Siobhan Speaks Social

About Siobhan Speaks Social

Siobhan Speaks Social is the unapologetic, thought-provoking podcast where race, religion, and politics collide. Hosted by Siobhan, a Black, Queer, Mother, Founder and Disruptive Aquarius- who is on a mission to educate and expand your thinking. This show seeks to challenge the status quo by diving deep into divesting from whiteness, decolonizing the mind, and reclaiming our narratives. Get ready for raw, unfiltered conversations that shake the foundation of societal norms and inspire transformation. If you're ready to unlearn, relearn, and liberate your thinking—this is the space for you.

Publisher

Siobhan “ Bons” Patterson

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

2 Feb 2025

Latest episode

19 May 2025

Latest episodes

17 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 May 2025

   EP: 16 Candlegate Part 2: Unfuck America Tour; Are Gingers Black? Diddy Trial weigh in

   We’re back—and this time, it’s personal. In Part 2 of CandleGate, I’m diving deeper into how cult-like influence, celebrity manipulation, and faux “anti-cancel culture” are keeping us stuck. From Drake to Trump, Diddy to performative patriarchy—we’re unpacking it all. Plus: ✨ Gingers & Black women ✨ Cultural echo chambers ✨ Why protecting Black men at our expense ain’t liberation If it stings, sit with it. If it frees you, share it. 🔗 Support the Show Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/siobhan­spea (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siobhanspea) Venmo: @siobhanbons Zelle: bonnie@mindembody.co Cash App: $siobhanbons 📲 Follow Me On TIKTOK: https://tiktok.com/@siobhanbonnie INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/siobhanbons (https://www.instagram.com/siobhanbons)

2. 

   8 May 2025

   EP 15: The Cost of “Pro-Life” — What Your Pastor Won’t Tell You

   Episode 15: The Lie of “Pro-Life” — What Your Pastor Won’t Tell You In this episode, I unpack the truth behind America’s “pro-life” performance — from adoption myths to political control. We talk white saviorism, foster care realities, forced birth, and what happens when survivors are silenced in the name of morality. I end with a personal story that reveals just how deep the harm can go. Trigger Warning: Mentions of rape, sexual assault, and coercion. Please listen with care. 💜 Support This Creator: ☕ Buy Me a Coffee 🎧 Follow, rate & share if this spoke to your spirit.

3. 

   27 Apr 2025

   EP 14: Perfection, Projection and the POWER of Imperfection Part 1

   What happens when perfectionism isn’t just personal — but a survival strategy rooted in deep systems of control?In this powerful episode, Siobhan dives into the real reasons we cling to control, structure, and perfection — and how breaking free requires a radical return to grace, flexibility, and real leadership.Drawing from her personal experiences as a coach and entrepreneur, Siobhan shares powerful stories — from navigating client relationships around time and expectations, to unpacking a mentorship experience gone wrong, to healing her own relationship with creative flow.She also reflects on critical media moments, including the emotional rigidity of Gregory in Abbott Elementary and the haunting conformity rewarded in Severance — connecting how society’s obsession with perfection feeds fake leadership and spiritual death.🖱Topics covered include:Why perfectionism is a survival tactic rooted in oppressive systemsHow American schooling suppresses natural genius and neurodivergent creativityLearning to trust divine timing and creative downloadsThe hard truth about projection, shadow work, and leadership accountabilityWhy flexibility is a sign of emotional maturity and true resilienceHealing from judgment around "mistakes" and embracing authentic expression (plus why Siobhan loves AI in part 2) Through it all, Siobhan challenges us to rethink success, leadership, and worthiness — and to finally create lives, businesses, and communities rooted in real humanity instead of performative perfection.TV/Film references for deeper layers:📺Abbott Elementary (Gregory’s struggle with perfectionism and flexibility)📺Severance (how society rewards suppression and conformity)📺Your Friends and Neighbors (family systems and accountability)Final takeaway:Perfection isn’t power. Flexibility is. Grace is. Humanity is.Tune in and reclaim your permission to be human — unapologetically.P.S. this part one was so long , I meant to break it this up into TWOSupport This podcast: Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/siobhanspeaVenmo: @siobhanbons Zelle: bonnie@mindembody.co Cash app : $siobhanbons

4. 

