This week's episode is an important one for me. In telling Caribbean love stories, I wanted to include a Rastafarian couple.  The Rastafarian community is often seen as full of the outliers, the unconventional ones who live on the fringes of society with an "alternate" way of viewing the world grounded in nature with a strong sense of their African identity.  This episode is more of a reasoning on relationships and knowing one’s self. In the end, you’ll realise they are just like any family...

In this episode, we go into the archives speaking with Melinda Belle about finances and money for the entrepreneur and in the second half, we talk about personal finances and her story. As a divorcee she found herself in a position she would have never imagined but based on her financial-savvy, she’s rebuilding her life and letting women know their strength. If there’s one thing to take away, it’s that there’s life on the other side. It’s the conversation about money you need to hear with all...

In this episode, we revisit Season 1. This episode would have originally been recorded via Instagram LIVE. For this conversation,  I sat down with Jasmine Evelyn and the topic was business, self-care, and having a feminist husband. Luckily for us, Shane joined us! We dive into their love story, speak about being mindful with your body, and also with your partner by communicating. I believe their story and the conversation we had is just as relevant now as it was then. I'm sure you’ll think...

In this week’s episode, I sit down with Marlon and Rhea. They provide insight on what life has been like for some of those working closely with COVID-19 her as a doctor and him as a teacher- both having to adapt in ways they never would have imagined. We touch on what support has and continues to look like for them but also some of the hard realities that come with the job. It’s heartbreaking but it’s also beautiful knowing they’ve found balance and love in an unconventional life.  The pair...

In this episode, I sit down with writer, Cherie Jones and talk about the story BEHIND the story - as two Barbadians, we tell the story of Barbados as WE know it AND as the backdrop of her novel, "How the One Armed Sister Sweeps Her House."  She opens up about some of the personal experiences that provided insight into telling the story of her characters.   This critically acclaimed debut author also gives us the privilege of an inside look into something she’s working on, her next...

In this episode, Jessica sits down with Barbadian political consultant, Peter Wickham and his Italian husband, Giancarlo Cardinale. They talk about their relationship, the process of getting married, and the considerations made around their same-sex union. We get into what it was like coming out to his parents, and how the story of their wedding broke on the front page of the Nation newspaper's Sunday Sun. More importantly, we speak about the Caribbean landscape - both socially and...

On this episode we speak with our first guest! She was actually one of the first guests of Common Thread exactly one year before this conversation on Instagram Live. Back then, we spoke about her planning her wedding in a pandemic, being a mom to her then 2 year old, Nala and entrepreneurship. One year later, ahead of Mother's Day, in her third trimester with her second pregnancy, she speaks on what her pregnancy has been like so far, the reality of being a digital influencer (while pregnant)...

Welcome to Common Thread! The Common Thread Podcast explores the unique love stories of real Caribbean people; their love, their joy, their pain and the human experience as they navigate through life.   Our guests include people who could easily be your neighbour along with some of the most creative entrepreneurs and icons in their field.  With every episode and the help of this diverse group of guests, it affirms that we are all more alike than we are different and with every conversation...