Beyond Our Cells

We're wrapping season 2 with a discussion on peace and gratitude. Practicing gratitude can be difficult, but talking to family helps.

In this episode you'll hear from the voices that have kept me grounded and grateful through the many seasons of life.

Health.com Article 'How Gratitude Can Help You Live a More Meaningful and Fulfilled Life'

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Taylor Camille shares one of the last voicemails from her late father as he neared the end of his journey with prostate cancer.

Its been nearly a year since he departed, this episode is a short reflection on a life cut short but well-lived.

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In this episode, anti-bullying advocate and rapper, Roben X talks about life with albinism and how he has learned to express himself through his music.

Growing up in Memphis, TN attending predominately black schools and spaces with albinism the persona that is Roben X grew out of the necessity to embrace his talents and focus not on the color he lacks but on the light that he can shine on so many relevant feelings from depression and isolation to feelings of otherness.

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Halim Ali, a Denver-based mental health educator and advocate has cultivated From The Heart to uplift his community from mental illness through workshops rooted in collective healing.

From his personal experience with incarceration and homelessness Ali's work hits on under discussed topics and caters to caring for underserved demographics like Black men. Ali is making a difference through mental health education that meets people where they are and helps them learn how to grow from generational trauma.

In this episode, we talk about therapy and alternatives, the importance of self awareness, community and the importance of communicating from the heart rather than suffering in silence.

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Alopecia is an autoimmune disorder that causes the immune system to attack your hair follicles triggering the hairs to fall out. Approximately 6.8 million people in the United States and 147 million worldwide have or will develop alopecia areata at some point in their lives according to the National Alopecia Areata Foundation.

On his blog, Cheltenham Ave, Gabriel Carter discusses what it’s like learning self-love and how to live well with the stress of a changing appearance. In this episode we discuss many of those same topics and learn Gabriel's definition of masculinity.

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Timothy Mitchell is a husband, father, former landscaper turned truck driver, avid motorcyclist and colon cancer survivor who started the hashtag #BeatCancerThenRide to document his journey with cancer and inform others of his experience.

According to the American Cancer Society, Black colorectal cancer patients are about 15 to 20% more likely to die from the disease than patients of any other race. Not only do black Americans have the shortest survival rate of any racial or ethnic group in the United States for most cancers, but they also have the highest incidence of colorectal cancer with rates 24% higher in black men and 19% higher in black women compared to other races

Timothy's featured article in Mens Health 'I'm Trying To Change The Way Black Men Talk About Colon Cancer' as told to Kelly Glass

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Mental health speaker and writer, Sinclair Ceasar talks about vulnerability, finding ways to acknowledge what is broken and owning what we bring to the table.

An estimated 2.3 million Americans have bipolar disorder. And while the rates of bipolar disorder are reported to be the same amongst Black Americans as is amongst other Americans, Black Americans are less likely to receive a diagnosis and therefore treatment for this illness.

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https://sinclairceasar.com/

or on The Mighty

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Playwright, Donja Love talks about creating and holding healing spaces for the marginalized, normalizing HIV and what it is like to heal through your work on full display.

At the time Donja wrote his play One in Two in 2016 the CDC released a statistic that one in two black gay or bisexual men would be diagnosed with HIV in their lifetime. Compared to the one in 11 white gay or bisexual men being diagnosed with HIV.

In this episode we talk about the importance of being vulnerable, having conversations about our health and finding a radical sense of joy in our existence while redefining the rigid definitions of both masculinity and the norm.

Check out more of his work: https://www.theeachotherproject.com/

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We are taking a pause in our season 2 programming to acknowledge Sickle Cell Awareness Month.

We will hear letters and reflections from those with the disease, this weeks reflection is from Jemela, read by our host, Taylor Camille.

Jemela's Spotify Pain Relief Playlist can be found here.

Sickle Cell Anemia News: Awareness month events

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We are taking a pause in our season 2 programming to acknowledge Sickle Cell Awareness Month.

We will hear letters and reflections from those with the disease, this weeks reflection is from Sabah, read by Sabah herself.

Sickle Cell Anemia News: Awareness month events

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