Women 50+ | Stop Shrinking, Raise Your Standards

    Luxury Personal Brand Strategy for Women 50+ | Stop Shrinking, Raise Your Standards
    Mar 6 2026

    Luxury Personal Brand Strategy for Women 50+ | Stop Shrinking, Raise Your Standards, Episode 194

    Deneen L. Garrett and luxury personal brand strategist Cheryl Pullins unpack visibility, standards, and positioning for women 50+ who are still building. A powerful conversation on authority, income, and legacy — without shrinking.

    Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation — a 100 Best Women's Empowerment Podcast — continues its LIVE era with a timely conversation for accomplished women ready to be seen, positioned, and paid at the level they've earned.

    In this episode, Deneen is joined by Cheryl Pullins, a luxury personal brand strategist and advisor for women over 50, to explore what it truly takes to build at a higher level — without apology.

    Together, they discuss:
    • How standards influence visibility, income, and authority
    • Positioning as the bridge between experience and being paid
    • Why accomplished women over 50 should never shrink their expertise
    • Building legacy through clear, elevated personal brand strategy

    For Black women 50+ who are still building and expanding, this conversation is a reminder: experience doesn't expire — it compounds.

    WOC Live streams every Thursday at 1:00 PM ET.
    Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DeneenLGarrett

    Produced by The Leon Thomas Group: https://www.theleonthomasgroup.com/

    Guest Links — Cheryl Pullins
    Website: http://www.hericonicempire.com
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cherylapullins
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherylapullins
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamcherylpullins
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cherylapullins

    About the Host — Deneen L. Garrett
    Deneen L. Garrett is a Cultural Alchemist, International Speaker, Dream Lifestyle™ Coach, Writer, and host of Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation, a 100 Best Women's Empowerment Podcast amplifying the voices and journeys of Women of Color. She is also the Founder of the Dream Lifestyle™ Collective, a sanctuary for Black women 50+.

    Dream Lifestyle™ Collective: https://www.skool.com/dream-lifestyle-collective-1653
    Website: https://deneenlgarrett.com
    Business inquiries: Deneen@deneenlgarrett.com
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  • From Podcast to LIVE: The Next Era of Women of Color

    From Podcast to LIVE: The Next Era of Women of Color
    Mar 3 2026

    Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation — a Top 20 podcast on the 100 Best Women's Empowerment Podcast list — is entering a new era.

    In this episode, Deneen L. Garrett is joined by Leon Thomas (The Leon Thomas Group) to share the shift from a traditional podcast format to a LIVE weekly experience.

    Why go live? What changes? And what does this mean for Women of Color — especially Black women 50+ — seeking conversations centered in leadership, visibility, wealth, and legacy?

    This conversation breaks down:
    • The vision behind WOC Live
    • What to expect each Thursday
    • Why this shift matters now

    WOC Live streams every Thursday at 1:00 PM ET.
    Subscribe on your preferred platform and join us for what's next.

    Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DeneenLGarrett

    Produced by The Leon Thomas Group: https://www.theleonthomasgroup.com/

    About the Podcast
    Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a 100 Best Women's Empowerment Podcast hosted by Deneen L. Garrett, featuring honest, soul-centered conversations that empower women to choose themselves, heal deeply, and live boldly.

    All episodes: https://www.womenofcoloranintimateconversation.com/
    Dream Lifestyle™ Collective: https://www.skool.com/dream-lifestyle-skool-1061/about
    Connect: https://deneenlgarrett.com/
    Business inquiries: Deneen@deneenlgarrett.com
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  • Alcohol as a Coping Mechanism: Grief, High-Functioning Binge Drinking & Life Beyond the Binge

    Alcohol as a Coping Mechanism: Grief, High-Functioning Binge Drinking & Life Beyond the Binge
    Feb 24 2026

    EPISODE 192 — Alcohol as a Coping Mechanism: Grief, High-Functioning Binge Drinking & Life Beyond the Binge

    Full episode notes:

    https://www.womenofcoloranintimateconversation.com/high-functioning/

    High-functioning doesn't always mean okay. Sometimes it's a mask for grief, binge drinking, and survival.

