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  • S3 Ep5: Gretchen Rubin On The Four Tendencies Framework and Reimagining Expectations with Yourself and Others
    This week’s episode of human2human with Stacy Ike features Gretchen Rubin, creator of the Happier App and a best-selling author of The Happiness Project, Better than Before and Inner Calm. She is also the creator and host of The Happier with Gretchen Rubin podcast. Gretchen and Stacy talk about the various characteristics of the four tendencies, the misconception of happiness, and unraveling the knot between expectations in relationships and your internal happiness.

    Show Notes | Key takeaways: 

    • 00:00 - Intro
    • 01:10 - Song of the week
    • 01:14 - Book of the week
    • 01:20 - Reflection Question - How have expectations influenced your communication style and your relationship with others and yourself? 
    • 02:27 - Gretchen shares the background of The Four Tendencies (visit gretchenrubin.com to take your very own tendency quiz). 
    • 06:16 - Stacy dives into her own tendencies.
    • 08:15 - Can you have more than one tendency? 
    • 12:15 - Does your upbringing intertwine with your tendencies? 
    • 15:20 - Breaking down tendencies within friendships.
    • 21:00 - How to be less rigid in the expectations of yourself and others. 
    • 23: 35 - “Just because something works for me doesn’t mean it works for you.”  - Gretchen Rubin
    • 25:11 - Understanding another person’s tendencies can help you both thrive. 
    • 26:30 - How do we learn to accept and explore that we don’t fit within one tendency? 
    • 30:30 - What do you think the biggest misconception of happiness is?
    • 34:01 - ”No tool fits every hand” - Gretchen on how meditation is not helpful to her.
    • 36:02 - Have you experienced depression after reaching a goal?
    • 38:00 - Visit Gretchen’s app, Happier App
    • 32:28 - What is the last thing that you learned about yourself through a relationship? 
    • 43:45 - “It’s not healthy to be too rigid.” - Gretchen Rubin
    • 45:20 - What are some things that you’re learning from your daughters while you’re raising them and learning about yourself? 
    • 47:39 - How to rethink putting expectations of happiness on other people versus ourselves? 
    • 48:00 - Gretchen talks about no one else being able to make you happy
    • 48:47 - What is the last thing you forgave yourself for the first time?
    • 50:46 Honest Gems segment 
      • What is something they really don’t tell us about happiness?
      • What is something they really don’t tell us about putting yourself first? 
      • What is something they really don’t tell us about asking for help? 
      • 52:24 - What are responsibility shifting questions and do they show up in communication styles? 
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        CREDITS:
        Executive Producer: Stacy Ike
        Producer: Paris McCoy
        Associate Producer: Emma Jackson
        Audio Engineer: Brian Shaffer
        Theme Music: Pieces by “After The Fall"
        Music released by: Chill Out Records 

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        1 hr 9 min
      • S3 Ep4: Kelly Rowland On Developing Self-trust, Not Being Afraid to Learn New Skills, and Her New Book 'Always with You, Always with Me'
        On this week’s episode of human2human with Stacy Ike, we have: powerhouse musician, actress and author Kelly Rowland. Kelly and Stacy dive deep into pivoting throughout her career, not being afraid to ask for help, how to show up for those who have experienced the loss of a parent, and her new book 'Always with You, Always with Me.'


        Show Notes | Key takeaways: 

