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Gettin' Grown

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Keia and Jade are two happy and hard working (Blackity) Black Women who are just trying to learn how to adult, for real.

Join us each week for Kitchen TableTalk, Petty Peeves and Lessons in Black Women Self Care, as we try to figure out life as 30-somethings.

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  • 30 episodes
  • weekly
  • Avg 1 hr 34 min
  • English
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  • Yesterday · 1 hr 21 min

    Cozy (Featuring Dr. Sarah L Webb)

    The internet is rife with inaccurate, unhelpful, divisive and low vibration conversations about colorism. Jade and Keia welcome author, speaker, coach and internationally recognized expert, Dr. Sarah L. Webb to the kitchen table to create the conditions for getting this very necessary conversation right. Sit with us for shared understanding, productive conversation, and healing.

  • November 3 · 1 hr 48 min

    Watch Ya Mouth (Featuring Jarrett Hill & Tre’vell Anderson)

    Jade and Keia welcome journalists, creators, and Image Award-winning authors Jarrett Hill and Tre'vell Anderson to the kitchen table to discuss their best-selling book, Historically Black Phrases, and their brand new card game, Watch Ya' Mouth. Sit with us as we play the game and discuss and celebrate the culture that inspired it.

  • October 27 · 1 hr 56 min

    Soft Landings for Hard Days (Featuring Jovian Zayne)

    Jade and Keia welcome Jovian Zayne back to the kitchen table to discuss Jovian’s new book. Soft Landings for Hard Days offers wisdom, companionship, space to reflect, and encouraging guidance for enduring life’s hard seasons. Sit with us.

  • October 20 · 1 hr 20 min

    On and Off the Mat (Featuring Bri Alexander)

    Jade and Keia are joined by Restorative Wellness Facilitator Bri Alexander for an insightful discussion about wellness and how to curate practices for ease,  healing, and embodied peace on and off the mat.

  • October 13 · 48 min

    To Be REAL (Featuring Janai Nelson)

    President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Janai Nelson, returns to the kitchen table to catch us up on LDF's current work and break down what's at stake in the November general and your state and local races. Sit with us to learn how best to Register, Engage, Agitate, and Leave no power on the table.

  • October 9 · 1 hr 28 min

    It’s Above Me Now (Featuring Candice O)

    What do you do when life hands you something you never saw coming? Candice O. joins Jade and Keia at the kitchen table to talk about her breast cancer journey, the faith that carried her through, and what surrender actually looks like in practice. Sit with us.

  • September 29 · 41 min

    The Way We Were

    The discourse around the A Different World reboot opened something up. Why are we so afraid of what getting older actually looks like? Jade and Keia get into it. Sit with us.

  • September 22 · 1 hr 53 min

    Quit is Not A Dirty Word

    Entrepreneur, angel investor, and Black VC Khadijah Robinson joins Jade and Keia to talk investing, building, and the art of trusting your gut when everything is on the line. Sit with us.

  • September 15 · 2 hr 8 min

    1 Jade 2 Cars (Issa Reprise)

    Chef Jade got a birthday so we’re running back the episode where we get knee deep in our girl’s business, her life, her work, and her journey.  Sit with us.

  • September 8 · 2 hr

    The Gift In A Garbage Bag

    MAFS Season 20 is a wrap! This week Jade, Keia, and special guest Dr. Jon Paul Go Live on the Gettin Grown Patreon to process decision day, the reunion and key takeaways from one of the most chaotic seasons yet.

  • September 1 · 1 hr 36 min

    Both And

    In adulting, two things are often true at the same time. Join Jade and Keia to discuss why we should never be afraid to explore and question our thoughts, beliefs, feelings, etc.

  • August 25 · 1 hr 34 min

    Pivoting in Faith (Feat: Gia Peppers)

    Jade and Keia welcome the one and only Gia Peppers to the Kitchen Table for a powerful discussion on pivoting when the plan falls apart and creating community around building faith practically. It’s a good one.

  • August 18 · 1 hr 17 min

    MAFS Season 20

    Jade and Keia catch up on the latest season of Married at First Sight. It is going exactly how you think it is. Sit with us.

  • August 11 · 1 hr 38 min

    Bibliophiling While Black (Reprise)

    Jade and Keia celebrate National Book Lovers Day 2026 by running back an episode for the Book Lovers. We’ll share our current book loves and TBRs soon. Shall we run back the Gettin Grown Book Club?! Let us know

  • August 4 · 1 hr 7 min

    New Girl City

    This week, Jade and Keia welcome the brilliant students of the New Girl City: Agents of Change Program of the LES Girls Club of NY to the kitchen table.  Jade taught a course on podcasting this summer. Check out their final project.

  • July 28 · 1 hr 26 min

    Hella Awkward 2.0

    Jade and Keia revisit the Hella Awkward Card game. We had a time. Sit with us.

  • July 21 · 1 hr 25 min

    Problematic Takes

    Jade and Keia convene around the kitchen to indulge in some good old fashioned millennial angst. Join us.

  • July 14 · 1 hr 23 min

    Reclaiming Summer (Feat: Noah)

    What happened to summer? Jade, Keia, and special guest Noah get honest about how our experience of summer has changed from childhood through every season of adulthood, and what it looks like to stop waiting for that feeling and start building it on purpose. Sit with us.

  • June 30 · 1 hr 56 min

    The Garden Within (Feat: Dr. Anita Phillips)

    Jade and Keia welcome trauma therapist,  life coach, pastor, and NYT Bestselling Author Dr. Anita Phillips to the kitchen table for a timely conversation about exploring and understanding our emotions through the lens of self- and NYT Bestselling Author Dr. Anita Phillips to the kitchen table for a timely conversation about exploring and understanding our emotions through the lens of self acceptance.

  • June 23 · 1 hr 36 min

    Sit With Us

    Jade and Keia catch up around the kitchen table knit a regular degular sister friend check in. Sit With Us

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