WE GRWN?

The podcast discusses various interesting topics such as dietary restrictions due to aging, lessons learned in marriage, understanding and adapting in marriage, money and blending families, dealing with in-laws, and shortcomings of the parenting chapter in the book being discussed. The hosts also share personal anecdotes and experiences related to these topics.

Comedian and author Kevin Fredericks and writer Melissa Fredericks dive into topics such as self-worth, negative self-talk, comparison, outsourcing, and how quitting can be an act of self-care. They also touch on adult responsibilities, the importance of clear labeling for vegan products, and the complexities of self-esteem. The podcast episode also includes discussions on affirmations, self-care, and the support they receive from their caring husbands.

Jess, Shaun, and Moyo dive back into "Marriage Be Hard" by Kevin Fredericks and Melissa Fredericks and talk about Divorce. Topics we discuss in this episode: -Comfort Over Fashion -Our understanding of marriage, Past and Present -Forced Relationships -No Escape -Is Divorce an option? -Happiness -Peace -Imperfection -Prenups -How our parents marriages affected ours -Greek Love -Keeping it Spicy -Love is a choice This is a guided book discussion and not a review and we would love for you all to join the conversation!! ±+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Books, Shirts, and Merch! https://eskayjohns.com/ Shirts - https://www.teepublic.com/user/shaunie-j-designs Music - Ice Kenkey Beat - Nana Kwabena Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/we.grwn?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM= Check out our linktree: https://linktr.ee/we.grwn? ±+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CHECK OUT THESE VIDEOS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT US: Into - https://youtu.be/6u_x3y2CsCY Meet Shaun's Husband: https://youtu.be/FmhXfGjKs18 Meet Moyo's Husband: https://youtu.be/QgjaWAvV3EY Meet Jess' Husband: https://youtu.be/pQZ6ngaiwTw We Grwn? Season 1: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCuH-byHwn8ZgojHwixx2WDCkUGiPlLvL We Grwn? Season 2 - Marriage Be Hard: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCuH-byHwn8YGjjg3gKf7e4yA775UDp8D

Jess, Shaun, and Moyo dive back into "Marriage Be Hard" by Kevin Fredericks and Melissa Fredericks and talk about Quarantine. Topics we discuss in this episode: - Volunteering at a school - Being pregnant in quarantine - Having a baby in quarantine - European lockdown - Quarantine for Introverts vs Extroverts - Routines and Hobbies - Sims Addiction - Reconnecting with friends - Partying and Church - Race talks - Dealing with Racism - Police Brutality - Feet - Binging - Organizing and Hoarding This is a guided book discussion and not a review and we would love for you all to join the conversation!! ±+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Books, Shirts, and Merch! https://eskayjohns.com/ Shirts - https://www.teepublic.com/user/shaunie-j-designs Music - Ice Kenkey Beat - Nana Kwabena Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/we.grwn?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM= Check out our linktree: https://linktr.ee/we.grwn? ±+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CHECK OUT THESE VIDEOS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT US: Into - https://youtu.be/6u_x3y2CsCY Meet Shaun's Husband: https://youtu.be/FmhXfGjKs18 Meet Moyo's Husband: https://youtu.be/QgjaWAvV3EY Meet Jess' Husband: https://youtu.be/pQZ6ngaiwTw We Grwn? Season 1: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCuH-byHwn8ZgojHwixx2WDCkUGiPlLvL We Grwn? Season 2 - Marriage Be Hard: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCuH-byHwn8YGjjg3gKf7e4yA775UDp8D

