Black Boomer Besties from Brooklyn

Ep180 Shipping A Life To Panama

What does it feel like to watch your entire life drive away on pallets headed to Panama? Leslie admits she’s in her feelings, and we laugh through the petty moments while still naming the truth: transitions can sting even when they’re good.  We talk joy, grief, and the guts it takes to start over abroad. Listen now then tell us, what would you keep? What would you be happy to see go? Want behind the scenes content, Join us on Patreon at $5 or $10 level:  https://patreon.com/user?u=83534204 Get Angie’s eBook:  We’re Too Old for This! The Inquisitive Older Woman’s Guide to Joy http://joystrategy.co/ebook IG: https://www.instagram.com/blackboomerbestiesfrombrooklyn Visit our website www.blackboomerbesties.com Support the show [https://patreon.com/user?u=83534204] Visit Black Boomer Besties from Brooklyn [https://www.blackboomerbesties.com/] website for behind-the-scenes extras.

E179 No, not everyone thinks like you!

Are you the kind of person who is automatically suspicious of people’s intentions? Besties Angella and Leslie are bringing you a real-time example of how fast our brains can write a story that isn’t even true and then treat it like evidence. The Besties have completely opposing views.  If you’ve ever thought, “Everybody would think of it that way,” this conversation might make you take a pause. Subscribe and share this episode with one person you’d likely have a debate with. But find common ground like the Besties do! Want behind the scenes content, Join us on Patreon at $5 or $10 level:  https://patreon.com/user?u=83534204 Get Angie’s eBook:  We’re Too Old for This! The Inquisitive Older Woman’s Guide to Joy http://joystrategy.co/ebook IG: https://www.instagram.com/blackboomerbestiesfrombrooklyn Visit our website www.blackboomerbesties.com Support the show [https://patreon.com/user?u=83534204] Visit Black Boomer Besties from Brooklyn [https://www.blackboomerbesties.com/] website for behind-the-scenes extras.

E178 Buying Black With Intention (Rebroadcast)

A random Brooklyn day turns into a full-on love letter to Black-owned brands we trust and repurchase, plus a hard look at how we talk ourselves out of supporting Black-made luxury. Our faves for self-care and home: Oia Wellness [https://www.oiawellness.com/] for beautiful home fragrance, BklynBarSoap [https://bklynbarsoap.com/] for oils and body care, Harlem Candle Company [https://www.harlemcandleco.com/] for candles that connect scent to Black history, plus Tilted Crown Products [https://www.instagram.com/tiltedcrownproducts/] body butters, Komari Bath and Body [https://komaribathbody.bigcartel.com/], and Epilogic Skincare [https://epilogicskincare.com/] recommended by a dermatologist. We close with style staples that make great gifts and confidence upgrades, including Talley & Twine [https://talleyandtwine.com/] watches and Harlem's Heaven Hats [https://www.harlemsheaven.com/], along with how you can join our Patreon to help shape what we cover next. If you enjoy discovering Black-owned businesses and want more episodes like this, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review so more listeners can find us. What Black-owned brand are you loving right now? Want behind the scenes content, Join us on Patreon at $5 or $10 level:  https://patreon.com/user?u=83534204 Get Angie’s eBook:  We’re Too Old for This! The Inquisitive Older Woman’s Guide to Joy http://joystrategy.co/ebook IG: https://www.instagram.com/blackboomerbestiesfrombrooklyn Visit our website www.blackboomerbesties.com Support the show [https://patreon.com/user?u=83534204] Visit Black Boomer Besties from Brooklyn [https://www.blackboomerbesties.com/] website for behind-the-scenes extras.

Ep177 Why Handwritten Letters Still Feel Like Love

Your phone is full of messages, photos, and threads you swear you’ll scroll back to someday. But what happens when the platform changes, an account disappears, or “someday” never comes? We’re Angella and Leslie, two 60-something Black women from Brooklyn on a joy journey, and we’re making the case for something radically simple: handwritten letters, cards, and real written correspondence. We dig into why letter writing still matters, from the “juicy” mother-child letters that hold conversations you’d never say out loud on a call, to the boxes of old notes that become a personal archive of love.  Want behind the scenes content, Join us on Patreon at $5 or $10 level:  https://patreon.com/user?u=83534204 Get Angie’s eBook:  We’re Too Old for This! The Inquisitive Older Woman’s Guide to Joy http://joystrategy.co/ebook IG: https://www.instagram.com/blackboomerbestiesfrombrooklyn Visit our website www.blackboomerbesties.com Support the show [https://patreon.com/user?u=83534204] Visit Black Boomer Besties from Brooklyn [https://www.blackboomerbesties.com/] website for behind-the-scenes extras.

Ep176 Write our story? We said yes!

We’ve talked for years about writing our story, but talking is safe (and cheap) and the blank page is not. This time we’re doing it: we’re each contributing to a chapter in Kim Coles’ latest anthology Legacy GIFTs, a project built around gratitude, intention, forgiveness, triumphs, and self-love. And once we say it out loud, there’s no hiding from the work of putting pen to paper. We get honest about what writing feels like in real life, especially when you don’t think of yourself as “a writer.” Leslie shares why drafting can feel like a chore, how intimidating it is to be asked to contribute to a best-selling author’s book, and the very real nerves that show up right before feedback. Angella talks about the power of a consistent writing practice, pacing for a 3,500-word deadline, and why accountability can be both loving and ruthless at the same time. Want behind the scenes content, Join us on Patreon at $5 or $10 level:  https://patreon.com/user?u=83534204 Get Angie’s eBook:  We’re Too Old for This! The Inquisitive Older Woman’s Guide to Joy http://joystrategy.co/ebook IG: https://www.instagram.com/blackboomerbestiesfrombrooklyn Visit our website www.blackboomerbesties.com Support the show [https://patreon.com/user?u=83534204] Visit Black Boomer Besties from Brooklyn [https://www.blackboomerbesties.com/] website for behind-the-scenes extras.