Binti, is your chest feeling tender? Mama, are you noticing your binti is growing buds (little breasts)?

Well, Dr. P is back and we are talking about breast development! On this episode we talk to gynecologist Dr. Donna Adams-Pickett (Dr. P) about breast growth, health, and their relationship to our ancestry! Did you know that your breast growth is related to your mama's breast growth? Noni also asks Dr. P why bintis develop at different rates and sizes. We also dive more into Dr. P's book, "Big Sis' Guide to Growing Up?"

Check out Dr. P's book: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/big-sis-guide-to-growing-up-robert-abrams/1134677915

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Follow Dr. P on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thegirlfriendsgyn

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Have you ever wondered what a 9 year old binti writes to herself?! Well, in this episode Noni shares her practice of journaling and a few pages of her thoughts. As a bonus, Mama G finds her journal from when she was 10 years old and they compare their tween ideas! This episode is the sweetest example of how journaling can support the binti journey. It is the first episode in a 5-part series on preparing for puberty. For more Binti support practices, check out our free download "5 Ways to Prep for Puberty" at thebinti.com.

Also, keep an eye out for our new Binti Journals coming soon!

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In this episode we are joined by therapist, research-scientist, hair historian, and hairstylist Dr. Afiya Mbilishaka to discuss the relationship between hair and puberty. We discuss hair as an important element of rites of passage and an expression of maturation. Dr. Mbilishaka also gives us some tips for using haircare to bring bintis and mamas closer together. Finally, we discuss Dr. Afiya's work as an author, stylist, and specialist for the CROWN ACT.

For more information about Dr. Afiya's work. Check out her book: https://www.sankofa.com/blank-2/laid-to-the-side-disrupting-the-silence-of-black-girls-hair-stories-in-school

and her instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_afiya/

and her project: https://www.psychohairapy.org

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