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Can We Talk? Amber Wright Discusses Her New Book!

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In her new book, Amber Wright, our favorite Conversation Coach asks the question, “Can We Talk?” 10 Life Lessons On Finding Your Voice & Finding Yourself.”

In this podcast, Co-Host Michelle Matthews-Calloway chats with Conversation Coach Amber Wright about her new book, Can We Talk.

Want to date, but find being an introvert gets in your way when you want to talk and chat someone up?

Amber provides great conversation and communication tips for introverts.

She also delivers insight into the concept and importance of finding your voice.

Amber’s book resonates with women in all stages of life.

Read Can We Talk? – and expect to find yourself and find your voice.

If you cannot see the podcast player, click here or here.

The launch party and book signing for Can We Talk? is this Saturday, July 8, at 3pm in the University-Student Union at Cal State Los Angeles.

In a candid conversation with author and Transformational Brand Strategist, Julian B. Kiganda of julianbkiganda.com and BoldandFearless.me, Amber will be sharing all about how the book came to be, additional insights on the lessons shared, and much more!

Light refreshments will be served and books will be available for purchase on-site. Come ready for a good time!

Want to be a guest on The Swirl World Podcast, or know someone who should?

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Copyright © 2017 Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™ LLC, The Swirl World Podcast™, Swirl Nation™, All rights reserved. 

Vetting A Racist – Can You Handle It?

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Rachel Robinson encountered a variety of men during Seasons 1-3 of 50 Days of Dating.

Unfortunately, she encountered a closet racist.

Watch this brief snippet from Season 1 – Episode 36, as Rachel describes the encounter:

Later, Adrienne London Leach examined what happened. In this podcast episode she shares some important vetting tips, particularly if you find yourself dealing with a racist.

Vetting A Racist – Can You Handle It?

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You can also listen to the show on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher Radio, PlayerFM – and now on iHeart Radio!

Want to be a guest on The Swirl World Podcast, or know someone who should?

Send an email to Podcast@TheSwirlWorld.com.

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You can also listen to the show on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher Radio, PlayerFM – and now on iHeart Radio!

 

Copyright © 2017 Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™ LLC, The Swirl World Podcast™, Swirl Nation™, All rights reserved. 

 

Celebrating Loving Day 2017 with Williesha Morris!

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Countdown to the 50th Anniversary of Loving v Virginia!

Our friend Williesha Morris is no stranger to Loving Day. Held each year on June 12, the observance commemorates the landmark Supreme Court decision in Loving v the State of Virginia.

In this iconic case, Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter Loving won the right to remain married. Their love and commitment to one another helped pave the way for IR couples across the United States.

Celebrate with Williesha and Jason

For the past four years, interracially married couple Williesha and Jason have hosted a Loving Day celebration in Birmingham, AL.

Alabama was the last state to remove the IR marriage ban from their law books. Lawmakers didn’t remove it until the year 2000!

Happily for us, 2017 marks the 50th year celebration of the successful outcome of the Loving case.

In today’s podcast episode, Williesha provides details about her now-5th year sponsoring a Birmingham Loving Day celebration.

You don’t want to miss this – Williesha’s celebration features a Skype Q & A with a special celebrity guest!

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Enjoy!

 

To learn more about Williesha and the Loving Day celebrations she sponsors in Birmingham, click here.

Follow Williesha on Twitter @WillieshaMorris.

Hang out with her on Facebook, and network with her on LinkedIn.

To learn more about the Loving Day organization and search for celebrations around the world, click here.

 

Want to be a guest on The Swirl World Podcast, or know someone who should?

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Copyright © 2017 Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™ LLC, The Swirl World Podcast™, Swirl Nation™, All rights reserved. Photo of Williesha & Jason Morris Copyright © Jessica Messer Photography. Used with permission of Williesha Morris.

So, Are You A Desperado for Love?

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Desperado is defined in the Oxford online dictionary as a desperate or reckless person, especially a criminal.

Discussing the origin of the word, we learn “Both desperate and desperado originally denoted a person in despair or in a desperate situation, hence someone made reckless by despair.”

We normally associate this word with someone who is a criminal, but think about it:

A desperado is “someone made reckless by despair.”

A Desperado For Love?

So, do you know someone who is a desperado for love? Is that person you?

In this podcast, podcast Co-Host Michelle Matthews-Calloway, PhD discusses ways being a desperado can sabotage your dating and relationship life.

Give it a listen, and let Michelle know what you think. Email her at aswirlgirl@theswirlworld.com.

