Sex as a connector: How Sex and The City became a tool for overlooked conversations

In this special bonus episode of The Honey Potluck, Giovanna and Bea reflect on Season 1 with fellow Honey Pot team members, Desiree Natali and LaVory Lindsey. From favorite episodes to impactful moments, the team marinates on the amazing conversations Season 1 had and what exciting things the future holds.

In our second installment of our Black History Month Masterclass Series, we are live from HBCU North Carolina A&T University. Host and Honey Pot Co-Founder Beatrice Dixon is joined by panelists Danielle Prescod (Author), Anim Aweh (Social Worker and Health Educator) and Feminista Jones (Community Activist and Author) to continue the exploration on what it means to reclaim wellness in the black community.

In this episode, we continue our incredible conversation with astrologist Jessica Lanyadoo and menstrual cycle coach Naam Bachmayer. Today, we dig deeper into how nutrition and medical astrology can be used to inform the causes of hormonal imbalance symptoms. In a world where these symptoms are often normalized, tune in to discover some practical steps that one can take to bring balance back to the body.

In this series, we wanted to do a deep dive into the often overlooked correlation between menstruation and astrology. Giovanna and Bea call upon the expertise of renowned astrologist Jessica Lanyadoo and menstrual cycle coach Naam Bachmayer to help shine a light on the toxic taboos associated with the menstrual cycle. Tune in to hear about how your birth chart can be used to inform you about your body’s experience with menstruation and menopause.

In our first installment of our Black History Month Masterclass Series, we are live from HBCU Clark Atlanta University. Host and Honey Pot Co-Founder Beatrice Dixon is joined by panelists Dr. Ruth Arumala (OBGYN and Fibroids Specialist), Dr. Epiphani Simmons (Neuroscientist and Geneticist), Dr. Joy Bradford (Psychologist, Founder and Author), Crystal Sanders(Author and Historian) and Risikat "Kat" Okedeyi (Cultural Architect) to discuss what it means to reclaim wellness in the black community.

We need to open up spaces that facilitate conversations and experiences around humans with vaginas. Those conversations and experiences should be rooted in an acknowledgement of what the vagina is and how to build a relationship with it. On today’s episode of The Honey Pot Luck, we dig into what it means to tap into something that is so hidden (both literally and figuratively) and what it could mean to unlock a healthy relationship with your vagina.

Continuing our conversation with Ida Harris and Liz Eswein on how Sex and The City influenced us, we dig into the complexities and beauty of sex and how this show codified the known and unknown experiences of humans with vaginas. This extension of last week’s conversation continues to present the dichotomies of representation and what it means to be a viewer, to love a television show but also ask it to do more.

Today, we lead with a question…with a television show that was both a cultural movement and has a problematic legacy, what have we learned about friendship, sex, family and “the City” from Sex and The City? Today, we speak to our two incredible guests, Ida Harris, Managing Editor at MadameNoire and Liz Eswein, owner of the IG account @newyorkcity and New York focused clothing brand, New York or Nowhere. We delve into a collective love of Sex and the City and things we believe created unity across all humans while evidencing a need for representation, dynamic human stories and more great sex.

Wellness is often an intimidating concept. A concept that has also rapidly become one of the largest industries and filled with so much information and misinformation. The wellness we think of when we hear the word, is marred by an infinite list of things you “have to do” to be well, with so many differing opinions and noise, it’s hard to know where to start. Today we connect with Dr.Naika Apeakorang, a naturopath and functional practitioner, on reconnecting with self, culture and your priorities to build a wellness journey that is defined by you.

On today’s episode of The Honey Potluck, we delve into a conversation around the commercialization of wellness with our incredible guest, Lauren Solomon. What does it look like to reclaim healing modalities and usher in a new perspective on what it means to be well?