A podcast for black women. On belonging, unlearning perfectionism and making space for girls like us.
Hosted by two dope black women who’ve been disappointed by the way the rules change even when we follow them to the T, the truth is that these rules weren’t created with us in mind.
So, we’re starting a podcast to speak about what it’s like making your own rules about life, and unlearning the BS we’ve been taught to shrink ourselves to fit into. Let’s heal together.
Babalwa and Mashudu reflect on the jam-packed year that was 2025, and share some of the lessons they're taking into the new year.
The girls also reflect on all things delicious, like being flirty and opening up their energy, and being less intense in 2026. It's the year of leaning back, and allowing themselves to flow in this season.
Key points from this juicy first conversation of the year:
2025 was about finding balance and processing the shifts that were happening as girls in their mid-30s
Learning to be more honest with themselves, honour their boundaries, and trust their intuition instead of trying to manage how others perceive them
Giving themselves permission to want what they want in 2026 and trust that what is meant for them will find them, rather than chasing success or relevance
Tune in, besties.
10 Nov 2024
let's get real about shame
In this episode, Babalwa and Mashudu speak about all the ways they've tried to cover their magic because they thought they needed to fit in.
Today, they believe in embracing vulnerability but first they had to understand how shame played a role in them hiding their true selves from the world.
Listen in as the girls get real about shame and the impact of internalising shame.
Share your thoughts on the podcast with them on Instagram @babs_nyembezi and @bubblymash.
20 Sept 2024
Good Girls Gone Real
In this episode Mashudu and Babalwa discuss taking off the mask and showing up in the moment. How do we get over ourselves and just be our most amazing selves? Find out how as a girl like us you can also lean into the magic of just showing up as yourself.
29 Aug 2024
On leaning all the way into discomfort
Season 3 of Girls Like Us in here!
In this episode, the girls discuss how learning to lean into discomfort has resulted in them finding their way back to themselves.
Breaking the rules, re-evaluating everything they've been told and audaciously living outside of the mould has led to more freedom.
Join them as they unpack the role of discomfort in their journey so far.
26 May 2023
On navigating new seasons
We catch up on what we've been up to since we last recorded - Babalwa became a Mom to a whole human and Solani discovered the earth-shattering news about her paternity. It's been a year of groundbreaking changes and deep roots being formed around each of our identity. Let's catch up with our hearts wide open as we kick-off the rest of this season of Girls Like Us.
10 Mar 2022
All About Boundaries
In the second episode, Solani and Babalwa sit down over mimosa's and discuss how we often sacrifice our boundaries in an effort to be loved. It's a conversation that goes into the struggles they've had setting boundaries because they wanted to be "nice" and how they've had to learn to set boundaries to protect their mental health.
Boundaries has become a buzzword in popular culture over the last few years - this is a dissection about what they actually mean, and what happens when black women begin to set boundaries.
They also discuss what kinds of relationships do we tend to lack boundaries in and why, and how the "Strong Black Woman" trope actually has a lot of women being boundary-less. Tune in to this conversation and share your thoughts with Solani and Babalwa on Twitter.
1 Oct 2021
Unlearning Perfectionism
We sat down to have a conversation about unlearning perfectionism, and learning to make our own rules about how we take up space in the world. We're two black girls on a journey of healing. Let's heal together.
Follow us on @babs_nyembezi (https://www.instagram.com/babs_nyembezi/) and @bubblymash (https://www.instagram.com/bubbly_mash/).
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