    In this episode of Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation (a 100 Best Women's Empowerment podcast), host Deneen L. Garrett sits down with Colleen Clifford — author, speaker, coach, and commercial fisherwoman — for a deeply grounded conversation on alcohol as a coping mechanism, emotional resilience, and the hidden patterns many of us use to get through high-stress seasons.

    As a former binge drinker and suicide survivor, Colleen shares what it took to name her own patterns — and how losing her husband to alcohol-related suicide became a turning point that changed the questions she began asking about healing, truth, and finding steadier ground.

    In this conversation, we explore:
    • How "high-functioning" can hide real pain in plain sight
    • When alcohol becomes a coping strategy for grief and stress
    • What suicide survival teaches us about support, shame, and staying
    • The quiet ways women deny themselves while still showing up for everyone else
    • How to find your north star — and return to steadiness after loss

    Colleen also introduces the heart of her forthcoming book, Life Beyond the Binge, and invites listeners to consider one honest first step: naming what's real.

    If you've ever looked fine on the outside but felt unsteady within, this conversation is for you.

    Crisis support (U.S.): Call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), available 24/7.

    GUEST: COLLEEN CLIFFORD
    Colleen Clifford is an author, speaker, coach, and commercial fisherwoman. As a former binge drinker and suicide survivor, she explores the intersection of grief, resilience, and the hidden patterns we often use to cope. After losing her husband to alcohol-related suicide and acknowledging her own binge drinking habit, she began asking deeper questions about healing and finding solutions. She is the author of the forthcoming book, Life Beyond the Binge.

    Connect with Colleen:
    Website: https://lifebeyondthebinge.com/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/purepotential.health/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Pure-Potential-Health/61567862578775/
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pure-potential-llc-c-936735245/

    About the Podcast
    Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a 100 Best Women's Empowerment Podcast hosted by Deneen L. Garrett, featuring honest, soul-centered conversations that empower women to choose themselves, heal deeply, and live boldly.

    All episodes: https://www.womenofcoloranintimateconversation.com/
    Dream Lifestyle™ Collective: https://www.skool.com/dream-lifestyle-skool-1061/about
    Connect with Deneen L. Garrett LLC: https://deneenlgarrett.com/
    Business inquiries: Deneen@deneenlgarrett.com

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  • The Heart Healer Returns: Healing, Community & Your 2026 Word

