wellness
by Ahsan Washington

December 11, 2025

Say Happy Holiday With These Health And Wellness Gifts

The perfect gifts for people who want to improve their physical and mental wellness

Who says the holiday season isn’t the perfect time to choose gifts that enhance mental and physical health along with spiritual well-being? During the holiday season, a significant amount of people experience depression and practice poor habits around diet and exercise.

The following health and wellness brands fuse purposeful approaches with plant-based solutions and self-care practices to create perfect gifts for people who want to improve their physical and mental wellness, and enhance their everyday health.

Golde

The wellness and beauty brand Golde started in 2017, to deliver clean vegan latte blends and matcha powders along with skincare products that nourish daily self-care routines. Golde started in a Brooklyn apartment and has grown steadily to achieve national recognition. Products are sold through online platforms, as well as in expanded retail and wellness locations. Golde serves people who want complete wellness through nutritional support and skin health and lifestyle routines.

Organic Olivia

The herbal supplement brand Organic Olivia combines traditional plant-based healing methods with modern wellness formats. Its herbal support addresses stress, gut health, and hormone balance. Organic Olivia sells its products through online platforms and are a perfect gift for people who want to achieve holistic health.

The Honey Pot

The Honey Pot provides a range of plant-based feminine care products including gentle pH-balanced washes and wipes along with tampons, pads and intimate-care items. The Honey Pot makes a considerate wellness gift because it focuses on bodily care and comfort. The Honey Pot operates online and through major retailers that sell women’s personal care products.

Movita Organics

Movita Organics provides a clean whole-food multivitamin and beauty supplement through its brand. The beauty-vitamin blends from Movita Organics support internal wellness while enhancing your hair, skin and nail health. The brand operates actively and sells its supplements through 30-day supplement bottles available for online purchase. Movita Organics serves as the perfect option for people who want an easy daily nutritional boost to support their hair, skin and nail health.

Plant Apothecary

Plant Apothecary sells organic body care and aromatherapy products with minimalist design and mood-boosting ingredients for customers who want gifts that enhance both body care and mood. The brand exists within modern wellness-care trends and sells through online platforms to customers who practice aromatherapy, self-care rituals or prefer minimalist body care products.

Homebody

The luxury bath-soak and self-care ritual brand Homebody combines botanicals with wellness-focused ingredients. Homebody was developed for a person who uses bath therapy to recover from serious injury. The brand provides deep relaxation and healing experiences that can help reduce holiday stress. Homebody products are sold through its website and retail stores, and make an ideal present for people who want to rest and relax or reset their minds.

Alaffia

Alaffia functions as a fair-trade enterprise to produce personal care products using West African shea and ethically sourced ingredients. Through its commitment to community empowerment and fair trade practices, the wellness gifts have extra ethical value. Alaffia sells its products on online platforms. People who prioritize ethical sourcing together with community support and clean personal care will find these products to be a meaningful selection.

Iyoba

Iyoba is a small-batch natural skincare and wellness brand that creates handmade soaps along with body butters and hair oils and bath products. The brand delivers personal care items which are non-toxic and environmentally sustainable, while focusing on holistic health and clean beauty standards. Customers can purchase Iyoba’s soaps and bath oils and body butters and hair/body care products from Iyoba’s official website. 

Body Complete RX

The brand Body Complete RX specializes in plant-based wellness supplements that include products designed to balance hormones, support metabolism and manage weight. The brand serves people who want internal wellness assistance for hormonal and metabolic health as an alternative to topical treatments.

SuperGut

The fiber-based wellness product line SuperGut promotes gut health together with digestion, satiety and metabolic function. The product makes an ideal gift for people who focus on improving their gut and digestive health. The product belongs to the modern wellness supplement market and can be purchased through online platforms.

PEAK + VALLEY

PEAK + VALLEY creates adaptogen and mushroom-based wellness products that include Ashwagandha, Reishi, and Lion’s Mane to help customers manage stress while improving sleep and cognitive function. This wellness gift provides excellent support for people who experience stress, sleep problems, or need help with cognitive health. 

