As I record this episode here in the United States, we are seeing boil over the anger, frustration, and rage over the killing of George Floyd, and more generally, police brutality disproportionately aimed at people of color and the systemic racism that has been so prevalent in our society. I typically don’t dive into what’s going on in the news, but this is not news. This has been going on for a long, long time. And either I speak up and run the risk of offending people, or I stay silent for fear of saying the wrong thing. Since I believe in uplifting people to speak their truth, I’m going to speak mine, as imperfectly as I might do it. I apologize in advance if my words are inelegant, if I “say the wrong thing,” and I’m open to learning and doing better.

I talk about my own journey of coming to terms with my white privilege, just how unaware I’ve been, and what I’ve started to do to change that. And I offer a collection of resources that I’ve started learning from and that you might find helpful as well.

I give action steps that you can take with your local government and police force, a list of organizations to which you can donate, businesses you can support, ways to have impact within your own company and even family, and a variety of things you can do on a day to day basis. Here are links to a few things I mention:

Black Lives Matter https://blacklivesmatter.com/

NAACP https://www.naacp.org/

UNCF https://uncf.org/

Embrace Race https://www.embracerace.org/

We Buy Black https://webuyblack.com/

The Black Wallet http://theblackwallet.com/

Rachel Cargle

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.cargle

https://www.instagram.com/thelovelandfoundation/

https://www.instagram.com/thegreatunlearn/

https://www.rachelcargle.com/

Austin Channing Brown (her book, I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness)

http://austinchanning.com/

https://www.instagram.com/austinchanning

Sophie Williams

https://www.instagram.com/officialmillennialblack

http://sophiewilliamsofficial.com/

Silver Danielle

https://www.instagram.com/thatgirlsfly

http://www.herroyaldopeness.com/

And here are some books that I plan to read:

White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, by Robin DiAngelo.

Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad

What If I Say the Wrong Thing? 25 Habits for Culturally Effective People, by Vernā Myers

Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde

How to Be an Antiracist, by Ibram X. Kendi

This is our time, my sisters. This is how we change the world, one woman at a time. May you live purposefully, may you love yourself, and may you love life.

It’s a fact that good sexual experiences are crucial when it comes to our physical, mental and emotional health. Besides being a known source of pleasure, sex also boosts our immune system and improves our overall wellbeing. Unfortunately, despite scientific and psychological progress made in the field, there are still many women out there who are not able to enjoy sex and sexuality, and have to deal with the frustration this causes.

In this episode of The PurposeGirl Podcast, I’m fortunate to be joined by Dr. Jennifer Berman, co-host on CBS’ daytime talk show “The Doctors,” world-renowned expert, NY Times best- selling author and one of the nation’s leading authorities in the field of female sexual health. Dr. Berman emphasizes how important it is for women to dig deep in order to discover their very own sexual preferences, as well as being confident enough to share them with their partners.

In this episode, Dr. Berman and I discuss the following:

• The current pandemic context as a chance to reconsider relationships and re-connect with what really matters.
• The concept of brain-genital connections, and the importance of developing these if you haven’t already.
• How cannabis can help diminish the frontal cortex “inner talking” that usually makes it difficult for women to physically connect when having sex.
• Hormonal shifts that women experience during pre-menopause, and some natural medicines that are useful when having to cope with these.
• How likely it is to fall back in love with somebody.

You can learn more about Dr. Berman’s work on her official website (https://bermansexualhealth.com/), Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/JenBermanMD/), Instagram account (https://www.instagram.com/jenbermanmd/) and Twitter account (https://twitter.com/jenbermanmd).

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May you live purposefully, may you love yourself, and may you love life.

Bye for now!

About Dr. Jennifer Berman

Dr. Jennifer Berman is a co-host on CBS’ daytime talk show “The Doctors,” world-renowned expert, NY Times best- selling author and one of the nation’s leading authorities in the field of female sexual health. She is a practicing urologist with specialized training in female urology and female sexual medicine.

Dr. Berman founded and created The Berman Women’s Wellness Center in Beverly Hills as a comprehensive, multidisciplinary State of the Art Center dedicated solely to women and wellness. Today, Dr. Berman focuses on her patients in the Center and continues to serve as a recurring expert for the media. She is featured regularly on “The Dr. Phil Show,” “The Today Show” and “Good Morning America” and co-hosted the CBS Emmy award-winning television show, “The Doctors” as well as Discovery Health’s TV Guide award-winning show, “Berman & Berman.” Dr. Berman is not only a credible and relatable authority in the field of female sexual and menopausal health, but her message, commitment, voice and vision are impacting women across all generations and creating positive change for women and girls today.