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Even typing out Kanye West name as a headline makes me roll my eyes while also being more empathetic due to another great conversation had on this Podcast. I had the pleasure of having an honest and interesting conversation with my good friend Jeremy Curtis, host of the InsideMan_Podcast! Don't expect the typical conversation surrounding our good brother Kanye; have your ear turned on for new perspective and unfiltered convo. I ain't gonna lie y'all, I was a little worried about how this episode was going to go because well, it's Kanye 🧐; I was pleasantly surprised and really hope you also enjoy the conversation however, if nothing else, enjoy these good vibes and the gems that were dropped. 

Who knew this Podcast would generate such GOOD conversations?!

On this episode I catch up with a childhood friend, Nicholas and we just shoot the sh*t! This episode is the first of its kind where there is no central topic (there's always a theme whether I intend it or not) so we just let our conversation take us where it wants to. From the Black Family to who shows up for you in your elderly days. It was such a pleasure to connect with Nicholas and to just let the conversation flow. As always, we keep it honest and drop some gems in this conversation! I really do hope you enjoy the good vibes in the episode but if nothing else, can take a gem or two away and apply it.

Let me tell y'all something, when an episode goes in a completely different direction than what I envisioned and it's still 🔥?! The best types of surprise. 

On this episode I talk to my girl Tanisha about happiness where we talk therapy, validation, and creating happiness. What was so dope was neither one of us started this conversation knowing how to articulate the definition of happiness, because if we are being honest, it's subjective and it depends on the individual. With that being said, we all are responsible for defining what happiness looks like for ourselves; not what someone else tries to tell us what it looks like, feels like, taste like, etc. 

The World is YOUR oyster, crack that bih and enjoy it! I really hope you enjoy this conversation and if nothing else able to take a way some good gems that were dropped!

I approached this episode a little different in a sense I really wanted to see where this convo took us, organically. Identity is one of those things that are composed of sooo many different things: life experiences, racial identity, sexual orientation, religion, SES status, etc. In this episode I got the pleasure of talking with my co-worker and friend, Kate! Because Kate's background is so mixed, I wanted to get her perspective on 'identity' with even less structure to the conversation (is that possible? haha) to see what we uncovered. Which is why I shouldn't be surprised the conversation took a slight focus on different facets of being black in America and how that affected us. I really enjoyed this conversation as it left me with so much more I wanted to dig into and hopefully, you too! But if nothing else, hope you enjoyed the vibes and heard some of the dope gems that were dropped in this episode!