human2human with Stacy Ike

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

GUEST RESOURCES: 

Katherine May 

Katherine-may.co.uk

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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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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

GUEST RESOURCES: 

Rachel Lindsay

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All Ways Black

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Join Stacy for this impromptu recording as she reflects on her journey as a recovering perfectionist. 

Recognizing how deep her perfectionism truly runs, listen in as Stacy speaks through a difficult moment of realization, asking herself how she can start genuinely allowing enough space in her life for the human part of her. 

Tune in and don’t miss this raw episode on Stacy’s path to the best version of herself, without perfection. 

KEY POINTS:

What is support gluttony?

Are you allowing enough space for the human part of you?

“Perfectionism does not hold our highest selves.”

QUOTABLES:

“I'm just trying to learn the difference between doing good work and trying to be perfect.”

“I'm just sitting in the fact that if you've practiced perfectionism for so long, that's what you have the best skill in. And I haven't practiced enough grace.”

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In this episode, author, TV writer, and self-proclaimed relationship expert Tracy McMillan gets human2human about her new Hulu show, UnPrisoned. About the relationship between a father and daughter following his release from prison after 17 years, Tracy reveals the catharsis of writing this show based on her own childhood and healing journey. A path that ultimately led her to prioritize home, love, and accepting ourselves right where we are, totally imperfect. 

KEY POINTS:

What does “home” mean to Tracy?

Who are you having the “relationship” conversation with?

How do you know when to let go?

Identifying a need versus a want 

Why Tracy created UnPrisoned

QUOTABLES:

“When you choose a partner, you're choosing a particular set of unsolvable problems. You want to pick somebody who has the right things wrong with them for you.”

“I think what happens is, you just commit to being you more and more, aligning with what is highest in you. And everybody who doesn't match that will float out of your orbit.”

GUEST RESOURCES: 

Tracy McMillan

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In this episode, Stacy reflects on a time when she was afraid to try new things, leave the old behind, and ask herself difficult questions, even as someone who asked questions for a living! As a perfectionist, Stacy left little room for mistakes or asking “dumb questions” until she shifted her mindset, took a backseat, and let curiosity take the wheel!

Today Stacy is excited to get curious and urges you to evaluate where you are on your curiosity journey. Listen to her prompts to get you started, and take fear and ego along the ride. Just don’t let them drive!

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Two-time best-selling author and founder of Forbidden Knowledge Incorporated, Billy Carson is changing the world by awakening consciousness and bringing the truth forward. And in this episode, Billy and Stacy got Human 2 Human about his journey to becoming a serial entrepreneur at 16 years old, how trauma can be passed down from your ancestors, tips to rewriting your DNA, and the beauty of tapping into your third eye.

So tune in and be sure not to miss this incredible story of turning trauma into purpose with Billy Carson!

KEY POINTS:

- When Billy first realized the “power of the head”

- Why are we afraid of the power of our thoughts?

- How to rewire our brain from automatic negative thoughts 

- The pineal gland and your third eye 

- Ways to detox your third eye 

- Loving and forgiving yourself FIRST

QUOTABLES:

“That's when I had the real epiphany - if there's nobody coming to save me, I'm gonna save myself. I just knew it in my heart. If I come up with ideas and take action, I know I can change my surroundings.”

“Being born again has nothing to do with getting doused in a water or lake or a pot of water. It has to do with realizing that you've achieved a higher level of consciousness. That's when you've been born again. And you'll be born again many times in one lifetime.”

GUEST RESOURCES: 

Billy Carson

4biddenknowledge.tv/browse

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