In this solo episode, I give you a little more information on why I started this podcast and blog: www.inmyshoestoday.com, why I had to grieve the loss of the relationship I thought I would have with my daughter and learn how to embrace our connection in order to give her what she needs to fight this battle for her mind.

I'll also tell you my experience as the only person of color in care giver support groups and what happened to me when I thought I was in a safe place to speak my truth, only to have my ability to really express myself crippled by the opinions of a group that should have been there to support me.

Adopting my babies has been one of the greatest honors of my life. But it never dawned on me that society might question my choice, or ask me questions and make comments that I can't believe anyone would be bold enough to actually say.

In this next to the last solo episode before our in-studio interviews begin, I'll tell you some of the craziest things people have ever said to me, how I handled it and how it made me feel.

And a little encouragement for anyone considering foster care and adoption. I can't say it is always easy, but it sure is worth it.

In this last solo episode before in-stuio guests, learn more about how the issues women of color face can be swept under the rug. What is it really like in this skin?

Listen as two beautiful darker-skinned sisters tell their story dealing with colorism in their community and at home. Maureen and Ginain will give you a great perspective about how they have dealt with comments like "You're pretty for a Black girl," and "You don't really need to get anymore sun do you?"

Here how they handle it all, how it shaped their view of themselves and how it has impacted the way they have raised their children.

In Part 2 of our colorism series, two of our lighter-skinned sisters talk about their experiences with questions about their blackness and if they have mixed our white parents. And one guest will tell you how she handles for beautiful girls in every shade.

How does colorism impact women in the Hispanic community? Two Latina women will discuss their experience with colorism, how it impacted their families, their self esteem and the way they raised their children.

In this final episode on Colorism, two of our podcast regulars, Amber Congae and Ginain Grayes, talk hair and how their relationship with their hair and the messages they received growing up has shaped their feelngs about wearing their natural hair, how they handle quesitons and comments from famiily and co-workers and how they struggle with the right hairstyle for the workplace.

Learn more about Amber and Designs By Lynne at: https://www.facebook.com/designsbylynne/

Visit Ginain's Lifestyle blog Cook, Pray, Slay at https://cookprayslay.com/

Love the song Amber mentioned? Listen to India.Arie's I Am Not My Hair:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_5jIt0f5Z4