Ep 108: Do it for the Dopamine!

Kicking off 2022 with a discussion on happy hormones, Taimi horror stories, and Nobody's Darling - a new Black lesbian bar in Chicago! Intro by @truthizmagic Transition and outro by @abundanc3beats https://songwhip.com/abundanc3beats/lotus-tape-vol-1 https://songwhip.com/abundanc3beats/drift-wood Where to find us: IG & Twitter - @queerwocpod FB - https://www.facebook.com/QueerWOCpod/ Tumblr - www.QueerWOC.com Listen to us on Spotify, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Castbox, PocketCasts Contribute to QueerWOC via CashApp: $QueerWOCPod Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/queerwocpod What do yall wanna see on the patreon? Love us out loud by doing The R’s: Rate, Review, Request, Repost, Retweet, and Reply! Use the hashtag #QueerWOC to talk all things the podcast Send us an email or submit your Curved Chronicles: QueerWOCpod@gmail.com QueerWOC of the Week 00:04:50 Angela Barnes, 52, and her friend, Renauda Riddle, 41, opened Nobody’s Darling in May of 2021, selecting its name from two opening lines in “Be Nobody’s Darling,” a poem by Alice Walker, in which she urges: “Be nobody’s darling; Be an outcast.” Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago Owners, Nobody’s Darling https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/12/29/nobodys-darling-lesbian-queer-bar/ https://thegrio.com/2022/01/03/chicago-black-women-lesbian-bar-nobodys-darling/ Mental Moment with Money 00:14:26 Happy Hormones! Money talks the four major hormones that boost our mood and how to release them. Serotonin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TknaM6okZM8 Endorphins Oxytocin Dopamine https://www.healthline.com/health/happy-hormone?c=331075527228#stress-reduction Topic 00:35:36 Send me one! Curved Chronicles 00:40:28 Colors on Taimi Community Contributors Now Credits This episode of QueerWOC the podcast was made possible thanks to the monetary contributions of Sarah M., Charlene S., and Callie S. who became a new patrons, This episode was also made possible by the listeners in Harbor City, CA; Beaverton, OR; and Saint George, Grenada