Madame Speaker Says
Madame Speaker Says is the podcast for women of colour ready to own the mic, drop that book and get paid like a legend.
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Why You’re Tired, Angry… and Weirdly Happy
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Tired. Angry. Happy. The Truth About This Year We Survived
What if there’s nothing wrong with you for feeling tired, angry, hopeful, and joyful all at once? This week, I’m pulling back the curtain on why so many of us—especially Black women and marginalized leaders—are carrying emotional contradictions that actually make sense in this chaotic world.
From political exhaustion to tiny pockets of joy, from grief to grit, from outrage to laughter…this episode is your reminder that your emotional complexity isn’t a flaw—it’s a compass.
IN THIS EPISODE:
- Why you feel “tired” even after a year of doing everything “right”
- The anger behind DEI rollbacks, layoffs, and the cost-of-living crisis
- The quiet joys keeping us afloat (yes, you’re allowed to have both)
- How to use your emotions as strategic data in your thought leadership
- Toolkit – A simple practice to tell the truth about what you feel…and what it’s pointing toward
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📚 Book: Innards
CHAPTERS
00:02 You Don’t Have to Choose One Feeling
01:11 The Political & Cultural Exhaustion Beneath the Fatigue
03:25 Anger: The Data Point We’ve Been Taught to Ignore
05:02 Joy as a Survival Practice (And Why It Still Counts)
07:44 Using Emotional Truth to Strengthen Your Thought Leadership
09:15 Permission to Be Tired, Angry, Happy—All At Once
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