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by Sharelle B. McNair

December 11, 2025

Paid To Be Racist: Supporters Launch Campaign For Ex-Cinnabon Worker Who Attacked Somali Couple

One admitted to donating “simply to piss off the self righteous, hypocritical, pronoun preaching, liberal pukes of the world."

It seems several people are willing to support the former Cinnabon employee who was fired after a video of a racist rant against a Somali couple went viral on social media. 

Crystal Terese Wilsey has received more than $140,000 in monetary support from those who believe she was in the right to verbally attack a couple who allegedly asked for more caramel on a Cinnabon item. Using the Christian crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo, the fundraiser says “funds go to making sure Crystal lands on her feet after this betrayal,” referring to the dessert company’s decision to terminate her. “Instead of banning the offenders and backing their employee, Cinnabon fires Crystal to keep the nons happy,” the fundraiser, created by Tom Hennessey, read. 

“No White person should lose their job for refusing to be harassed by Somalians.”

The comments from mostly anonymous donors share similar sentiments. One admitted to donating “simply to piss off the self-righteous, hypocritical, pronoun-preaching, liberal pukes of the world.” “F the biased media too,” the donor wrote. Others thanked her for “standing up for real Americans.”

Wilsey was seen on camera making racist remarks about a Somali woman’s hijab during the encounter that took place Dec. 5 at Bay Park Square Mall in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin. She then admitted to being racist and said, “I’ll say it to the whole entire world,” followed by telling the couple, “don’t be disrespectful.” 

According to CBS Austin, the couple called Wilsey an idiot, told her she was ruining her life, and said she would be fired. It didn’t take Cinnabon long to catch wind of the commotion. “We are aware of the deeply troubling video involving a former employee at the independently owned and operated Cinnabon bakery in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin. The individual seen in the video was immediately terminated by the franchise owner,” the company said in a statement. 

“Their actions and statements are completely unacceptable and in no way reflect the values of Cinnabon, our franchisees, or the welcoming environment we expect for every guest and team member. We take this situation seriously and remain committed to ensuring all guests are treated with dignity, respect, and kindness every time they visit one of our bakeries.”

As for the couple, a woman named Sabrina Osman, who claims to be a cousin of the couple, started a GoFundMe campaign to help cover “legal fees and lawyer costs as we pursue justice.” Out of the goal of $45,000, so far, the campaign has raised over $13,000. Osman says it’s time for the racism in this country to stop. “The racism in this country is getting out of hand, and we refuse to stay silent,” the fundraiser read. 

“No one should ever have to experience this kind of hate.”

Racism in parts of the U.S. has increased as the Trump administration has taken over the White House for a second time. Since a Dec. 2 cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump has unleashed verbal attacks against Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Somali refugee, referring to her as “garbage.” 

At the beginning of 2025, Haitian migrants in Ohio were under attack after Trump and Vice President JD Vance falsely claimed they were stealing and eating neighborhood pets.

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by Jeroslyn JoVonn

December 11, 2025

Study Urges Americans To Reduce Overbuying Low-Quality Clothes To Reduce Donation Waste

There's a dark side to donating clothes to charity that is fueling global textile waste.

New research reveals the hidden downside of clothing donations, showing how they contribute to environmental waste and strain charities.

A new study from Nature Cities tracked clothing donations in nine affluent cities—including Austin, Toronto, Melbourne, and Oslo—and found that charities receive far more clothing than they can sell, Earth.com reports. Much of it ends up discarded or shipped overseas, contributing to tens of millions of tons of global textile waste each year.

The cycle often begins in wealthy cities where fast fashion dominates: people buy and discard clothes rapidly. While local waste figures may appear lower, the environmental burden gets passed off to another country. In March, the UN Environment Programme reported that the world generates 92 million tons of textile waste each year. The research highlights how charities are overwhelmed by donations, as they were never intended to serve as global waste-management systems.

“We’re used to charities doing the heavy lifting, but they’ve been unable to fully handle the volume of donated clothes for a long time now,” said Dr. Yassie Samie of RMIT University in Melbourne. “Charities are driven by social welfare values and need to raise funds for their programs. However, their operations are ill-equipped to deal with the volume of used textiles that need to be reused and recycled.”