        • 00:00 - Intro
        • 01:18 - Song of the week
        • 01:22 - Book of the week
        • 01:28 - Reflection Question
        • 02:24 - As you've been pivoting throughout your career, what ideas have you had to change about yourself through this process?
        • 04:22 - Even though I'm given the idea to execute it I want to trust myself wholeheartedly to where there is intention behind every part of it
        • 04:50 -  How has your definition of right and wrong changed over time?
        • 05:22 - Kelly talks about her admiration for Beyonce and her intentionality with her music
        • 08:14 -  Kelly celebrates Alicia Keys’s skincare line and Gabrielle Union’s hair care line
        • 09:57 - Kelly talks about how Larita Jones guided her to EP her latest lifetime movie
        • 10:29 - Kelly speaks on moving through your fear and putting yourself out there
        • 10:55 - I have so many different things that are running through my brain but I have to ask if I don't know the answer
        • 11:40 - “... it's one thing to have an idea, the genius behind the idea is the execution of it, that is everything…”
        • 12:50 - Your follow-up game is everything
        • 12:53 - Do you have those words or those sentences you say to avoid that when you are in your process of learning?
        • 14:05 - I've had to get out of the “what if” phase
        • 15:10 - What are you currently unlearning right now? 
        • 17:30 - Kelly talks about her relationship with Jay-Z and what she has learned from his confidence
        • 19:19 - If you’re that much closer to greatness, everything is going to talk you out of it
        • 20:20 - Trusting your own voice 
        • 21:45 - You have to understand you're not going to be the perfect mother
        • 22:18 - What surprised you about yourself? 
        • 23:34 - What is something that you have newly learned about yourself through a relationship whether platonic or romantic?
        • 25:54 - We’re all doing the best we can with the tools we have and it's a balance
        • 25:27 - Taking on another person’s energy 
        • 30:15 -  What friend are you now versus the friend you were in your 20’s?
        • 31:06 - Kelly on comparing herself to others
        • 32:19 - Family definitely changed my life for the better
        • 33:03 - Honest Gems Segment
          • What is something they don't tell us about marriage? 
          • What is something they don't tell us about motherhood? 
          • What is something they don't really tell us about losing a parent? 
          • 40:30  - Kelly’s advice for how others can show up when someone has a loss
          • 43:13 - Kelly’s new book Always With You Always With Me
          • 44:20 - “Sometimes with books, it’s just focused on the kids but this one is focused on the dynamic of the bond.” 
          • 45:38 - Kelly recites an excerpt from the book
          • 47:50 - What now have you learned about your father that has gotten you closer to him? 
          • 50:30 - What is the last thing you forgave yourself for the first time? 
          • 52:55 - Trust yourself

            • If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe, rate, leave a review, and while you’re at it share it with someone you love, or like, as long as you share it!

            CREDITS:
            Executive Producer: Stacy Ike
            Producer: Paris McCoy
            Associate Producer: Henrietta Biayemi 
            Associate Producer: Emma Jackson
            Audio Engineer: Brian Shaffer
            Theme Music: Pieces by “After The Fall"
            Music released by: Chill Out Records 





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            1 hr 4 min
          • S3 Ep3: Glen Henry On Connecting With Your Inner Child To Better Your Adult Relationships
            This week’s episode of human2human with Stacy Ike features the father behind Beleaf in Fatherhood - Glen Henry. Glen’s a husband and father who has documented his journey transitioning from a musical artist to a stay-at-home dad via social media. Glen and Stacy discuss how to choose what’s best for you, how to trust and effectively communicate in a relationship, and the reward behind connecting, confronting and understanding your inner child. 

            SHOW NOTES | KEY TAKEAWAYS:
            • 00:00 - Intro
            • 01:12 - Song of the week
            • 01:19 - Book of the week
            • 01:26 - Reflection Question
            • 02:23 - Season Question
            • 02:40 - Glen’s childhood 
            • 05:00 - Fatherhood and parenting seemed like a death that would happen to many people until Glen saw evidence of good fatherhood that made him want to be a dad. 
            • 06:48 - Understanding that parents are/were doing the best they can.
            • 13:10 - The culture of the home.
            • 17:40 - I just want to do it without the fear, I’ve already tried it with the fear.
            • 18:26 - Fear is not an excuse.
            • 19:08 - Meeting versions of your authentic self that were shut down during childhood + the whole creative industry is children at play.
            • 23:42 - The generation before us doesn’t know how to show themselves vulnerable.
            • 27:56 - Disney lied to us when they said happily ever after - when the princess meets the prince and they get married, that’s just the beginning and that’s the hardest part.
            • 31:18 - You don’t end up with who you married. 
            • 32:45 - You can’t come into a relationship and say you’re not going to change. 
            • 37:54 - How are you dating somebody and all of their friends are unaccountable?
            • 41:30 -  We are committed to speaking the same language even though it’s a different dialect. 
            • 42:00 - Human2Human Honest Gem Segment. 
            • 42:20 -  You committing to someone at the altar has nothing to do with the trust that needs to be built. You have to earn the trust after the ring.
            • 42:50 - Choosing your family first is not choosing your family of origin. It maybe impossible to honor your spouse and your parents at the same time. 
            • 51:55 - We’re big on teaching our kids how to think

