You’ve listened to us laugh, cry, and be our most authentic selves. We’ve officially reached the eleventh episode and will be wrapping up this season of Those 2AM Talks with our Season Finale: The Tell All ☕️🤩

We’ll be spilling all the secrets of what went on behind the scenes of putting on the podcast, what our favorite episodes were, what we liked, and what we didn’t like, etc.” please ignore lol just sending this to myself

Nothing beats some good ole life advice from your mom so we decided to ask our moms what are some things they knew in their twenties. Alessandra and Mikalah each ask their mom for 5 tips for young adults in their 20s, in this episode, we’ll be sharing and discussing our thoughts on their advice.

In this episode of Those 2 AM Talks, Alessandra and Mikalah talk about the culture shift and dynamic that comes in the summertime. From “hot girl” to "healing girl" summer, they give their take on how this phrase arose, and what it means for us twenty-somethings as we enter into one of the most exciting seasons of the year.

Often people shy away from talking about taboos because they lead to having difficult conversations, which lead to division, confusion, or frustration. In this episode, Alessandra and Mikalah talk specifically about taboos about being a Christian in and outside of the Christian community, through reflecting on their personal experience and discussing how taboos affect the community.

What is “girl code”? Some might call it the unwritten rules of female friendships. Many of us might know that a big part of it is the “unwritten” part. However, this can sometimes cause confusion in friendships given that some of us might have different rules surrounding this “code”.

On this episode of Those 2 AM Talks, Alessandra, Mikalah, and guest host Bijeé Jackson discuss “girl code”, what it means to them, and its role in their relationships with other women.

It may only take a few seconds for one person to look at another and think….” wow they are so attractive ”. But as young adults, some might consider it petty to decide that someone is appealing based on a few glimpses.

Attraction goes far beyond what you can see with your eyes. As some of us probably know, so many other qualities shape how we feel, relate, and interact with others.

In this episode of Those 2 AM Talks Alessandra and Mikalah talk about the different types of attraction, how they shape their relationships and how they see themselves in the world of dating and relationships

Time Stamps:

• 1.35 Different Types of Attraction

• 6.20 The “Spark”

• 7.40 What Attraction Looks Like to Us?

• 13.34 How Attraction Plays a Role in Friendships

• 15.00. Attraction Based on Aesthetics

• 18.50 What Do We Find Attractive?

• 26.40 Lacking Attraction to Others

• 28.40 What Do We Find Attractive About Ourselves?

• 34.07 Why is This Important?

Weeks, months, years….the journey to address and heal from trauma will likely differ for all of us. However, we can be comforted in knowing that while it is an individual process, none of us are alone in our pursuit of embarking on that journey.

As many of us navigate our twenties, we’re exploring and circling back to past traumas that we might have ignored, forgotten, or didn’t know existed.

On this episode of Those 2 AM Talks, Alessandra, Mikalah, and guest host Alyssa Horace delve into the topic of trauma, answer questions about our individual processes for identifying and healing from trauma, and touch on the importance of extending grace and establishing emotional boundaries.

Time Stamps:

• 2.03 - What Does Healing From Trauma Mean to You?

• 4.58 - When Were You First Introduced to “Trauma” and “Healing”?

• 11.03 - Talking About Triggers

• 15.50 - Setting Up Boundaries and Being Aware

• 18.40 - Putting In the “Work” to Heal

• 21.52 - Therapy Isn’t an End All Be All

• 25.23 - You Can’t Fix Anyone

• 28.10 - You Choose What You Tolerate

• 30.30 - Self Compassion and Accountability

• 32.42 - Being an Empath or Being Hypervigilant

• 38.08 - Being Present But Not Internalizing

• 40.10 - Sometimes You’re the Problem

• 48.08 - We Are All Worthy of Love

• 49.36 - Why is This Important?

I’m sure most of us have had some type of internal dialogue about our bodies with ourselves at least once in our lifetime. With social media being such a prominent part of so many of our lives it’s hard not to be consistently thinking about what our bodies look like and if they’re up to par with society’s standards of “beauty” and “attractiveness”.

In this episode, Alessandra and Mikalah discuss their separate experiences around body image and reflect on the impact that it’s had on their self-esteem.

Time Stamps:

• 1.14 What does body image mean to us?

• 2.56 Earliest memories pertaining to body image

• 5.37 Family influence

• 8.24 Influence of peers

• 9.49 Struggles & Appreciation with our bodies

• 15.39 Social Media Influence

• 22.02 Finding clothes that fit

• 24.34 What will it take to achieve a healthy body image?

• 29.52 Why is this an important topic?