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Radical Restoration Podcast
Radical Restoration is your go-to cozy, nurturing 'pillow-talk' podcast that centers Black millennial women in their search for rest. Hosts Dr. Niecie Jones and Coach Bethany Cherry are compassionate, supportive, and authentic about radical rest, covering topics like recovery from exhaustion and living an authentic restful life. They share tools for finding respite from spaces that leave you feeling chronically distressed by the need to produce in our capitalistic society. They offer transformational strategies to go from feeling burned out to finding fulfillment in everyday life. Dr. Niecie and Coach Bethany aim to cultivate a safely held community for Black women who are aware of their need for recovery from exhaustion. Who long for an escape from hustle culture. Who crave a community they can depend on and trust in. Welcome home, sis.
Episodes drop every other Wednesday on all standard podcast platforms.
Hosts:
Coach Bethany Cherry - Instagram: @coachbethanycherry
Dr. Niecie Jones - Instagram: @nieciejonesphd
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Radical Restoration Podcast
The "Soft Life" Trend - Part 1
Brief summary of episode:
Behold, a new lifestyle era has dawned upon us. You've seen it on your TikTok FYP, #softlife. You've witnessed the luxurious B-roll *cue the bags, cars, Pilates classes, vacations...#softgirlaesthetic. It's the catchphrase of every wellness blog. What actually is a "soft life"? In this first part of a 2-episode "soft life" chat, Niecie and Bethany study the evolution of the Soft Life. From where does it originate? Just how new is this lifestyle for Black women? We explore this trending lifestyle, both its benefits and its problematic iterations. Lastly, we're answering this question for ourselves and hope it will spark inspiration for listeners - how do we acquire the gems of this lifestyle in a realistic, meaningful way?
Key Topics:
- How we were introduced to the soft life trend
- Defining softness and the soft life
- Gender and the soft life
- How we see softness
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- “Gen Z’s Obsession with the Stay at Home Girlfriend” - YT video
- For Colored Nerds podcast episode on the divine feminine and the divine masculine
- https://theeverygirl.com/soft-life/
- https://andscape.com/features/the-softlife-isnt-as-easy-as-it-looks-online/
- https://fortune.com/well/2023/01/15/black-women-soft-life/
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