   23 Apr 2025

   EP 13: Camp Call-Out Pt 2 starring Joey Swoll ( MAGA you can't sit with us)

   Joey Swole, self-appointed CEO of Gym Positivity, just showed his true colors—and not for the first time. In this follow-up to my viral Threads post about the "No MAGA In My Gym" sign, we unpack the backlash that came exactly as expected. I chose to post it in fitness threads on purpose, and baybeeee… they proved the point for me. We get into Joey’s performative platform, how he built fame calling out “toxic gym culture” only to police a Black woman’s boundaries in her own space. I’m not here to coddle conservative fragility or explain why safety is not up for debate. We also start diving into the deeper dynamics: the Asian model minority myth, the MAGA mindset’s lack of empathy, and why I will never let my gym become a rehabilitation center for the very people who vote against my humanity. 💣 This episode is part two. The ignorance in the comments? Oh, we’ll get to that in the next one. 🎧 Tap in for truth, resistance, and liberation through the lens of fitness. buymeacoffee.com/siobhanspea (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siobhanspea) #SiobhanSpeaksSocial

5. 

   23 Apr 2025

   EP 12: #Candlegate Part 1

   This is take two. This is a much more level-headed (and audible lol) version of my thoughts on The Camp Call Out Fallout. The first video? 25 minutes of pure silence. Always mic check, y’all.Anyway, it was meant to happen — I’m sure I was out of pocket in the first one. Anyways, I know I said I wouldn’t get petty or bring receipts, but listen... if you found your way off TikTok and made it here, you’re clearly built different. You deserve the whole picture. And let’s be honest, outside of Black Threads, nobody really knows what the hell the Refugees of the Left Wing are talking about. So I'm dropping this here for whoever needs it. Use your own discernment about who you choose to align with. That’s it, that’s all.#CampCallOut #Fallout #BlackThreads #StayWoke

6. 

   8 Apr 2025

   EP 11: America WE REALLY NEED to Talk

   Perfectionism, White Supremacy & the Pressure on Black Women to Lead Everything | Siobhan Speaks Social (Live Replay) Live from the back porch with a new setup—y’all like it? In this episode, I reflect on the toxic grip of perfectionism, its deep ties to white supremacy, and how those expectations show up in social justice spaces—especially on the backs of Black women. I speak on: My personal journey from ministry to movement work The burden of being expected to lead every cause How performative politics and empty slogans waste our energy The need for real plans and shared responsibility Why we must stop idolizing perfection in our leaders ✨ New here? Fitness content → Mind Embody Fitness on TikTok, IG, and here on YouTube Shorts Breakdown with Bons → here on youtube Sporadic, heartfelt, and honest Coach Convos. Social issues + truth-telling → My main pages across platforms ( Siobhanbon, Siobhanbonnie, Siobhanspeakssocial Deep dives& stories →Substack, Initmate stories? Subscribers only Community coming soon, but for now… ☕ Support the work: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siobhanspea Thank you for being here, for listening, and for walking this journey with me.

7. 