              • If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe, rate, leave a review, and while you’re at it share it with someone you love, or like, as long as you share it!

              CREDITS:
              Executive Producer: Stacy Ike
              Producer: Paris McCoy
              Associate Producer: Henrietta Biayemi 
              Associate Producer: Emma Jackson
              Audio Engineer: Brian Shaffer
              Theme Music: Pieces by “After The Fall"
              Music released by: Chill Out Records 



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              1 hr 5 min
            • S3 Ep2: Dr. Mariel Buque On Healing Intergenerational Trauma, Being a Cycle Breaker, and Dismantling Guilt
              This week’s episode of human2human with Stacy Ike features holistic psychologist, therapist, intergenerational trauma expert, and Columbia University professor - Dr. Mariel Buque! Dr. Mariel Buque and Stacy discuss the tools to heal generational trauma, the importance of giving yourself grace, and ways to invite curiosity and compassion into the process of being a cycle breaker

              SHOW NOTES: 
              • 00:00 - Intro.
              • 01:17 - Song of the week.
              • 01:20 - Book of the week.
              • 01:26 - Reflection Question.
              • 02:23 - Season Question.
              • 05:35 - Dr. Mariel Buque’s upbringing and how she got into this work.
              • 08:50 - Breaking generation cycles. 
              • 09:40 - Intergenerational trauma and family secrecy.
              • 12:45 - Emotional ties with family and why it’s hard to be yourself around them.
              • 11:59 - Your mother tongue holding a greater potency of emotions.
              • 17:16 - What does guilt look like for you when it deals with your family? 
              • 22:02 - Intersectionality of intergenerational trauma and perfectionism 
              • 24:50 - Giving yourself credit for creating disruptions and being a cycle breaker.
              • 27:59 - How do you define intergenerational trauma? 
              • 30:46 - Poverty is trauma, the transfer of intergenerational trauma.
              • 34:15 - How does someone find the tools to know when they are being responsible while helping their family? 
              • 38:32 - Learning how to be around your family again.
              • 39:43 - How would you suggest somebody talk to their family about going to therapy together?  
              • 40:37 - Human2Human Honest Gem Segment.
              • 51:40 - Tools you can use to protect yourself from toxic family relationships.

                • If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe, rate, leave a review, and while you’re at it share it with someone you love, or like, as long as you share it!

                CREDITS:
                Executive Producer: Stacy Ike
                Producer: Paris McCoy
                Associate Producer: Henrietta Biayemi 
                Associate Producer: Emma Jackson
                Audio Engineer: Brian Shaffer
                Theme Music: Pieces by “After The Fall"
                Music released by: Chill Out Records 
                Post Production Audio: The Revolt Podcast Network

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                1 hr 3 min
              • S3 Ep1: Dario Calmese on Embodying Curiosity as a Path to Consciousness, Self-love, and Deeper Relationships

                Welcome back to Season 3 of human2human! On this week’s episode of human2human with Stacy Ike, we have Dario Calmese joining us! Dario is a multi-hyphenated creative, and the photographer behind Viola Davis’s iconic Vanity Fair cover, who is also the first black photographer to shoot for the magazine. Dario and Stacy discuss the power behind expanding consciousness and curiosity in order to understand yourself, the relationships in your life and the world around you.

