Conversations With Candice

About Conversations With Candice

What if the most radical thing you could do was refuse to shrink? Conversations with Candice is the podcast where the talks go a little bit deeper. Hosted by two-time Sunday Times bestselling author, broadcaster and cultural commentator Candice Brathwaite, this is a space built for people who are done playing small and ready to rebuild on their own terms. Using the metaphor of building a house, each episode explores a different stage of reconstructing your life, from identity, boundaries and self-trust, to relationships, parenting, ambition, career and emotional healing. Candice speaks honestly about the experiences often left unspoken: parental estrangement, burnout, marriage, friendship and the relentless pressure to “hold everything together”. This isn’t a self-help podcast that lectures. It’s a conversation, warm, honest, sometimes funny and always real. Think auntie’s living room, but make it transformative. For the people navigating work, family, love and personal change who value emotional intelligence, cultural awareness and a no-bullshit approach to growth. Remain Unrealistic. New episodes every week. Got a question or want to get in touch? Email us at contact@conversationswithcandicepodcast.com (mailto:contact@conversationswithcandicepodcast.com) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Candice Brathwaite

Category

health & fitness · society & culture · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

4 Mar 2026

Latest episode

26 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

26 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Oct 2026

   "The Distortion Of My Inner World"

   "The reason why you struggle to trust yourself is because the first person the world told you to trust, you cannot. When you turn to them to acknowledge the pain they've caused and they repeatedly tell you 'no,' it plants a seed that grows into the distrust of your own reality." Welcome to Chapter Three, Episode Five of Conversations with Candice! We are continuing our season on Parental Relationships, and today we are tackling the heavy, disorienting reality of parental gaslighting and the long road back to trusting your own intuition. 📢 CHAPTER THREE FORMAT REMINDER: Free audio episodes across all podcast feeds (Spotify, Apple, Acast) are 30 minutes long! If you want to watch the full 1-hour video episodes, access our exclusive Part Two extended deep dives, join live Q&As, and participate in private community chats, subscribe to the paid paywall on Substack today! Inside the Dilemma Inbox today: Dilemma ('The Distortion of My Inner World'): A 33-year-old listener reflects on going 'no contact' with her mother, only for her mother to completely deny their long-standing toxic dynamic. The listener asks: 'How do you seriously go about trusting yourself and your choices if, deep down, you don't trust yourself?' Candice unpacks why parental gaslighting isolates you, the necessity of finding "witnesses" outside of your payroll (therapists/coaches), and why abusers manipulate your self-trust simply to maintain control. Housekeeping & OOTP: Late night studio recordings, looming book deadlines, Issey Miyake muumuu dresses, and the beauty of reconnecting with an estranged first cousin. No experts, no perfection. Just real conversations about life as we're actually living it. 📚 READ & JOIN US ON SUBSTACK Join the inner circle on Substack to catch full 1-hour video episodes in Chapter 3, exclusive articles, and private chat groups: Substack Profile: https://candicebrathwaite.substack.com (https://candicebrathwaite.substack.com) Substack Podcast Feed: https://candicebrathwaite.substack.com/podcast (https://candicebrathwaite.substack.com/podcast) 🔗 LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE ACROSS CHANNELS Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ifcRNeOOcHOgovuhk9i2K?si=6c87234b263c4547 (https://open.spotify.com/show/6ifcRNeOOcHOgovuhk9i2K?si=6c87234b263c4547) Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/conversations-with-candice/id1882427274 (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/conversations-with-candice/id1882427274) Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/54f972c1-650d-401a-8418-cf499de44b24/conversations-with-candice (https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/54f972c1-650d-401a-8418-cf499de44b24/conversations-with-candice) Acast RSS Feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/conversations-with-candice (https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/conversations-with-candice) 📱 FOLLOW CANDICE ON SOCIALS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/candicebrathwaite (https://www.instagram.com/candicebrathwaite) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@candicebrathwaite (https://www.tiktok.com/@candicebrathwaite) 🎬 PRODUCTION NOTES & CREDITS Produced by: Undeniable Productions Executive Produced by: Candice Brathwaite Aboderin and Bode Aboderin Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe so you never miss a conversation. Conversations with Candice is hosted by two-time Sunday Times bestselling author and cultural commentator Candice Brathwaite. New episodes every week. Get in touch: contact@conversationswithcandicepodcast.com Listen on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/conversations-with-candice Watch extended and enhanced paywalled version on substack: https://candicebrathwaite.substack.com/ Follow Candice: Instagram: @candicebrathwaite TikTok: @candicebrathwaite Substack : @candicebrathwaite If you love the show, please leave a review, it really helps others find us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   19 Oct 2026

