We made it and alone is worth celebrating! Join Stacy as she reflects on the lessons, experiences and interpersonal relationships of 2023 and give yourself the space to ask the questions, listen to your answers, and design a plan on how you can move forward in the year ahead.

Happy Happy Holidays, wishing you an incredible New Year!

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The first six months of the year are behind us, and now is the perfect time to reflect on what’s been happening. What do you love? What don’t you love? Where might you need to pivot? 

There’s no rule saying we have to wait until December to have this conversation with ourselves. And there is definitely no rule saying that whatever we set in January must continue throughout the year. So join Stacy as she reflects on the lessons and experiences of her year thus far and give yourself the space to ask the questions, listen to your answers, and design a plan on how you can move forward in the months ahead.

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“Just because you started a certain way doesn't mean that's how you have to end. You want to make sure that you take the time and remember that you deserve the time to reflect within yourself on the experiences you've had and where you want to go.” - Stacy Ike

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In this episode, actor and author Marchánt Davis gets human to human about self forgiveness, learning to balance the uncertainties that come with our careers, and his first children's book - The Boy and His Mirror. A tribute to all the women who loved him into being, tune in as Marchánt shares more about the inspiration behind his first book, how he is consistently negotiating what forgiveness looks like for himself, and why he always likes to stay curious. 

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“I guess I'm just constantly forgiving myself in knowing that I am an imperfect being.” - Marchánt Davis

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Grammy nominated artist, actor, husband, and father Tristan Mack Wilds gets human to human in this episode about grind culture and why both he and Stacy decided to unsubscribe.

Tune in as Tristen speaks to leaning into his own divinity, how he is reparenting himself through being a father, and the importance of facing the monsters in our mind in order to create a healthier relationship with our inner voice. A truly inspirational conversation with one of today’s most multi-hyphenated talents, this dialogue is not to be missed.

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“You got to really start to understand yourself. And to understand yourself, you have to look under the bed of your mind and see where those monsters live, see where those things are that don't feel right and that you shy away from.” - Tristan Mack Wilds

 “I don't want to grind. I want to work. I want to create. I want to build.” - Tristan Mack Wilds

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There are so many books, videos, podcasts, and all these things that talk about romantic relationships, how to find a partner, how to make it last…but what about all our other relationships? Our sisters, girlfriends, and non-romantic relationships that have played such a large part in our lives? 

In this episode, licensed psychologist, author, and creator/host of Therapy for Black Girls, Dr. Joy Harden Bradford gets human to human about giving language to Black sisterhood, the healing power of friendship, and continuously pursuing well-being in the midst of achieving.

So don’t miss this episode for every “girl’s girl” and sister trying to find her tribe, and start writing your new story with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford.

This episode is empowered by All Ways Black and Penguin Random House. Check out @allwaysblack on Instagram for your next amazing read! 

KEY POINTS:

How Harden confronted perfectionism while writing her first book

The importance of intentional communication in friendships

When is it time to listen versus problem- solve?

Asking the therapist: How are YOU doing?

The power of community and group therapy

Shifting away from romantic partners being our everything 

Tips to finding the right therapist for you

QUOTABLES:

“We have shifted our romantic partner to being everything for us. They don't need to be our best friend and work-out partner and all of these things. No one person can fill all of those roles. So we really need to be making sure that we are spreading all of that out and being intentional about building multiple different relationships in our lives.”

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Dr. Joy Harden Bradford

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Book: Sisterhood Heals 

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When we enter new opportunities or environments, it is assumed that we should know everything. But when did we decide that we have to know everything all the time? And why does not knowing everything make us an imposter?

If you have ever bought into the lie that we must be perfect in every space we inhabit, this episode is for you. Tune in as award-winning business leader, board director, investor, advisor, and writer, Daria Burke, gets human to human about overcompensating as a young Black woman growing up in an unstable environment, why growth takes practice, and her goal to love everything about her life every day. 

A conversation that feels like a weekly support group meeting, get ready to feel encouraged and inspired with Stacy and Daria Burke.

KEY POINTS:

What is perfectionism trying to protect you from?

The importance of acknowledging ALL your emotions

Why we need to re-define boundaries in real-time 

Do you hold on to burdens as part of your perfectionism?

How to objectively analyze fear

Why true success is about quality of life

Does Daria believe in imposter syndrome?