    The Heart Healer Returns: Healing, Community & Your 2026 Word
    Dec 30 2025
    In this powerful return conversation, Victoria Finch — known as The Heart Healer — joins host Deneen L. Garrett for an intimate, deeply reflective dialogue on inner child healing, emotional freedom, leadership, and the power of community. Victoria shares the origin of her healing work, the childhood moment that shaped her life's mission, and how decades of trauma recovery, hypnotherapy, and personal healing now inform the way she supports women at pivotal turning points. Together, Deneen and Victoria explore: Why so many high-achieving women struggle with feeling unseen How unresolved childhood experiences quietly shape adult relationships and leadership What happens in a woman's nervous system when she enters a truly safe community Why the next chapter of a woman's life deserves to be named, honored, and lived fully This episode also introduces a reflective ritual: choosing your Word of the Year for 2026 — not as a goal, but as an intention and compass for how you want to live and feel. Victoria reveals her 2026 word — Freedom — and invites listeners to begin listening for the word that's calling them forward. This conversation is especially resonant for women who have spent years caregiving, leading, surviving, and giving — and are now ready to choose themselves, their joy, and their next chapter with intention. ⏱️ EPISODE TIMESTAMPS 00:00–04:00 | Returning with intention & entering community 04:00–09:00 | Victoria's origin story & becoming The Heart Healer 09:00–14:00 | Defining moments that shaped her healing work 14:00–19:00 | Healing, leadership & choosing yourself 19:00–24:00 | What women carry at life's turning points 24:00–28:00 | The work Victoria is doing now & transformation in this season 28:00–31:00 | Community, nervous system safety & the Dream Lifestyle™ Collective 31:00–33:00 | Naming the next chapter of a woman's life 33:00–35:00 | 2026 Word of the Year: Freedom, intention & closing reflections 🌿 ABOUT THIS EPISODE Episode 191 This is the final episode of the year and a powerful closing reflection on: Healing forward, not backward Community as medicine Freedom, joy, and reinvention after 50 Listening to the quiet pull toward what's next 👩🏽‍🦱 GUEST BIO — VICTORIA FINCH Victoria Finch, known as The Heart Healer, is a transformational speaker, two-time bestselling author, songwriter, and master hypnotherapist with over 30 years of experience in inner child healing, childhood trauma recovery, mindset coaching, and personal development. She is the founder of Avalon Executive Assistants, a PR and marketing agency helping coaches, entrepreneurs, and mission-driven leaders expand their visibility and reach. Victoria's mission is simple and profound: to heal the world, one heart at a time. 🔗 CONNECT WITH VICTORIA FINCH 📧 Email: victoria@justaskvictoria.com 🌐 Website: https://www.justaskvictoriainternational.com 🐦 Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/justaskvictoria 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justaskvictoria_ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/victoriafinch22 ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MotivationHighway 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriafinch/ 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@justaskvictoria 📚 Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Victoria-Finch/author/B07HNKVCGV ✨ ABOUT THE DREAM LIFESTYLE™ COLLECTIVE The Dream Lifestyle™ Collective is a private community created by Deneen L. Garrett for Black women 50+ who have lived, led, caregiven, and carried responsibility — and are now choosing joy, softness, visibility, and reinvention in their next chapter. 🎙️ ABOUT THE PODCAST Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a 100 Best Women's Empowerment Podcast hosted by Deneen L. Garrett, featuring honest, soul-centered conversations that empower women to choose themselves, heal deeply, and live boldly. 🎧 Original episode with Victoria Finch: https://www.womenofcoloranintimateconversation.com/inner-child-healing/
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  • What Are You Mixed With? Navigating Anti-Blackness, White Supremacy & Light-Skinned Privilege with Dr. Wendy Ashley

