Well, the cat's out the bag and now you all know I'm recovering from the lovely Delta variant of the Rona, which is why I missed an episode earlier this month. Today's episode is really quick, but I'm a hot ass fucking crying mess sharing a poem I recently wrote about a miscarriage I had in 2017 called "Not Worthy." Sorry for the snot nosed congestion, I had been crying a lot. 

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Today it's just me, myself and Irene. Who the fuck is Irene, tho? Why do people say this saying? But for real, it's just me. I'm really fucking happy lately and May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I talk through how I think I got to this place where I'm happy as Mary Fuckin Poppins and give some encouragement and advice that no one asked for on how to (maybe) find your own happy place. 

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Check out our website thesolcollective.org! Treat yourself to tees, sweatshirts & mugs - some inspired by our podcast and some that encourage self-love & self-reflection. I published a whole ass guided book called "Fuck Those Voices: A Love Letter & Journal For Women Who Live With Trauma." It's a guided journal with affirmations, reflection prompts & stories of my trauma healing journey to help women begin the process of healing themselves.  Use code "Chooch" for $4 off any purchase over $30 on our website. You knowwww you love a discount!

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My newly found Melanin Sister, Rupa Joshi, joins me from the other side of the pond. We talk boundaries as women of color, self-love, colonization, White people and how they be White peopling, appropriation, healing the inner child and other stuff I can't remember. Rupa is an Indian woman of many talents with a voice like expensive satin. She's a poetess, a NLP & mindfulness coach, podcaster (link below), trained Indian classical dancer, amazing cook, hypnotherapist, business woman and philanthropist. Clearly, she's a true Renaissance woman :) Her new poetry collection, "Fireflies and Shooting Stars" can be bought here

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Twitter @BohemianBudda

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The Soul Provocateur Podcast 

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Check out our website thesolcollective.org! Treat yourself to tees, sweatshirts & mugs - some inspired by our podcast and some that encourage self-love & self-reflection. I published a whole ass guided book called "F**k Those Voices: A Love Letter & Journal For Women Who Live With Trauma." It's a guided journal with affirmations, reflection prompts & stories of my trauma healing journey to help women begin the process of healing themselves.  Use code "Chooch" for $4 off any purchase over $30 on our website. You knowwww you love a discount!

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Going thru a pre-midlife crisis and I don't have it in me to interview guests and edit podcasts. I'm committed to showing up however the fuck I am and doing what feels right intuitively. Today, all I have in me is a quick update and poetry. The piece I'm reading is called "Who's The Next Lucky Girl" and I wrote it in 1999 when I was 13 shortly after I was raped for the first time. Enjoy!  

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Check out our website thesolcollective.org! Treat yourself to tees, sweatshirts & mugs - some inspired by our podcast and some that encourage self-love & self-reflection. I published a whole ass guided book called "Fuck Those Voices: A Love Letter & Journal For Women Who Live With Trauma." It's a guided journal with affirmations, reflection prompts & stories of my trauma healing journey to help women begin the process of healing themselves.  Use code "Chooch" for $4 off any purchase over $30 on our website. You knowwww you love a discount!

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If you haven't yet shared the episode with a friend or rated, reviewed and subscribed, do that shit ASAP. Ratings and reviews helps the podcast get found so we (who is we? IDK) can make $ and have oiled up muscular dark skinned mens fan us & feed us grapes. If you really tryna help us reach that goal, our Venmo is @sonjacharde, Cash App $sonjacharde. You can also click the "support" link below. The legendary T.I. said it ain't trickin if you got it. Go head and send that money "expeditiously."

Ohhhhh hey! Didn't see you there! Welcome back bayyyyybeeeeee! I'm so excited for season two and all the shit we'll be talking about. Our first episode is just me (your fav person). I give a short, informal update of my upscale dumpster fire ass life. I share three nonconventional tips that help me deal with trauma triggers and meltdowns and remind you that it's ok to NOT BE OK. Because bitch I am NOT OK most the time, ok?!?!

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Check out our website thesolcollective.org! Treat yourself to tees, sweatshirts & mugs - some inspired by our podcast and some that encourage self-love & self-reflection. I published a whole ass guided book called "Fuck Those Voices: A Love Letter & Journal For Women Who Live With Trauma." It's a guided journal with affirmations, reflection prompts & stories of my trauma healing journey to help women begin the process of healing themselves.  Use code "Chooch" for $4 off any purchase over $30 on our website. You knowwww you love a discount!

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If you haven't yet shared the episode with a friend or rated, reviewed and subscribed, do that shit ASAP. Ratings and reviews helps the podcast get found so we (who is we? IDK) can make $ and have oiled up muscular dark skinned mens fan us & feed us grapes. If you really tryna help us reach that goal, our Venmo is @sonjacharde, Cash App $sonjacharde. The honorary T.I. said it ain't trickin if you got it. Go head and send that money "expeditiously."

Hey Boos Hey! I'm joined today with my Polish sister from another mister, Jean Swiderski. She's an inspiration and strong ass motherfucker who takes no shit. We talk about how she sees her childhood trauma as a strength and how she's been able to shift that pain and thrive. 

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Check out our website thesolcollective.org! Treat yourself to tees, sweatshirts & mugs - some inspired by our podcast and some that encourage self-love & self-reflection. I published a whole ass guided book called "Fuck Those Voices: A Love Letter & Journal For Women Who Live With Trauma." It's a guided journal with affirmations, reflection prompts & stories of my trauma healing journey to help women begin the process of healing themselves.  Use code "Chooch" for $4 off any purchase over $30 on our website. You knowwww you love a discount!