The problem stems from overconsumption and oversupply, the study found. Cheap, low-quality clothing is bought in excess, worn only a few times, before being thrown out. Many items can’t survive multiple owners or recycling, and the flood of poor-quality donations even undermines small resale businesses, forcing some thrift stores to import higher-quality used clothing.

Researchers recommend embracing “sufficiency,” encouraging consumers to buy fewer low-quality clothes and choose items they’ll wear long-term. They also urge cities to manage textile waste locally rather than shipping it overseas by creating systems to collect, sort, and process old clothes. Cities can promote repair and reuse through initiatives like lending sewing machines at libraries, teaching mending skills, or hosting clothing swaps.

To tackle fast fashion, they suggest limiting public fashion advertising and instead highlighting local thrift stores, repair shops, and swap events.

“Sustainable fashion initiatives, like second-hand retailers, struggle to compete with fashion brands’ big marketing budgets and convenient locations,” Dr. Samie noted. “Fast fashion alternatives exist, but they are under-promoted, despite their potential to significantly reduce cities’ textile waste.”

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by Keka Araújo

December 11, 2025

Elevate Your Excellence: Ariel Co-CEO Mellody Hobson Continues Push For Black Economic Empowerment

Hobson is a vocal advocate for financial literacy.

Mellody Hobson is an American investment management executive, business leader, and prominent financial literacy advocate who serves as co-CEO of Ariel Investments and chairman of the Board of Trustees for Ariel Investment Trust.

Known for her extensive service across major corporate and civic boards, Hobson has built a career focused on strategic growth and promoting economic inclusion.

Corporate Leadership and Advocacy

A Chicago native, Hobson joined Ariel Capital Management directly after graduating from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of International Relations in 1991. Despite a substantial drop in managed assets following Ariel’s split from its parent company in 1994, Hobson ascended through the firm’s ranks, serving nearly two decades as president before being named co-CEO. The firm now manages $10 billion in assets. In 2021, she co-founded Ariel Alternatives, LLC and its inaugural private equity fund, Project Black®.

Beyond Ariel, Hobson’s executive stature is affirmed by her service as a director of JPMorgan Chase. Her previous directorial roles included serving on the boards of directors of Estée Lauder Companies and DreamWorks Animation until their sales in 2016.

Hobson is a vocal advocate for financial literacy, having authored the New York Times bestselling children’s book, Priceless Facts about Money. She created and hosted the television show Unbroke: What You Need to Know About Money. In 2015, Time Magazine named her one of the “100 Most Influential People” in the world.

Hobson’s tenure with the coffee giant Starbucks Corporation concluded in January. Just days after informing the company of her decision not to seek re-election, Starbucks announced Hobson’s departure as its lead independent director after nearly 20 years serving on the board.

Her exit comes months after she spearheaded efforts to appoint a new chief executive during a challenging period for the world’s largest coffee chain. Hobson previously served as chair of the Starbucks board.

Education and Philanthropic Endeavors

Hobson’s civic and cultural leadership will be dramatically highlighted by the official opening date of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, where she serves as co-chair. The highly anticipated museum, founded by her husband, filmmaker George Lucas, and designed to celebrate illustrated storytelling as a universal language, is slated to open its doors on Sept. 22, 2026.

On Nov. 12, Hobson shared the good news on Instagram.

“It’s official! Our doors open on September 22, 2026. The Lucas Museum is built on the belief that illustrated storytelling is a universal language. We seek to explore the stories that move us, connect us, and capture the human experience —elevating artists as the essential storytellers of our times. ‘Stories are mythology, and when illustrated, they help humans understand the mysteries of life.’
– George Lucas, Co-founder.

Lucas articulated the museum’s ethos. “Stories are mythology, and when illustrated, they help humans understand the mysteries of life.”

Hobson received the Woodrow Wilson Award—Princeton University’s highest honor for commitment to national service—in 2019. She holds honorary doctorates from several institutions, including Howard University and the University of Southern California. She was also honored by Black Enterprise with the Barbara Graves Women of Power Legacy Award in 2024.