   6 Apr 2025

   EP 10 : Back on My Soapbox (with Wine 🍷 in Hand) #latepost

   In this off-the-cuff episode, I pour a glass of wine and celebrate being officially self-employed again—and whew, it's showin!What starts as a personal toast turns into a classic Siobhan-style download: we’re talking cognitive bias, performative allyship, inauthentic intentions, spiritual misalignment, and the subtle ways power plays out in our everyday lives.If you’re new here, welcome. If you’ve been here, you already know what it is. This is unscripted, unfiltered, and deeply rooted in liberation, truth-telling, and embodied clarity.💭 Topics include:How bias really shows up (and why you’re probably underestimating it)The cost of being performative vs. being in integrityWhy reclaiming your voice matters—especially in systems designed to silence youA little behind-the-scenes on my journey back into entrepreneurshipPull up a seat at the table. Let’s talk.💜 Support This Work / Book With Me:If this episode spoke to you, helped you shift your lens, or reminded you of your own power—consider supporting the movement:👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾buymeacoffee.com/siobhanspea✨ Drop a one-time love offering and help fund this liberation work✨ Book a 90-Minute Mind Embody Reset coaching session:✨ Join the Siobhan Speaks Social Membership and unlock exclusive content, lives, meditations & moreYour support keeps this work sustainable, disruptive, and deeply aligned.Thank you for being here. Thank you for being you.

8. 

   6 Apr 2025

   EP 9 :EP 9 : Play Performative Games, Win Performative Prizes

   In this episode, I unpack a real-time example of performative allyship gone completely off the rails—courtesy of content creator Camp Call Out (Mercedes Chandler), who spiraled on Threads and revealed exactly why proximity to marginalized people does not equal solidarity.In just 48 hours, she went from “down to clown” to just getting clowned—asking for education while ignoring the very people who had been offering it all along. Spoiler: follower count doesn’t grant you access to our safe spaces.I break down what it really means to be in community with Black women and why doing the inner work—not centering your ego, your clout, or your entitlement—is non-negotiable in the work of decolonization.This isn’t just about one creator. It’s about a pattern. And it’s time we name it.Support This podcast: Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/siobhanspea (buymeacoffee.com/siobhanspea)Venmo: @siobhanbons Zelle: bonnie@mindembody.co Cash app : $siobhanbons #PerformativeAllyship #DecolonizeNow #BlackWomenSpeak #CallOutCulture #SafeSpaces #ThreadsDrama #CampCallOut #AccountabilityCulture #AllyshipFails #SiobhanSpeaksSocial

9. 

   6 Apr 2025

   EP 8 America, We Need to Talk

   America, We Need to Talk In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on America’s selective cruelty—from Trump’s push to erase monuments honoring women and Hispanic veterans, to Harvard suddenly offering free tuition after ending affirmative action. I also open up about my complex connection to pro-choice advocacy and adoption, and what it means to fight for bodily autonomy while honoring the trauma adoptees carry—including my ex-girlfriend’s story. Let’s talk about the systems that were never built for us, and how we keep ourselves trapped inside them. 🎙️ Support the show: ☕ buymeacoffee.com/siobhanspea (https://buymeacoffee.com/siobhanspea) 💸 Venmo: @siobhanbons 📩 Zelle: bonnie@mindembody.co 💰 Cash App: $siobhanbons #SiobhanSpeaksSocial #AmericaWeNeedToTalk #ProChoice #AdoptionTruth #AffirmativeAction #Harvard #Trump #DecolonizeNow

10. 

    5 Apr 2025

    EP 7 : The “ Sin” of Self Awareness

    🎙️ Self-awareness is the foundation of growth, but too many people online are lacking it. In this episode, I reflect on where I was when Mind Embody Co first launched (follow on Instagram: @Mindembody.co) and why personal evolution is key to our healing.We dive into the whitewashed world of manifestation, white male motivational culture ( aka red pill content) , and the entitlement of the ignorant and arrogant—because next week, we’re unpacking this even deeper. Plus, we break down the Isaac Hayes III vs. Chesca Leigh Threads feud and why stanning Drake was his downfall. Also, a disturbing reminder that child marriage laws STILL need to be made worldwide, all while men struggle with reading the room, accountability, and ownership.💭 Community Check-In (for Black Folks): We have to heal in order to move forward. Mean girl energy, people crashing out online, and the lack of accountability across the board are what’s killing us as a society ( that's all folks)🔹 Life coaching tips for self-reflection included!🔹 Shoutout to: @CindyNoir, @DrRaquelMartin @Emilyannebrant on Instagram & Threads!Support this podcast : https://buymeacoffee.com/siobhanspea 🎧 Listen now & let’s talk about it.

