Samson and the Tyrant: How a Bully Became my Biggest Fan

Natural Born Sistah

Episode 2: "Samson and the Tyrant - How A Bully Became My Biggest Fan"

Host: Lisa. E

Guest: Jessica Billups

EPISODE SUMMARY

This podcast is dedicated to celebrating the journey of black women to embrace their natural hair, with our host, Lisa. E, aka Natural Born Sister, who inspires black women to groom and confidently flaunt their natural hair.

In this episode, Lisa features Jessica Billups, a natural hair enthusiast who describes her journey to wearing her natural hair, pushing through bullying that stemmed from jealousy of her hair, as well as her fears and hesitations, to finally transition back to her natural hair.

SHOW NOTES

As a kid, Jessica loved her natural hair, sadly her mum's busy schedule necessitated her perming it as a quick fix to save time required for its care. Once she grew older, she decided to let go of her childish look, and start grooming, keeping, and wearing her natural hair.

With a lot of positive feedback, Jessica strengthened her resolve to maintain her new look. Inspired by her kids who also love to wear their natural hair, Jessica has grown to be an example to young people around her, encouraging them to embrace their natural look and rock it with pride.

Highlights from this episode include:

· [01:37] Introducing today's guest, Jessica Billups.

· [02:37] Breaking free and growing into her natural hair.

· [04:18] Dealing with societal pressures that marginalize natural hair.

· [09:14] Jessica's hair care routines; using a blow dryer brush.

· [21:24] About Jessica's inspiration; her children.

· [26:44] Describing the texture of Jessica's hair.

· [28:13] Being natural is not hard.

QUOTES

- "We do not use shampoo...we use baby wash"

- No matter what happens, and I know you know this already, you are beautiful"

- "Knowing who you are is a big thing in natural hair because this is us"

- "You don't have to be ashamed to wear your real hair"

- "Be You, be natural; it doesn't matter where you came from, you can start and make the change"

- "It is not a hard daunting task to be natural"

Connect with Jessica

IG - @jesst_da_best
FB – Jessica Billups

Connect with the Host

IG - @naturalbornsistah

IG - @naturally_lisalisa

IG - @kinkyinthekitchenpodcast

FB - @Natural Born Sistah

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Resource

Join with several other Natural Born Sistahs and listeners in the struggle to gain their confidence in their natural hair journey, by rockin’ the Pro Fro tee shirt, selected by our own Jessica Billups in this episode. Get it for $20 plus tax up to size XL, by clicking this link! Our shirts create the confidence you need to rock your natural hair in style
Check out her YouTube Version of the Podcast here.

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