Her commitment to civic life includes co-chairing the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art and serving on the boards of Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and multiple Chicago-based organizations, such as the Chicago Public Library and the Field Museum. In 2025, she founded Project Level® to advance women’s sports.

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Black Men In LA Will Get Suited And Booted For Holiday Toy Drive
by Kandiss Edwards

December 11, 2025

Black Men In LA Will Get Suited And Booted For Holiday Toy Drive

The initiative is part of Black Menswear’s broader mission to build community connections, challenge stereotypes.

Black Menswear, an organization known for coordinating “flash mobs” to increase Black male representation, announced a Los Angeles FlashMob event and holiday toy drive.

Organizers say the initiative is part of Black Menswear’s broader mission to build community connections, challenge stereotypes, and use cultural events to foster positive visibility and social impact. The toy drive will benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Los Angeles. Men are invited to take part in a public demonstration of style, collective power and solidarity. Registration for the event requires men to be suited and booted and is completely free. 

The organization put out the call for participants on Instagram.

 

“This December, we’re ending 2025 the same way we started it — showing up for each other! LA FlashMob Weekend is our last stop of the year, and the energy is already building. Pull up with intention. Pull up for brotherhood. Pull up for the city. Pull up for the culture,” the post read.

 

Black Menswear Founder Neandre Broussard spoke to EIN Presswire about the organization’s third year hosting a toy drive. Initially held in Miami, the holiday drive will move to the West Coast.

“This FlashMob, we’re keeping our December tradition of hosting a toy drive during our iconic link up. For the last three years, we’ve supported the City of Miami Gardens with toys for young people, but this year, we’re sharing that support with the Boys & Girls Club of Metro LA. As we gather to network and build brotherhood, we also want to make this holiday season a little more special for families who could use a little support,” said Broussard.

Multiple events are scheduled to support the Black Men’s Wear agenda. Events include the FlashMob main event Dec. 13, at 10 a.m. Opportunities to network, fellowship, and explore mental health tools will also be offered.

  • Friday Morning – Mindfulness Meditation
  • Friday Evening – 8 pm Welcome Event/Mixer
  • Saturday Morning 10 a – The FlashMob + Toy Drive at Grand Park (135 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA)
  • Saturday Evening 9 p – Brunch @ Night Soiree w/ Sammie Proper

Registration details for the event are available on the Black Menswear Eventbrite page.

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by Kandiss Edwards

December 11, 2025

Spelman Innovator Works To Train AI ‘In The Context Of Curls’

The inability of artificial intelligence to identify the complexity of Black hair reveals implicit bias in AI training.

Blanca Burch, a Spelman College AI Innovation scholar, is leading an effort called “In the Context of Curls: to improve how artificial intelligence approaches Black hair.

The project gathers feedback from Black women to test the capacity of AI models to decipher Black hairstyles and textures, according to the college. Over the next year, Burch aims to recruit at least 200 participants to provide the necessary data.

Burch found AI image generators to be severely lacking when depicting Black hairstyles like braids, afros, twists, and cornrows. As a result, she decided to dedicate her scholarship to contribute to the ever-growing AI landscape. 

The HBCU researcher told CBS Atlanta that her attempt to alter an image of herself using AI was less than ideal. “As soon as I typed in ‘Black woman with a pineapple hairstyle, the AI struggled.”

Burch’s work aims to push developers to build more inclusive data sets and to design AI tools that respect hair diversity rather than enforce narrow standards. 

“The goal of the research is to highlight biases found in the current generative systems and advocate for more inclusive datasets and design practices for tools that are going to be implemented in the future,” Burch told Spelman. 

In August 2025, Forbes reported on an independent study that compared three widely used AI image and face-analysis systems. The study found that, when shown images of the same Black woman with different hairstyles—afro, braids, straight hair—the tools often rated braided styles as less “professional” or “intelligent.” The software sometimes failed to recognize the same person across hairstyle changes. 

Furthermore, the test showed that white women did not trigger the same penalties. The difference between the evaluation of white women and Black women when using AI points to an implicit bias in the training of the AI. Burch’s work with “In the Context of Curls” intends to eliminate that bias.

