In this episode of "Embrace the Real", host, Shawn Lindo interviews Tyrrell Turner. Tyrrell is an entrepreneur and owner of 5x Fitness in Boca Raton, FL. In this interview, Tyrrell explains various trials and tribulations throughout his life and how he overcame them to get where he is today. This is Episode 1/2 in a 2 part series.

In this episode of "Embrace the Real", host, Shawn Lindo shares some useful midweek motivation for the first official week of 2021!

2020 started with Ashley in the hospital, we were in a car crash, the death of Kobe Bryant, coronavirus, the death of Brianna Taylor, George Floyd, Ahmad Aubrey, vacation in Key West, Orlando, and Mexico and many more things that happened in 2020. A hell of a year it was😏😏

On this episode of "Embrace the Real", host, Shawn Lindo interviews Marcus Cooley.  2020 was nothing short of surprising for Marcus when he learned he had COVID-19. Thankfully he survived and is here to tell the story. Marcus is a 13 year old, aspiring chef. He loves to play basketball and hangout with his friends. Marcus loves the outdoors. Some of his favorite activities are regularly running in the Peach Tree Race, held in Atlanta, GA (this race has been held every year since the 1970's), participating in Spartan races, fishing,  traveling to 14 states in the US, and 3 international countries.

Christmas Week Motivation Monday 2020

On this episode of "Embrace the Real", host, Shawn Lindo discusses the trials and tribulations of being a single parent and the difficulties of a never ending battle with co-parenting.

On this episode of “Embrace the Real”, Shawn sits down with Lou Maroto, a retired S.W.A.T. officer and Hazardous Material Certifier/Rifleman in the U.S. Marine Corps. Lou currently serves on the Organized Crime Unit in West Palm Beach and is the CEO/OWNER of Palm Beach Personal Protection Group and Investigations where he educates civilians in firearms training and gun safety courses. Palm Beach Personal Protection Group is a well-grounded, fully trained, personal protection agency. They offer a variety of services including but not limited to background investigations, workers compensation fraud, employment screenings, estate investigations, audio/video surveillance, infidelity issues, civil/criminal defense, movie premier Anti-piracy, and personal body guard protection.

Motivation Monday

Being in an interracial relationship comes with it's ups and downs. It is a topic that is not highly discussed in our society. On this episode of " Embrace The Real" Shawn and Ashley discuss what it is like being in an interracial relationship (Pros and Cons), Shawn shares some of his experiences with racial injustice while being in an interracial relationship, and they discuss how they navigate their cultural differences.

On this episode of "Embrace The Real", Host, Shawn Lindo, Interviews Ashley Lee. 
Ashley is a pediatric occupational/feeding therapist and the lead therapist of a unique feeding program in South Florida. Ashley describes her challenges and success working in such a specialized field of work and what it is like to work in a hospital during COVID. Also discussed is the impact of her work on her life and relationship.