Anomalous Black Women Podcast – Season Finale 2025

In this powerful season finale of Anomalous Black Women, host Bina Banks & Dr. Tonya Johnson close out Melanin, Magic & Manifestation: Healing Forward, Resilience & Joy with a soul-deep conversation about rest, boundaries, and becoming whole again.

Joined by Chisa Marie, retired U.S. Air Force veteran, certified health and life coach, and embodiment of unapologetic living, this episode explores what happens when Black women stop performing strength and start choosing themselves.

Together, they unpack:

• The emotional cost of always being “the strong one”
• Why rest is not laziness; it’s resistance
• Releasing generational survival patterns
• Learning to sit with yourself without fear
• Navigating motherhood, co-parenting, and self-trust
• Protecting your peace without guilt
• Healing without explaining yourself

This conversation is honest, tender, funny, and deeply affirming. It reminds us that we don’t have to earn rest, justify boundaries, or apologize for choosing peace. Healing doesn’t have to be loud; it can be soft, slow, and sacred.

If you’ve ever felt exhausted from carrying too much, holding it together for everyone else, or silencing your own needs, this episode is your permission slip to exhale.

✨ Rest is not the reward.
✨ Rest is the revolution.

Connect with Chisa Marie: https://beacons.ai/chisamarie

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Connect with Bina Banks: Goddess Bina: https://www.bayecoachingalliance.com | IG: @iamcoachbina YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bayecoachingalliance | IG/TicTok bina_ayesha_banks | IG: SisHealingJourney

Connect with Tasha Smith: Professor Poised (Tasha): IG/Twitter/Clubhouse: @professorpoised

Connect with Dr. Tonya Johnson: IG: TJSprattCoachingFirm(Dr. Johnson's Car Chronicles) | IG: SisHealingJourney | FB: twitter.comGlobalCareerAD1

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In this soulful conversation, Bina and Tasha catch up on life, creativity, and the importance of honoring what truly brings joy. From line dancing and extreme hip-hop step fitness to the imaginative worlds of Synaptic Shadows and revolutionary historical fiction, the co-hosts explore how art and movement keep the spirit alive. They also reflect on the power of shedding what no longer serves, whether that’s clutter, expectations, or relationships, and choosing peace and passion over pressure. Tune in for a candid journey through memory, creativity, and the radical act of protecting your energy as we move into a new season of life.

Join us in this safe space! Please leave comments! We hope you enjoy it!

It's just a conversation with your best(est) girlfriends!

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Thank you so much for your support, and we hope you enjoy today's episode.

Connect with Bina Banks: Goddess Bina: https://www.binaayesha.com | Baye Coaching YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bayecoachingalliance | IG/TicTok bina_ayesha_banks | IG: SisHealingJourney

Connect with Tasha Smith: Professor Poised (Tasha): IG/Twitter/Clubhouse: @professorpoised

Connect with Dr. Tonya Johnson: IG: TJSprattCoachingFirm(Dr. Johnson's Car Chronicles) | IG: SisHealingJourney | FB: twitter.comGlobalCareerAD1

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What if the person you loved most was living a lie?

In this powerful episode of Anomalous Black Women, host Bina Banks sits down with her sister, Dr. Tonya Johnson, author of the memoir The Long Con: A 12-Year Marriage Built on Lies.

Together, they peel back the layers of deception, emotional abuse, and silent suffering that shaped Tonya’s experience and the radical self-trust it took to finally walk away and tell her story.

This isn’t just about betrayal. It’s about survival. It’s about clarity over closure. It’s about what it means to write your way back to yourself.

✨ You’ll hear:

• How Dr. Johnson uncovered a web of lies in her marriage

• The emotional toll of writing her truth

• What it really takes to heal and protect your peace

Grab your tea and your journal. This one’s not just a story, it’s a mirror.

🎧 Listen now on all podcast platforms.
📚 The Long Con is available for pre-order on proseandink.com.

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