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Head Honey Felicia Pride chats with wellbeing and lifestyle designer and content coach, Candice Denise Owens. Candice shares how revealing her own challenging journey of navigating self-care led to her career pivot into the wellness space. Candice wants Honeys to know that “there is a higher version of you that wants to meet you”. Felicia and Candice discuss some Honey specific self-care struggles but also highlight her pro-aging perspective about how GOOD it can be over here in your forties.

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(00:00:00) Show + Guest Intro and Welcome

(00:05:40) On neglecting oneself to be the perpetual caretaker

(00:07:00) On her career pivot and the genesis of her self-care mission

(00:10:45) On Black women’s guilt for practicing self-preservation

(00:12:50) On being her first case study and embracing her own ‘zone of genius’

(00:14:50) On rebranding herself and building reputation in the self-care space

(00:18:20) On her first viral moment

(00:21:21) On sharing her own 40+ experiences to connect with her audience authentically

(00:24:09) On folding ‘pro-aging’ into her self-care practice

(00:26:12) On embracing the strength that comes with being 40+ and following your own timeline

(00:31:02) On Honey specific self-care struggles

(00:37:20) On continuous re-invention and conquering the fear of starting over

(00:42:10) On what pleasure seeking looks like for her

(00: 43:21) On her deepest desire at 40+

(00:45:44) On what she’d tell her younger self

(00:46:00) Interview wrap-up + show close

Guest social: @candicedenise

Executive Producer and Host: Felicia Pride (@feliciapride)
Producer: Dianne McGuire (@dimcguire)
Co-Producer: Georgette Pierre (@georgettepierre)
Associate Producer: Driadonna Roland (@dreetv)

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