    What Are You Mixed With? Navigating Anti-Blackness, White Supremacy & Light-Skinned Privilege with Dr. Wendy Ashley
    Dec 16 2025
    Episode 190 In this intimate and deeply necessary conversation, we're joined by Dr. Wendy Ashley — a nationally recognized Black and biracial clinician, professor, author, change agent, and Department Chair of the MSW program at Cal State Northridge. Her current book is a bold act of reclamation: a vulnerable exploration of biracial identity, anti-Blackness, white supremacy, and light-skinned privilege — and the healing that becomes possible when we stop suppressing our truths. Together, we unpack identity, belonging, silences within families, colorism, community tension, and the emotional labor of navigating a world that demands monoracial clarity. Dreamers… this one will sit with you. ✨ In This Episode We Explore What it really feels like to grow up biracial in a world demanding monoracial clarity — the isolation, identity confusion, and early pressure to "read" how others see you. The hidden silences inside biracial families — especially being raised by a white mother who never discussed race, and the emotional cost of navigating whiteness without language or protection. Anti-Blackness, white supremacy, and light-skinned privilege — how these forces shape belonging, community dynamics, and why many Black women test or police biracial identity. Global Blackness and identity abroad — how traveling to Toronto, Lisbon, and South Africa reveals cultural differences in how "Blackness" is defined, understood, and embodied. Reclaiming identity after decades of shrinking — Dr. Ashley's journey to stop apologizing, stop performing, take up space, and live fully as a Black biracial woman in all her complexity. 💬 Powerful Moments "I don't have to justify my belonging. I don't have to translate my existence for people who don't understand it." "I spent 50 years thinking these stories were just mine… then I learned how many people were lonely inside their identity." "Living fully means I'm no longer disappearing. I take up space — with all my complexity." 🌟 About Today's Guest — Dr. Wendy Ashley Dr. Wendy Ashley, Psy.D., LCSW is a Black and biracial clinician, professor, author, and Department Chair of the Master of Social Work program at California State University, Northridge. Renowned for her work in antiracist clinical practice, intersectionality, and trauma-informed care, she bridges scholarship, service, and healing. Her new book is an act of reclamation — breaking silence, building community, and inviting deeper understanding of biracial identity. Website: https://www.drwendyashley.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drwendyashley LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drwendyashley Purchase: What Are You Mixed With? Navigating Anti-Blackness, White Supremacy and Light-Skinned Privilege — https://amzn.to/4oDlyAH 💫 About the Host – Deneen L. Garrett Deneen L. Garrett is a Cultural Alchemist, International Speaker, Dream Lifestyle™ Coach, Writer, and host of Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation — a 100 Best Women's Empowerment podcast amplifying the voices, stories, and journeys of Women of Color. A Who's Who in Black Detroit Notable Professional, Deneen is recognized for her cultural leadership, storytelling, and her unwavering commitment to empowering Black Women to design and live their Dream Lives™ — boldly, joyfully, and without apology. A former Diversity & Inclusion leader at AT&T, she now leads Deneen L. Garrett LLC, where she merges art, culture, narrative, and empowerment to guide Black Women 50+ into their next bold chapter. She also serves on multiple boards at the Detroit Institute of Arts, supporting African and African American art initiatives and advancing representation within cultural spaces. Website: https://deneenlgarrett.com Instagram: @deneensdreamlife 📩 Contact / Speaking: Deneen@deneenlgarrett.com 🖤 Call to Action If you're ready to reclaim your creativity, joy, and reinvention, explore the Dream Lifestyle™ Collective — a sanctuary for Black Women 50+ ready to design and live their Dream Life™ NOW and step into their next bold chapter. 🔗 Join the quiet launch today: https://deneenlgarrett.com/dream-life-collective 💖 Before You Go If this episode resonated with you: ⭐ Leave a rating + review 🔁 Share it with a sister or friend 📲 Follow the show for more intimate, liberating conversations Dreamers — keep dreaming, designing, and driving the life you deserve.
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  • Dontae T. Muse: Building a Legacy in Black Art, Culture & Artrepreneurship

    Dontae T. Muse: Building a Legacy in Black Art, Culture & Artrepreneurship
    Dec 9 2025

    Episode 189

    In this powerful conversation, Cultural Producer and Artrepreneur Dontae T. Muse joins Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation to explore his journey through creativity, community, and legacy-building in Black art.

    Dontae shares how getting fired became his catalyst for stepping into purpose, how he built Above Art Studios into a cultural home for creatives, why documenting knowledge became part of his mission, and how he is shaping the future through his roles at the Harlem Fine Arts Show and Newark Symphony Hall.

    This episode dives deep into self-trust, creative reinvention, community leadership, impact, and legacy — all themes resonating with The Dream Lifestyle™ Collective, your sanctuary for Black women 50+ designing bold next chapters.

    🔥 Key Topics We Cover

    • Dontae's origin story: choosing himself, trusting his gifts, and walking away from "stable" careers

    • The early days of Above Art Studios and how he built legitimacy and community from scratch

    • What he learned about legacy, consistency, and creating opportunities for others

    • Why he writes, how he educates emerging artrepreneurs, and the myths that still hold artists back

    • Inside the Harlem Fine Arts Show — the largest diaspora-focused art show in North America

    • The Centennial Program at Newark Symphony Hall and preserving 100 years of Black cultural history

    • The future of Black art entrepreneurship — and how creatives can adapt

    • Wisdom for Black women 50+ reclaiming their creativity, power, and purpose

    • What legacy means to him and what he hopes listeners take away

    🎧 Listen If You're Interested In…

    • Black art ecosystems

    • Building legacy through creativity

    • Leaving traditional careers for purpose-driven work

    • Artrepreneurship, cultural leadership, and community impact

    • Reinvention after 50

    • Stories of resilience, self-belief, and intentional design

    💬 Memorable Quotes

    "I wanted to create opportunities for other people — that's legacy."
    "Whatever I've been able to do, a Black woman can do three times over."
    "Say yes — and figure the rest out later."
    "There's always a way to use your strengths and your perceived weaknesses."
    "Legacy is how people remember the way you touched their lives."