   When Better Just Means Whiter

   "Sometimes 'better' just means whiter, and we have to be willing to analyse that and challenge it. And when it comes to adult boundaries under your parents' roof: sometimes the only way to truly uphold a boundary is to go and build your own." Welcome to Chapter Three, Episode Four of Conversations with Candice! Today Candice leads with a raw, unfiltered monologue on race, class, and education, before diving into an essential dilemma on upholding adult boundaries while living under your parents' roof. 📢 CHAPTER THREE FORMAT REMINDER: Free audio episodes across all podcast feeds (Spotify, Apple, Acast) are 30 minutes long! If you want to watch the full 1-hour video episodes, access our exclusive Part Two deep-dive on demolishing a 20-year marriage, join live Q&As, and participate in private community chats, subscribe to the paid paywall on Substack today! Inside the Dilemma Inbox today: Monologue (When 'Better' Means Whiter): Inspired by Nikole Hannah-Jones' New York Times essay on public vs. selective schooling, Candice reflects on the tension between community and individual parenting, private school trade-offs, and the emotional fallout of navigating predominantly white spaces as Black parents. Dilemma (Parental Boundaries Under One Roof at 38): A 38-year-old Black Caribbean woman has spent 3–4 years trying to establish boundaries with her parents while living in their home, but feels constantly disregarded. Candice explains why the emotional cost of staying is running in the negative and urges her to move out, while Bode steps in with an insightful reality check on immigrant family conditioning and managing expectations. Housekeeping & Community Updates: Missing Montblanc pens, cultivating a safe space in the Substack chat, and why Chapter Three's parental themes require deeper nuance. No experts, no perfection. Just real conversations about life as we're actually living it. 📚 READ & JOIN US ON SUBSTACK Join the inner circle on Substack to catch full 1-hour video episodes in Chapter 3, exclusive articles, and private chat groups: Substack Profile: https://candicebrathwaite.substack.com (https://candicebrathwaite.substack.com/) Substack Podcast Feed: https://candicebrathwaite.substack.com/podcast (https://candicebrathwaite.substack.com/podcast) 🔗 LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE ACROSS CHANNELS Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ifcRNeOOcHOgovuhk9i2K?si=6c87234b263c4547 (https://open.spotify.com/show/6ifcRNeOOcHOgovuhk9i2K?si=6c87234b263c4547) Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/conversations-with-candice/id1882427274 (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/conversations-with-candice/id1882427274) Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/54f972c1-650d-401a-8418-cf499de44b24/conversations-with-candice (https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/54f972c1-650d-401a-8418-cf499de44b24/conversations-with-candice) Acast RSS Feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/conversations-with-candice (https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/conversations-with-candice) 📱 FOLLOW CANDICE ON SOCIALS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/candicebrathwaite (https://www.instagram.com/candicebrathwaite) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@candicebrathwaite (https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.tiktok.com/%40candicebrathwaite) 🎬 PRODUCTION NOTES & CREDITS Produced by: Undeniable Productions Executive Produced by: Candice Brathwaite Aboderin and Bode Aboderin Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe so you never miss a conversation. Conversations with Candice is hosted by two-time Sunday Times bestselling author and cultural commentator Candice Brathwaite. New episodes every week. Get in touch: contact@conversationswithcandicepodcast.com Listen on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/conversations-with-candice Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@conversationswithcandicepod Follow Candice: Instagram: @candicebrathwaite TikTok: @candicebrathwaite If you love the show, please leave a review, it really helps others find us. Remain Unrealistic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   12 Oct 2026

   Why Do You Deprive Yourself Of A Good Time?

