Turn the Paige Podcast

THROW BACK to our very first episode!
*Originally aired August 23, 2023*
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/turn-the-paige-podcast/id1677891195?i=1000625345337

“Bounce back” to what, exactly? We’re Tajuana and Sheree sisters, best friends, and full-time working moms, and we’re starting Turn The Page Podcast the same way we live our lives: honest, a little chaotic, and hungry. We open with our weekly ...

Motherhood can be loud enough to drown out the quiet parts of you, including the parts that used to make things just because it felt good. We’re holding onto one line that hit us hard: “heal so deeply that you can do your hobbies again.” Not as a cute quote, but as a real target for women who’ve been in survival mode, especially in postpartum life when time, sleep, and bandwidth feel like myths.

We ta...

Sleep-deprived parenting has a special way of making everything feel urgent, from a baby rolling over at 2 a.m., to a toddler quietly wandering the hallway. We’re Tajuana and Sheree, and we’re back together talking through the real stuff: postpartum survival, the mental load, and the tiny systems that keep our days from spinning out.

We get honest about mental health after baby, including ADHD medication logistic...

Raising a daughter can feel like the sweetest kind of time travel and the most intense kind of pressure. One minute we’re laughing at mismatched outfits and high fives for tiny wins, and the next we’re staring down the reality of sending our little girl into a world that can be harsh to girls and especially harsh to Black girls. That tension sits at the center of this solo conversation: how do we protect our kids withou...

3 A.M., can make you feel like you’re the only person awake on the planet, holding a baby in the dark and wondering how you’ll do tomorrow on this little sleep. Sheree jumps on for a solo, real-life check-in from the postpartum newborn trenches and shares what’s genuinely helping her navigate sleepless nights with a newborn plus an older kid in the mix.

We talk about the mindset shifts that change everythin...

A house packed to the ceiling with stuff is one kind of mess. The secrets a family keeps can be even harder to clear out.

We’re Tajuana Paige and Sheree Paige Barber, and we’re back to our roots with a Turn the Page Book Club crossover that’s equal parts real life and real reads. Before we even get to the novel, we talk through the unfiltered motherhood moments that got us here: summer days with kids, the p...

Growth is supposed to feel empowering, so why does it sometimes feel like you are sinking? Tajuana jumps on the mic solo to name a feeling many of us have but rarely say out loud: you can be doing everything “right” and still feel stuck. When a hard conversation blows up or a familiar pattern shows up again, it is easy to decide none of the therapy, boundaries, or healing work is working. We slow that moment down and lo...

Your partner going back to work can hit harder than you expect, especially when you’re still postpartum and the baby is changing by the day. I’m Sheree, back with a solo check-in as we get ready for the end of paternity leave (for hubby) and I’m telling the truth about the emotions that come with it: I’m genuinely sad to lose the built-in support, and I’m also trying to feel strong enough to handle the...

Labor is unpredictable, but we didn’t expect the aftermath to be the part that stuck with us most. Tajuana and Sheree sit down with Brandon, Sheree's hubby (and a very vocal newborn cameo) to unpack Bronson’s 28-hour birth story, from being stalled at three centimetres to a sudden shift where “hold on” is no longer an option. We talk coping tactics, what contractions feel like when time starts blurring, and ...

“39 years later, my brain finally makes sense.” That’s the sentence I couldn’t stop saying after getting officially diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, and I’m sharing the whole messy, validating, honest experience from my point of view. If you’ve ever wondered why you try so hard yet still feel behind, or why small tasks can feel strangely heavy, you’re going to recognise yourself in this one...

What makes you drop a book instantly, and what makes you stay up way too late saying “just one more chapter”? I’m squeezing in a solo chat during a rare quiet newborn moment, and it turns into a full-on, strongly opinionated guide to my reading yucks and yums, plus a few real-life wins that actually work in the chaos of motherhood.

First up, a simple, budget-friendly at-home paint and sip that saves the day...

Another Sheree solo episode.

Turning 32 made me pause and realise something I did not expect: my 30s are starting to feel like the decade I’ve been working toward, even though I definitely don’t have everything figured out. On a gloomy weather day with real-life mom chaos right around the corner, I wanted to capture that rare, calm, grateful headspace and talk it out like we’re voice-noting each other. If you&rsquo...

Postpartum can make you feel like you’re living on shifting ground, and saying “I’m fine” doesn’t magically make it true. Sheree records her first solo episode at nearly four weeks postpartum to mark the moment, tell the truth about what’s helping, and name the fear many moms carry after a hard first experience with postpartum anxiety and postpartum depression.

We get into the biggest chan...

You can love your kids completely and still miss yourself. I’m recording this one from the car on purpose, because sometimes the most honest conversations happen in the in-between moments, on the way to work, before the day takes over. I get real about the question so many moms carry quietly: who am I outside of motherhood?

I share what I was like before kids, when my life was full of hobbies and I could move from inte...

Motherhood can feel like living in 20-minute blocks while everything around you keeps moving. I’m recording solo today while Sheree is deep in the newborn phase, and I’m honestly naming the thing so many moms feel but rarely say out loud: parenting is chaotic, ridiculous, and somehow we still adapt.

We get into the real mechanics behind that chaos, from kids eating in the car and handing you trash mid-drive to th...

You ever catch your reflection and feel a split second of grief, like you’re looking at someone you don’t fully know? I’m coming to you solo and unfiltered, talking from the messy middle of it: turning 40 this year, carrying extra “fluff” after two kids, and wrestling with the gap between gratitude for my body and frustration with how unfamiliar it feels.

I open up about postpartum body changes,...

Our group chat energy goes live when we bring in our bestie Sara, aka our Zodiac Queen, and let the conversation take the scenic route through astrology, personality, and the weird little clues that make people make sense. We start with friendship history and a quick Enneagram detour, then jump into zodiac “this or that” questions that sound playful until they turn into real talk about vulnerability, privacy, and going ...

A vanished recording, a pregnancy reveal, and a promise to do postpartum differently. That’s where we pick up—right in the messy middle—sharing what’s working, what still scares us, and how tiny rituals help us feel human again. We trade banter about early-bird survival, Super Bowl snack culture, and Curling’s quiet charm, then move straight into the real talk: second-time-mom prep, sundown anxiety, an...

Motherhood can feel loud and lonely at the same time. We sat down with Rebekah Cadet, a military spouse who landed in Columbia, South Carolina without a built-in village, and watched her turn one brave TikTok into The Black Mom Village—now 100 moms strong. From a community baby shower for women with no local support to everyday playdates at the library, Rebekah shows how small, clear invites can transform isolation into belon...