Jess, Shaun, and Moyo dive back into "Marriage Be Hard" by Kevin Fredericks and Melissa Fredericks and talk about Parenting. This episode we took a little detour from the book and discussed The Parent Test TV show on ABC.   Topics we discuss in this episode: - Teaching moment fails - Parenting Styles we grew up with - Our current/anticipated Parenting Styles - Consequences vs Punishment - Gentle parenting - Allowing kids to make decisions - Being Triggered by others parent - Our critique of the show   Parent Test parenting styles - Child led - Traditional - Disciplined - Strict - High achieving - Free range - New age - Helicopter - Natural - Intensive - Routine - Negotiation https://www.distractify.com/p/the-parent-test-parenting-styles   4 actual parenting styles - Authoritative parenting (democratic) - Authoritarian parenting (disciplinarian) - Permissive parenting (indulgent) - Neglectful parenting (uninvolved)   This is a guided book/show discussion and not a review and we would love for you all to join the conversation!!   ±+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++   Books, Shirts, and Merch! https://eskayjohns.com/ Shirts - https://www.teepublic.com/user/shaunie-j-designs   Music - Ice Kenkey Beat - Nana Kwabena   Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/we.grwn?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM=   Check out our linktree: https://linktr.ee/we.grwn?     ±+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++     CHECK OUT THESE VIDEOS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT US:   Into - https://youtu.be/6u_x3y2CsCY   Meet Shaun's Husband: https://youtu.be/FmhXfGjKs18   Meet Moyo's Husband: https://youtu.be/QgjaWAvV3EY   Meet Jess' Husband: https://youtu.be/pQZ6ngaiwTw   We Grwn? Season 1: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCuH-byHwn8ZgojHwixx2WDCkUGiPlLvL   We Grwn? Season 2 - Marriage Be Hard: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCuH-byHwn8YGjjg3gKf7e4yA775UDp8D

Jess, Moyo, and Shaun discuss segments from the book "Marriage Be Hard" by Kevin Fredericks and Melissa Fredericks and talk about fighting within their relationships. Topics we discuss in this episode: - Having disagreements/fighting with our partners in public - Do we fight fair? - How to fight fair - How we saw our parents fight growing up - Teaching kids how to fight - Is the word "Female" appropriate when addressing women? - Fighting in our friendship As always, that this is a guided book discussion and not a review and we would love for you all to join the conversation!! ±+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Books, Shirts, and Merch! - https://eskayjohns.com/ Shirts - https://www.teepublic.com/user/shaunie-j-designs Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/shop/ShaunieJShirts Music - Ice Kenkey Beat - Nana Kwabena Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/we.grwn?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM= Check out our linktree: https://linktr.ee/we.grwn? ±+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CHECK OUT THESE VIDEOS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT US: Into - https://youtu.be/6u_x3y2CsCY Meet Shaun's Husband: https://youtu.be/FmhXfGjKs18 Meet Moyo's Husband: https://youtu.be/QgjaWAvV3EY Meet Jess' Husband: https://youtu.be/pQZ6ngaiwTw We Grwn? Season 1: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCuH-byHwn8ZgojHwixx2WDCkUGiPlLvL We Grwn? Season 2 - Marriage Be Hard: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCuH-byHwn8YGjjg3gKf7e4yA775UDp8D

Jess, Moyo, and Shaun discuss segments from the book "Marriage Be Hard" by Kevin Fredericks and Melissa Fredericks and talk about fidelity within their relationships. Topics we discuss in this episode: - Attending concerts - Clubbing - Being caught - Sharing passwords with your spouse - Following your spouse on socal media - Social media and the accessibility of cheating - Have we witnessed or committed infidelity? - Being the other person - Nigerian men cheat! - How to not loose your spark in marriage - Would we snitch if we found out one of us was cheating? As always, that this is a guided book discussion and not a review and we would love for you all to join the conversation!! ±+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Books, Shirts, and Merch! - https://eskayjohns.com/ Shirts - https://www.teepublic.com/user/shaunie-j-designs Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/shop/ShaunieJShirts Music - Ice Kenkey Beat - Nana Kwabena Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/we.grwn?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM= Check out our linktree: https://linktr.ee/we.grwn? ±+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CHECK OUT THESE VIDEOS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT US: Into - https://youtu.be/6u_x3y2CsCY Meet Shaun's Husband: https://youtu.be/FmhXfGjKs18 Meet Moyo's Husband: https://youtu.be/QgjaWAvV3EY Meet Jess' Husband: https://youtu.be/pQZ6ngaiwTw We Grwn? Season 1: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCuH-byHwn8ZgojHwixx2WDCkUGiPlLvL We Grwn? Season 2 - Marriage Be Hard: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCuH-byHwn8YGjjg3gKf7e4yA775UDp8D

