#31 Creating Boundaries, Not Babies: Being My Own Best Company w/ Dr. Rimiko Thomas

Tera Chantelle is a Soulful Comedian, Self-Love Advocate, Award Winning Author, Actress, Digital Content Creator, and Spiritual Activist. Tera Chantelle is from Cleveland, Ohio and currently lives in Atlanta. In this episode, Tera Chantelle sprinkles Black Girl Magic and offers jewels of empowerment and positivity. She gives the real on "F Dem Kids" and is unapologetic about her celibacy and affirming "love thyself first"! You can follow Tera Chantelle on Instagram @terachantelle. Please leave your thoughts on this episode in the comment section!No Bibs Burps Bottles, is THEE #1 brand and online community that empowers, celebrates and highlights African American/Black women, who are childfree by choice, childfree by circumstance - you define YOU!!! We want 💗Childfree Sistahs💗 to know that they are wonderfully made and encouraged to live their best childfree life! .#NoBibsBurpsBottles, we aim to:👉🏾 Empower👉🏾 Educate👉🏾 Entertain .💗Remember - Womanhood is NOT synonymous with Motherhood!💗.We are intentional about sharing perspectives and narratives about OUR childfree lifestyle, while also affirming that our Black IS Beautiful! .👉🏽Looking for a SPEAKER to talk more about Black Childfree Women? Contact us! Don’t forget to stay in touch! Sign up for our Chocolate & Childfree Newsletter at NoBibsBurpsBottles.com..👩🏽‍💻𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 & 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝!Instagram & TikTok @NoBibsBurpsBottlesEmail: [email protected]: NoBibsBurpsBottles.com

Charise Bennett is the Founder and Chief Confidence Officer of the Best Me Ever Movement. As a Self-Love Strategist, she helps women grow in confidence to walk in purpose and achieve their goals.As an author, speaker, and humorist, Charise combines creative storytelling, clever wordplay, and Christ-centered principles to deliver content that is designed to not-only amuse audiences, but to uplift and build community, as well.Through the Best Me Ever Bootcamp, Charise equips women with the tools necessary to transform the way they see themselves; from being their worst enemy to becoming their biggest fan through the power of self-love.“No one is better equipped to become the best version of you, than you!” -Charise BennettYou can follow Charise on Instagram @bestmeevermovement and on Face Book @charisebennett.

Jada Howze is a 21 year-old college student at Winthrop University. Her major is Integrated Marketing in Mass Communications. Jada is passionate about dogs, race and identity, and being unapolgetically childfree. Her future plans are to work with social media and use her photography platform to showcase dogs and take pictures for clients. She is interested in focused on art, especially music and her favorite instrument to play is the piano! In this episode, Jada shares her personal choice of being childfree as a young women in her 20's and how she deals with being told she will change her mind; her interactions with friends in her age group and their views on parenthood and being childfree; auntie life, her intimate partner and his views on a childree lifestyle, and the legacy she hopes others will follow. You can follow Jada on Instagram @jtography20. We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode and all other episodes! Please SHARE/FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Please give us a *FIVE STAR* rating if you love our podcast.  It truly helps our podcast grow and reach more people.  Thank you in advance for listening and for your continued support!  FOLLOW US ON ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA!  Instagram: @nobibsburpsbottles   YouTube: @nobibsburpsbottles   Twitter: @nobibsburpsbott   Website: www.nobibsburpsbottles.com

Dr. CarolLaine Garcia is a 37 year-old, Afro-Latina, who currently lives in Dallas, TX. Growing up as a multi-identity Dominican immigrant in the US, she grew up having so much beef with who she was and what life had been. Even as she progressed in her education and career, she struggled to accept who she was and what she had lived through. Four years and a deeply transformative experience later, she broke free from self-loathing and found the courage to leap into a life of deep meaning, wellness, and empowered femininity. In this episode, Dr. Garcia shares about her unorthodox family, bad menstrual cycles, heart break and healing, getting her tubes tied, falling in love with her hair, and being unapolgetically childfree. You can follow Dr. Garcia on Instagram @drcarollainemgarcia and her website at DrCarolLaineMGarcia.com. We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode and all other episodes! Please SHARE/FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Please give us a *FIVE STAR* rating if you love our podcast.  It truly helps our podcast grow and reach more people.  Thank you in advance for listening and for your continued support!  FOLLOW US ON ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA!  Instagram: @nobibsburpsbottles   YouTube: @nobibsburpsbottles   Twitter: @nobibsburpsbott   Website: www.nobibsburpsbottles.com

Tiffany Dunlap is a childfree sistah born and raised in Charlotte, NC and currently lives in Greensboro. Her full-time career is as a social worker with a focus on low-income housing. She directly works with all aspects of the family (children, adults and seniors). In this episode, Tiffany shares her thoughts on foster care (which is very near and dear to her), the worth of a woman as she sees it, the pressure of societal expectations, and how unhealthy it is for Black women to live for everyone else but themselves. You can follow Tiffany on her Instagram @cocobeauty81. Thank you for listening to Tiffany Dunlap! We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode and all other episodes! Please SHARE/FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Please give us a *FIVE STAR* rating if you love our podcast.  It truly helps our podcast grow and reach more people. Thank you in advance for listening and for your continued support!  FOLLOW US ON ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA!  Instagram: @nobibsburpsbottles   YouTube: @nobibsburpsbottles   Twitter: @nobibsburpsbott   Website: www.nobibsburpsbottles.com

Thank you for listening to Ms. Fianca Wilson. Please follow her on her social media! If you like what you heard - please like us a five star rating! We look forward to bringing you more dope childfree sistahs!