QUOTABLES:

“Where's the humanity in perfectionism?” - Daria Burke

“It's okay to master things. And it's more important in a lot of ways to have a beginner's mind. And I think, you know, so much of our willingness to begin does start with fear.” - Daria Burke

“I don't believe in impostor syndrome. I just flat-out don't believe in it. I believe that you have mastered something or you're starting something.” - Daria Burke

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Daria Burke

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With the world as it is right now, there are so many unwanted changes happening for all of us, and we can't stop them. We can do what we can to influence and ameliorate them, but honestly, there are unstoppable things we just can't control. So to help us get comfortable with this sense of uncertainty and lack of control, Stacy welcomes writer, author, and podcaster Katherine May to the show.

Tune in as Stacy and Katherine deep dive into how we can embrace uncertainty and experience enchantment in our daily lives amongst change and growth. Referencing her new book Enchantment, Katherine does not simply hand us the answers to life's questions but instead, leaves us with a mirror of relatability, leading to a fresh curiosity and a perspective shift on how to view our everyday life as magic.

KEY POINTS:

Embracing a sense of uncertainty

How to work with desire and discipline 

“I find happiness quite boring.”

Why is it so hard to forgive ourselves?

Releasing the toxic notion of perfection

What is enchantment? 

Preaching and practicing genuine diversity 

QUOTABLES:

“I've learned the hard way that force just doesn't work for me and that grace is the only way forward.” - Katherine May

“Enchantment is a daily granular practice in your life that you find wherever you are. So don't go looking for enchantment once and for all in one special place. Keep looking for it everywhere every day.” - Katherine May

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Are you constantly waiting for the shoe to drop? Waiting for things to go wrong? Living in a space of doubt and anxiety - pulling you away from the present, relationships, and abundance? But what might happen if we start waiting for things to go right? 

In this episode, NYT best-selling author, certified breathwork coach, and Restorative writing teacher Alex Elle wants us to start letting things be good. Sharing her own journey of self-discovery, Alex joins Stacy to talk living intentionally, showing up flawed, and honoring your boundaries.

So while healing might not get easier, it can get softer with self-compassion and Alex Elle’s daily practices to reclaim your peace. 

KEY POINTS:

Working through self-doubt and finding your why

What does self-compassion look like in the midst of deadlines?

Boundaries, sacrifice, and compromise 

How to develop trust in your own voice

Perfectionism versus discipline 

The difference between transactional and reciprocal relationships

Stop waiting for the shoe to drop! 

Why Alex does not believe in balance 

QUOTABLES:

“We don't have to dishonor our boundaries for the sake of wanting to make other people comfortable.” - Alex Elle

“Perfectionism will leave you raggedy, will leave you run down, and will leave you thinking you're still not good enough even when you did your best. Discipline is staying committed and connected to the highest truth of yourself.” - Alex Elle

“Shoes are going to drop, but we can't be sit standing there waiting for it to drop.” - Alex Elle

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Today’s word is confidence, something we often speak of lightly or as if it doesn’t take a lot of work to create and experience. But in reality, confidence is an incredibly important topic that your girl Stacy is on her own journey embracing. 

So tune in as Stacy reflects on the difference between confidence, ego, and self-awareness, and what it actually means to reside in a confident existence as a confident person. 

KEY POINTS:

What does it mean to be truly confident?

Ego versus self-confidence

Do you have a good relationship with the unknown?

How to embrace, love, and be confident in your own story 

Why confidence is earned through clarity

QUOTABLES:

“My ability to learn, my ability to apologize, my ability to be wrong, my ability to try again, my ability to unlearn and relearn - that is where I built my confidence.”

“Confidence is earned. It's not just given. Ego is given. Ego feels like entitlement, but confidence is earned in the moments that we have the courage to try again.”

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Today's special guest is TV personality, podcaster, and the first black lead of the Bachelorette franchise, Rachel Lindsay. 

A self-described “risk taker with boundaries,” tune in as Rachel gets human2human about relationships she was in before The Bachelor, how writing her book Real Love allowed her to explore the “what ifs” of life, and how she is working through and preparing to be a mother soon.

So if you feel like you’re at a crossroads in life, feeling unfulfilled, or just have this insatiable appetite for more but can’t quite put your finger on it, this episode is for you!

KEY POINTS:

What part of Rachel’s story is told through her book?

The desire to please and the fear of the unknown

How fear is the root of all evil 

Holding on, even when you don’t know why 

“Giving myself the permission to forgive myself”

Why women need to stop “fixing” men

Finding your authentic voice and the power of saying no

QUOTABLES:

“I was scared of everything. Because for so long I had lived the life I was supposed to live, I did what I was supposed to, got the job I said I would, and dating the guy who checked all the boxes.” - Rachel Lindsay

“Not every risk that you take always results in success. But the reward when it does, it's just so great.” - Rachel Lindsay

“Would you rather live in a place of knowing that hey, it didn't work out or would you rather live in a place of wondering - I wonder what would happen?” - Rachel Lindsay

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