Keep it Positive, Sweetie

The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts 227 - Come As You Are, But Don’t Stay There

Keep It Positive, Sweetie is more than a podcast—it’s a movement rooted in purpose, faith, and healing. Hosted by Crystal Renee Hayslett, this show creates a safe space for raw conversations and real connections that uplift, inspire, and empower. Each episode brings together culture-shifting guests for unfiltered talks on love, self-worth, growth, and navigating life with grace and grit. Whether we’re laughing, learning, or leaning into tough truths, the goal is always the same: to keep it honest, keep it healing, and always… Keep It Positive, Sweetie.

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Keep it Positive, Sweetie

Episodes

Come As You Are, But Don’t Stay There

Culture, Calling, And Becoming

Petty Prayers, Real Healing

Okay Sweeties, Let’s Talk

Standing On My Own Name

Giving Back, Building Forward | The Crystal Renee Hayslett Foundation

Love, Risk, & Donuts

The 20 Year Overnight Success

Beyond The Jersey

The Weight Of The Truth

Built on Belief

Building What Lasts

The Woman Behind The Mission

Growth, Grace & Starting Again.

Season Reunion | The Conversations That Stayed With Us

More Than Couple Goals

Building Beyond Yourself

More Than Hair: Confidence, Care & Building ORS Unapologetic

The Woman Behind the Armor

Family, Healing & The Life We Didn’t Expect

Yung Miami: Beyond the Persona

The Right Things, In The Right Season

Build As You Are: Personal Branding Without Perfection

Stillness, Clarity & the Courage to Transform

“From Survival to Strategy: Owning Your Narrative”

Real Life, Real Love, & The Truth In Between

The Voice Within: Faith, Success & Self-Trust

Ten Seasons Later: Growth, Boundaries & Becoming

Celebrating 10 Seasons of Sistas w/KJ Smith-Black & Jordan Coleman

From Peloton to Prime Time w/ Tunde Oyeneyin

Black Women and the Power of the Group Chat

The Way Love Goes w/ Brat + Judy

Listening to the Voice of God While Battling Restlessness in This Season - A Candid Conversation with Jonathan McReynolds.

From Harvard to Fashion Bomb!!!

Building A Creative Life With Intention - A Candid Conversation w/ Shanon Wallace

Don’t Put Your Purpose in a Holding Pattern w/ Dr Joseph Walker

From Legendary R&B Group 112 to Prioritizing Quinnes

Delay is Not Denial - A Candid Conversation w/ THEE Pastor Mike Jr

REPLAY - Creating Your Own Path w/ Marco Summers

What God Has For You Is For You w/ Terri J. Vaughn

You Can’t Cancel Gods Plans w/ LeCrae

Keep It Positive, Sweetie: The Business of Betting on Yourself w/ Brian Jordan Jr.

Growth Grief and The Courage to Heal w/ King Jay Barnett Part 2.

Growth, Grief and the Courage to Heal w/ Dr King Jay Barnett

The Let Go and Let God Lifestyle w/ Lil Rel Howery

Creating Your Own Path w/ Marco Summers

Bold Manifestations w/ Edwina Findley-Dickerson

Keep It Positive, Sweetie

Let God Be God w/ Tye Tribbett

Redefining Modern Womanhood w/ Karen Pitttman