From navigating marriage with fellow actor Sterling K. Brown to building a life rooted in faith, humor, and resilience, Ryan Michelle Bathe opens up about the lessons, missteps, and mantras that keep her grounded. In this episode, Ryan & Deborah Joy unpack what it means to redefine womanhood, honor your emotional bandwidth, and build a home full of love -- even when your champagne flutes are mismatched! Ryan shares vulnerable reflections on aging, self-care, parenting through exhaustion, and finding joy in a world that rarely slows down.
Deborah Joy Winans Williams sits down with her friend That Chick Angel for a conversation about motherhood, marriage, faith, and the unexpected journey from actress to content creator. Angel opens up about pivoting her career when she became pregnant, building a digital brand, raising four Black boys with her husband Marcus, and how outrageous faith has guided her through every season. This episode is both laugh-out-loud funny and deeply inspiring.
What does it mean to truly love yourself when the world tries to tell you otherwise? Academy Award–nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe opens up about her unexpected journey into Hollywood, navigating colorism, and learning to silence the noise of other people’s opinions. She shares how she found lasting love with her husband, her journey into motherhood with twins, and how her children help her see the world with new wonder every day.
“I can try to please a thousand strangers, or I can just please me. And that’s so much easier.” -- Gabourey Sidibe
Deborah Joy and her mother, Deborah Kerr Winans, enjoy a conversation about motherhood, faith, resilience, and legacy. Deborah Kerr shares the values that shaped the Winans family and the lessons she hopes to pass on. She opens up about her journey with Alzheimer’s, and the ways she still chooses joy and gratitude each day.
“There’s an innate joy that God gives us. And then there are days where you still have to choose it.”
In this episode Deborah Joy answers your questions, share her heart, and reflect on what joy looks like when it’s uncomfortable, spiritual, and hard-won. From the lessons of her Winans family legacy to the quiet prayers that sustain her, this episode is a soulful, grounding invitation to go deeper. Deborah Joy's raw honesty and wisdom remind us that joy isn’t a mood... it’s a decision.
How do you keep choosing joy when life feels overwhelming? Award-winning journalist, host, and culture curator Gia Peppers opens up in a vulnerable and uplifting conversation about what it really looks like to keep showing up for yourself when the world feels heavy and how therapy, faith, and sisterhood continue to ground her.
"Choosing joy sometimes looks like choosing help." — Gia Peppers
She’s written for icons like Mary J. Blige and Usher. Now, ROE is stepping fully into her own light. Genre-bending recording artist ROE talks music, motherhood, and her days riding through Crenshaw in her dad’s lowrider to landing her first record deal with Macy Gray. If you’re a creator, a mother, a dreamer, or a woman learning to trust her own rhythm—this conversation will nourish your spirit and remind you to show up for yourself.
CNN anchor, political journalist, and trailblazing truth-teller Abby Phillip talks about purpose, perseverance, motherhood, and becoming. From her upbringing in Trinidad and the DMV to navigating Harvard, career setbacks, Abby shares her journey of discovering self-worth beyond success, choosing joy through doubt, and standing firm in a world of noise.
“You don’t need to win every battle. You just need to come back and try again.” - Abby Phillip
Tabitha shares her deeply personal journey: from battling chronic illness and nearly giving up on her dreams, to rediscovering purpose through faith, motherhood, and full-body YES moments. This episode is overflowing with laughter, truth, healing, and encouragement.
"If He heals me, He can have me." — Tabitha Brown
Deborah Joy Winans Williams sits down with her Greenleaf sister Merle Dandridge to explore sisterhood, faith, healing family wounds, and what it means to fully walk in your calling.
“My fullness is perfect.” — Merle Dandridge
Actor & producer Novi Brown talks about her journey through the entertainment industry, how she found joy through different seasons in life, in relationships, and supporting other artists
Journalist Jemele Hill joins Deborah Joy to bond over their love for their hometown of Detroit, Michigan while also sharing how joy is a consistent and intentional theme in who they are today
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