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A desperado is “someone made reckless by despair.” Stay cool, calm and collected - don't be a desperado for love!
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Want Good Credit? This Credit Guru Tells You How!

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Credit.

Unfortunately for many, credit is an incredible source of stress and worry. Why? Because they’re trapped in a sea of debt.

On the flip side of the coin, good credit – and no debt worries – can be the key to financial freedom.

So, who doesn’t want good credit?

In today’s show, The Swirl World Podcast Co-Host Adrienne London Leach chats with credit guru Angel Fisher.

Angel provides what you need to know to get your credit in tip-top shape.

Enjoy!

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Meet Credit Guru Angel Fisher

Angel says, “I am a very proud native Houstonian. I love my city and its diversity. Growing up on the Northeast (Northshore) area side of town, has definitely shaped my life.

I enjoy network marketing and meeting new exciting people. I believe that we should always live our life to the fullest.

Being an entrepreneur has rewarded my family with one of the most valuable things…..Time! Time to be a full-time mom and share lots of interesting things with my two beautiful daughters.

We love to travel with our friends and family. I consider myself a self-starter and a motivator. In my opinion, anything is possible, if we put God first.

If you are interested in rebuilding, restoring, or building new credit, my company Credit Deliverance 911 can help. I can also help you decrease your financial liability. Additionally, educate you with the tools needed to help you with your financial portfolio.

We offer an easy way to remove erroneous items such as: collections, repossessions, evictions, and other items from your credit reports. We also offer positive trade lines.

Let’s get you started on the path to credit success! Connect with me today!”

Connect with April via email at CreditDeliverance911@gmail.com. You can also give her a call at 1-888-983-7048.

Shout Out!

ThatSundaySchoolGirl123MDo you attend Sunday School?

If you’re a Sunday School attendee (and even if you aren’t!) we’d like you to check out Waynell Henson of ThatSundaySchoolGirl.com.

Head on over to her website and Facebook page now!

Want to be a guest on The Swirl World Podcast, or know someone who should?

Send an email to Podcast@TheSwirlWorld.com.

Be sure to “Like” The Swirl World on Facebook and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.

You can also follow us on Sound Cloud and listen to the show on Stitcher Radio. You can also hear us on PlayerFM!

Copyright © 2016 Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™ LLC, The Swirl World Podcast™, Swirl Nation™, All rights reserved. 

Marine Corps Veteran – Our Single of the Week!

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We haven’t had a Single of the Week in quite a while.

We’ve been busy with dating tips, Facebook Live and of course our flaming hot web series, “50 Days of Dating.”

Even so, we certainly want to keep featuring our fans.

Fans like LaTresa Kelley.

LaTresa is a Marine Corps Veteran!

LaTresa says, “I love guns, sports, camping, working out, and family time.”

She embodies the stand out characteristics of Black women: strong, powerful and sexy.

LaTresa, thank you for your service!

To connect with LaTresa, click here.

The Swirl World Team is committed to Black women. Our goal is to help you stay motivated and inspired by bringing you positive, uplifting images and corresponding thoughts. We intend to do everything we can to see Black women live their best life!

Copyright ©2017 Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™, LLC. Photos property of The Swirl World™, LLC.

Are You Suffering from “Compassion Syndrome?”

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Have you been around on Facebook or the inter-webs for the past couple of weeks?

If so, then you’ve probably seen a few “what would you do” posts. For example, the posts about men saying they want to take a woman out on a first date. (Only if they take her out, doing so will “hurt them financially” for the remainder of the month).

Um, how sway?

Can you say, “struggle love?”

Our Facebook page has been popping with lively discussions on the pros and cons of struggle love.

I must say, the majority opinion of those weighing in has been mostly con. However, we’ve also seen comments from a few readers who are pro about dating men who are “struggling.”

And here’s the thing: a Black woman is known more than any other ethnic group for her loyalty and ability to “stand by her man.”

Unfortunately, it’s often to her own detriment.

This sense of loyalty is often to a Black woman’s detriment because she suffers from what our Adrienne London-Leach refers to as:

Compassion Syndrome

Here’s Adrienne to explain.

 

Ready to join the Date With Purpose Membership Community? Click here.

The Swirl World Team is committed to Black women. Our goal is to help you stay motivated and inspired by bringing you positive, uplifting images and corresponding thoughts. We intend to do everything we can to see Black women live their best life!

We’d love to FEATURE YOU in one of our posts! If you’d like to be featured, please send a nice, high-resolution photo to InspirationDaily@TheSwirlWorld.com. Selfies are ok – just make sure to send them full size.

