
Black Millennial Marriage
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We are Mikey and Randie Chapman, and your hosts of the Black Millennial Marriage Podcast. This podcast was created as a way to stay connected to one another. It was also formed so that we could have representation, meet other couples, and provide a space to talk about our 10+ years of relationship experience, including our years of marriage, and all we're learning, unlearning, and loving..
Black Millennial Marriage
22h ago
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Didn’t expect a bonus Indie Episode from Randie did you? (Or maybe you did if you caught her latest IG Live)
She misses y’all! Mikey and Randie both do. And they want you to consider this episode an apology, an olive branch, and a promise that they will be back sooner than you think with episodes. Get excited.
And . . .Tune in as Randie details a homework assignment she received from her sex and intimacy doula. This homework included lots of honey and an epiphany about her atta ..read more
Black Millennial Marriage
5M ago
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Now whoever thought that making more money and making it out of the valley would scare the hell out of Mikey and Randie?
Can you relate? Tune in as the Chapmans detail why abundance has been triggering them and find out how they self-sabotage and re-ground themselves back in the present. Because the truth is, it's been a hard few years and it's also true that trouble don't last always. Right?
Later Randie brings a fight or flight confronting Mikey about how he parents when he's worn out. But it's all love when in the end ..read more
Black Millennial Marriage
7M ago
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There are plenty of things Mikey and Randie wished they remembered before they argued. And in this episode, they’re gonna discuss. Tune in as the couple talk about being on the same team, being allowed to be angry, and remembering that they don’t have to internalize the others’ triggers and more.
Later, Mikey brings a fight or flight Randie can’t help but fly away from and it all seems too easy. They wonder:: has being married for 6 years tamed them or is this growth? No one knows. The only thing for certain is, the Mr ..read more
Black Millennial Marriage
8M ago
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If you find that you're always in some type of f*ck sh*t, then you're the problem. You are the problem. But it's not just you though. In this Indie episode, Randie details reading Codependent No More by Melody Beattie. She explains why she finally read the book, confesses to being a codependent in recovery, and reads some codependent characteristics she's certain may resonate with you a little all too well.
Later, Randie details the ways she is working to break codependent habits that portray her as a victim and lea ..read more
Black Millennial Marriage
9M ago
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Mikey and Randie haven’t had a relationship check-in in a long long time, until today that is. For the inaugural episode of Season 5, tune in as the couple rate sex, family, communication, self, and money on a scale of 1-5. The convo is all things juicy, funny, and enlightening, and they hope to inspire you to check in with you and yours as well.
Later, Mikey brings a fight or flight asking Randie to be more considerate than she is. But it’s all love though, when in the end th ..read more
Black Millennial Marriage
11M ago
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It’s been a long time since Mikey has dropped an Indie and if you think he’s been stalling, he has. Still, while it’s hard, the father half of the BMM Podcast knows not talking about Noble is not an option.
Join him as he details why it’s hard to talk about his deceased son, how he fears he’s just too angry, and worries that no one cares. Later, he discusses the ways he’s been taking care of himself in an effort to get himself out of his hole. After all, he did promise Noble th ..read more
Black Millennial Marriage
11M ago
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The Chapmans are mad as hell, but they have a complicated relationship with anger. They’re certain you can relate.
In this episode, Mikey and Randie discuss how they viewed rage before and now after their son, Noble. They detail how their anger affects their marriage and what they’re learning and unlearning about being mad.
Later, Randie brings a fight questioning Mikey’s habits around their daughter, Drew, but it’s all love in the end when they shower each other with PDA.
As ..read more
Black Millennial Marriage
11M ago
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"Wubba Lubba Dub Dub," translates to "I am in great pain, please help me." And it's from the Rick and Morty show.
Irrelevant? The Chapmans think not. When they weren't watching TV to help their pain, they were receiving help and support to guide them back to life.
And in this episode, Randie and Mikey share 10 things they received that's not food or money that helped them in the early days of their sorrow. From planting a tree in Noble's memory to openly admitting his death is really that bad, the couple acknowledge ..read more