11. 

    5 Apr 2025

    EP 6: Super Bowl Halftime Recap, white washing history and tips for debating an Apologist

    In this episode of Siobhan Speaks Social, Siobhan dives deep into a range of cultural and social issues, blending personal experiences with sharp societal analysis. She unpacks the Super Bowl halftime show, the ongoing discourse on Drake's identity and impact, and the Christian persecution complex in America. Siobhan also shares her personal experience with systemic exclusion—both in elite speaking circles and in the fitness industry—emphasizing the resistance to accountability in predominantly white institutions.If you’ve ever felt frustrated with the way power structures operate—or wondered why marginalized voices continue to be dismissed—this episode is for you.Key Topics Covered:✔️ The Super Bowl Halftime Show: Why the backlash from certain communities only reinforces the need for bold, unapologetic Black representation.✔️ Drake as an Archetype: Examining Drake’s persona as a "cosplayer" of hip-hop culture and his contradictions within the music industry.✔️ Christian Persecution in America: Why the notion that Christians are being oppressed is fundamentally flawed, and how religious privilege continues to shape policy.✔️ Siobhan’s Personal Experiences:The erasure of her achievements within Toastmasters and how it parallels systemic racism on a broader scale. !!!!!!!!UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!A former President and mentor from the club emailed me to let me know that the videos are public again!Navigating the fitness industry as a Black female trainer, proving that relationship-building—not corporate sales tactics—is the true key to success.✔️ America’s Fear of Accountability: Why institutions would rather erase history than confront it.Memorable Quotes:💬 "You cannot fix what you can’t face, and you cannot heal what you do not deal with."💬 "If you didn’t get the message of the Super Bowl halftime show, it’s because it wasn’t for you—but it was about you."💬 "Drake is either trolling or appropriating, and both are problematic."Support the Show!If you appreciate the content and want to support my work, consider sending a tip via:💰 Venmo: @siobhanbons💰 Cash App: $siobhanbons💰 Zelle: bonnie@mindembody.co☕ Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/siobhanspea (buymeacoffee.com/siobhanspea)Every contribution helps keep this podcast going and allows me to continue bringing these conversations to the forefront. Thank you for your support! 🙏🏾💜Call to Action:📩 Join the Conversation – What are your thoughts on the topics covered today? Drop a comment and let’s talk!👍 Support the Show – Like, subscribe, and share with someone who needs to hear this.🎧 Follow Siobhan – Stay connected on [social media links] and catch exclusive content on Instagram & TikTok!🎙️ Next Episode Sneak Peek: Tune in next week for more unfiltered commentary on race, culture, and breaking free from systems designed to suppress us.

12. 

    27 Feb 2025

    EP 5: Snakes, Shadow Work & Standing in Truth

    I tried to keep it short, sweet and to the point on this latest episode. We’re talking -daily stresses of being a BW in predominantly YT spaces - The Psychology of Hate , specifically Transphobia and racism and God/ the universe loves to use snakes 🐍 to illustrate this truth to me. - Shadow work and how everyone , and I mean EVERYLAST ONE OF YOUS… needs to get reacquainted with the side of you you can’t stand, bc you’re projecting all over the rest of us And if you legit want to, I made a masterclass on it a few years back. Comment SHADOWWORK and I’ll send you the replay. Other than that, don’t forget to tip your server , * ahem, I mean show some love 💕 if you feel so called to: Venmo: @siobhanbons Zelle: bonnie@mindembody.co Cash app : $siobhanbons #siobhanspeakssocial #femalepodcasters #femalepodcast #blackwomen #podcastsforwomen #podcastsforblackwomen #selfgrowth #personaldevelopment #spiritualcoach #shadowwork #spiritualgrowth #womensrights #lgbtq #transphobia

13. 