   "Content is now. To be content is to be in the still waters of now, not continuously running your head mad with what has been, and not putting tension on what could be." Welcome back to Chapter Three, Episode Three of Conversations with Candice! Today Candice opens up about navigating her luteal phase on HRT, looming book deadlines, and why we must stop robbing ourselves of joy. 📢 CHAPTER THREE FORMAT REMINDER: Free audio episodes across all podcast feeds (Spotify, Apple, Acast) are 30 minutes long! If you want to watch full 1-hour video episodes, access exclusive deep-dive discussions, join live Q&As, and participate in private community chats, subscribe to the paid paywall on Substack today! Inside the Dilemma Inbox today: Dilemma (FOMO, Self-Worth & Being Present): A listener with a great job, an amazing partner, and great friends struggles with severe FOMO, constantly nitpicking moments (even while watching London skyline fireworks or holidaying in Brazil) and worrying that others are having a better time. Candice and Bode unpack why FOMO is actually "deprivation in action", the discipline of "catch it, bin it, kill it" for negative self-talk, and why low self-worth makes us feel unworthy of good experiences. The "Almost Woman" Mindset: Candice shares a deeply personal reflection on her upcoming essay 'The Plight of the Almost Woman', exploring how chasing the "next big milestone" blinds us from recognizing that we have already arrived. Housekeeping & OOTP: White asymmetric cape shirt, Dior headscarf, Swarovski ear piercings, HRT luteal phase realities, and book deadline updates. No experts, no perfection. Just real conversations about life as we're actually living it. 📚 READ & JOIN US ON SUBSTACK Join the inner circle on Substack to catch full 1-hour video episodes in Chapter 3, exclusive articles, and private chat groups: Substack Profile: https://candicebrathwaite.substack.com (https://candicebrathwaite.substack.com) Substack Podcast Feed: https://candicebrathwaite.substack.com/podcast (https://candicebrathwaite.substack.com/podcast) 🔗 LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE ACROSS CHANNELS Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ifcRNeOOcHOgovuhk9i2K?si=6c87234b263c4547 (https://open.spotify.com/show/6ifcRNeOOcHOgovuhk9i2K?si=6c87234b263c4547) Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/conversations-with-candice/id1882427274 (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/conversations-with-candice/id1882427274) Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/54f972c1-650d-401a-8418-cf499de44b24/conversations-with-candice (https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/54f972c1-650d-401a-8418-cf499de44b24/conversations-with-candice) Acast RSS Feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/conversations-with-candice (https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/conversations-with-candice) 📱 FOLLOW CANDICE ON SOCIALS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/candicebrathwaite (https://www.instagram.com/candicebrathwaite) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@candicebrathwaite (https://www.tiktok.com/@candicebrathwaite) 🎬 PRODUCTION NOTES & CREDITS Produced by: Undeniable Productions Executive Produced by: Candice Brathwaite Aboderin and Bode Aboderin Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe so you never miss a conversation. Conversations with Candice is hosted by two-time Sunday Times bestselling author and cultural commentator Candice Brathwaite. New episodes every week. Get in touch: contact@conversationswithcandicepodcast.com Listen on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/conversations-with-candice Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@conversationswithcandicepod Follow Candice: Instagram: @candicebrathwaite TikTok: @candicebrathwaite If you love the show, please leave a review, it really helps others find us. Remain Unrealistic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

56 ratings

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