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Have a comment, question, topic request or feedback? Email us at [email protected].

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If you haven't yet shared the episode with a friend or rated, reviewed and subscribed, do that shit ASAP. Ratings and reviews helps the podcast get found so we (who is we? IDK) can make $ and have oiled up muscular dark skinned mens fan us & feed us grapes. If you really tryna help us reach that goal, our Venmo is @sonjacharde, Cash App $sonjacharde. The honorary T.I. said it ain't trickin if you got it. Go head and send that money "expeditiously."

Hey Boos Hey! In this episode, I'm joined again by one of my best friends, Jillian Mazzariello-Ahee (you may remember her from our previous episode about infertility). We talk about our starkly different parenting styles and how we've supported each other on our motherhood journeys even though we hardly ever agree on each other's approaches. We talk about co-sleeping, Judge Ass Judys of parenting (fuck y'all), some dumb invention called the Owlet, old school Puerto Rican mom remedies we were taught, raising your kid to be independent and a host of other shit. Our lives have never been in sync, but one thing that's never wavered is our love for each other and commitment to our relationship. I'd die and kill for her and that's that on that. 

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Check out our website thesolcollective.org! Treat yourself to tees, sweatshirts & mugs - some inspired by our podcast and some that encourage self-love & self-reflection. I published a whole ass guided book called "Fuck Those Voices: A Love Letter & Journal For Women Who Live With Trauma." It's a guided journal with affirmations, reflection prompts & stories of my trauma healing journey to help women begin the process of healing themselves.  Use code "Chooch" for $4 off any purchase over $30 on our website. You knowwww you love a discount!

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Have a comment, question, topic request or feedback? Email us at [email protected].

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If you haven't yet shared the episode with a friend or rated, reviewed and subscribed, do that shit ASAP. Ratings and reviews helps the podcast get found so we (who is we? IDK) can make $ and have oiled up muscular dark skinned mens fan us & feed us grapes. If you really tryna help us reach that goal, our Venmo is @sonjacharde, Cash App $sonjacharde. The honorary T.I. said it ain't trickin if you got it. Go head and send that money "expeditiously."

Hey Boos Hey! In this episode, I'm joined by a long time college friend, Jacob Brodsky. He holds the esteemed title of being one of my token gay white friends (actually, I think I only have ONE friend that is both white AND gay, so, he's extra special). We touch on why toxic positivity doesn't help people or situations, how words and thoughts become things, different things we do to manifest shit in our lives and shift our mindsets and a whole bunch of other random shit because that's what friends tend to do when they talk.  

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Our website is live at thesolcollective.org! Treat yourself to tees, sweatshirts & mugs - some inspired by our podcast and some that encourage self-love & self-reflection. I published a whole ass guided book called "Fuck Those Voices: A Love Letter & Journal For Women Who Live With Trauma." It's a guided journal with affirmations, reflection prompts & stories of my trauma healing journey to help women begin the process of healing themselves.  Use code "Chooch" for $4 off any purchase over $30 on our website. You knowwww you love a discount!

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Have a comment, question, topic request or feedback? Email us at [email protected]. 

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If you haven't yet shared the episode with a friend or rated, reviewed and subscribed, do that shit ASAP. Ratings and reviews helps the podcast get found so we (who is we? IDK) can make $ and have oiled up muscular dark skinned mens fan us & feed us grapes. If you really tryna help us reach that goal, our Venmo is @sonjacharde, Cash App $sonjacharde. The honorary T.I. said it ain't trickin if you got it. Go head and send that money "expeditiously."

In the season's finale, I give you six tips to manage the holidays without loosing your fucking mind. I'm pausing episodes until March 2021 in order to allow me some time to make new content, plan episodes and interview some guests. And also, to allow me a break so that I don't loose my fucking mind, because sometimes the pressure of entrepreneurship has made that scenario questionable. I will be sure to drop a quick bonus episode whenever the podcast tees drop (sorry for the delay), whenever that may be. Friendly reminder that you can send me any comments, questions, feedback or hit me up about being a guest on an episode at [email protected] Or on IG @choochontheloose. You can schedule an interview here! https://calendly.com/thesolcollective/chooch-on-the-loose-podcast-recording. Lots of love to you all, hope you survive the holidays! See you in March 2021.

**Trigger Warning: abuse, sexual assault, molestation, PTSD, mental health, trauma**In this episode, I'm joined by Joey Garza, founder of Above The Stigma, a non profit whose mission is to de-stigmatize mental health. We get real as fuck and shoot the shit about men and mental health, sexual assault, child molestation and the barriers that men face in getting the help they need to thrive mentally. I'm in awe and inspired by Joey. He's an amazingly resilient human being with a heart of gold and I'm so proud of him and honored to be a safe space where he can share his story.  You can follow Above The Stigma on IG @_abovethestigma_ and learn more about their endeavors, donate money (don't be cheap, heaux!), contact Joey at [email protected] and support  this life changing cause at abovethestigma.com. If you're in the Dublin, California area and reading this before 12/20/20 and you're into running and fitness shit, sign up to to join Above The Stigma at the "Santa Claus For A Mental Health Cause 5k"  here: https://tinyurl.com/y5p5qamr . Friendly reminder that you can send me any comments, questions, feedback or hit me up about being a guest on an episode at [email protected] Or on IG @choochontheloose. Lots of love to you all.