# The Diary of a Mad Black Couple

> The Diary of a Mad Black Couple is a podcast from Thrivology Limited. Bear McBlack and Carlene Nisbett-McBlack talk plainly about ambition, money, repair and the relationship they are actually in. No episodes have been released yet.

Last updated: 5 October 2026

## The show
- Season 1: 8 episodes, about 35 to 45 minutes each, weekly once recording starts.
- Most episodes are the two hosts together. No guests in the first season.
- It is two people talking, not a coaching programme or a matchmaking service.

## Season 1 topics
- Who we are: How we met, in the version we are both willing to say in public, and why this show exists.
- Love at home: What we each learned about love in the families we grew up in. Patterns kept, patterns dropped.
- Before us: Dating before this relationship, and what we would not repeat.
- How we talk: Different styles, where it breaks, and what changed that.
- Money: Different instincts, and how a decision actually gets made.
- Closeness: The difference between being near each other and being in a relationship.
- Other people: Family opinion, friends, work, and what we will not take into the relationship.
- Repair: One fight we can tell, and what we are taking into the next year.

## Hosts
- Bear McBlack, BSc (Hons), MBA. Doctoral researcher in Generative AI; Head of AI Strategy, Thrivology Limited.
- Carlene Nisbett-McBlack, MBA, BA (Hons). Doctoral researcher on Black women entrepreneurs; Founder, Femmeprenista; Founder and Lead Coach, Thrivology Executive Coaching; Cranfield MBA (class of 2020).
- Together for almost a decade.

## Company
- The Diary of a Mad Black Couple is a podcast from Thrivology Limited (THRIVOLOGY LIMITED), registered in England & Wales, company no. 13215559.
- Parent site: https://thethrivologycompany.com/
- Also from Thrivology Limited: https://femmeprenista.com, https://thrivologydigital.com, https://thrivology.co.uk

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