At Spelman’s Arthur M. Blank Innovation Lab, Burch and her mentor, Jaycee Holmes, are leading workshops that combine technical training with critical thinking. The exploration is about ethics as much as it is about representation in AI. Their mission is to make sure Black voices and appearances are not an afterthought in technological advancements.

“Technology should work for everyone,” Holmes told CBS Atlanta.

Burch seconded the sentiment. “We’re at the start of a technological era. All of the feedback that’s being given is important and can make a really big difference.” 

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by Sharelle B. McNair

December 10, 2025

Social Media Drags Melania Trump After Children’s ‘Cringemas’ Reading Goes Viral

What was supposed to be a continuation of a decades-old tradition for first ladies turned into a laugh fest on social media.

While first lady Melania Trump was attempting to spread Christmas joy with a traditional reading to patients at Washington D.C.’s Children’s National Hospital, social media was busy critiquing her performance. 

What was supposed to be a continuation of a decades-old tradition for first ladies turned into a laugh fest on social media as users dragged Trump for failing to keep the children’s attention while she read How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?” to a group of young patients. 

Her heavy accent was also a co-star of the show.

Escorted to her seat by an 11-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl, it was obvious shortly after the story began that the kids were paying attention elsewhere. Many social media users gave some insight as to why: “Um, retired first-grade teacher here. Did Melania ever think to show the children the pictures in the book?” one critic asked, according to Blast.  

Another pointed out her seemingly less-than-festive attire: “You know, I don’t have to like Melania. I also think if you read to kids, you show them the pictures and don’t dress like a funeral director, but that’s just me.”

On other platforms, like Instagram, users were attacking the Slovenia native’s heavy accent. “This is so sweet!! Can’t wait for the English version to drop !!,” a user wrote. 

Another asked, “Do we press 1 for the English version?” while one user claimed, “I know those kids were confused as hell, like what tf is she saying.” 

Jokes aside, reports reveal that attendees, including the kids, were thankful for her presence. After the reading, Trump met with some patients and left them some Christmas cheer, gifting “Be Best” ornaments to them.

“I’m sure Santa will visit all of you this Christmas and bring you a lot of toys, so I wish you all a very merry Christmas and Happy New Year,” she said, according to ABC News. “I wish you a lot of strength and love.”

The holiday tradition was started by First Lady Bess Truman, who served from 1945 to 1953.

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by Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornton

December 10, 2025

JAY-Z Hitches Plan With Hanwha Group To Invest In South Korean Culture

'South Korea is a cultural nexus of Asia, influencing global trends in beauty, content, food, entertainment and lifestyle, making it the ideal gateway for our partnership with Hanwha,” said Robbie Robinson, managing partner and chief executive of MarcyPen Capitol Partners

Brooklyn-bred billionaire Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter and his investment firm, MarcyPen Capital Partners, are investing in Korean culture through a targeted $500 million partnership with Hanwha Group.

According to The Financial Times, the two companies announced the collaboration during Abu Dhabi Finance Week. The popularity of K-pop drives the partnership, which will be overseen by MarcyPen Asia, based in Seoul, and Hanwha Asset Management, the financial division of the Hanwha Group.

“South Korea is a cultural nexus of Asia, influencing global trends in beauty, content, food, entertainment, and lifestyle, making it the ideal gateway for our partnership with Hanwha,” Robbie Robinson, managing partner and chief executive of MarcyPen, said in a written statement.

The two entities intend to raise money in the latter half of 2026 from institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, and wealthy individuals.

The continued popularity of Korean culture, including entertainment, beauty, food, and fashion, is often referred to as the “Korean wave.” It has generated more than $31 billion worldwide, according to Bernie Cho, president of DFSB Kollective, a Korean music export agency. “[It] is now the second-largest consumer goods export out of South Korea” after cars, Cho said.

“There is an opportunity for the global expansion of Korean companies,” said Jong-Ho James Kim, chief executive of Hanwha Asset Management. “Usually, Korean companies use their own capital or corporate funds, but if there is third-party assistance, then our growth potential will be greater.”