    24 Feb 2025

    Ep 4: Black History Is Everyday, Protecting Black Women, and Choosing Peace Over Burnout

    In this thought-provoking episode of Siobhan Speaks Social, we're diving into a wide array of powerful topics. First, we celebrate Black History not just for a month but year-roundICONIC AUTHORS (HISTORICAL / CURRENT):Octavia Butler, James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, Zora Neale Hurston, Frederick Douglass, Bell Hooks, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Ta-Nehisi Coates, Colson Whitehead, Jesmyn Ward.ICONIC MOVIES to watch: Malcolm X, Rosewood, Higher Learning, Panther, Jason's Lyric, Menace II Society.Black Content Creators To Follow: History:  @thehumanityarchive  (https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCqHOLu-EbwhIgfRhgFiobEQ) here and Instagram@mrchrim3- Instagram @kahlilgreene - Instagram @essenceofblackculture Politics:  @doss.discourse  (https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCJPh223J_hwXCLrZygeczqg) - here and mainly InstagramWe also get real about the importance of protecting Black women and understanding why history makes that non-negotiable. On the political front, we break down performative stunts in government, Black Republican "pick-me" culture, and the dangers of political complacency. Religion, culture, and social media come into focus as we call out integrity-lacking content creators and discuss the freedom to post on our own terms without chasing burnout. Lastly, I share personal reflections on why I don't always host guests and the radical power of listening to my body as an act of ancestral liberation. Don't miss this honest, educational, and empowering episode. #SiobhanSpeaksSocial #BlackHistoryIsEveryday #ProtectBlackWomen #UnityNotOptics #BeAFirestarter #BlackExcellence #BlackVoices #ChoosePeace #SocialMediaIntegrity

14. 

    2 Feb 2025

    EP 3 : The Fall of Our Empire

    Episode 3: The Fall of Our Empire The system isn’t broken—it’s working as designed. But it’s time for it to crumble so we can rebuild with true equity for all. In this episode, I discuss how America’s pride has been its downfall and why this fall is necessary for a better future. #SiobhanSpeaksSocial #DecolonizeTheMind #TheFallOfOurEmpire #EqualityForAll #SocialJustice #PrideComesBeforeTheFall #RebuildBetter Support this podcast: Cash App: $siobhanbons Zelle: Bonnie@mindembody.co

15. 

    2 Feb 2025

    Ep 2 : Is This The End

    Is This the End of the World? Misogynoir, Pluto in Aquarius, and MoreIn this week’s episode of Siobhan Speaks Social, we dive into the chaos of the world around us and ask: Is this the end ?..From Pluto entering Aquarius to the incoming oligarchy , we’re breaking down the big cosmic and political shifts that could shape our future. But that’s not all, we’re unpacking internalized misogyny and introducing the term misogynoir, a crucial concept that centers the unique struggles Black women face at the intersection of racism and sexism. This episode is packed with deep reflections, bold questions, and plenty of fire. Don’t miss it! 🎙️ Topics Covered- Is the world falling apart? - Pluto in Aquarius: What it could mean for us. - The incoming administration and its implications. - Understanding internalized misogyny and misogynoir. - How this affect Black women and how to become aware of your bias . ✨ Subscribe for more real talk on race, politics, and other social issues!

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    2 Feb 2025

    SSS Shorts #1

    This is the TLDW version of Episode 2

17. 

    2 Feb 2025

    Ep 1: Allow me To Reintroduce Myself

    The Relaunch – Older, Wiser, and Even More Fiery Welcome to Siobhan Speaks Social ! If you’ve been rocking with me since *Boss Life with Bons*, you already know—I’ve never been afraid to speak my mind. But as we relaunch, I’m coming back stronger, sharper, and more committed than ever to breaking down the systems that keep us bound. In this episode, I’m catching up with my OG listeners and introducing myself to the new ones. We’re diving straight into a topic that sets the tone for this new era—**Divesting from Whiteness**. What does it really mean? How does it show up in our daily lives? And why is it a necessary? Isn't that racist???? Get ready for a conversation that challenges, educates, and empowers. The fire never left—it’s only burning brighter. Let’s get into it. 🔥

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