Tracee Ellis Ross, Michelle Obama, and Dr. Becky Kennedy dive deep into parenting, rejecting societal expectations, finding enoughness, and the #1 relationship strategy. They discuss reparenting ourselves, embracing love, and Abby's journey to feeling lovable.

Tracee Ellis Ross, an award-winning actress and founder of Pattern Beauty, joins her longtime friend Samira Nasr, editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar. They discuss the importance of representation in the beauty industry and how Tracee built her hair care brand to celebrate Black beauty. Their conversation highlights entrepreneurial lessons, the joy of friendship, and overcoming challenges in leadership roles. They emphasize self-acceptance, cultural change for young girls, and the vital role of community and support in achieving success.

Tracee Ellis Ross, an actress celebrated for her roles in Black-ish and Girlfriends, returns to share her excitement about the acclaimed film American Fiction. She reflects on childhood creativity and how criticism fuels her artistry. The conversation takes a light-hearted turn with memorable stories about friendship dynamics, tech troubles, and hilarious scheduling mishaps between Conan and his team. Tracee also explores the vulnerabilities tied to her career journey, highlighting the balance of beauty, comedy, and personal growth.

Abby shares one of her all-time most impactful conversations – delving inside the “wonderful, dangerous” mind of Tracee Ellis Ross covers:1. Tracee’s go-to strategies to stop questioning herself, to pick herself up when she feels unlovable, and to tether herself to her truest self.2. How she made peace with the fact that she’s “not everyone’s cup of tea” – and stopped trying to change the things about her that others don’t like (but she does).3. Inside Tracee’s 50th birthday party – the honor of being “Fifty and Free,” and what moved her to sing her mother’s song in her mother’s dress.4. Tracee’s recent personal journal entry rejecting the lie that a woman’s purpose is to be “chosen” – and how she creates a beautiful, full life outside the roles of mother and partner.5. Tracee’s incredible view of friendship: How to be brave enough to become a barnacle in your friends’ lives, and to find your Cauldron peopleAbout Tracee:Tracee Ellis Ross is an award-winning actress and producer best known for her roles in ABC’s award-winning comedy series BLACK-ISH and GIRLFRIENDS. For her role as “Rainbow Johnson” in BLACK-ISH, as a comedic leading actress, Ross won the Golden Globe Award in 2017 as well as nine NAACP Image Awards. She was nominated for five Emmys and two Critics Choice Awards.Ross is the CEO and Founder of Pattern, a haircare brand for the curly, coily and tight textured masses.Ross recently executive produced and narrates Hulu’s THE HAIR TALES, a docuseries about Black women, beauty and identity through the distinctive lens of Black hair.Upcoming, Ross will be producing a ten-episode podcast “I Am America,” which aims to break through the noise during this divided time in our country in an effort to create space and to heal.TW: @TraceeEllisRossIG: @traceeellisross To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this enlightening discussion, actress Tracee Ellis Ross shares her journey navigating fame as Diana Ross's daughter, balancing legacy with personal identity. Shirley Jones reflects on her evolution from background singer to stardom, while Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker highlight the significance of the Riot Grrrl movement in amplifying women's voices in punk music. Music executive Monica Lynch shares stories about the challenges women faced in hip-hop's early days, shedding light on their vital, yet often overlooked, contributions to the industry.