                SHOW NOTES & KEY TAKEAWAYS:

                ●  00:00 - Intro

                ●  01:50 - Song, book, and reflection question of the week and

                ●  02:38 - Who is Dario?

                ●  07:50 - Dario’s parents being open to exploring himself at a young age

                ●  14:05 - Natural curiosity that Dario experienced as a young person

                ●  14:55 - Questioning to understand

                ●  17:30 - Being addressed as your work versus who you are

                ●  19:50 - Having a diverse friend group outside of your profession

                ●  25:00 - How do you think of humanity and what does it mean to be human on this planet?

                ●  32:40 - Dario’s experience with existential dread in Brazil

                ●  35:10 - What are we promised in a temporary existence?

                ●  40:10 - Growing up in a religious space

                ●  41:45 - The comparison of manifestation and meditation with prayer and church

                ●  43:47 - Looking at the teachings of Jesus

                ●  46:50 - Consciousness, reality, and what it means to be human

                ●  48:26 - If you’re punching air you will name make an impact

                ●  50:21 - How to hold space for the truth that race is a social construct?

                ●  54:21 - Do you think people are afraid of their power?

                ●  01:08:00 - Human2Human Season Question

                ●  01:13:23 - Human2Human Honest Gem Segment

                If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe, rate, leave a review, and while you’re at it share it with someone you love, or like, as long as you share it!

                CREDITS:
                Executive Producer: Stacy Ike
                Producer: Paris McCoy
                Associate Producer: Henrietta Biayemi 
                Associate Producer: Emma Jackson
                Audio Engineer: Brian Shaffer
                Theme Music: Pieces by “After The Fall"
                Music released by: Chill Out Records 
                Post Production Audio: The Revolt Podcast Network

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                1 hr 31 min
              • S2 Ep11: James Bland On Letting Go of the Desire To Be Liked and Having The Audacity To Believe In Your Dreams

                This week on human2human with Stacy Ike, we are joined by multi-layered creative and a dear friend of the show, James Bland! James and Stacy take a deep dive into what it means to have “audacity.” The audacity to be great, the audacity to let go of the desire to be liked, and the audacity to turn your dreams into your reality. Listen in and don't forget to check out https://james-bland.com/ for more updates from James!

                Also tap in to https://www.human2humanseries.com/ for Stacy's response to this week's reflection question!

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                1 hr 15 min
              • S2 Ep10: Sophia Bush On Dismantling Perfectionism and Releasing Shame

                The ever-thoughtful actress, activist, and all-around badass Sophia Bush joins us for this week’s episode of human2human! We dive into the power of discerning friendships, how perfectionism causes more harm than good, and the importance of releasing shame and forgiving yourself for silence. 

                 

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                1 hr 25 min
              • S2 Ep8: Dakore Egbuson-Akande On Finding the God Within You Through Curiosity and Compassion

                This week, we are joined by Nollywood actress, producer, and humanitarian, Dakore Egbuson-Akande! In this special conversation, we explore the difficulty of navigating a career in the arts, how to raise daughters to be independent, open thinkers, and finding the God within you. Plus, we talk about the painful reality of SARS (Special Anti-Robbery) and Dakore's experience marching in the streets alongside a new generation of Nigerian leaders.

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                1 hr 42 min
              • S2 Ep8: New York Times Best Seller Neale Donald Walsch On Reimagining God as Pure Love

                We are honored to be joined by New York Times Best Selling author, Neale Donald Walsh on this week’s episode of human2human with Stacy Ike! Join Stacy and Neale as they discuss dismantling fear, reimagining God as pure love, and how understanding can replace forgiveness. Don’t forget to check out Neale’s new book The God Solution today!

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                1 hr 28 min

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              human2human is a space to reimagine interpersonal relationships with others and ultimately ourselves. Created by Stacy Ike, a recovering perfectionist on a deep quest to live more spiritually, healthy…