Copyright ©2017 Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™, LLC. Photos property of The Swirl World™, LLC.

Here’s To Equality, Respectability and Romance

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Charmaine and her husband Mark have 7 children ranging in age from 9 to 23 years old.

Equality, respectability and romance.

What Black woman doesn’t want that?

Interracially married since 1992, Charmaine seeks to promote the virtues of equality, respectability and romance in marriages between Black women and men of other ethnic groups.

And for us, that’s a win-win.

In our current podcast episode, co-host Adrienne London Leach chats with interracial romance author Charmaine T. Davis.

Enjoy!

If you cannot see the podcast player, click here or here.

The episode can also be heard on Sound Cloud.

Connect with Charmaine

Charmaine T. Davis writes Black women/White men romance, middle-grade fiction, family comedy, Christian fiction and devotionals.

Charmaine’s most recent books are Law of the Heart and Christmas Boss.

Her stories have been praised as “refreshing!” “uplifting,” “thought-provoking,” and “laugh out loud!”

Click HERE to sign up for new book release information. Want to contact Charmaine personally? Send her an email at charmainetdavis@gmail.com.

Here’s A List of Charmaine Davis’s Published Books:

Getting Riley

Falling

A Good Christmas

Breaking Wedlock

Law of the Heart

Christmas Boss

She Just Had to Meet Him When…series:

Stuck on Love

Exposed to Love

Sweetened by Love

The Red House: Almost a Memoir

Worshipful Witness

Sent

Charmaine’s books are available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Kobo.

Shout Out!

Lavinia and BoughettoThe Shout Out! for this episode goes to cousins Lavinia Shebeshonuf and Boughetto Rising of the Just Thinkin’ Out Loud Podcast.

To check out the Just Thinkin’ Out Loud website, click here.  The Nerdy Black Chicks Talk Radio Show’s Facebook page is FIRE! To visit, click here.

The Just Thinkin’ Out Loud Facebook page is equally FIRE. To get your social consciousness stirred, click here.

To listen to their podcast on Stitcher, click here, and on Spreaker, click here. You can also listen to the show on PodBean and Podomatic.

Want to be a guest on The Swirl World Podcast, or know someone who should?

Send an email to Podcast@TheSwirlWorld.com.

Be sure to “Like” The Swirl World on Facebook and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.

You can also follow us on Sound Cloud and listen to the show on Stitcher Radio. You can also hear us on PlayerFM, on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher Radio, or PlayerFM – and now on iHeart Radio!

 

Copyright © 2017 Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™ LLC, The Swirl World Podcast™, Swirl Nation™, All rights reserved. Photo © PORTRAIT INNOVATIONS | Professional Studios. Used with permission of Charmaine T. Davis.

 

 

I Love Me Some Me! So, How Do You Like Me Now?

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I Love Me Some Me! So, How Do You Like Me Now?

You know what happens when you like who you are and you’re comfortable in your own skin?

Relationships with other people become so much easier to manage.

You see, when you love you, your thinking is clearer and you possess the confidence to make decisions in your own best interest.

Saddled with a toxic friend, or recognize you’re in a relationship no longer serving you?

When you love you, walking away makes sense, and making excuses does not.

Being able to “keep it moving” becomes less of a chore and more of an imperative for your mental health and overall sense of well-being.

When you love you, you realize the word “No” is a complete sentence – no explanations required.

When you love you, excitement concerning the person you are fills your being.

Armed with knowledge of the higher, better person you’re evolving into fills you with a sense of anticipation.

All bets are off, because you’re expecting good days ahead.

Gone are the crippling doubts and paralyzing anxieties.

No, you’re not perfect, and you’re ok with that.

You love you, and you like the person you see in the mirror.

Ultimately, isn’t that all that matters?

“Your relationship with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship you have.” ~Robert Holden
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The Swirl World Team is committed to sharing inspiration in 2016. Our goal is to help you stay motivated and inspired by bringing you positive, uplifting images and corresponding thoughts.

We’d love to FEATURE YOU in one of our posts! If you’d like to be featured, please send a nice, high-resolution photo to InspirationDaily@TheSwirlWorld.com.

Copyright ©2017 Michelle Matthews Calloway, The Swirl World LLC , ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™, The Swirl World Podcast™, The Swirl World Inspiration Daily™, Swirl Nation™, All rights reserved. Photo property of The Swirl World™.

It’s 2017! Happy New Year To You!

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It's 2017! Happy New Year!

It’s 2017! Happy New Year!

Stay tuned – we have lots of great posts, podcasts and services in store!