Jess, Moyo, and Shaun discuss segments from the book "Marriage Be Hard" by Kevin Fredericks and Melissa Fredericks and talk about marital roles within their relationships. Topics we discuss in this episode: - How our martial roles have changed over time - How we anticipate our martial roles changing in the future with different life events - Decision fatigue - Gian's masterclass - Traditional vs Nontraditional martial roles - Snowball effect - Our roles in our friendship and how it's changed over time As always, that this is a guided book discussion and not a review and we would love for you all to join the conversation!! ±+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Books, Shirts, and Merch! - https://eskayjohns.com/ Shirts - https://www.teepublic.com/user/shaunie-j-designs Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/shop/ShaunieJShirts Music - Ice Kenkey Beat - Nana Kwabena Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/we.grwn?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM= Check out our linktree: https://linktr.ee/we.grwn? ±+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CHECK OUT THESE VIDEOS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT US: Into - https://youtu.be/6u_x3y2CsCY Meet Shaun's Husband: https://youtu.be/FmhXfGjKs18 Meet Moyo's Husband: https://youtu.be/QgjaWAvV3EY Meet Jess' Husband: https://youtu.be/pQZ6ngaiwTw We Grwn? Season 1: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCuH-byHwn8ZgojHwixx2WDCkUGiPlLvL We Grwn? Season 2 - Marriage Be Hard: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCuH-byHwn8YGjjg3gKf7e4yA775UDp8D

Jess, Moyo, and Shaun discuss segments from the book "Marriage Be Hard" by Kevin Fredericks and Melissa Fredericks and talk about jealousy within their relationships. Topics we discuss in this episode: - What is jealousy? - Jealousy in our marriage - Sugar Mama, Sugar Daddy, Sponsors - Boundaries - Jealousy in our friendship - FOMO leading to jealousy - What is friendship? - How to make friends in your 30s As always, that this is a guided book discussion and not a review and we would love for you all to join the conversation!! ±+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Books, Shirts, and Merch! - https://eskayjohns.com/ Shirts - https://www.teepublic.com/user/shaunie-j-designs Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/shop/ShaunieJShirts Music - Ice Kenkey Beat - Nana Kwabena Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/we.grwn?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM= Check out our linktree: https://linktr.ee/we.grwn? ±+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CHECK OUT THESE VIDEOS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT US: Into - https://youtu.be/6u_x3y2CsCY Meet Shaun's Husband: https://youtu.be/FmhXfGjKs18 Meet Moyo's Husband: https://youtu.be/QgjaWAvV3EY Meet Jess' Husband: https://youtu.be/pQZ6ngaiwTw We Grwn? Season 1: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCuH-byHwn8ZgojHwixx2WDCkUGiPlLvL We Grwn? Season 2 - Marriage Be Hard: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCuH-byHwn8YGjjg3gKf7e4yA775UDp8D

Jess, Moyo, and Shaun discuss segments from the book "Marriage Be Hard" by Kevin Fredericks and Melissa Fredericks and talk about sex within their relationships. Topics we discuss in this episode: - Having it all together in your 30s - Idea of protection - Normalizing sex - Fear and Shame with sex - Sex Positivity - Masterbation, is it right or wrong - Consent even in marriage - Higher and lower desire - Changes in sex life though different life changes (new medication, childbirth, age ect.) - Educating our kids on sex - Red, yellow and green lights As always, that this is a guided book discussion and not a review and we would love for you all to join the conversation!! ±+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Books, Shirts, and Merch! - https://eskayjohns.com/ Shirts - https://www.teepublic.com/user/shaunie-j-designs Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/shop/ShaunieJShirts Music - Ice Kenkey Beat - Nana Kwabena Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/we.grwn?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM= Check out our linktree: https://linktr.ee/we.grwn? ±+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CHECK OUT THESE VIDEOS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT US: Into - https://youtu.be/6u_x3y2CsCY Meet Shaun's Husband: https://youtu.be/FmhXfGjKs18 Meet Moyo's Husband: https://youtu.be/QgjaWAvV3EY Meet Jess' Husband: https://youtu.be/pQZ6ngaiwTw We Grwn? Season 1: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCuH-byHwn8ZgojHwixx2WDCkUGiPlLvL We Grwn? Season 2 - Marriage Be Hard: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCuH-byHwn8YGjjg3gKf7e4yA775UDp8D