    🌟 About Don'tae T. Muse

    Dontae is a Cultural Producer, Artrepreneur, and best-selling author whose work sits at the intersection of art, culture, and community.

    • Former Owner, Above Art Studios

    • Co-Founder, HEArt Festival

    • Director of Artist Relations, Harlem Fine Arts Show

    • Centennial Program Manager, Newark Symphony Hall

    • Author of best-selling guides supporting emerging artrepreneurs

    He is a creative force shaping the future of Black cultural expression and creative entrepreneurship.

    📍 Connect with Dontae

    • Instagram: @iamdmuse

    • YouTube: youtube.com/@iamdmuse

    • LinkedIn: Dontae T. Muse, MPA

    💫 Connect with Deneen

    If you're a Black woman 50+ ready to reclaim your creativity, joy, and reinvention, explore the Dream Lifestyle™ Collective — a sanctuary to Dream, Design & Drive™ your next bold chapter.
    👉 deneenlgarrett.com
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  • Black Women in Art: Restorying the Canon — Conversation with Melanie Brister

    Black Women in Art: Restorying the Canon — Conversation with Melanie Brister
    Dec 2 2025

    Episode 188

    Audio Disclaimer:
    This conversation was originally recorded for CAA Conversations. CAA later shifted to a panel-only format and chose not to release individual interviews. I'm proud to share this important dialogue independently.

    n this conversation, I speak with Melanie Brister—arts marketing strategist, global PR expert, and cross-industry collaborator whose work spans museums, fashion, film, and Broadway. Together we explore how storytelling, partnerships, and creative strategy can shift the art world from visibility to legacy.

    We discuss the need for intentional representation, cross-sector collaboration, and sustainable opportunities for Black women in the arts, as well as the role of community and creative hubs like LA, NYC, and London.

    In This Episode, You'll Learn:
    • How PR and partnerships can "re-story" the art historical canon
    • Why cross-industry collaboration expands visibility and access
    • What sustainable representation looks like beyond trends
    • How creative cities shape community and opportunity
    • The importance of multigenerational networks and creative ecosystems

    Key Takeaways:
    • Art is an archive—creativity preserves cultural memory
    • Representation must lead to legacy, not just visibility
    • Black women must hold seats as artists, strategists, curators, and culture shapers
    • Partnerships create lasting access when built on authenticity
    • Community energy fuels creative momentum and impact

    About the Guest – Melanie Brister:
    Melanie Brister is an arts marketing strategist specializing in global PR, social media, and influencer relations across the visual and performing arts. She has supported The Studio Museum in Harlem, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Frieze, MOCA Los Angeles, The Getty Museum, and helped launch Sotheby's social media strategy. Her work bridges art, fashion, film, theater, and design to expand visibility and access for diverse audiences.

    Instagram: @mel_olivia

    About the Host – Deneen L. Garrett:
    Deneen L. Garrett is a Cultural Alchemist, international speaker, Dream Lifestyle™ Coach, and host of "Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation," a Top 100 empowerment podcast. A former D&I leader at AT&T, she now leads Deneen L. Garrett LLC, merging art, culture, storytelling, and empowerment. She serves on boards at the Detroit Institute of Arts, supporting African and African American art initiatives.

    Website: deneenlgarrett.com
    Instagram: @deneensdreamlife

    Call to Action:
    The Dream Lifestyle™ Collective is now in quiet launch on Skool. If you're a Black Woman 50+ ready to design and live your Dream Life™ NOW, join us. 🔗

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