Dope Discussions Live

Do you know if you have suffered trauma before? Have you ever hurt someone you love and didn't know how exactly why you did it? In this episode our special guest, Altagracia Felix, an Intuitive Trauma Coach, gave us some great insight on what trauma is and how it can show up in our lives. If you've ever heard the saying that "hurt people hurt other people" then you want to listen to this episode!!

Dope Discussions Live is kicking off the new year with our special guest, BET film producer, editor and author, Lorisa Bates. Her book series titled Benita Renee Jenkins: Diva Secret Agent is a wonderful tale of action, suspense and romance. She's joining us to discuss the relationship between creativity and mental health and to offer to insight on how to create balance in both of these areas of our lives.

You can connect with her on Instagram @thelorisabates or her website at www.lorisabates.com.

This is our end of the year celebration episode! We made it to 3000 subscribers on YouTube so in this live episode we played word scramble with our viewing audience and then shared some of our favorite funny TikTok videos. See y'all back here in January of 2022!!!

Are you dealing with the winter blues or holiday depression? You don't have to suffer in silence or feel like you're alone. Millions of people are dealing with this issue right now. In this episode of Dope Discussions Live we are welcoming special guest @stoppingthesilence_official for a very important conversation about how we can all stay in a good mental space during the holiday season. Connect with our special guest at www.stoppingthe-silence.com

Do you consider raising your voice or yelling as part of a normal argument or is it abusive? Does it help your partner see how passionate you are about the issue or does it promote a shut down of effective communication? Tell us what you think about this discussion.

#relationships #healthyconflict #fightingfair #dopediscussionslive

When is it appropriate to discuss mental health with the person that you're dating? Is anybody really talking about this with their potential partners?

Do you know what your love language is and what it says about your personality? As you evolve into a different version of yourself, will your love language change as well? There's so many questions that we had about this topic so I invited some friends to join us so we can explore and exchange ideas about the ways we express and receive love.

Bernadette Jackson is a strategist and speaker who guides fatherless daughters through the process of healing their pain and gaining clarity about who they really are and how to love themselves without the need for external validation. So many nuggets were dropped in this conversation. Check it out!! Connect with Bernadette on Instagram @bernadettenjackson or visit her website https://smart.bio/bjacksonres/

Dope Discussions has been long overdue to bring you some more crazy and ratchet news stories. Just when you think people can't shock you, a story hits the news that you just can't believe is true. Listen as we try to wrap our heads around some of these current crazy news stories.

The dreaded "Friend Zone". 

Nobody really likes being here. Have you ever been put there by someone that you really liked? Did you stay around for the friendship or did you stay hoping that one day they would change their minds and want you in the same way that you want them?  What are the rules of the friend zone? If someone friend zones you, isn't it a choice whether you stay there or not? Can you really be friends with someone when you're secretly or not so secretly hoping for more?  Gator and I dived into this topic with personal experience and our own set of questions. Is the friend zone a real thing or not?