*Please give us a 5-STAR rating and SHARE this podcast with another childfree bestie!* . Stephanie McClain, 40+, currently lives in Atlanta, GA, and is of Caribbean descent. She is a spirited entrepreneur with a billionaire mindset! Stephanie is unique, open-minded, and shares openly about her challenges with depression and anxiety. She is a woman who loves woman and is unapologetic about her authentic self. . In this episode, Stephanie shares in detail how her mental health impacted her decision to opt out of motherhood. She continues to talk openly about her challenges with Type II diabetes, and offers a unique perspective on dating as a childfree, lesbian Black woman. Stephanie shares her passion about her businesses, and why being financially self-sufficient is much more important than motherhood. . You can find out more about Stephanie McClain on Instagram @afrinubi, on Face Book @Stephanie McClain, and her website at stephaniemcclain.com. We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode and all other episodes! Please SHARE/FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Please give us a *FIVE STAR* rating if you love our podcast.  It truly helps our podcast grow and reach more people.  Thank you in advance for listening and for your continued support!  FOLLOW US ON ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA!  Instagram: @nobibsburpsbottles   YouTube: @nobibsburpsbottles   Twitter: @nobibsburpsbott   Website: www.nobibsburpsbottles.com

Lisa Robinson, 31 y/o, currently lives in Calgary, Alberta. She is an auntie, bodybuilder, cosplayer, radiology receptionist, and an avid car lover. As a childfree enthusiast - Lisa loves spending her days in the gym, gaming at home, and engaging in arts and crafts. In this episode, using humor and honesty - Lisa shares how her single life is so much better than dating in these streets, parent and family reactions to her childfree status, her choice to undergo surgery to remain childfree, and the world of body building and competition from a childfree lens. . You can find out more about Lisa Robinson on her social media! Follow her on Instagram @shogunsteel. . We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode and all other episodes! Please SHARE/FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Please give us a *FIVE STAR* rating if you love our podcast.  It truly helps our podcast grow and reach more people.  Thank you in advance for listening and for your continued support!  FOLLOW US ON ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA!  Instagram: @nobibsburpsbottles   YouTube: @nobibsburpsbottles   Twitter: @nobibsburpsbott   Website: www.nobibsburpsbottles.com

AJ Springer is a Washington, DC-based, Vegas-born writer, political strategist and all around nerd. In his past life, he was a radio host and journalist with bylines in Ebony, Jet, BET, Hip Hop DX, and The Well Versed. AJ is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. and escapes from the political grind through listening to podcasts, consuming crazy amounts of reality television and arguing about pro wrestling with friends.  In this episode, AJ shares his confidence and experience as a childfree Black male. He discusses his friend group, the pros of getting a vasectomy, dating life, and what his mom had to say when he claimed that "childfree life"! You can follow AJ on Instagram @justant84. We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode and all other episodes! Please SHARE/FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Please give us a *FIVE STAR* rating if you love our podcast.  It truly helps our podcast grow and reach more people. Thank you in advance for listening and for your continued support!  FOLLOW US ON ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA!  Instagram: @nobibsburpsbottles   YouTube: @nobibsburpsbottles   Twitter: @nobibsburpsbott   Website: www.nobibsburpsbottles.com

Erlanger “Earl” Turner, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist, professor, and owner of Turner Psychological & Consulting Services. Dr. Turner is a nationally recognized speaker, consultant, and mental health expert. In 2021, he launched Therapy for Black Kids - which provides mental health tech support and psychoeducation resources to help parents raise mentally healthy kids in the 21st century. . Dr. Turner is a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and lives in LA. He is a podcast host, fur father, and also loves to sing and dance (you have to check out some of his TikTok videos)! . In this episode, Dr. Turner candidly shares his narrative of being a childfree Black male, how he engages in his friend group of fathers, and offers advice on how to professionally support someone who is ambivalent about being childfree. Dr. Turner lives an authentic life being "Black, Educated and Mentally Well" - which is the feature slogan of his professional brand and online merchandise! You can follow Turner on Instagram @DrEarlTurner and at his website at http://www.drerlangerturner.com. We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode and all other episodes! Please SHARE/FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Please give us a *FIVE STAR* rating if you love our podcast.  It truly helps our podcast grow and reach more people.  Thank you in advance for listening and for your continued support!  FOLLOW US ON ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA!  Instagram: @nobibsburpsbottles   YouTube: @nobibsburpsbottles   Twitter: @nobibsburpsbott   Website: www.nobibsburpsbottles.com