The Korea Herald reported that MarcyPen Capital Partners was founded last year after Marcy Venture Partners, co-founded by JAY-Z, merged with Pendulum Opportunities, the investment arm of Pendulum Holdings. The company, which is based in the United States, manages about $1 billion while focusing on strategic capital for early-stage consumer and innovative businesses that “create, move, and lead culture.”

The venture into the international realm is just the latest for the “Brooklyn’s Finest” lyricist. This past summer, it was reported that he and his wife, Beyoncé, closed on a 58-acre estate in the Cotswolds in England.

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by Jeroslyn JoVonn

December 10, 2025

How You Doin?! Wendy Williams’ Lawyers Says Her Conservatorship Will End By Year’s End

Wendy Williams’ lawyers are working to ensure her court-ordered conservatorship ends before 2026.

Wendy Williams may reclaim her independence by year’s end, as her lawyer announces her conservatorship is expected to conclude before the new year.

Williams’ prominent attorney, Joe Tacopina, recently appeared on ABC’s Nightline and claimed that lawyers are actively working to wrap up the former talk show host’s conservatorship within the coming weeks. According to the powerhouse attorney, Williams “will be out of [her] conservatorship” by the end of the year.

“[Williams] does not have frontotemporal dementia, so that should be game, set, match,” Tocapina said. “The plan is this … there are guardianship attorneys … and we’re watching and waiting, and they’ve assured Wendy by year’s end she’ll be out of guardianship.”

Wendy Williams has been under a court-ordered conservatorship since 2022, after Wells Fargo sent a letter to New York Supreme Court Judge Arlene Bluth raising concerns about her well-being. In 2023, while battling Graves’ disease and lymphedema, Williams was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia. At the time, she was in an undisclosed treatment center, where her family said they could not reach her.

Since then, Williams has publicly sought to end the conservatorship, even holding up a sign that read “Help Wendy!” at the window of her NYC facility. In March, she told the media that she passed a mental-capacity test, “with flying colors.”

“I am not incapacitated as I’ve been accused, and this floor that I live on is the memory unit,” Williams recalled telling officers who arrived at the living facility after she wrote the note. “The people who live there don’t remember anything, unlike me. Why am I here? What is going on?”

In August, a medical exam led to her being rediagnosed and her guardianship upheld. Last month, a top neurologist determined that she does not have frontotemporal dementia, overturning her 2023 diagnosis. This conclusion followed a series of tests conducted by a New York City-based doctor, and the results were sent to Williams’ legal team in late October.

Tacopina has announced plans to demand a jury trial and disclose the updated medical findings.

“You and I can go take a walk downstairs right now … we’ll find five people in an hour who will belong more in a guardianship program than Wendy Williams,” Tocapina told Nightline‘s Byron Pitts.

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by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman

December 10, 2025

OWN’s Upcoming Show Dives Into Cash-Strapped Lives Of American Families

The show focuses on people whose financial choices led to familial strain.

OWN’s new reality show dives into the cash-strapped reality of American families.

Maxxed Out examines the lives of people navigating financial and familial chaos. At a time where economic woes seem to impact all, she show takes a deeper look at those who may have caused their own financial demise.

Produced by Lionsgate Alternative Television for OWN, over eight episodes, viewers will follow these families as they unpack what led to their dire financial state. Guided by financial expert Leah Collins, these families will learn how to break unsustainable money habits while putting them on a path toward a more profitable future.

Collins will pull no punches while addressing the rationale behind some of these poor financial decisions. Getting to the heart of this mismanaged spending, Maxxed Out goes beyond the surface of money to help families heal for the better.

From families dealing with cycles of crushing debt to those feeling the weight of mounting medical bills, these stories shed light on widespread financial issues. Each episode also offers some hope for those struggling to stay afloat.

“Maxxed Out isn’t just a show; it’s a mirror reflecting the financial pressures so many of us face and the ripple effect they have on our closest relationships,” said Drew Tappon, head of OWN Unscripted Programming and Development, in a press release. “We want viewers to feel seen and understood, while also walking away with practical tools to rewrite their financial story and reclaim their peace of mind.”

Maxxed Out premieres Jan 10 at 9 p.m. on OWN.

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